Chabad-Lubavitch

Chabad rabbis encounter crime and spirituality in Africa

Rabbi Shmuel Notik had an eye opening experience when he was intercepted by six men armed with knives in Nairobi.

The 'holy city' of Tel Aviv dons tefillin, may break records

Rabbi Eli Naiditch, Chabad representative in Tel Aviv, was upset that polls said it was 'not a holy city'. He decided to prove it was.

Watch: New music video from Chabad summer camp

'A soldier at camp, imbued with a goal, ready for the mission, determined to bring the Redemption today!'

Weekly Tanya lecture: Chap. 28

Muslim charged with attempted murder for stabbing Chabad Hassid

Man who stabbed Jewish victim in Strasbourg charged with attempted murder.

France: Muslim stabs Chabad Jew

Police suspect the attack was anti-Semitically motivated.

Baton Rouge Jews pray, raise funds for flood victims

Baton Rouge’s Chabad House launches emergency fundraising campaign for thousands of people affected by massive floods in Louisiana.

Dissonance in Chabad over IDF draft agreement

In wake of a new draft agreement with the IDF, Chabad leaders on both sides of the argument claim the Rebbe is on their side.

Weekly Tanya lecture: Chap . 27, class 3

Panama chabad: We'll start with a cemetery

New chabad couple moves into Boquete, Panama, yet their first project will be for the dead, not the living.

USC Chabad center robbed of electronics, 3 sets of tefillin

Burglar steals electronics, three sets of tefillin and other valuables from the Chabad house at the University of Southern California.

Chabad opening its first center in East Africa

The Chabad-Lubavitch of Kenya will open in Nairobi as of the High Holidays this year.

Who cut the Crown Heights eruv?

Controversial eruv established in Crown Heights neighborhood ruined two weeks after local rabbis voiced opposition to eruv.

Tonight: Giant Chabad concert in Tel Aviv

Thousands expected in Rabin Square for an evening of Song and Unity: Ariel Zilber, Moti Shteinmitz and Avi Piamenta

The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Yahrzeit: Empowering the individual

Weekly Tanya lecture: Chap. 26, class 5

Chabad part of interfaith effort helping Moroccans at Ramadan

Chabad of Morocco joins Christian-Jewish fellowship and a local Muslim group in effort to provide food for needy Muslim families on Ramadan.

Chabad rabbis oppose modern Orthodox eruv in Crown Heights

Rabbis in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn issued an edict to void the New York neighborhood’s new modern Orthodox eruv.

Chabad shaliach in Jerusalem passes away

Rabbi Yona Biniashvili, Chabad emissary in Beit Hakerem, passes away suddenly after suffering a heart attack.

Tragedy at Chabad in North Carolina

Rivky Berman, Chabad-Lubavitch emissary who dealt with illness throughout her life, passes away at the age of just 29.

Chabad creates colorful children's Bible

Children across Israel to receive copies at Lag Ba'Omer festivities.

Weekly Tanya Lecture: Chap 25, class 2

Chabad rabbi building '1st mikvah in West Africa' in Nigeria

Chabad rabbi and Israeli company join forces to build ritual bath for Nigerian capital's growing Israeli Jewish community.

Jews in Nigeria celebrate a special Passover

Unique partnership enables six massive seders around the African nation for the first time ever, with rabbis flown in from the US.

Russian protesters demand ban on Chabad movement

Russian Jewish leaders slam anti-Semitic rally, in which some 100 protesters called for 'Holy War on Chabad 'settlement' in Russia.

How the discovery of missing girls inspired a return to Judaism

After missing Jewish teen girls found in Orlando swamp, the hotel's manager re-connects to his Jewish roots.

40 people saved in 'mitzvah tank miracle'

Chabad 'tank' goes up in flames during public reading of Megillat Esther for Purim, but miraculously all those inside escape unharmed.

Circle of life: Baby named in memory of slain Mumbai Rabbi

Chabad emissary in Mumbai named his son in honor of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, who murdered in terror attack 8 years ago in India.

Mikveh in India honors memory of fallen daughter

Chabad emissaries Motti and Libi Gromach build mikveh in Hampi to honor memory of daughter who died two years earlier.

Remembering Scalia: 'I considered myself the Jewish justice'

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia admired Jewish law, hired many Orthodox Jewish law clerks, say rabbis.

Arabs ambush Chabad emissary near Mount Hevron

Chabad Rabbi Yossi Nachshon was ambushed by terrorists who hurled rocks at his car. Luckily, only the windshield sustained damage.

Watch: Avraham Fried talks about the magic of Chabad music

'These composers were giants, brilliant composers who knew the key to reach the soul,' music legend Fried tells Arutz Sheva.

Watch: Hassidic New Year celebrated in Tel Aviv

People from all walks of life gathered at the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Tel Aviv to celebrate the festival of Yud Tes Kislev.

Blood on blood: Chance encounter connects terror victims

Hadar Buchris met Hadar Goldin's bereaved fiancée at Chabad House in India.

Wedding guests from afar: 'Jews stand together'

Chabad on Campus centers raise over $7,000 in a day, send students to cheer Sara Lenkin, bride who lost father, brother to terror.

'Go back to Auschwitz'; Rabbinical student assaulted in Florida

Assailant reportedly shouted 'Hitler was right' at 19-year-old rabbinical student before beating him in middle of Boca Raton street.

Chabad declares two state solution null and void

4,325 emissaries applaud as head shaliach to Tel Aviv urges declaring all of Israel belongs to the Jews, blames 2-state solution for terror.

Weekly Tanya Lecture: chap 19, class 3; chap. 20, part 1

Chabad representatives from around the world together in NY

Thousands of Chabad representatives from around the world gather at 770 for annual conference and traditional picture.

Chabad emissary confab begins

About 3,500 shluchim take part in massive conference in Brooklyn, NYC.

Abraham's methods and this week's Chabad Kinus Hashluchim

Chabad now operates in record 86 countries

Total number of Chabad shluchim is 4,325, in about 3,500 Chabad Houses and other Jewish institutions.

1,000 College Students Unite in Show of Solidarity with Israel

Chabad-organized 'solidarity conference call' united students in prayer, support for Jewish state under terrorist attack.

Two Israelis Attacked in New York City

Firebomb thrown at two Israeli Chabad yeshiva students on visit to Manhattan.

Activists Hold 'Jewish Lives Matter' Rally in New York City

Hundreds demonstrate in NYC in solidarity with their Jewish brethren in Israel who face a vicious terror war.

Three Chabad Campus Rabbis Have Led 100 Birthright Trips

The US-based rabbis, who are all in their 50’s, have led 28, 32, and 40+ Mayanot Birthright trips since 1999.

Watch: Glider Raises Tel Aviv Shabbat Observance

Director of Chabad Tel Aviv explains how this Saturday's major construction desecration of Shabbat signals that outreach is key.

Weekly Tanya Lecture: Chap. 16, Lesson 3

Report: No Israelis Among Bangkok Dead

Chabad emissary in Bangkok calms Israeli parents: 'As far as we know there are no Israeli casualties.'

Rabbi's Car Set on Fire in Hollywood

Rabbi of Chabad of Mt Olympus in LA tells of being woken by explosions after arsonists attacked his car at 2 a.m.

Knesset Salutes Chabad in 'Very Inspiring' Event

MKs from across the political spectrum share stories about Chabad as Knesset salutes the movement.

Nepal: Chabad Springs Back into Action after Second Earthquake

Chabad Center's Rabbi and Rebetzin Lifshitz say they're in touch with around 100 Israelis in the area.

Watch: Learning to Love on Lag B'Omer

Chabad Rabbi Ze'ev Slavin relates how the holiday provides a chance to teach what true unity and love of your fellow man are all about.

In Photos: Chabad Saves 25 Hikers in Nepal

Hikers rescued after days stranded in the wilderness, will receive warm food and shelter.

Chabad Center in Nepal a Crisis Hub After Massive Earthquake

No Israeli casualties yet reported, but some 200 still missing; Chabad center lightly damaged, now a refugee center.

Watch: Chabad Keeping the Faith - In Atlantic City

Meet the rabbi and his wife preserving Jewish values in an unlikely place.

Transaero Denies Chabad Girl 'Saved Plane'

Airline notes that the pilots had already diagnosed the problem during standard pre-flight checklists when the girl spoke up.

Chabad Woman 'Saved Plane Full of People'

She heard noises and insisted that something was wrong. She was laughed at but eventually proved right, her father told Crownheights.info.

Chabad Rabbi: Thousands of Russian Jews Awaken to Their Roots

Rabbi Shmuel Kaminsky of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, discussed the mass Seder he presided over in a city where some fifty thousand Jews live.

Thailand: Missing Israeli Girl's Body Found

The Israeli Consulate, Chabad, and the Thai Navy were all on hand Thursday as searches resume for 12-year-old girl killed in ferry fire.