Martinique, a French island in the Caribbean with a rich and often overlooked Jewish history, is looking forward to a new boost in Jewish life. Rabbi Reuven and Chaya Naparstek were recently recruited by the community to serve the local Jewish community in Martinique.
A passenger on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Toronto was shocked to find that the State of Israel was replaced with the “Palestinian territories” on the airline’s digital in-flight map.
President Donald Trump says that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor.
800 staff, parents, and supporters celebrate ‘A Beautiful Tomorrow’ at Miami’s Lubavitch Educational Center annual dinner.
The History of Chabad, a Hebrew language documentary with English Subtitles and narrations, is now available online.
A rare Esther Scroll on loan from the National Library of Israel makes a “comeback” to the city of Ferrara for the MEIS exhibition which explores the figure of Queen Esther and Purim from Renaissance paintings and historical manuscripts on through to contemporary art.
Congratulations to the winners of the Aleph Auction!
Shmuel and Rivkie Kesselman from Lake Zurich, IL had a baby boy.
Chabad on Campus International is launching the #CampusforBibas initiative, calling on Jewish students worldwide to embrace Jewish practices in their memory.
This past Motzei Shabbos, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva hosted a beautiful and inspiring Melaveh Malka event in honor of its devoted melamdim, morahs, and staff. The evening, for staff and their spouses, was a heartfelt expression of appreciation for their tireless dedication to chinuch.
Thick smoke choked the area of Brooklyn Ave and Empire Blvd Monday after a group of children lit a pile of boxes on fire before wandering off.
Just a short time after a Jewish Inspector took command at the NYPD’s 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, another law enforcement command saw a proud Jew step into the top role. Inspector Scott Pomerantz of the Port Authority took office as the head of law enforcement at JFK Airport, and affixed a Mezuzah to his office.
Stocks plunged Monday to a six-month low amid ongoing uncertainty about the impact of policies coming from the Trump White House and concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy.
Unprecedented torrential rains in the Argentinian port city of Bahía Blanca have already claimed the lives of 13 people. Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Shmuel and Shterni Freedman, together with their four children, were rescued from their flooded home on March 7, just hours before Shabbat.
Simcha Through The Lens Of Chassidus. Kollel L’lomdei Dach invites the Anash community to a special shiur on Tuesday night at 9pm EST, by Reb Yosef Klyne.
As I was leaving 770, a young man approached me. His face was unfamiliar, but his words stopped me in my tracks. “Excuse me,” he said hesitantly. “Are you who I think you are?”
They came from seventeen countries — including Cambodia, Taiwan, Israel, Australia, Austria, and the Netherlands—for a weekend in Singapore. “Encounters,” as the experience is called, creates opportunities for young Jewish professionals to meet, network, and perhaps even find their Jewish soulmate.
