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Chabad

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Rivky Hertzel--Behind the Scenes of Chabad

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Rivky Herzel is co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Zambia (Africa).

Chabad / Artificial Intelligence

Nearly 300 Jewish Young Professionals Speed Date at Chabad Event in Brooklyn Using AI

By Vita Fellig

The organizers used artificial intelligence tools to break participants into more compatible, smaller groups,

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Chabad

‘Here We Go, Another One’: 13-Year-Old Chabad Boy Assaulted in Crown Heights

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.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Mina Eisenbach--Why Does It Matter What You Do? (Every Neshama is Valuable)

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Mina Eisenbach, along with her husband, Rabbi Joseph Eisenbach, are the co-directors of Chabad Lubavitch of Northeast, Connecticut.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Manya Lazaroff--Parenting with Jewish Values (and No Guilt)

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Manya Lazaroff is the co-director of the Rohr Chabad Jewish Center at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Chabad

Jewish Man Stabbed Near Chabad HQ in Antisemitic Attack

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.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Channy Lapine: The Basics of Keeping Kosher (And Yes, Vegan Cheeseburgers are Okay)

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Channy Lapine is the co-director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Missouri University and Mid-Missouri.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Fraidy Gerlitzky-Creating a RelationSHIFT: Amazing Marriage Transformation!

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Fraidy Gerlitzly and her husband, Rabbi Levi Gerlitzky, run the Chabad Jewish Center Big Island in Kailua Kona, Hawaii.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Sarah Barash--Lighting the Spark of Your Divine Soul

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Sarah Barash is the co-founder of the Chabad Jewish Center of Jupiter, Florida.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Toby Bernstein--The Value of Doing One Mitzvah One Time

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Toby Bernstein is the co-founder of the Chabad Romano Center in Richmond Hill, Canada.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Leah Wilhelm--Guilt, Shame, and Chassidic Teachings

By Vera Kessler

So much wisdom! Rebbetzin Leah Wilhelm is the Chabad emissary at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Chaya Sarah Silberberg--On Shabbos, Feminism and Life

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Chaya Sarah Silberberg of the Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, Michigan, shares words of wisdom on elevating shabbos, and making every day holy and special.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Aidy Kuravsky--From Russia With Love

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Aidy Kuravsky is the Chabad emissary to Pushkino, Russia, which is right outside of Moscow.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Video of the Day

Mitzvah Tank!

By Video of the Day

There is literally a Chabad Mitzvah Tank in Gaza.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Chabad / Judaism

‘Global Shortage of Tefillin, Mezuzahs,’ amid ‘Jewish Awakening of the Soul,’ Chabad Says

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.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Leah Shemtov-Challah is SO MUCH MORE than Just Bread--it Brings Blessings!

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Leah Shemtov, Executive Co-Director of Chabad of Stamford-Jewish Center for Life and Learning opens our eyes to the fact that challah is not just bread--it's SO much more!

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Sarah Alevsky--Inspired to Be a Jew

By Vera Kessler

Chabad of the West Side's Rebbetzin Sarah Alevsky creates programs to bring Jews back to Judaism.

News Briefs / Turkey / Chabad

Turkish Newspaper Makes ‘Ludicrously Outrageous’ Claims about Chabad

By David Swindle

Chabad’s “record of centuries of serving the needs of Jews and all people in need speaks for itself,” said spokesman Rabbi Motti Seligson.

Travel / News Briefs / Germany

Berlin Airport Security Asks Chabad Rabbi to Remove Yarmulke

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Yehuda Teichtal later confirmed with the head of the German police that no such policy was in place.

Photo of the Day

Yom Hillula

By Photo of the Day

Jews visit the gravesite of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, during the Yom Hillula.

US / Chabad

Biden Proclaims ‘National Education Day’ on Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Birthday

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.

NY / Chabad

Chabad Shabbaton to Attract Thousands of Teens from Around the World

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.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Maryashie Deren Talks about Bitachon--Have "G-dfidence!"

By Vera Kessler

We all have challenges in life. In this engaging interview, Rebbetzin Maryashie Deren, Chabad emissary at the Chabad of Greenwich, Connecticut, teaches us how to develop trust in G-d through 7 steps.

Elections / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Florida

Re-elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Sends a Message to the Kotel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Schneur Oirechman, Chabad emissary in Tallahassee, Fla., read the note, which he then placed in the Western Wall as is customary.

NY / Antisemitism / Chabad

Chabad Ice Menorah Smashed in Upper East Side Antisemitic Attack

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.

Video of the Day / Chabad

Watch Live: The International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim

By Jewish Press News Desk

6000 Chabad Shluchim (emmisaries) from around the world gather and meet for the annual Lubavitch gathering.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Chabad

Meretz Activists Don Tefillin

By Jewish Press News Desk

The unexpected gesture was in response to the desecration of Tefillin earlier in the day.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Chanie Fogelman: Sukkot/Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah--A Jew's Unbreakable Bond with G-d

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Chanie Fogelman, the co-director of Central Mass Chabad, in Worcester, Massachusetts, gives an in-depth explanation of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah.

Chabad / Gulf States / UAE

Abu Dhabi (and UAE) Holds its Largest Jewish Wedding Ever

By Menachem Posner

Guests included Emirati royals, prominent rabbis, dignitaries and much of the country’s burgeoning Jewish community.

America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Rivkah Slonim--Classic Jewish Wisdom on Raising Children (Chabad of Binghamton U.)

By Vera Kessler

Rebbetzin Rivkah Slonim, Chabad emissary at Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY, shares practical Jewish wisdom, coupled with modern psychology, in an effort to guide parents in raising their children.

Chabad / Russia

Amid Jewish Agency Row, Chabad Threatens Legal Action Against Kremlin

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.

US / Chabad

Idaho to Get First Mikvah as Part of $3.5 Million Chabad Construction Project

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.

Where Am I

Where Am I: 770

By Jewish Press News Desk

Not the 770 you're thinking of.

Judaism

The Rebbe’s Legacy: Become a Living Mezuzah for Another!

By Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson

Like the Mezuzah, the Shluchim are committed to the physical and spiritual safety and wellbeing of the Jewish people wherever they may be.

Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Florida

Teens Face Probation for Vandalizing Florida Rabbi’s Home in Hate Crime

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Mendy Greenberg told Florida’s “Fox 4” that he hopes the teens will develop an appreciation for Judaism, and “hopefully, in the future, they’ll be advocates for the Jewish community.”

Featured / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Diaspora / Chabad / Gulf States / UAE

First Time: Tanya Printed in the Kingdom of Bahrain

By Jewish Press Staff

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.

US / Police and Crime / Chabad

Texas Man Charged with Threatening to Kill Rabbis at Chabad Headquarters

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.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Chabad

Vandals Tear Through Chabad House in Kansas City, Mo.

By Faygie Levy Holt

Within hours after a campaign was started to help clean up the center, more than $91,000 was raised, almost double the funds needed.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

Rally Against Anti-Semitism Organized after Torah Vandalized at George Washington University

By Faygie Levy Holt

Rabbi Yudi Steiner, director of the Rohr Chabad Center at GW, said “what I’m hoping to do today is lead by example and model how I think the Jewish response, from Jewish students especially, should be, and that is what we will talk about the rally.”

Antisemitism / Chabad

Second Vandalism of Chabad at San Diego State University Caught on Video

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Police are reviewing the security video and footage from nearby businesses to help identify the suspects.

Haredim & Hassidim / NY / Video of the Day

Thousands Flock to Queens Cemetery on Lubavitcher Rebbe's 27th Yahrzeit

By Jewish Press News Desk

Across the globe, people from all walks of life came together on Sunday to mark the 27th anniversary of the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Photo of the Day

Tefillin with Tamar

By Photo of the Day

In protest of MK Tamar Zandberg's bill that would outlaw part of Chabad's outreach, protesters put on Tefillin near Zandberg's home.

US / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Chabad

Visiting for a Wedding, Israeli Chabad Man Shot and Killed in Baltimore

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.

US / Antisemitism

Kentucky Set to Become First State to Adopt IHRA Definition

By Faygie Levy Holt

“The fact that this is happening around Purim is especially meaningful, as Purim tells the story of standing up to the genocide that Haman had planned for the Jews,” said Rabbi Shlomo Litvin.

Headline / Chabad

WATCH Live: International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries - Kinus Hashluchim

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Headline / Jewish / Coronavirus

Remembering the Jewish Lives Lost to COVID-19

By Chabad.org

“Each Person, a World” pays tribute to 1,200 Jewish victims of the coronavirus from around the globe.

US / Chabad / Obituaries

John Lewis Drew Inspiration from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

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.

Featured / Chabad

World's Largest Zoom Event to Mark the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Yartzeit

By Jewish Press News Desk

One of the highlights of the program will be a live feed of prayer at the Rebbe's Ohel.

US / Antisemitism / Chabad

First Yahrtzeit of Chabad of Poway Shooting Victim Observed in Solitude

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.

US / Antisemitism

Two Synagogues in Alabama vandalized; Police Search for Perpetrator, Reward Offered

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti were spray-painted on two synagogues in Huntsville, Ala., over the initial days of the Passover holiday. Police have released surveillance footage of a suspect.

Video of the Day / Coronavirus

Stay Indoors, Stop The Outdoor Minyanim

By Video of the Day

Rabbi Shimon Freundlich, the Chabad-Lubavitch shaliach to Beijing, China speaks of the dangers of congregating in minyanim due to the rapid spread of the highly contagious Coronavirus. He addresses the issues of assembling outdoor minyanim and said that those are strictly prohibited as well.

Chabad

Astrakhan Gets a Mikvah

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.”

Headline / US / Antisemitism

1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Shooting at Chabad Shul in Poway, California (Updated)

By Jewish Press News Desk

A woman has been murdered in Chabad of Poway, and 3 more people wounded, including a child.

US / Police and Crime

Orthodox Jew, 24, Murdered in Suspected Serial Killing in Chicago

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Eliyahu Moscowitz, a member of the Chabad-Lubavitch community and a kashrut supervisor at Jewel-Osco, the primary kosher-food grocery store in Chicago, was shot in the head on the night of Simchat Torah.

Video of the Day

The Inauguration of Sarah and Michoel Behrman Way in Crown Heights

By Video of the Day

The Inauguration of Sarah and Michoel Behrman Way in Crown Heights

Business and Economy / Chabad

'Chabad Tomorrow' Hits $50 Million in Pledged Legacy Donations

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."

Photo of the Day

The Largest Mezuzah in the World... and More...

By Photo of the Day

We walked in and weren't sure if this was a store or a museum.

Headline / Politics / The Courts / Religious & Secular in Israel / Chabad

Court Sides with Chabad in Rabin Square Event Hearing: No Reason Not to Keep It Separate

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.

Featured / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / Chabad

Jerusalem Mayor Revokes Fine Against Chabad Tefillin Stand Operator

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.

Parsha

The Secret to Chabad’s Success

By Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Moshe's response to Korach expressed the very essence of what defines a true Torah leader.

Featured / Politics / Anti-Israel NGOs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Report: NIF Targets Religion in Campaign to Win Back Government

By JNi.Media

One major target for this project are Chabad activities, which include summer camps for children in municipalities that cannot afford one.

The Tamar Yonah Show

"I turned my life around." - The Tamar Yonah Show

By Israel News Talk Radio

"How I Turned My Life Around" - The story of a man and wife, and why they converted to Judaism and how their lives are now. -with guest, Rabbi Yehonatan Easton, Program Director at Breslev Israel.

Headline / Chabad / Russia / Judaism

Son of Chabad Chief Rabbi of Russia Moves to Annexed Crimea

By JNi.Media

The new rabbi believes there are as many as 15,000 Jews in Crimea, waiting for his outreach program, even though to date he has encountered only about 100.

Sponsored Posts / Chessed and Tzedaka

Send a Kosher Salami to Houston

By Jewish Press Staff

For every Abeles & Heymann kosher salami you purchase for a family, Abeles & Heymann will match your purchase by sending an additional salami to those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston.

Featured / Travel / Chabad / Religion / Asia / Sports

Chabad to Provide Kosher Food, Services, to Jews Attending Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

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.

Featured / US / Chabad / Weather

They Were Supposed to Have Their Wedding in Houston this Sunday

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."

Headline / Terrorism / Antisemitism / Eastern Europe

Jewish Man Attacked With Ax in Ukraine

By Chabad.org

Multiple sources in Dnipro are describing the Ukrainian attacker as someone with a violent past and a history of mental-health issues.

News Briefs / Ukraine / Chabad

Chabad Emissary Dies From His Wounds

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Deitsch was attacked in the Ukraine in October 2016.

Politics / Chabad / Religion / Russia

New Jewish Cemetery to Open in Kazan in 2017

By JNi.Media

The debate over establishing a new Jewish cemetery in the city of Kazan, capital of the Republic of the semi-autonomous republic of Tatarstan in southwest Russia, is all but resolved.

Jewish / US / Science and Tech / Religion

Genesis II? NASA Reveals Several Earth-Like Planets around a Sun

By JNi.Media

The new system is about 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth, in the constellation Aquarius. So, while they may have the technology to come visit us, we are not so ready.

Photo of the Day

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson Street

By Photo of the Day

Kfar Chabad now has a street named after the Rebbe.

Haredim & Hassidim / US / Politics / History / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Judaism

Time to Come Home: South Dakota Chabad Center Completes 50-State Outreach

By JNi.Media

According to Chabad, the way to "bring the messiah" is by spreading Hasidic teaching, so that once every land has in it Jews capable of Hasidic meditation and action, redemption must come next.

Photo of the Day

4,550 Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis from 90 Countries Visit Rebbe's Resting Place

By Photo of the Day

This year marks 75 years since the Lubavitcher Rabbi, Menachem M. Schneerson and his wife, arrived in the U.S.

Jewish / US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Visit the Rebbe's Ohel

By JNi.Media

As the US Presidential elections draw closer, the candidates are looking for all the support they can get.

Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Ukraine

Four Arrested in Ukraine in Attack on Chabad Rabbi

By Chabad.org

Two men and two women from the Carpathian mountain region attacked Rabbi Mendel Deitsch in Zhitomir.

South Florida

Chabad Chayil Holds Shofar Factory And Honeybee Workshop

By Shelley Benveniste

Participants brought home their own shofar to keep as a token of the fun-filled day...

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / US / Global / History / News Briefs / Media / Chabad

How 1970s Hassidic Hackers Created Worldwide Broadcast Network

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.

South Florida

Chabad Chayil’s Free Hebrew School For Dade County

By Shelley Benveniste

Chabad seeks sponsors to subsidize tuition scholarships for families unable to pay.

South Florida

Chabad Of South Broward To Hold 35th Annual Dinner

By Shelley Benveniste

This year’s dinner will include cruising, wine tasting and the renowned comedian SARGE.

Politics / The Courts / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Rebbe's Billionaire 'Diamond' Joe Gutnick Bankrupt

By JNi.Media

A worldwide search for Gutnick's assets is being conducted, with special focus on his offshore holdings in America, Europe and Singapore.

News Briefs

Thousands Visit Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Resting Place Despite Relentless Heat

By Chabad.org

"Let’s honor his life’s mission to bring goodness and kindness into this world. Let’s do one more mitzvah, one more good deed, to make this world a better place.”

Jewish / US / The Courts / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / Religion

July 4th Special: 11 Jews Who Changed America

By JNi.Media

In making our selection we looked for true pioneers, people who arrived when a certain situation was at point A, and due to their investment over a lifetime, things moved on to B or even higher in the alphabet.

South Florida

Chabad Chayil Holds CHAP Dinner

By Shelley Benveniste

"Every year we think it's the best, yet somehow, it gets even better,” said Michael Wohl, a Chabad Chayil supporter.

Features

The King Of Jewish YouTube: Daniel Finkelman Is Pursuing His Chabad Shlichut Through Popular Jewish Music Videos

By Molly Meisels

In the specialized corner of filmmaking that creates Jewish music videos, Finkelman has earned a reputation as a visionary.

South Florida

Chabad Chayil Hosts Post-Pesach Challah Bake

By Shelley Benveniste

They learned the art of baking with master challah bakers Perla Attia and Nili Segal and the heart of challah baking from master teacher Morah Layah Kievman.

US / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Judaism

White House: Hanukkah Lights Flicker for Saving Syrian Refuges

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Obama's Chief of Staff twisted Hanukkah into a holiday that is supposed to remind Jews of Muslim refugees, some of whom are proven terrorists.

Jewish / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Europe

Jewish Man Repeatedly Stabbed by Female Arab in Milan

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A 40-year-old Jewish man was repeatedly stabbed in Milan by a female Arab terrorist

Haredim & Hassidim / NY / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Chabad / Religion / Obituaries

Funeral for Rabbi Yekutiel Menachem Rapp, obm

By Jewish Press News Desk

The funeral for Rabbi Yekutiel Menachem Rapp is to pass by 770 Eastern Parkway Tuesday at 3:45 pm ET.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / Jewish / News Briefs / Islamists

Pakistan Frees Terrorist behind Murder of Mumbai Chabad Rabbi

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The terrorist was behind the attack that killed 166 people, including a Chabad center rabbi and his wife.

Photo of the Day

Child Labor

By Photo of the Day

No, these aren't illegal child laborers making Matzah in some underground sweatshop. It's a bunch of kids making Matzah in an underground Chabad House in Efrat.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Chabad / Israel Elections 5775

The Tefillin Day Campaign

By Jewish Press News Desk

Chabad will be running a special election day campaign.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter IV

By Ruchama Feuerman

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