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Karen Schwartz is a freelance writer whose stories have appeared in the New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Detroit Jewish News and Red Thread magazine. A Columbia University Journalism School graduate, she hails from Detroit and currently resides in Brooklyn.
On long journey home, teens contemplate impact of largest gathering of Jewish teens in the world
A group of 15 Jewish teenagers from Singapore made the long journey last week to join thousands of their peers from around the globe for the annual CTeen (Chabad Teen Network) Shabbaton in New York City. Held annually since 2009, the Shabbaton is the larg...
Amelia Island, Fla., and Puerto Plata, D.R., among nearly 100 communities that welcomed new Chabad centers this year
Dr. Gabor Kovacs, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., is looking forward to spending the High Holidays with his new Chabad center on the northeastern tip of Florida. He got involved a year ago after seeing information about the brand new Chabad of Amelia Island an...
Ashes housed in an urn at the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois for decades
Caroline Glasser, a longtime member of the Fraida-Cameron Chabad Center of Wilmette, changed her usual Wednesday morning plans to attend a graveside ceremony at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Ill. But the deceased was no one she knew. In fact, no one o...
Chabad of Ireland is continuing to expand, with a new center, Hebrew school and accommodations serving as a hub for the Jewish community
Deli 613 is the only place in Ireland where customers can get a kosher corned beef sandwich. A project of Chabad-Lubavitch of Ireland, which moved into a new home two years ago, the deli serves up hot soup, sandwiches, falafel and more to Jewish and non-J...
Two Chabad rabbi brothers, married to two sisters, welcome two sons 12 hours apart
A double brit milah was recently held in Akron, Ohio, for two baby boys born in the community. While that is unique in itself, what made this celebration extra special was that the babies were first cousins, born on the same day to two brothers, rabbis an...
In Jewish communities surrounding the Arctic Circle, the focus of Shavuot turns to the day
Shavuot looks a little different in places where it never gets dark. The two-day holiday, which will begin at sunset on June 1, 2025 and goes until nightfall on June 3, 2025, marks the 3,337th anniversary of the Jewish people receiving the Torah at Sinai....
Rabbi Sholom Raichik got tested and discovered that he could change a life
When Maryland Rabbi Sholom Raichik got the chance to save a life, he didn’t hesitate. A little more than two weeks ago, he donated a kidney to a woman he’d never met. “All I know is that she’s a woman in her 70s, and she did send us a very nice note that ...
Piccolo is the first year-round kosher restaurant on the island
The opening of Piccolo marks a culinary milestone in the growth of Jewish life in Aruba. The contemporary steakhouse, located at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa and Casino, features an open-concept kitchen, all set against a backdrop of jewel-toned gre...
Statewide initiative brings 'Bread of Faith' to doorsteps across Michigan
This article is being published in collaboration with the Detroit Jewish News. DETROIT—Levi Eber came in from Arizona to deliver matzah. A yeshivah dorm counselor in Scottsdale, he’s spent the week driving around Traverse City, Michigan, and surrounding a...
Originally named 'Shabbat 1,000' 31 years ago, annual event has outgrown moniker
Nearly 2,000 students, alumni, faculty and supporters gathered on a recent Friday night for Chabad-Lubavitch at Binghamton’s 31st annual mega-Shabbat celebration. Held at the university Events Center, it celebrated Jewish pride with an evening of traditio...
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