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Sheina Vaspi came to the Milano Cortina Games as a one-woman Israeli delegation, but never felt alone
She was one athlete, representing one country, in five events. Two of them fell on Shabbat. Sheina Vaspi, Israel’s sole representative to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, did not ski in the women's downhill on the Games’ opening weekend, n...
Amid rising antisemitism on American college campuses, Swidler brothers unite in their faith
For Nathan and Asher Swidler, two brothers on the Brown University heavyweight rowing crew team, their strong and always evolving relationship with Chabad-Lubavitch began with the installation of a mezuzah on a cold day in Providence, R.I., in the middle ...
A family’s tragedy in Israel unites Jews from near and far
Margit and Yosi Silverman were murdered on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists in their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel. Though initially thought to have been taken hostage, they were soon identified and buried on the Monday after Simchat Torah. Some 5,600 miles aw...
Collaboration between the Navy, Aleph Institute and Orthodox Union
When Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel DiLiscia sets out this month for two years on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, the nuclear engineer and electrician is hopeful that his kosher-food experience will be better than it was during his first five years in th...
Player shares what he discovered at Chabad of Coronado
When Adam Fishman heard that the 2023 World Men’s Lacrosse Championship was coming to San Diego, he saw an opportunity to bring together three of his great loves: lacrosse, Israel and Chabad. The former Ivy League lacrosse player, member of Israel’s Natio...
1,500 attend Shoreline Jewish Festival in Guilford Green, including Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Richard Blumenthal
GUILFORD, Conn.—The green at the center of this quaint town on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound was once again bustling with Jewish life this week, bringing together the Jewish and general communities for five hours of Jewish music, crafts, stor...
A rabbi and rabbinical student drive 230 miles to provide a traditional burial
When Rabbi Chaim Schmukler of Chabad of New Mexico in Albuquerque received a call from a Jewish man telling him that his homeless brother was in the city morgue in Amarillo, Texas, awaiting imminent cremation, the rabbi knew he had to act fast. He immedia...
Synagogue members and yeshivah students step up to ensure a proper Jewish burial
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—The message on our shul’s WhatsApp group announcing, in caps, a MITZVAH OPPORTUNITY caught my attention. I admit to sometimes skimming or even ignoring such messages during a busy week, as they are usually about an upcoming class, a speci...
New mikvah opening Sunday, Oct. 24, highlights community growth
KINGSTON, N.Y.—Rabbi Y. Yitzhak Hecht’s sense of humor is as admirable as his sense of determination. When I arrived at Congregation Agudas Achim, he greeted me enthusiastically and playfully with his smartphone in hand, ready to capture my reaction when ...
Professor Stephen Shore learns, prays, dines and does mitzvahs at Chabad centers worldwide
Professor Stephen Shore has an important place at the table—not only in the world of autism but at Shabbat and study tables at Chabad Houses around the world. Shore, who is autistic himself, is clinical assistant professor at Adelphi University’s Ruth S. ...
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