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In Jerusalem, a Bat Mitzvah celebration honors fatherless girls – and a long-term promise

At Colel Chabad’s annual 22 Shevat event, daughters of widows mark a milestone with music and joy, as organizers stress a commitment that extends far beyond a single day.

Daughters of widows celebrate their bat-mitzvah at Chabad’s annual 22 Shevat event
A crowd of people observe the lighting of the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah near Grand Army Plaza in New York City.

You can't beat Chabad, so why not join them? - comment

Group photo of thousands of Chabad emissaries from across the globe.

Beyond the Headlines: Everyone is an emissary - opinion

 detail view of the Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots logo on a game ball with Levi's Stadium in the background prior to Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots on February 07, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.

Super Bowl weekend gets a Jewish twist, from Shabbat kiddush to kosher tailgate


After Iran’s Attack, Global Jewish Solidarity Arrives with Urgent Aid

As Israel's oldest continuously operating charity, Colel Chabad is springing into action serving food in municipalities across the country

 Colel Chabad workers springing into action

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier killed in fighting with Russia, third Jewish casualty in two weeks

An estimated 200 Jewish fighters have died in the nearly 3.5-year war, according to the Federation of Jewish Communities.

 Tzvi-Hirsch (Grisha) Zvergzde.

Jewish community in Zhytomyr mourns beloved teacher killed in Ukraine war

A funeral procession is expected to pass the Or Avner Chabad campus on Wednesday afternoon so students can pay their final respects.

 The Jewish community in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, is mourning the death of Andriy Vitaliyovych Kurovskyy, a longtime computer science teacher at the Or Avner Chabad Jewish school

Jewish entrepreneur Jared Isaacman won’t helm NASA after Trump yanks nomination

Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a Jewish entrepreneur who has traveled privately to space himself, to helm NASA.

 Sept. 15, 2024, shows Jared Isaacman, mission commander, stepping out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission's "Dragon" capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program.

Rabbis increase security in wake of DC shooting

Many Jewish institutions have used strengthened security measures to instill a sense of safety in congregants after the recent killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC.

 Police secure the area in front of the embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany, May 22, 2025

Harvard Chabad blasts students' yearbook featuring 'Holocaust-like denial'

"It must be fake history that the genocidal attack on the Jewish people took place, leading to the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust," Harvard Chabad posted.

 Page 38 of the Harvard yearbook under the 'Special Events' sections with a picture of a campus statue surrounded by anti-Israel protest paraphernalia..

Colel Chabad head at Jerusalem Post Conference: “Every single Jew needs a connection to Israel”

Zalman Duchman, Executive Director of Colel Chabad, said that the organization’s mission was to enable Diaspora Jewry to connect by supporting the Jewish community in Israel.

 Zalman Duchman, Executive Director of Colel Chabad

Amid rising antisemitism, Jewish life is surging on US campuses - opinion

A recent study from the Jewish Federations of North America found that nearly a third of American Jews have become more engaged in Jewish life since October 7.

 Students light candles this past Hanukkah during the Chabad on Campus International LivingLinks trip to Poland.

A Call for Unity and Action: Rabbi Zalman Duchman to Address the Jerusalem Post Conference

The Executive Director of Colel Chabad will join the Jerusalem Post's Annual New York Conference to speak about the frontline impact of their National Food Security Project

 Executive Director of Colel Chabad, Rabbi Zalman Duchman

Rabbis from 40 countries strategize mass Israeli expat surge after Oct. 7

Over 100 Chabad rabbis gathered last week in Montenegro to discuss the mass migration of tens of thousands of Israelis following Oct. 7.

More than 100 Chabad rabbis from 40 countries gathered last week in Budva, Montenegro.