Chabad in Melbourne Suburb Defaced with ‘Jews Kill Babies’
“This is a chilling reminder of how far some people will go to intimidate and threaten the Jewish community.”
World’s Largest Zoom Event to Mark the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Yartzeit
One of the highlights of the program will be a live feed of prayer at the Rebbe's Ohel.
Human Ashes from Nazi Death Camp Laid to Rest after 75 years
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.
115 Bar Mitzvah Boys Celebrate in Jerusalem
Every effort was made to focus on the happiness of the day and leave the child’s pain aside.
Third Shooting Attack at Chabad Girls’ School in Toronto
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the shooting “a hateful, antisemitic attack on Toronto’s Jewish community.”
Chabad on Campus Emissaries, Israel’s Diaspora Minister Exchange Outreach Strategies
Minister Tzipi Hotovely listened as the emissaries related their experiences interacting students, and suggested strategies for expanding their success.
65 Chabadniks Came Home from 770 with Coronavirus
The health ministry continues to discuss tightening movement restrictions on the Israeli public, and one of the options being considered is to instruct all adults over 60 not to leave their homes at all.
Hungarian Government Transfers Holocaust Museum Ownership to Jewish Community
"The government decision also includes the fact that the owner of the Holocaust museum will be the Jewish Community, something which is unique in Europe."
Chabad Creates Jewish Welcome Centers for Brazil Summer Olympics in Rio
There will be three Chabad welcome centers for Jewish visitors to the Summer Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
Putin Unveils Memorial to Jewish Uprisings in Nazi Death Camps
The project was sponsored by Viktor Vekselberg, a Ukrainian-born tycoon whose father was Jewish.
Chabad-Lubavitch Creativity in High Gear for Chanukah Activities Despite COVID-19
“We knew we needed to think outside the box . . . so we introduced this party-on-wheels, a multimedia celebration of light and life.”
Chabad-Lubavitch Yeshiva Boys to Finish Rabbinic Studies Before Military Service
Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva students will be able to finish their rabbinic studies before military service under a new agreement.
Astrakhan Gets a Mikvah
“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.”
Israeli, US Officials Weigh in on Murderous American Campus Antisemitism
"American academia must wake up to the threat, a clear and present danger to academic freedom and to the very lives of Jews on campus."
‘Not Your Average Food Basket’
The project shows homemakers how the body requires different energies at different hours for maximum productivity.
On Purim, Chabad of Dead Sea Reads Megillah for a Jew in Quarantine
"And for the Jews there was light and happiness and joy . . . "
Public Menorah Helps Dispel Darkness of Anti-Semitic Attack at New Jersey’s Rowan University Campus
A Chabad rabbi answers anti-Semitism on campus by bringing more light to the school with a public Chanukah menorah.
WATCH Live: International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries – Kinus Hashluchim
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.
Mile High Bar Mitzvah [video]
They threatened to call the pilot if he didn't stop, but he persisted. Politely.
Trump to Dis Non-Orthodox Rabbis in New Year’s Phone Call
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.
Farewell to Chabad Lubavitch Chassidic Master of Melodies, Eli Lipsker, z’l
Eli’s recordings of Jewish music opened a path for other observant Jewish musicians and vocalists, and created an entirely new genre.
Swastika, Anti-Jewish Graffiti Defaces Chabad House in Tucson
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.”
Ban Ki-moon Greets 1,500 Jewish Teens at Chabad CTeen Convention
Some 1,500 Jewish teens heard UN Secy-Gen. Ban Ki-moon urge them to "make a difference" as they gathered in Crown Heights, Brooklyn at the Chabad CTeen Convention.
Ben Gvir Removed from Kfar Chabad Celebrations So Netanyahu Won’t Be Seen with Him
We bless him and his partner Bezalel Smotrich to win enough mandates so Bibi would be forced to treat them with respect.
‘Chabad Tomorrow’ Hits $50 Million in Pledged Legacy Donations
"You can also make a substantial Jewish legacy gift to Chabad through designating Chabad as the named beneficiary of your existing life insurance policy."
Netanyahu Heads for Mumbai with Massacre Survivor
“Indian Prime Minister Modi is a close friend ... and I appreciate the fact that he himself will accompany us during large portions of the trip."
Israelis Safe in 6.1 Quake in Osaka, Japan – ‘It Woke Us Up’
"The siren is transmitted via telephone. We got the call, and immediately after the house began to shake."
FBI Offers $20,000 for Information on 3 Chabad Arsons in Massachusetts
At the time of the incidents, surveillance footage captured an unknown male, approximately 5’11”, slowly walking to and from the locations where the fires were set.
San Jose Chabad Synagogue Torched
For the fledgling Jewish community the fire was a devastating blow.
Chabad of Wilmington Prepares to Wait Out Hurricane Florence as it Hits North Carolina
"We stocked up on food and water ... we have a generator, powered by gas or propane ... and we'll use it to power the freezer to keep the food from spoiling, hopefully long enough till the electricity comes back."