Earlier this summer, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida paid a visit to the Bal Harbour Jewish community, not for the last time that month. He was there, at the local Chabad Shul, to sign a Moment of Silence bill into law. Like similar bills in several other states, it calls on schoolteachers to institute a […]

Participated in trailblazing efforts to disseminate the Rebbe’s teachings Rabbi Sholom Jacobson was a man of many talents: he had a sharp mind, was a gifted artist, an inspiring orator, a prolific writer and deft organizer. Yet he used them all for one purpose, to further the vision of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of […]

Google maps-based directory offers a world of detail for thousands of centers Every day, thousands of people in every nook and cranny of the planet search for a Chabad-Lubavitch center close to home, and that is never more true than before the High Holidays. Whether looking for a welcoming place to pray on Rosh Hashanah […]

From the tallest building in the world to the southernmost point in the U.S., Chabad will bring Rosh Hashanah to all As the 2021 High Holidays approach and the Delta variant of the coronavirus creates a new time of uncertainty, one sure constant will be the availability of safe High Holiday services at Chabad-Lubavitch centers […]

A year after arson, Chabad at University of Delaware unveils plans for a new home One year on, the horror and pain of losing their beloved Chabad House to arson has given way to hope and rebirth—just in time for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. For Rabbi Avremel and Shulie Vogel, the events of […]

The tragic passing of her six-year-old daughter Moussia in 2015 left Perla Zaltzman, Rebbitzen at the Chabad Jewish Center of Niagara in St. Catherines, Ontario, in deep grief. “Helplessness overwhelmed me. I just wanted one thing; to turn back the clock and have my daughter back in my arms,” says Rebbitzen Zaltzman. She worried for […]

‘Areinfirenish’ celebration held for dozens of Chicago-area children It’s a custom that dates back at least to 11th century France. Young boys about to begin their formal Jewish education read and then lick honey off Hebrew letters, teaching them from the youngest age that Torah is sweet, like honey. Known in Hebrew as hachnasah lecheder […]

Amid devastation in New Orleans, people are being urged to stay where they are No power, no clean water, no cell service, downed trees and flooding are just some of the challenges that people in Louisiana are facing one day after a devastating hurricane carved a path of destruction across the state. Hurricane Ida, a […]

In Episode 9 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Yonasan Abrams, a shliach at Chabad of Temecula, California. Abrams and his wife, Netanya, took over for the ailing Rabbi Yitzi and his wife, Rebbetzin Dina Hurwitz, both of whom mentored Abrams when he […]