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Tzeela Gez, 30, remembered as a beacon of light and positivity
Tzeela Gez, a 30-year-old mother of three, was murdered on Wednesday night in a terror attack in Israel while en route to the hospital to give birth to her fourth child. Tzeela and her husband, Chananel, were traveling from their community of Bruchin in S...
With his trademark yarmulka and button-covered overalls, he was a fixture for decades
For decades, at nearly every engagement party in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., children would gather near the door, waiting with anticipation. At some point during the celebration, the door would swing open, and the children would shou...
Kristrún Frostadóttir joined dignitaries and community members to remember the Holocaust
“At the heart of this remembrance lies the profound call to empathy and kindness, to recognize our shared humanity in one another,” said Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir during a moving Holocaust remembrance event in Reykjavik last month. Iceland’s sm...
People celebrate globally, amid concern for the remaining hostages
After 584 days in captivity, Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, 21, was released today as part of negotiations between the United States and the Palestinian terror organization Hamas. His family campaigned tirelessly for his freedom over the past 18...
President and chief rabbis of Israel congratulate 'Sichat HaShavua' on their historic 38-year run
Walk into a kiosk anywhere in Israel, and there’s a good chance you’ll see a stack of pamphlets ready for the taking. With their orange and purple theme and distinctive stripes running along their left sides, the pamphlets have been a familiar part of Isr...
Devoted Chabad emissary founded Shul of Bal Harbour, Aleph Institute, transformed area into hub of Jewish life
It’s hard to quantify the impact of Rabbi Sholom B. Lipskar, who passed away on Shabbat, May 3 (5 Iyar), at the age of 78. As the spiritual leader of the Shul of Bal Harbor for more than four decades, he was responsible for converting what was then a Miam...
A brilliant physicist and computer scientist, Landes was a pillar of her family and community
Every Jewish community has one: that understated individual who, sitting outside the limelight, serves as the foundational pillar upon which the entire community stands. One such woman was Sandy Landes. “She was truly a special person,” reflects Rabbi Yos...
Continuing Chabad’s long tradition of developing and strengthening the Land of Israel
It’s a sight that the group of pioneers dreamed of for 11 years: bulldozers plowing through the land, preparing for construction. “It’s an overwhelming happiness,” says Chaya Hendel. “I’ve been waiting to see this for so long—and now it’s begun!” Hendel, ...
Leading a pop-up Chabad House at world's largest furniture trade show is someone who never imagined he’d be there
The semi-annual International Home Furnishings Market is a big deal in the furniture industry. Hosted in High Point, N.C., a city that has been called the “Furniture Capital of the World,” the sprawling market spans several city blocks of showrooms and is...
Why This Book Is Important and What It Says
Eli Rubin. Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity: An Existential History of Chabad Hasidism. Stanford University Press, 2025. 446pp. $70. Writing a book review is reminiscent of high school, an enduring trauma to which I have no desire to return. Instead,...
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