Chabad-Lubavitch

2,500 Attend Chabad's Ukraine Purim Bash

Besides Megilla reading, massive Purim celebration at Kharkov's central circus included lions, clowns and acrobats.

Chabad Girls of Melbourne Remember the Fogels

A Chabad girls' school in Melbourne, Australia has memorialized an Israeli family murdered by teenage Palestinian Authority Arab terrorists.

Thousands of Women Emissaries Attend Chabad Conference

The Hilton Hotel in NYC hosted a festive banquet this week, the highlight of the International Conference of Chabad Women Emissaries.

Chabad Shabbaton in New York a Resounding Success

420 teens and shluchim from 54 communities around the world attend Chabad's International CTeen Shabbaton in Crown Heights.

Chabad Tells Men: Marry at 20

Dozens of Chabad leaders sign letter calling on yeshiva students not to wait until they are 23 or 24.

Oprah Winfrey Visits Crown Heights

Winfrey: Judaism offers a wealth of lessons for people all over the world

India to Deport Chabad Couple for ‘Suspicious Activities’

Indian plans to deport a Chabad couple for “suspicious activities” after officials tracked them for a year. Chabad: Charges are baseless.

Rome's Jews Host El Al Officials, Write in Unity Torah Scroll

Hundreds of Rome’s Jews write in the Chabad movement’s Sefer Torah for Jewish Unity, a project inititated by El Al.

Canadian Foreign Minister Visits Kfar Chabad

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird munched on matzah and pressed the flesh Tuesday in a visit to Israel's Kfar Chabad village.

Sweden to Chabad: No Jewish Homeschooling

Religious freedom is at risk in Sweden, where the government is trying to force Chabad emissaries to send their children to public school.

Chabad Fears Worldwide Attacks

Chabad in Mumbai, Thailand, Azerbaijan – and now Argentina have been targeted by terrorists. Iran is behind the latest plots.

Iranian-Linked Gang in Azerbaijan Plotted to Kill Chabad Rabbis

Azerbaijan officials said they caught an Iranian-linked Muslim gang that plotted to kill Chabad rabbis and others in Baku.

Video: Thousands Celebrate Rebbe's Life

Thousands of Jews gathered at the gravesite in Ukraine of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad.

Chabad-Thailand: 'We Hope the Terror Threat is Behind Us'

Rabbi Nehemiah Wilhelm of Chabad-Lubavitch of Bangkok speaks of the recent terror threat in Thailand.

Chabad Rabbi Donates Kidney, 'Act of Caring'

A Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi in New Jersey has donated his kidney to a Jewish man living on a secular moshav in Israel.

Chabad Rabbi: Lew ‘A Humble Observant Jew’

Obama’s new White House Chief of Staff, is a humble and observant Jew who loves Israel, says Rabbi Levi Shem Tov. OU says "Mazel tov."

Chabad-Lubavitch Slams Silence of Lithuanian Jews

The Chabad-Lubavitch movement has issued a rare condemnation for the silence of Jewish leadership in the face of media anti-Semitism.

Video: Chabad Mitzvah Tanks Bring the Spirit of Hanukkah

Chabad's well-known mitzvah tanks were out on Israel's streets during Hanukkah, bringing the spirit of the holiday to Israelis.

Rahm Emanuel Hosts Chabad Rabbi for Chanukah

Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with the city's Chabad emissary before the public menorah was lit, but skipped the ceremony.

Festival of Redemption Celebrated in the "Secular" City of TA

Arutz Sheva TV visits the Chassidic New Year Celebration at the Chabad House near Sheinkin Street in Tel Aviv.

'Chassidic New Year' Begins Wednesday Night

Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidim worldwide will launch a flurry of activities Wednesday night to celebrate Yud Tes Kislev, the Chassidic New Year.

Fire Next to ‘Chabad 770' Apparently Accidental

A fire next to Chabad’s “770” headquarters in Crown Heights early Tuesday apparently was accidental, but graffiti was discovered.

Bearded Rabbi Shaves US Army

A bearded rabbi has won his legal suit against the US army, which conditioned his being a chaplain on his face being hairless.

What's Behind a "L'Chaim Toast?"

Some reflections from the point of view of a reporter covering the Chabad Shluchim conference.

Crown Heights: Chabad Camp for Junior Shluchim

As Chabad's emissaries met for their conference in New York, their children simultaneously enjoyed a special camp.

Three Years Later: Chabad's Renewed Outreach in Mumbai

Three years ago this week 10 Pakistani terrorists massacred six Jews at the Nariman Chabad House in Mumbai and 158 other people as well.

Video: Giant Chabad Dance

The annual conference of Chabad emissaries concluded with a giant dance in the traditional Jewish style of hand-on-shoulder togetherness.

‘Family Picture’ of 3,000 Chabad Rabbis

The late Rebbe of Lubavitch said a picture should be taken every year of Chabad emissaries. Then, there were 200. Now, there are 3,000.

UK Chief Rabbi Sacks: Chabad Rabbis 'Touched by Greatness'

UK Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks tells some 4,500 Chabad rabbis they have been "touched by greatness" under the late Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Video: Thousands Ask for HaShem’s Help at Rebbe’s Grave

Thousands of Chabad emissaries prayed at the grave of the Rebbe of Lubavitch on Friday, asking for HaShem’s help.

Chabad Shluchim Conference Opens in NYC

The annual gathering of Chabad emissaries is taking place in New York City. The organizer explains what it's all about.

Velvl Greene, Head of BGU Jewish Medical Ethics, Dead at 83

Renowned BGU life scientist Professor Velvl Greene maintained a dialogue on religion with the late Lubavitcher Rebbe. He died Monday.

Minister Erdan: Only Judaism Has Kept Our People Alive

Minister Gilad Erdan dismisses claims that hareidim are a threat to Israel. "The real threat is the loss of connection to Judaism."

Chabad Gives Children 'The Joy of Torah'

Chabad Youth is running its annual Chumash Celebrations - a program for second graders who are beginning to study the Torah at school.

Head Chabad Rebetzin of France Passes Away

The Chabad-Lubavitch community of France has lost an icon with the passing of the wife of its head emissary, Rebetzin Bassie Azimov.

Russian Jews Rebuild 1896 Synagogue Destroyed in Kristallnacht

Jews in the renamed Russian city of Kaliningrad are rebuilding the Konigsberg Synagogue, destroyed in the 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms.

Shalit Freed on Same Day Written on Rebbe’s ‘Miracle Dollar’

The late Lubavitch Rebbe wrote Tishrei 20 on a dollar that ended up in the hands of the Shalit family. Gilad was freed on the same date.

Israel's 'House Divided' Unites on Yom Kippur

Jews in Israel may be divided on many things, but they all come together on Yom Kippur. Arutz Sheva looks at what's happening this year.

New Chabad Center Opens in Central Jerusalem

Chabad of Rechavia has just opened a new center in one of the hottest locations in Jerusalem, making sure it will always be easy to find.

The Chassidic Holiday of 'Chai Elul' (18 Elul)

This weekend Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidim around the world celebrated the holiday of “Chai Elul” – the 18th day in the Hebrew month of Elul.

Chabad Youth Check Mezuzah, Find Cross

Chabad youth check Israel’s mezuzahs, find only 40 percent kosher. One scroll was covered in Christian imagery.

'Missile Threat Not About to End,' Warns Vilna'i

Gaza rocket attacks on southern Israel aren't going to end this year, warned Home Front Command director Matan Vilnai'i.

'Many Miracles' Despite Tragedy in Be'er Sheva Missile Attack

A lethal missile attack in Be'er Sheva Saturday evening brought with it the recognition of many open miracles despite a tragic death.

Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary Reaches 4,500 Circumcisions

Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Yaacov Gaissinovitch last week presided over the 4,500th circumcision he has carried out in the Ukraine.

Chabad Kidnap Victim Arrives in Israel

A Chabad rabbi kidnapped by a gang in Ecuador and then freed has arrived in Israel with his family. “We said Psalms for his safe return.”

Crown Heights Riots: Reflections 20 Years Later

Twenty years ago, Jews in Crown Heights -- like their brethren in Israel and Europe -- experienced the terror of being hunted.

Chabad Rep in Ecuador Released After Cops Catch Kidnappers

The Chabad representative in Ecuador, Rabbi Tomer Rotem, was released after four days in captivity.

Deal: Chabad Men to Join Israeli Army

Leaders of the Chabad chassidic movement are to sign a deal that will see young members integrated into the IDF.

Chabad is Zionist, Rabbi Says

A spokesman for the Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic movement says the sect is Zionist in its support for Israel.

Site of Lithuanian 'Holy Ark' Found

The site of the Holy Ark of the Great Synagogue of the “Jerusalem of Lithuania” has been found in excavations.

Police Inscribe Letter in Masada Torah at Dawn

Senior police officials quietly went at dawn to the ancient fortress of Masada to attend a graduation and inscribe a letter in a new Torah scroll.

Former Security Chief: 'The Rebbe Knew All About ISA Operations'

Yaakov Peri, former Israeli Security Agency chief, describes his amazement at a meeting with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

First Jewish Online Camp Launched by Chabad

At CGI Online, a new online Jewish camp for children of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries, campers are told to bring their supplies to the computer.

3 Tamuz: 17th Anniversary of Lubavitcher Rebbe's Passing

Monday evening begins the 17th anniversary of the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.

James Bond Returns to Mumbai Three Years after Terror Attack

The US warns of a Mumbai-style Al-Qaeda attack in London at the same time it was announced that James Bond will return to Mumbai after 27 years.

Debate: Right vs. Left - SOS-Israel vs. Peace Now

Video: Shai Gefen of Chabad and Our Land of Israel met Peace Now’s Yariv Oppenheimer for a heated debate on Israel’s existential woes

Chabad’s ‘Mitzvah Tanks’ Bring Holiday Spirit

Chabad’s mobile mitzvah tanks brought the spirit of Lag BaOmer to citizens throughout Israel, and are now helping prepare students for Shavuot.

Lag Baomer: Children of all Walks of Life March Together in TA

Chabad organizes parade in Tel Aviv in the spirit of “love your fellow man as you love yourself.”.

Obama Marks Education & Sharing Day

President Barak Obama Marked Education & Sharing Day in Honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson, the last Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Santa Monica Bomber Nabbed

Police in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, have arrested a man suspected of planting a bomb outside the Chabad House in Santa Monica last week.