Chabad-Lubavitch

Photos: Kapparot in Crown Heights

Photographer Haim Twito captures the annual kapparot ritual in Crown Heights, New York.

Amazon Boys Choir Releases Hit Song

6 children of Chabad shluchim in the Amazon Rainforest take part in their parents' mission to awaken Judaism in the local Jewish community.

Budapest: 750 Jews at Rosh Hashana dinner

'Powerful and unifying' when community stood up to honor IDF soldiers, rabbi says.

Polish court rules eviction from synagogue violated contract

Rabbi evicted from Krakow synagogue must be allowed back, Polish court rules.

Historic home to Khazars and Cantonists, Astrakhan gets a mikvah

Chabad emissaries Rabbi Yisroel and Deborah Melamed came to revive community that had suffered decades of Soviet oppression.

Chabad support for UTJ party grows

Chabad hasidim give UTJ approximately 10,000 more votes than the party won in April.

Chabad leaders: Vote for United Torah Judaism party

Leading Chabad rabbis say Lubavitcher Rebbe instructed followers to support the most haredi party.

'Don't vote for parties that won't pass electoral threshold'

Chabad rabbinical court publishes letter urging hasidim to vote - and to vote only for parties which are sure to enter Knesset.

Jewish groups provide emergency help to Bahamas after hurricane

Jewish groups mobilize to help, after at least 7 confirmed dead in Hurricane Dorian, with death toll expected to rise.

Chabad opens its first center in Rwanda

Chabad of Central Africa opens up branch in Rwanda to serve Jewish humanitarian workers and businesspeople.

Chabad emissaries: 'No one should be alone during a hurricane'

Hurricane Dorian makes its way to Florida coast as Jewish agencies prepare to help community.

Chabad rabbis: Don't throw your vote in the trash

Chabad rabbis urge community to support party which will not give away land, is certain to pass electoral threshold.

Netanyahu's visit to Ukraine inspires Jew to be circumcised

Read the story of the Ukrainian Jew who was so moved by Netanyahu's visit, he underwent circumcision and named himself after Yoni Netanyahu.

Yeshiva student from Be'er Sheva drowns in the Caribbean

21-year-old who volunteered at Chabad House on Cozumel Island in eastern Mexico drowns in the sea.

San Francisco-area synagogue fire destroys building

Rabbi saves Torah scrolls as fire destroys Chabad of Tri-Valley's synagogue.

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Vice President Mike Pence visits Poway synagogue

Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, visit Chabad synagogue in southern California targeted by anti-Semitic gunman who murdered one, wounded 3.

David Friedman receives special Trump Heights Tanya from Chabad

Chabad-Lubavitch movement presents US ambassador with special 'Trump Heights' edition of the Tanya to honor President Trump.

What did Chabad of Poway rabbi ask Trump to do?

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks at 25th yahrtzeit of Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York.

Chief Polish rabbi climbs fence of barricaded Krakow synagogue

Police detain chief rabbi, demand he explain attempt to enter synagogue.

Watch: Chabad hasidim mark 25 years since Rebbe's passing

Chabad Lubavitch hasidim from around Israel gather in Jerusalem to mark a quarter century since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Krakow community blocks Chabad synagogue

Dispute leads Krakow Jewish community to hire security guards to block access to synagogue leased by Chabad community.

Chabad honors Trump with special Golan Heights printing of Tanya

Following naming of Ramat Trump in Golan, Chabad movement prints special 'Trump Heights' edition of its book, the Tanya.

Tzipi Hotovely makes state visit to Buenos Aires

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely visits site of 1994 Jewish center bombing, speaks at Chabad's Women's Night in Argentina.

Rabbi: 'I don't want people to have guns, but it's a necessity'

Boston's Rabbi Dan Rodkin suggests congregants bring guns to synagogue for protection.

Breaking with tradition, Israeli Chabad yeshivas ban summer jobs

Chabad yeshivas in Israel ban their students from working in summer camps.

Wedding invite of Lubavitcher rebbe found at National Library

Invitation to 1928 wedding of last Lubavitcher rebbe discovered at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem.

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'Terrorist was shooting at me as kids played nearby'

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the rabbi injured in a terrorist attack in San Diego last month, gives a moving speech at a gala event in New York.

Chief Rabbi of Israel visits Chabad of Poway

Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau 'moved' by Seeach Sod rep's message to Chabad of Poway.

Boston Chabad: Don't be scared of the dark - light a candle

Rabbi whose Chabad center lit on fire twice in past week: 'Our approach is to have open doors. We don't run away from this stuff.'

Celebrating Shabbat in Poway, a week after the deadly shooting

Jewish community comes together for 'Shabbat of healing' 1 week after deadly shooting at Chabad of Poway.

Chabad to press for moment of silence in schools after shooting

Chabad movement to advocate for mandatory moment of silence in American schools as a method of reducing violence in wake of Poway shooting.

London kosher food outlet to be named for shooting victim

Brother of shooting victim Eliyahu Moscowitz says he'll name new London kosher food outlet for his slain kosher supervisor.

Rabbi continued sermon after being shot

Chabad rabbi of congregation where gunman killed one consoled congregants even after being wounded by gunfire.

Trump, Pittsburgh and Poway

One dead, three injured, in San Diego synagogue shooting

Shooting attack at Chabad of Poway claims one life, with 3 others injured. Woman murdered identified as Lori Gilbert Kaye, 60.

Chabad of Kenya:

'Suddenly - light in my eyes, blows, confusion'

Rabbi Shmuel Notik, Chabad emissary in Nairobi, recounts tense moments he and his wife experienced during violent robbery of their home.

Kenya Chabad House:

'They stole everything they found - but didn't hurt the kids'

'Bound, gagged, and beaten.' Chabad rabbi and his wife injured during violent home invasion. 'Tens of thousands of dollars in damages'.

Kenya: Chabad emissaries assaulted in violent home invasion

Chabad rabbi and his wife assaulted in their Nairobi home during robbery.

Smotrich to Chabad: Vote for us

'I am sure each and every one of you will know to think behind the screen what the rebbe would want you to put in the ballot box.'

Arizona police investigating hate symbols at local synagogue

Police investigating after what appears to be swastikas found painted at Chabad of Flagstaff.

Leftists crash Chabad event featuring ex-IDF soldier

Anti-Israel Jewish group protests Shabbat speech by former IDF solder at Chabad of University of Texas at Austin.

The prayer written for the Israeli shuttle launch

At the request of a space scientist, local rabbi writes prayer for shuttle launch, space travel.

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Annual forum for dozens of Moscow’s Chabad Shluchim

Forum for Chabad emissaries in Moscow hosts about forty people, each representing a different region of the Russian capital.

Chabad synagogue vandalized in Brooklyn

Vandals smash plate glass window of Chabad synagogue in New York City during Sabbath.

Report: Wealthy US donors ready to rescue Netanyahu

Wealthy right-wing donors, rabbis, reportedly teaming up to launch campaign to save Netanyahu and defeat Benny Gantz.

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Women power: Chabad emissaries gather in New York

More than 3,000 women arrived in New York to participate in the conference of Chabad-Lubavitch women emissaries.

Seeking a Chabad solution to bring together unmarried young Jews

Chabad shluchim conference - the Israeli version

Hundreds of Chabad emissaries attend annual national conference at Nir Etzion Hotel for three day, discuss how to prepare for the Messiah.

Chabad house in Maryland facing demolition files federal lawsuit

Chabad of Towson, Maryland accuses Baltimore County of religious discrimination, defamation in lawsuit amid impending demolition.

Ex-Major Leaguer goes from baseball to prison to Torah study

Former Major League Baseball player Lenny Dykstra said to be attending weekly Torah study classes with Chabad.

New Hampshire town rejects menorah display, citing vandalism

Administrator says town officials not 'comfortable' leaving menorah up for 8 nights, expressing concerns of vandalism and anti-Semitism.

Watch: Chabad van surprises thousands in Times Square

Chabad hasidim arrived in Manhattan's famous square and delighted the passers-by with Hanukkah songs.

Synagogue in Basel, Switzerland vandalized

Rabbi says community will not be intimidated into cancelling Hanukkah lighting after window smashed during Shabbat services.

World's largest menorah erected in Manhattan

32-foot, 4,000 pound menorah to be lit on 5th Avenue every night of Hanukkah.

Maryland Chabad house fighting for its life ahead of demolition

Newly built million-dollar Chabad house in Maryland faces court-ordered demolition - for building too close to the curb.