יום שישי, כ״ד אב תשפ״וFriday, August 7, 2026
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By Vita Fellig
The organizers used artificial intelligence tools to break participants into more compatible, smaller groups,
By Max Gelber
The three terrorists who abducted and murdered the rabbi, Uzbek citizens, were extradited from Turkey to the UAE, where they face the death penalty.
By Max Gelber
The three could face execution.
By Vita Fellig
“We should be able to send our boys off to school on their bikes without worrying,” the victim's mother told JNS.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The assailant reportedly yelled “free Palestine” and “do you want to die?” before stabbing a young Jewish man in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
By COLlive.com
Eli Lipsker became a pathfinder, paving the way for other observant musicians to follow.
By COLlive.com
"Regrettably, many Israeli citizens, including Knesset members and party members, can hardly wait until the war ends and are already now starting the campaign of 'anyone but Bibi.'"
By COLlive.com
Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi: Harvard “would not allow us to leave the menorah here overnight, because there’s fear it’ll be vandalized.”
By COLlive.com
The Chabad House sign was proudly hung in a building in Beit Hanoun which has been damaged in the fighting and is surrounded by rubble.
By COLlive.com
Tzach of Israel will also be distributing personal Menorahs and sufganiot (Hanukah donuts) to more than 10,000 Israeli soldiers currently deployed in Gaza.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"We’re seeing an immense amount of people wanting to connect, wanting to double down and leaning into their Jewish identity and practice," said Rabbi Motti Seligson, a spokesman for Chabad.
By COLlive.com
During the visit, Chikli toured the etrog orchard of the Gorlik family, discovering the secrets of growing the unique fruit for Sukkot.
Chabad’s “record of centuries of serving the needs of Jews and all people in need speaks for itself,” said spokesman Rabbi Motti Seligson.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Two Pakistani suspects were arrested.
By COLlive.com
"The Lubavitcher Rebbe tirelessly worked to strengthen Jewish identity throughout the world," Illouz said. "He was a man of both thought and action, an educator and a spiritual leader of global stature."
By COLlive.com
“There’s something bittersweet about a Seder for someone on the road to recovery. After all, Passover celebrates liberation from captivity, something an individual in recovery longs to experience."
By COLlive.com
The Released Time program allow for public school students with parental permission to take time during regular school hours to receive religious instruction.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
His faith and study taught him that education is the antidote to hate and the cornerstone of humanity, the White House said.
By COLlive.com
Three other religious Jews, Joel Grunwald, Ra’anan Zidile and Marc Greenberg were elected to the Pomona Board in the same election.
By COLlive.com
“We demand that the NYPD add more protection in the neighborhood. Our children, our families, must be able to walk safely on our streets.”
By COLlive.com
The meeting, held at Chabad SW Broward in Cooper City, came as a response to neo-nazi and white supremacist groups attempting to organize a “National Day of Hate” on February 25, 2023.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The annual event, hosted in New York City, fosters a sense of Jewish community for students from North America and around the world.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Shattered Hanukkah menorah stationed at East 93rd Street and 2nd Avenue marks the second holiday attack that occurred at the same center.
By COLlive.com
A large crowd of people participated in the joyous celebration, even though it was snowing and freezing cold.
By COLlive.com
The scam has already affected members of the Crown Heights Jewish community.
6000 Chabad Shluchim (emmisaries) from around the world gather and meet for the annual Lubavitch gathering.
By COLlive.com
“Today with antisemitic incidents on the rise, the need to address security concerns of shluchim has never been greater.”
The unexpected gesture was in response to the desecration of Tefillin earlier in the day.
Guests included Emirati royals, prominent rabbis, dignitaries and much of the country’s burgeoning Jewish community.
By COLlive.com
Rabbi Hecht’s influence has spread far and wide after his passing.
By Israel Hayom
Chabad is demanding the return of the Schneerson historical library archives, and has asked the Israeli government to freeze all proceedings to transfer the Alexander Court church compound in Jerusalem to Russia.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“During the pandemic, our community has grown tremendously, and we are now able to provide more services,” said Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz.
By COLlive.com
Services are available 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with on-call availability 24 hours a day.
By COLlive.com
Chabad has long sought the return of its historic collection of Jewish and Chassidic books and manuscripts amassed by the Rebbes of Chabad and seized by Russia since WWII.
By COLlive.com
The cause of the fire is still unknown, and is under investigation.
By COLlive.com
The Chabad Center sustained major damage, including the loss of all the Torah scrolls and hundreds of books. The kitchen and other facilities were also destroyed.
By COLlive.com
National Prayer Day was created in 1952 by a joint Congressional resolution, and became a national holiday in 1988.
By COLlive.com
The rabbi's appointment was announced by President Donald Trump on January 29, 2020, along with those of two other new members.
“Since the end of World War II, we haven’t seen such a painful crisis where large numbers of Jewish families are being torn apart and literally running for their lives.”
By COLlive.com
Chabad emissary Rabbi Shimon Freundlich was asked to organize kosher food for the Jewish athletes, coaches, and journalists. One of them is ice skater Hailey Kops.
By COLlive.com
The two students were walking past 1505 Carroll Street near Troy Avenue, heading to their Yeshiva dorm, at approximately 1:30 am, when the incident occurred.
Three Chabad Chassidim, Avigdor Factor, Yossi Lipsh, and Moshe Raichman from Ramat Bet Shemesh traveled to Manama, Bahrain to print the Tanya on the Yahrtzeit of the Alter Rebbe's passing, the 24th in the month of Tevet.
By COLlive.com
The state expects to receive significantly more applications than can be funded by the program.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Christopher Stephen Brown, 37, allegedly sent a message to Chabad via its website on Dec. 2, calling for the death of all Jews and threatening to kill members of the beit din, a Jewish rabbinical court.
Within hours after a campaign was started to help clean up the center, more than $91,000 was raised, almost double the funds needed.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The decision was mentioned in a court filing in federal court and comes soon after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stopped federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Hunter McElrath, 23, has a criminal record across the United States; authorities said the burglary did not appear to be a hate crime or an anti-Semitic attack.
The attacked tried to force the rabbi into a car.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Police are reviewing the security video and footage from nearby businesses to help identify the suspects.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rabbi Yossie Shemtov, executive director of Chabad Lubavitch of Tucson, stated: “We are determined not to be affected by this distressing incident and will continue serving the wider community.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Efraim Gordan, 31, in town for a wedding, was approaching the home of a family member when he was shot and killed by an assailant.
By Chabad.org
Giving children time to stop and think about what’s important.
It is possible today to study any topic that piques your interest, in a non-formal setting, including "Jewish telehealth."
Daniel Bouknight recognized that he had become the steward of something important, and that he needed to do his part to right a historic wrong.
“We knew we needed to think outside the box . . . so we introduced this party-on-wheels, a multimedia celebration of light and life.”
This year's event will feature inspiring messages of overcoming the pandemic's challenges. Keynotes will be attorney Nat Lewin and Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson, of Central London and the author of Positivity Bias.
Rabbi Shlomo Litvin said “people have knocked on our door to say they are sorry this happened. I’ve also gotten texts, emails and calls of support from all over the country; it’s been very meaningful.”
By Chabad.org
Rabbi Levi Duchman first came to the UAE in the winter of 2015, following up months later to lead a Passover seder in the capital city of Abu Dhabi. He moved to the country later that year.
By Chabad.org
In 1994, the staunch Democrat Lewis, together with arch-rival Congressman Newt Gingrich, sponsored the bill bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal for the Rebbe.
One of the highlights of the program will be a live feed of prayer at the Rebbe's Ohel.
“Typically, I shop for about five families a day,” she says. “If I do a big order for one family, I will fill up a cart and take it back to my car, and then go back into the store.”
By Chabad.org
Given that some places may not lift their stay-at-home orders for weeks yet, just how would a “virtual” camp program work?
By Chabad.org
Rabbi Mendel Goldstein walked to synagogue in solitude in compliance with social-distancing measures, held Lori’s Torah and said a prayer for her and the community she left behind.
Each mask came packaged with an encouraging message that read “Also highly contagious—kindness, patience, love, enthusiasm and positive attitude. Don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
By Chabad.org
“The nearest mikvah to us was in Volgograd, a six-hour bus ride one way,” explained Deborah Melamed. “The other option was to take the 12-hour train ride to Saratov or a two-hour flight to Moscow.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The suspect was arrested by New York Police and charged with a hate-crime assault, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“This is not only an opportunity to learn about the Rebbe’s teachings,” says Rabbi Yaakov Kaplan, who produced the course. “Rather, this is a chance to learn the Rebbe’s teachings themselves. It is a guided tour through complex and nuanced Torah study.”
One person was murdered in the attack, and three more were wounded.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Joint Terrorism Task Force investigates multiple suspicious fires targeting Boston Chabads.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Jewish women seeking ritual pool services have thus far had to travel quite a distance, to China or Japan, to use a mikvah for family purity.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The latest legal course of action claims a violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, which prohibits enacting“a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person, including a religious assembly or institution” unless there’s “a compelling governmental interest.”
By JNi.Media
"You can also make a substantial Jewish legacy gift to Chabad through designating Chabad as the named beneficiary of your existing life insurance policy."
By JNi.Media
Judge Vardi suggested that the Tel Aviv municipality cancel its decision to forbid the separate-sexes event, and interrupted the hearing to allow the municipality to consult on the matter.
By JNi.Media
The Chasid, who has been running the stall near the Jerusalem Central Bus Station for the past four years, was asked by a municipal inspector to fold up his stand and walk away, and when he refused, he received the fine.
By JNi.Media
In 1940, a group of chassidim secretly removed his remains to the burial site where they are today. According to these chassidim, they found his body whole, with no sign of decomposition, 20 years after his death.
By JNi.Media
The Feldmans’ arrival in the northern island country will herald a new era for Iceland’s tiny Jewish community, entering a number of firsts in Iceland’s sparse Jewish history.
By JNi.Media
Moshe was invited to visit his former home by Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi during the latter's visit to Israel in July. Netanyahu then invited the boy to join him on his trip to India this week.
By JNi.Media
They are put up in places large and small, in front of iconic buildings and in remote settings.
By JNi.Media
Birthright brought 48,000 Jewish kids ages 18 to 26 to Israel in 2017, but not through the Reform movement, apparently.
By JNi.Media
In late August, four coalitions of Jewish clergy issued statements they planned to boycott the president's call, in response to Trump’s weak response to the neo-Nazi and white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Va.
By JNi.Media
Rabbi Wolpo said in his testimony that according to Jewish law the evacuation of settlements in the Land of Israel is a worse sin than eating pork on Yom Kippur, since it endangers the lives of millions of Jews.
By JNi.Media
Daily Torah seminars exploring the Jewish message behind sports and the meaning of competition will take place at one of the two Pyeongchang Chabad centers and at the Jewish room in the Olympic Village.
By Chabad.org
“It was really hashgacha pratis [divine providence] because we had all this food, a lot more supplies than we usually have on hand, so we were able to make dinner” for many more people."
By Chabad.org
Hurricane Harvey flooded two of the few main supermarkets carrying kosher food and caused the other two to shut down as well—one has been turned into a shelter by authorities—and supplies are now beginning to run low.
Kronfeld believes her "progressive conservativism" will have widespread appeal for New Yorkers.
By JNi.Media
'the log shows that Chabad of Irvine only used 95 chickens and lost $24 in connection with the Kapparot Ceremony in 2014.'
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Deitsch was attacked in the Ukraine in October 2016.
NYC Council member Chaim Deutsch sent a letter to President Obama asking for last-minute clemency for Sholom Rubashkin before he leaves office.
By JNi.Media
It is impossible to paint lipstick on either of these pigs, but in the competition between Halloween and Christmas over which of the two holidays is more dangerous Halloween wins out, hands down.
By Chabad.org
This is the story of how a handful of young Hassidim set out to build a global communications network in the era before Periscope, Skype, VoIP, or even satellite or Cable TV.
By JNi.Media
Back on February 11, 2015, the Australian ABC network reported on Nechama Bendet's testimony to the Royal Commission that day, admitting it was a mistake that Yeshivah College had never apologized directly to Manny Waks, a student who had been sexually abused by a guard.
By JNi.Media
The fact that the first two of these organizations is completely Orthodox, while the third varies from one campus to another has irked many, in Israel and abroad.
By JNi.Media
"I'm not ashamed of what I do, should I apologize for representing Judaism in the IDF?"
By Chabad.org
Providing spiritual sustenance to inmates, regardless of their crimes.
By JNi.Media
One of the challenges of the comparative analysis of the scroll has been the tendency of later scribes to “correct“ the work of their predecessors.
If you say anything about Israel that isn't unequivocally hateful at Oberlin, you are branded as a supporter of state-sponsored terrorism.
August 7, 2026 
