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Two Chabad rabbi brothers, married to two sisters, welcome two sons 12 hours apart
A double brit milah was recently held in Akron, Ohio, for two baby boys born in the community. While that is unique in itself, what made this celebration extra special was that the babies were first cousins, born on the same day to two brothers, rabbis an...
Plans are currently underway to build a permanent Jewish center in Nairobi
In the heart of Kenya, where the savannah meets the city and wildlife roams just beyond the backyard, Jewish life is flourishing. Rabbi Levi and Chaya Mushka Notik recently arrived in Nairobi to serve a diverse and dynamic Jewish population: approximately...
How the Israel-Iran War inspired a father and son to embrace a forgotten part of their family history
In the early hours of Sunday, June 15, as ballistic missiles soared from Iran into Israel, their impact was felt more than 5,000 miles away across the world, on the Atlantic seaboard of Massachusetts. That day, Rabbi Levi Lezell, director of Chabad of the...
Visitors descend on site with prayers from around the world
Despite the muggy heat and humid conditions, more than fifty thousand men, women and children from around the world waited patiently in line throughout the night and day this weekend at the Ohel, the resting place in Queens, N.Y., of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menac...
Marking the Rebbe’s 31st anniversary of passing on the eve of the 3rd of Tammuz
Emphasizing the “strength and inspiration” he draws from his legacy, U.S. President Donald Trump honored the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—on the eve of the third day of the Jewish month of Tammuz, the 31st anniversary of the Reb...
50,000 will visit Ohel this weekend to mark the Rebbe’s 31st yahrzeit
Over the coming days, more than 50,000 people from all walks of life will visit the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory—to mark the 31st anniversary of his passing on the 3rd of Tammuz, which this yea...
A look at the Rebbe’s continued impact on individuals
Rivka was 17 when she left the Orthodox Jewish home where she was raised in Monsey, N.Y., and moved to Colorado with a non-Jewish man. Rivka was not just moving west; she was running. She’d felt suffocated, as if every part of the life she was living was ...
Chabad.org, the largest Jewish website in the world, received three ‘Jewish Pulitzers’
Chabad.org captured three awards and recognition at the 44th Annual Simon Rockower Awards Banquet, this year held in Pittsburgh, Pa., capturing multiple honors recognizing excellence in Jewish journalism. For more than four decades, the American Jewish Pr...
All were murdered on Oct. 7, and their remains were held captive for more than 615 days
In recent weeks, the Israeli Defense Forces and Shin Bet security service have recovered the remains of five hostages who were murdered and abducted during the Hamas-led Palestinian terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, bringing them home ...
Rabbi Uziel and Shterna Friedland recently launched Chabad of Mykonos
Atop a hill overlooking the sky-blue Aegean Sea, nestled amid lime-washed houses painted to reflect the searing Mediterranean sun, sits a new Chabad center. Welcome to Chabad-Lubavitch of Mykonos. The picturesque Greek island, a part of the Cyclades islan...