Chabad Lubavitch

Chabad emissary to Dnipro, Ukraine, dies at 28

Mrs. Leah Althaus, a young mother and Shlucha in Dnipro, Ukraine, passed away.

Watch: The wedding that moved a country

At the Tel Aviv port, ten couples whose weddings were delayed by the war and the groom's deployment marry in a moving ceremony.

Crown Heights:

Yeshiva students celebrate hostage rescue operation

Dozens of yeshiva students break out dancing in Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights, New York, following news that IDF rescued two hostages from Hamas captivity.

Deep in Gaza:

Tanya printed on outskirts of Khan Yunis

Together with Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries, IDF soldiers in Khan Yunis place mezuzah on doorpost, lay tefillin, and print a copy of the Tanya.

Moving:

Mother at tefillin booth: 'Your son rescued us from Kfar Aza'

Rabbi Michael Taib was standing at a tefillin booth in Ashdod when a mother approached him with her son - and burst into tears.

'An act of antisemitism':

Sign stolen from Chabad sukkah in Jerusalem

Hours after a sukkah is vandalized in Ness Ziona, vandal pulls down and makes off with signs from Chabad-run public sukkah in Jerusalem.

Hasidim from Brooklyn put tefillin on protesters outside UN

Hundreds of Chabad-Lubavitch hasidim arrive at the UN on Friday, offering protesters for and against the judicial reform to lay tefillin.

Chabad of Poland to feed Ukrainian refugees over holiday season

Chabad of Poland launches emergency appeal to feed over 5,000 local and Ukrainian Jews during Rosh Hashanah.

On occasion of his birthday:

Hundreds visit Ba'al Hatanya's gravesite in Haditch

'The journey here was a challenge for everyone who came, but people did not want to lose out,' emissary Rabbi Shneur Zalman Deitch explains.

Diaspora Minister visits Chabad refugee camp in Poland

Chabad of Poland partners with Diaspora Min. to host summer camp for Ukrainian-Jewish refugees, build school for refugee children.

UN General Assembly president visits Chabad

President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, meets with representatives of Chabad leadership.

Poland Chabad hosts summer camp for Jewish refugees from Ukraine

Chabad of Poland partners with Mosaic United & Israel's Diaspora Affairs Min. to host summer programming for 200 Jewish Ukrainian refugees.

Chabad opens Germany’s largest Jewish center since WWII

Chabad emissaries in Berlin inaugurate one of the largest Jewish centers in the world.

This Peruvian town has become popular among post-army Israelis

Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic 'spirituality.'

Women's power:

Neshek women come out in support of Israel and IDF Soldiers

'We, women of New York, may be geographically distanced from Israel, but our hearts are connected as one.'

US diplomat visits Chabad children's home in war-torn Ukraine

US diplomat Kurt Volker visits Jewish orphanage in Odessa after night of heavy shelling.

Israeli journalist visits Lubavitcher Rebbe's gravesite in NY

Amit Segal of Channel 12 News speaks at Chabad-Lubavitch centers in North America, visits gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Renowned Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva principal passes away

Rabbi Menashe Hadad, who led Tomchei Temimim yeshivas in central Israel, passes away at age 73.

Israeli minister visits 770

Minister Ofir Sofer visits 770, gravesite of Lubavitcher Rebbe. 'Great merit to start my trip off with Chabad.'

Russian rabbi demands apology for 'vulgar antisemitism'

In rare rebuke, Russian chief rabbi Berel Lazar accuses senior defense official of antisemitism.

Budapest:

Chabad-run university wants to attract more Jewish students

Budapest’s Chabad-run Milton Friedman University eyes a major expansion — with more Jewish students a goal.

Weekly Tanya video-lecture: The Holy Epistle

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

Chabad man attacked in Tel Aviv: 'I was in shock'

Levi Blau, Chabad hasid who was attacked in Tel Aviv, recounts, 'It was really terrifying.'

Lod residents evacuated due to concerns of building collapse

Residents of building in Lod's Chabad neighborhood are evacuated to a nearby synagogue after their building is deemed in danger of collapse.

A visit to the Chabad rescue village for Ukrainian refugees

Israel National News visited the unique camp set up by Chabad in Hungary to help the refugees from the war in Ukraine.

A sheer miracle:

Pregnant woman falls down Niagara falls - and survives

Chabad-Lubavitch woman from Brooklyn, New York, falls 15 meters on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls - & escapes with only minor injuries.

Jewish teens from 16 European countries gather in Budapest

Jewish teens from 16 countries, including refugees from Ukraine, join inspiring 'Shabbat Across Europe' program.

First 'brit mila' at Chabad refugee center in Warsaw

Ukrainian refugees celebrate first 'brit mila' of first healthy baby boy at the Chabad Special Center for Ukrainian Refugees – in Warsaw.

Rabbi Moshe Kravitzky, victim of terror attack, is laid to rest

'Rabbi Moshe and his family did not come here for comfortable conditions, they dedicated their lives to the community,' local rabbi mourns.

Man killed in Be'er Sheva stabbing attack was Chabad emissary

Rabbi Moshe Kravitzky ran a synagogue and the Colel Chabad soup kitchen in Be'er Sheva's Nahal Beka neighborhood.

Purim under fire:

Ukraine Chabad houses hold Purim celebrations

In Odessa and Kherson, Ukraine, Chabad-Lubavitch synagogues hold Purim celebrations, defying the ongoing war.

Ukrainian child refugees are now supporters of those left behind

Children from children's home of Chabad Zhitomir, rescued from Ukraine 2 weeks ago, prepare holiday cards & sweets for those left behind.

'The school's windows were shattered, people beg to be saved'

'The Russians bombed the area, the school's windows are shattered,' Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Kharkiv says.

Finance Minister praises Chabad rabbis: 'Truly G-d's army'

Finance Minister Liberman praises work of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Ukraine: 'Amazing work, truly G-d's army.'

The walls of this home would speak in Yiddish

If the walls in this Crown Heights house could talk, they’d speak Yiddish.

Rabbi behind weekly 'Dvar Malchus' booklets passes away

Rabbi Tuvia Peles, senior Chabad-Lubavitch hasid and the man behind the 'Dvar Malchus' booklets, dead at 73.

Rabbi Zushe Posner, Chabad-Lubavitch educator, dies at 85

Rabbi Zushe Posner, one of twelve men sent by Lubavitcher Rebbe to Kfar Chabad, passes away at 85, following an illness.

Chabad joins battle against Western Wall compromise

'No compromise is relevant' when it comes to Western Wall plan, leading Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi writes.

New National Menorah made of recycled aluminum in Washington, DC

Thousands attend, and tens of millions view the annual event on the Ellipse, with participation by the Second Gentleman.

Do you want to buy the Lubavitcher Rebbe's license plate?

The Lubavitcher Rebbe's license plate was up for sale - but now it isn't. Here's what happened.

As pandemic raged, Chabad bet on more than $137m in real estate

Some 250 new Chabad Lubavitch emissaries were sent out during pandemic to help existing Chabad centers or establish new ones.

Chabad rabbis: 'Get 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine without delay'

Chabad rabbinical court publishes letter demanding hasidim follow updated Health Min. instructions, receive 3rd dose of coronavirus vaccine.

Disabled IDF veterans receive holiday gift from Chabad

Dozens of IDF vets injured during their military service visit Kfar Chabad and receive a gift ahead of the Sukkot holiday.

Siberian Jews open region’s largest Jewish education center

A century after communists close Siberia's synagogues, a new Jewish center is dedicated in Tomsk, Siberia.

Watch: Blowing shofar around the world

Chabad Lubavitch presents 'daily shofar' project, showcasing shofar-blowing in various locations around the world.

Hasidic rabbi creates jacket for carrying guns in synagogues

'It’s not a joke. You just never thought about it,' says Rabbi Raziel Cohen, creator of the 'Tactical Kapota.'

Tropical Depression Henri floods Chabad headquarters

Hurricane Henri downgrades to tropical depression, flooding '770' Chabad Lubavitch headquarters and leaving at least 135,000 without power.

Chabad Lubavitch yeshiva deans: Don't send students to New York

Deans of seven Chabad Lubavitch yeshivas in Israel call on parents not to send their sons to Crown Heights for upcoming holiday season.

Top Chabad rabbi: Don't enter synagogue unvaccinated

Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yaroslavsky, leading Chabad rabbi, says unvaccinated forbidden to enter synagogues, public places.

Chabad rabbi: Violating coronavirus rules is against Jewish law

Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yaroslavsky urges community to follow coronavirus guidelines, says anyone not tested for coronavirus must not mingle.

Kazakhstan synagogue fined after Chabad rabbis pose for photo

Chabad rabbis took their first group photo since the pandemic — and were fined by Kazakhstan for not distancing.

'I want this to be something that we all can be proud of'

A gold mikveh, a Judaica museum and a ballroom: Taiwan to get its Jewish community center.

Rabbi Pinchas Korf, longtime educator, passes away at 86

Chabad-Lubavitch community mourns the passing of famed 'mashpia' Rabbi Pinchas Korf, whose health deteriorated following COVID-19 infection.

Swastika carved into glass door of Utah synagogue

Rabbi of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah says the vandalism is connected to the current unrest in Israel and Gaza.

Survey: Over 25% of Chabad voters regret supporting Smotrich

Survey on Chabad website shows over a quarter of those who voted for Religious Zionism regret their choice.

New Chabad Haggadah tops Amazon as #1 selling Passover Haggadah

Born in COVID, Chabad.org's new haggadah provides an inspiring, uplifting, experience for first-time seder leaders and veterans alike.

Chabad rabbi: 'Don't vote for Religious Zionism party'

Senior Chabad rabbi urges followers to vote for United Torah Judaism, claims Religious Zionism party fails to meet Rebbe's requirements.

New Chabad yeshiva in Israel - for English speakers

Ramat Beit Shemesh holds meeting on founding of new Chabad yeshiva in Israel, serving English speakers from around the world.

Moldova rabbi's matzah miracle

Rabbi in Moldova helps save a life and scores matzah for his community,

Yair Lapid: 'I won't persecute Chabad'

MK Lapid responds to report that he threatened Chabad, says he won't persecute anyone - especially not 'good friends' from Chabad.