Jewish Runners Make a Pit Stop at Chabad Sukkah
More than 100 members of the Nice Jewish Runners club made a nice Jewish stop this week as they made their way through Manhattan, New […]
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Why Jews Dance in the Street on Sukkot
Walk into any of the thousands of synagogues around the world on the nights of Sukkot today, and you will still find Jews dancing and rejoicing in celebrations bearing the same name.
Georgia Man Arrested For Alleged Threat To Kill Hegseth, Family If Pentagon Chief Didn’t Kill Chabad Jews
(JNS) – Jonathan Mark Susor, who lives in Georgia, was charged with making terror threats after allegedly saying that he would kill U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the U.S. official’s family unless Hegseth killed Jews at a Chabad.
A Year After Devastating Fire, N.J. Congregation Welcomes Two New Scrolls
Jewish baseball players to watch in the 2026 MLB playoffs
Several members of the tribe are set to make a big impact.
Chabad PR Liaison Says He Hosted Mamdani In His Sukkah In Personal Capacity
BROOKLYN (JNS) – Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, whose online biographies identify him as a media liaison to Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters, told JNS that he hosted Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, in his sukkah on Sept. 29 in his personal capacity.
Please Note:
The COCI office will be closed during Sukkos, starting Friday, 14 Tishrei / September 25, through Sunday, 23 Tishrei / October 4. The office will reopen on Monday, 24 Tishrei / October 5.
Less than 30 days (and counting) till Pegisha ‘87!
Hundreds of students have already registered for Pegisha! Registration is still open, but spots are filling fast. Already registered? Review your settings, promo codes, and cancellation deadline on the portal here. Part of JewishU?
PRE-SIMCHAS TORAH SHLUCHIM FARBRENGEN WITH RABBI MENDEL RUBIN
Join your Chabad on Campus brothers on Hoshana Rabba for an uplifting farbrengen to set the tone for Simchas Torah. (Due to the proximity to Yom Tov, the farbrengen will be brief.) The farbrengen will be led by Rabbi Mendel Rubin.
Be a tutor for Israeli teens
“What can I do for Israel?” Consider joining Israel Connect, a program where local adult volunteers connect one-on-one, via Zoom, with Israeli high school students to help them improve their English conversation and reading skills.
A Sukkah Can Open a Door
My friend Chani Lifshitz who served for 25 years as a Chabad emissary in Kathmandu, once remarked to me: “By now, everyone knows that people plan ahead and come to Chabad houses for the holidays. But on Sukkot, we also take the sukkah out into the world, into the Himalayas.
Cruz Warns Christian Leaders Are Asleep On Rising Antisemitism Among Young Evangelicals
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that many Christian pastors, especially older evangelicals, do not grasp how far antisemitism and hostility toward Israel have spread among younger believers.
Celebrate Sukkot With Chabad
On Sukkot, it is a mitzvah to celebrate with simcha. Chabad centers around the tri-state area have a wide variety of events for families to taste the joy of Sukkot that are either free or affordably priced, with food and entertainment.
Memories of Sukkot 1991
Sukkot 1991 was different. The crowds were enormous. But this time, the Rebbe remained standing in the sukkah for the next six and a half hours with no break for a drink or to rest his feet.
Celebrating this Year: Sukkot
This week marks Sukkot, the holiday of booths (or huts). The seven-day Festival of Joy comes begins tonight, October 13, at sunset, commemorating the Clouds of Glory that G-d protected the Jewish people with during their travels in the desert following their exodus from Egypt…
Judaism Unadorned
Style, Substance, and Sukkah Decorations
Every Shliach in the US and Canada Is Getting a Free Daled Minim Set
Within ten hours of the announcement going out, more than 500 Shluchim had reserved theirs. The gift comes from Merkos 302 and Keren Hashluchim, in partnership with Judaica.com, and covered every Shliach in the United States and Canada.
The Dimes in the Rebbe’s Pocket—and a New Chapter for Mivtza Neshek
More than 50 years after the Rebbe launched the campaign 6 days before Tishrei, classic Mivtza Neshek brochures and the original Neshek candlesticks, designed by the Rebbe himself, are now available for Sukkos mivtzoim as the campaign joins forces with Merkos Suite 302.
Thousands of Children Join in “Rosh Hashanah Opening Day”
Thunderstix in hand, children made an All-Star Walkout as the sound of the shofar filled the room. The entrance had the excitement of a sports arena, with a Rosh Hashanah message about starting a new year, setting goals, and making good choices.
New Kollel L’Lomdei Dach Track Tackles Bitachon and Hishtadlus
A Shliach weighing whether to make one more fundraising call. A businessman deciding how much to hold back for a rainy day. A parent deciding how much to worry.
Community rejects racist abuse by shul-goer
A road-rage incident in Norwood, Johannesburg has sparked outrage after an elderly Jewish man hurled racist abuse at a Muslim motorist. The confrontation took place on Monday, 21 September, in the final hours of Yom Kippur, and involved Abdur Rahmaan Aziz and Rodney Plett, a…
Among Lions
A day with Ambassador Danny Danon reveals the relationships, rivalries, and quiet diplomacy behind the public UN battles
On the Spot
Meet six figures whose role is intertwined with one distinct place, people you always envision in a very specific venue
Rockville Chabad Begins 5787 in New Building
It was standing room only as Rabbi Shlomo Beitsh delivered his Rosh Hashanah sermon on Sept. 12. Many more than the expected 130 attendees showed up for Chabad Israeli Center of Rockville’s first services in its new building, and the rabbi’s sermon was met with thunderous…