Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier is a bimonthly podcast focusing on Chabad emissaries, or shluchim, their personal struggles and the people they inspire all around the globe.  In Episode 1 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, former NPR producer and RTNDA Murrow Award Recipient Gary Waleik tells […]

Synagogues, homes, businesses and vehicles ransacked and burned In what the city’s mayor described as “Kristallnacht”—the unimaginable experience of a murderous pogrom aimed at the Jews living in a city in central Israel—residents of Lod were attacked by stone-throwing Arabs; Molotov cocktails were hurled at Jewish homes; dozens, perhaps hundreds, of vehicles were set alight; […]

Jewish homes, synagogues, cars torched by rioting Arab mobs; IDF strikes back at Hamas It was a violent, terrifying and sleepless night for many in Israel as Hamas launched middle-of-the night barrages of more than 300 missiles that killed two and sent hundreds of thousands to bomb shelters from Tel Aviv to Beersheva. In total, […]

https://www.pewforum.org/2021/05/11/jewish-americans-in-2020/ Nearly one-in-five Jews say they often (5%) or sometimes (12%) participate in activities or services with Chabad. This is especially common among Orthodox Jews; 46% say they participate in Chabad activities at least sometimes, compared with 25% of Conservative Jews, 12% of Reform Jews and 8% of Jews who do not identify with any […]

Caribbean archipelago gets its first synagogue and permanent rabbi When Jill Swann moved to the Caribbean Island of Providenciales to teach windsurfing and sailing, she found just about everything she wanted in Turks and Caicos, an archipelago of 30 islands boasting 230 miles of beach, most of it sprinkled with soft, white sand and surrounded […]

Israel hits back at terrorist infrastructure in Gaza Updated at 2:30.pm. ET JERUSALEM—Residents of Tel Aviv and central Israel took shelter tonight amid the sounds of wailing air-raid sirens followed a seemingly continuous series of explosions, as Hamas launched more than 100 missiles at Israel’s coastal cities. At least three people were injured, including a […]

With safety top of mind, Chabad develops innovative Torah readings for all Another Jewish holiday is fast approaching—Shavuot, when the Jewish people received the Torah on Mount Sinai 3,333 years ago. And like everything else over this unique period of world history, Jewish communities worldwide are gearing up to mark the two-day holiday—celebrated from sunset […]

Hamas takes responsibility for attacks Breaking story updated at 3 p.m. ET JERUSALEM—Multiple rockets were launched from Gaza towards Jerusalem and cities in central Israel minutes after an ultimatum from Hamas for Israel to withdraw forces from two flashpoints in Jerusalem went into effect at 6 p.m. The Hamas terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the […]

In the face of dire predictions, the Rebbe’s message of hope spreads quickly Second of a two-part on the Six-Day War. The first article, ‘How the Kotel Became Synonymous With Tefillin During the Six-Day War‘, can be read here. “We shall not enter Palestine with its soil covered in sand, we shall enter it with […]