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New Centers

A Homecoming

Rabbi Shmuel and Shterni Freedman arrived with their baby in December, just as the annual Chabad menorah lighting was about to begin. The community turned…

By Staff Writer

February 15, 2021

Shluchim

Pioneer Chabad Emissary Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik, 88

The executive director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Italy, Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik passed away on Shabbat, February 13, after a long illness. He was 88. Rabbi…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 14, 2021

Outreach

Life Sketches: The Pushka in My Hand

Mark,* the father of a six-year-old girl, recently lost his wife. I listened silently to his heartbreaking story. Was there anything I could do for…

By Shmuly Hecht

February 14, 2021

Reflections

“How Long Are You Going to Be On the Fence?”

Rabbi Yehoshua (Josh) Gordon, 66, Chabad representative of Encino, California since 1973, passed away on Chof Tes Shvat of 2016 after battling an illness. Tonight commemorates…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 10, 2021

Shluchim

Racing to the Finish Line: 20,000 Mitzvahs for Rabbi Yitzi

Diagnosed with ALS eight years ago, Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz of Temecula, California is unable to physically assist others in fulfilling mitzvot. But he continues to…

By Estee Hanoka

February 9, 2021

Seniors

Hope for Heroes in Rostov

Golda* was a toddler when peasants beat her parents during a pogrom in Rostov, Russia. A few years later she watched as Nazis rounded up…

By Ashira Weiss

February 8, 2021

Kinus

Watch The Virtual Gala Banquet – LIVE

By Staff Writer

February 7, 2021

Kinus

International Conference Of Chabad Lubavitch Shluchos Begins Online

In a usual year, the international conference of Chabad women representatives—known simply as the Kinus—draws over three thousand women from around the world to Brooklyn,…

By Estee Hanoka

February 4, 2021

Music

Feeling Stuck? Roll On!

When the Chabad rabbi of Los Alamitos was feeling stuck some months ago, he wrote a song. “I thought about the Jews who came before…

By Staff Writer

February 1, 2021

Education

A Moment of Silence, a Year of Hard Work

Larry Pearson does not have school-aged children. He isn’t a teacher. Nor is he a rabbi. So why is he attending local school board meetings?

By Mussi Sharfstein

February 1, 2021

Holiday & Shabbos

From Fruits to Roots

Two generations came together to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the New Year for trees, at the Friendship Circle of Free Hebrew for Juniors in Montreal, Canada,…

By Estee Hanoka

January 27, 2021

Holocaust

Grandson of Holocaust Survivors: Remember the People, Make a Difference

Nearly 70 years after the atrocities of the Holocaust, Chaplain Menachem Stern shared the story of his family’s experiences with a group of servicemembers on…

By Sgt. 1st Class Jacob McDonald

January 27, 2021

Humanitarian

If the Shirt Fits, Pass It On

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…

By Mussi Sharfstein

January 25, 2021

New Centers

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,…

By Staff Writer

January 25, 2021

Rabbi Yudi Dukes

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…

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

January 21, 2021

Education

Jewish Day Schools Make The Grade

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:…

By Rena Greenberg

January 17, 2021

Centers

Turning Lament to Laughter

“I will never forget that horrific day,” says Rabbi Friedman. “I’ll never forget when Andy told me his daughter was probably among the fatalities. And…

By Mussi Sharfstein

January 13, 2021

New Centers

New Shluchim to Tracy, CA

As many people transferred to a work-from-home model during the last year due to COVID restrictions, many, especially those with young children, began to look…

By Staff Writer

January 11, 2021

Features

Above The Fray

Judaism is neither liberal, nor progressive, nor conservative. It is Judaism. It precedes all of these categories, cuts through them, and floats above them. The…

By Boruch Werdiger

January 11, 2021

Teens

College-Level Courses for Jewish Teens Picks Up Pace

CTeen U, the Chabad teen program will be launching a new college-accredited course in February. The 14-week Spring course, titled “Introduction to Jewish Law,” a…

By Staff Writer

January 7, 2021

Hospital

A Warm Hug on a Cold, Lonely Street

About five years ago, I was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which causes thickening of the heart muscle.

By Ashira Weiss

January 6, 2021

Inclusion

Opening Chabad House Doors a Little Wider

An accessible Sukkah Mobile in Arkansas, sign language interpreters at Chabad events in Alabama, and in Virginia, a lowered bimah that allows people in wheelchairs…

By Ashira Weiss

January 5, 2021