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An unexpected opportunity to mourn and be comforted for the first time
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Throughout the March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, countless Jewish men among the 290,000 participants took the opportunity to put on tefillin. For some, it was the first time they had ever done the mitzvah. For others...
Mayanot Institute students tie tzitzit for IDF soldiers, finding personal fulfillment in the process
As Jewish men across Israel answered the call to serve in the Israel Defense Forces in the wake of the terror attacks on Oct. 7, they also sought ways to protect themselves spiritually. For a growing number of soldiers, that meant donning tzitzit, a shirt...
Jewish awakening has led to global shortage of sacred objects
Over the decades, from his perch at Atara’s Judaica on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, Rabbi Yosef Mishulovin has sold countless mezuzahs and pairs of tefillin. But the pace of those sales over the last four weeks has been unprecedented. “I am sold out of ...
Some 40 men put on tefillin at event
Around 150 people attended a solidarity event on Long Island at Chabad of Port Washington, N.Y. Survivor Itu Lustig, whose granddaughter, Esti Paltiel, is the Hebrew-school director, spoke for an hour at the event about her experiences during the Holocaus...
Events bring people together to share in a mitzvah
Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia, along with Chabad of North Queensland, hosted a challah bake this week in solidarity with Israel during a time of war. The group that attended included young families and seniors. A world away, the Chabad of Orange ...
Belev Echad to honor the memory of Raz Mizrachi, 21, on Oct. 30
Women and girls from New York City will gather at the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—on Monday, Oct. 30, to pray and to honor the memory of Raz Mizrachi, a volunteer for Belev Echad, an organization ...
Evanston, Ill., prays and advocates for their friends, Judith and Natalie Ra’anan
The world waits and prays for the release of more than 200 men, women and children kidnapped from their homes in Israel and held hostage in Gaza. While the anguish of their families and the communities in Israel is nearly unbearable, for some Jewish commu...
Women and girls are encouraged to post selfie with hashtag before lighting
A global campaign to encourage women and girls to light Shabbat candles in solidarity with Israel continues again this week using the hashtag #LightForIsrael. Everyone who lights candles is encouraged to post a picture with #LightForIsrael and challenge a...
Businessman helps spread the word on his website; more than $400,000 raised to date
When he turned on his computer following Simchat Torah and saw the horrific news coming out of Israel, Rabbi Avromy Super knew he had to act. Living on the Caribbean island of S. Lucia—thousands of miles from Israel—knew his best option was to focus on in...
#LightForIsrael to be kindled this Friday, Oct. 13
A global campaign to encourage women to light Shabbat candles this week in solidarity with Israel is underway using the hashtag #LightForIsrael. “Right now, everyone feels a little alone and helpless and this is a way to come together and bring light to t...
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