Less than two weeks remain until the joyous day of Chof Ches Sivan, celebrating 80 years since the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s safe arrival on the shores of the United States, and heralding a new era of Hafatzas Hamayanos. The Rebbe refers to Chof Ches Sivan as “a day established by many for Farbrengens and Hachlatos to renew our efforts in […]

Chabad.org’s Daily Study app is revamped in time for 3 Tammuz, the anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing Daily Torah study has never been easier—be it in line at the bank, on the subway on your way to work or at your dining-room table after a long day at work. One of the most popular Jewish […]

Windows smashed in nearby synagogue followed by outpouring of Jewish pride Seneca Park is a lovely patch of green shielded from the busy Dempster Street by the tan-bricked Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie, Ill. Seated around satin-topped tables in the park and hearing dozens of teens singing, “I’m a Jew and I’m proud,” it’s hard to […]

One thousand five hundred participants sign up to meet their match Intermarriage rates continue to rise as more than half the number of Jews–60 percent– who married over the last decade, chose a non-Jewish spouse. According to the 2021 Pew Research Study of American Jewry, that’s up from 45 percent in the 2000s and 37 […]

Father of two made a commitment to dedicate more time to family and Jewish practice Only days before thirty year-old Amit Biran and most of his family would die in a tragic accident, he pledged to dedicate more time to family and his children. Amit, an Israeli, was studying medicine in Pavia, Italy, where he […]

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters drops the second episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives. In Episode 2 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik tells the story of Rabbi Avi and Mushky Feldman, Chabad emissaries to Iceland, who persuaded the government there to […]

College graduations provide faculty the opportunity to honor students who invest four years of hard work, but COVID restrictions have eliminated that experience for many. When the University of Minnesota announced that there would be no in-person commencement, Chabad organized a ceremony for students and their families. “We have become very close after spending four […]

Israeli expat on New Zealand soccer team expresses gratitude with prayer With fewer than three minutes remaining in regulation time, Jewish striker Tomer Hemed’s team, the A-League Wellington Phoenix, was trailing 2-1, and it appeared they’d drop the game to their opponents, Melbourne City. Then, in a deft feat of athleticism, Hemed slid past a […]

Michael Hurwitz earns a Ph.D. while learning Torah at Mayanot Institute for Jewish Studies Mayanot in Jerusalem tells many stories. Amid the booming voices of discoursing rabbis coming from the study hall, and the aroma of Thursday’s bourekas wafting in from the kitchen, comes a new story of the quiet sound of scholarship of another […]