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UC Berkeley Student Senate Passes Bill Condemning Anti-Semitism

Jewish students at UC Berkeley were in a celebratory mood last night after the unanimous passing (20-0) of a bill by the student government condemning…

By S. Fridman

February 26, 2015

Mezuzahs for Maryland’s Jews in Uniform

“Protecting those who protect us,” is the tagline of a new project providing mezuzahs free of charge to Maryland’s Jewish men and women in uniform.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 26, 2015

Thawing Out in Winnipeg’s New Kosher Café

It is well below freezing outside, but inside BerMax Caffé + Bistro, patrons are sipping hot soup and lattes, enjoying a rare Winnipeg experience: kosher…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 25, 2015

36 Orphaned Bat Mitzvah Girls Celebrate in Jerusalem

For the families with a deceased parent, celebrating joyous occasions could be emotionally and financially difficult.

By Staff Writer

February 24, 2015

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon To Greet Jewish Teenagers

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will address Jewish teenagers via video on Sunday, at the CTeen banquet dinner. He is expected to offer a particular…

By Staff Writer

February 24, 2015

Port Washington’s Chabad Representative Inducted as Police Chaplain

Rabbi Shalom Moshe Paltiel was inducted in ceremony as Chaplain to the Port Washington Police Department.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 22, 2015

French Municipality Names City Street for Jewish Educator

Last week, when the city affixed the sign of a new street named Rue Mendel Kalmanson, the Jewish community saw it is as confirmation of…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 17, 2015

Chabad Families, Communities, Grow in Small, Remote Communities

A growing number of Chabad couples who give up the material bounty and spiritual security of life in a developed, Jewish community, choosing instead to…

By Rena Greenberg

February 12, 2015

Another War Casualty for Donetsk Jewish Community

Iryna Shelkeiva, 54, an employee at the Gan Menachem Chabad preschool, killed Tuesday from a shell that hit her apartment in the Ukrainian city of…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 12, 2015

Cyprus: A New Jewish Center for Growing Community

Jewish life in Cyprus is looking good. Good enough to warrant the establishment of a swank new 13,000 sq. foot Jewish community center, set to…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 12, 2015

A Community Experience for Jewish Students at CU

This month, Chabad CU will open the doors to a new center that will offer students yet a new and improved experience of Jewish community…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

February 11, 2015

At The Hermitage, An Award for Jewish Activism

Last week, David Rozenson, 43, the Executive Director and CEO of Beit Avi Chai, a cultural and educational center in Jerusalem, made the trip from…

February 10, 2015

City of Mystics Nurtures IDF Soldiers With Resolve

Soldiers are embraced with warmth and love by local families at their respective Shabbat dinners, and the experience helps them connect the dots to their…

February 9, 2015

A Help Line for Holocaust Survivors in Moscow

There are some 5000 Holocaust survivors in the city, many of them ailing and alone. Voice of Kindness, the new call center located at the…

By Staff Writer

February 3, 2015

Sweden’s Court Hears Case for Religious Freedom, Again

As Europe marked 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, Sweden's Chabad representatives were in court defending their children's right to a Jewish education.

By Baila Olidort

January 28, 2015

Jewish Teen Volunteers Take “Power” Prize

Chloe Dahan, 13 and Jamie Zimmerman, 14, spent the summer before their 8th grade year avidly planning the various details of a new performing-arts program…

By Rena Greenberg

January 28, 2015

Danish Jews Explore Heritage

What makes a chicken kosher? How do you prepare challah for Shabbat? Do eggs have to be kosher?

By Staff Writer

January 27, 2015

Australia Honors Pioneer of Chabad Synagogue

Today, Australia National Day, Ian Harris was one of 84 individuals to be awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for “service worthy of…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

January 26, 2015

Ottawa Government Grant Supports Chabad’s Initiative for Seniors

For its work teaching seniors to navigate the rapidly evolving technological and medical fields, the Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa received a $10,000 grant from…

By Staff Writer

January 22, 2015

Deaf, But Not Excluded

A Jewish overnight summer camp may be an experience most Jewish kids have come to expect. Not so deaf Jewish children.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

January 21, 2015

Historic Nevada Cemetery Restored

In 1864, The Eureka Hebrew Society purchased a plot of ground on Cedar Hill, in Virginia City, Nevada, for a cemetery.

By Staff Writer

January 21, 2015

Dust Particles: Levi Robin, Singer/Songwriter

Dressed in plaid shirt and grey slacks with wisps of curly hair poking out of his black Fedora, Levi Robin sits in his studio cradling…

January 20, 2015

Musicians With Special Needs Release Recording

Chauffeured in limousines, dressed in formal attire, prepped by stylists, these aspiring musicians with special needs had the red carpet rolled out for them and…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

January 18, 2015