70 JewQ champions gather in Bushkill, Pa., joined online by 800 from around the world Seventy JewQ champions from 93 cities across the world gathered onstage in Bushkill, Pa., on Sunday to compete in an exciting, fun-filled championship that was broadcast around the world. The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stop the 800 children worldwide who spent […]
Florida Chabad Center Opens Online Study Group for Retirees
Yehuda Guberman, a retiree in North Miami Beach, Florida, enjoyed attending weekly study sessions at United Jewish Generations, a Chabad center for seniors in South Florida. Then COVID hit, and the elderly began to isolate and limit social interactions. Classes were suspended. But not for long. UJG seized the opportunity to open a virtual Torah […]
The Rebbe Created a Culture
Reflections on the memory and the mission Wherefore I perceived that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his mission . . . (Ecclesiastes 3:22) “The Rebbe created a culture,” a friend recently remarked in fascination. We were in synagogue on Shavuot, and young mothers had […]
Chassidic Discourse on Brotherly Love Offers Important Contemporary Message
Sichos in English publishes new translation and notes on ‘Hechaltzu’ One of the trademark features of any Chassid is an abundant love of one’s fellow. This endless feeling of concern for the material and spiritual well-being of others has inspired so many Chabad rabbis and their wives to move to far-flung corners of the earth […]
Six-Hour Global Farbrengen on Impact of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s Arrival in America
‘Chof Ches Sivan, 80 Years’ Viewers from across the globe joined rabbis and Jewish community leaders for a livestream event on Monday celebrating 80 years since the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of righteous memory, arrived on American soil in 1941, on the 28th day of the […]
Today in Jewish History: The Eightieth Anniversary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Arrival in America
Today is the eightieth anniversary of the safe arrival of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, on the shores of America after escaping from war-torn Europe. The couple arrived in Staten Island on June 23, 1941 — Sivan 28, 5701. They had spent over a year on the […]
It’s a Bonny New Home for Jewish Students at the University of Edinburgh
Chabad center to provide a full range of services for those from Scotland and abroad Filled with elegant medieval architecture, hilly landscapes, lush gardens and a prestigious university that dates back to 1583, Edinburgh, Scotland, will now have a permanent home for vibrant Jewish student life with the building of Chabad’s new center at the […]
Chabad.org Launches Beta of New Directory That Maps World of Chabad
Access to thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch centers and services worldwide This past week some 45 million Americans took to the roads, rails and the skies, many traveling for the first time in more than a year. Fueled by a surge in vaccinations and the subsequent easing of coronavirus restrictions, the summer of 2021 is shaping up […]
A ‘Moment of Silence’ Sparks Introspection in New Jersey
Students in the township of Sparta get time to think about what’s important Larry Pearson, 77, was ready to settle down and retire a few years ago in the sleepy township of Sparta, N.J., until he read a book that gave him pause and didn’t allow him to rest, compelling him to act. “It all […]
Ep. 3: Kligman Wants To Be First Shabbos-Observant Big Leaguer
Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters drops the third episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives. In Episode 3 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, high school baseball player Elie Kligman tells reporter/producer Gary Waleik about his goal to become the first-ever Major Leaguer to be completely […]