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The story behind the seder waiting for you anywhere in the world
Come March each year, two reminders arrive like clockwork: your accountant tells you it’s time to file your taxes, and your local Chabad center lets you know that there’s a seat waiting for you at their communal Passover seder. Public seders organized by ...
The Rebbe took time on the busy night to make sure diverse groups had what they needed to celebrate
The Passover seder night is rich with once-a-year mitzvos, layered customs, and the recitation of the Haggadah, one of the most extensively studied texts in Jewish literature. The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, authored a master...
A 1989 blessing to ‘do great things in your city’ has driven father and son to do just that
When Seth Salver was sworn in as mayor of Bal Harbour, Fla., this past November, it was a proud milestone that resonated far beyond the village, and even beyond the state of Florida. Salver is one of only a handful of Orthodox Jewish mayors in the United ...
The rabbi had been working on the book before his tragic murder on Chanukah
Ever since the December terror attack that claimed the life of Rabbi Eli Schlanger and 14 others, countless good deeds have been performed in his memory, ensuring that his legacy continues even in his physical absence. Now, a new book is set to be publish...
With flights canceled, international Cteen groups embrace extended Shabbaton
Sitting on the airplane at Newark Airport, Rabbi Sholom Cohen, director of CTeen of Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, felt relieved. Despite an earlier cancellation and extreme weather conditions, he had managed to secure seats for himself and his group...
Pioneer, who led community for 70 years, passed away week of Int’l Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries
In the fall of 1952, Rochel Pinson wanted nothing more than a quiet, ordinary life. Born in the Soviet Union just a few years after the Bolshevik Revolution, from her earliest years her world had been anything but ordinary: a string of narrow escapes, uph...
Centers across the US provided food and shelter as 40 states blanketed in snow and ice
A large swath of the United States ground to a halt at the start of the week as a historic winter storm blanketed more than 40 states with snow, ice, and subfreezing temperatures. The storm triggered widespread power outages affecting hundreds of thousand...
His return marks the conclusion of a painful 2.5-year saga
On Monday afternoon in Israel, the Israel Defense Forces announced that it had recovered the remains of Staff Sgt. Maj. Ran Gvili, the last Oct. 7 hostage still being held in Gaza. Gvili was a member of an elite police counterterrorism unit. On October 7,...
Whether in USSR, Nazi-occupied Europe or America, the Sixth Rebbe remained undaunted
The story of the Jewish people is breathtaking, marked by soaring triumphs and devastating tragedies, eras of peace and times of turmoil, towering heroes and bitter enemies, persecution and renewal. Yet it can be argued that the 70-year span in which live...
Three Jewish teens were among 40 killed; their community mobilized to provide comfort
Revelers around the globe welcomed 2026 with parties and celebrations, including fireworks. In Switzerland, a horrific accident at about 1:30 a.m. transformed such festivities in the ski-resort town of Crans-Montana, Valais, into one of the country’s wors...
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