New Shluchim to Casa Grande, AZ

Casa Grande, located approximately halfway between Phoenix and Tuscon in Arizona is quickly becoming a city of choice for families and individuals looking for cheaper, and more spacious housing while working in the two cities. And in March, for the first time ever Casa Grande will see the establishment of its own Jewish community. Rabbi […]

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If the Shirt Fits, Pass It On

Long Island Chabad opens first clothing bank for people recovering from cancer Cancer patients are already finding support, financial assistance, home-cooked meals, and even wigs at The Circle of Hope center in Merrick, Long Island. Now, they’re also finding clothes. Loraine Alderman, a 59-year-old resident of East Meadow, and her husband, Bill, partnered with Chabad’s […]

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Today in Jewish History: 10 (Yud) Shevat

Yud Shvat is the anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, sixth Rebbe of Lubavitch, of blessed memory, (5710/1950). On the same day, one year later, his son-in-law, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, assumed the mantle of leadership of Chabad. During a farbrengen–a Chasidic gathering that evening, the Rebbe delivered his inaugural discourse titled Bati Legani— […]

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Reflections On Leadership

Here, we share reflections on the Rebbe’s iconic leadership culled from several interviews. Shabbat, January 22, the Jewish calendar date of 10 Shvat, marks 71 years of the unfolding of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s vision. On that date (January 28) in 1950, Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn, sixth in the dynasty of Chabad Rebbes, passed away, and […]

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Rabbi Yudi Dukes, 39, Director of JNet

The worldwide family of Chabad Lubavitch emissaries is heartbroken by the passing of our dear, beloved colleague, Rabbi Yehuda Dukes, 39. Yudi, as he was known by all of us, fought a courageous and difficult battle since being hospitalized with Covid-19 in March. A father of six, he was the director of JNet, a program […]

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Transition in Lubavitch: January 28, 1950

This Saturday, the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, marks the seventieth anniversary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, assuming the mantle of Chabad leadership. The event, on the occasion of the first yahrtzeit of his predecessor and father-in-law, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, has […]

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Jewish Day Schools Make The Grade

COVID has created a seismic shift in schooling. Parents are taking note. Amid a national discourse about the transformation of America’s school system in the wake of the pandemic, Jewish day schools are enjoying an unexpected boost: Jewish families who previously relied on the public-school system are considering a day school for the first time, […]

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