By: Fern Sidman In a deeply emotional moment that resonated throughout Israel, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber paid a visit to two recently freed hostages...

By: Fern Sidman In a moment that has resonated deeply throughout Israel, freed hostage Matan Angrest, who famously put on tefillin while held captive in...

By: Chabad.org Staff The world was riveted on the prayer-filled day of Hoshana Rabbah, as hostages were reunited with their loved ones after two years...

Two years on from Oct. 7, how hostages found strength through faith despite horrors and captivity. By: Yoni Brown Early on October 7, 2023, Sasha Troufanov,...

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman One of the general differences between Litvaks (Misnagdim) and Chassidim lies in what they do on the holiday of Shmini Atzeres...

Brooklyn-born rabbi, attorney, and prolific writer leaves behind a legacy of Jewish activism and an unapologetic defense of Israel By: Fern Sidman Rabbi Dov Fischer, Esq.,...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin In the aftermath of October 7, “We will dance again” became the motto of the Nova music festival. In fact, a...

By: Chabad.org Simchat Torah Comes After Sukkot The sukkah at the East River Esplanade at East 84th Street (Photo: Howard Blas) Shemini Atzeret (“The Eighth...

Chabad.org Sukkot is almost here, which means it’s time to get your sukkah ready! The sukkah is the outdoor hut that becomes our home for the week of the holiday,...

  By: Fern Sidman By any measure of contemporary American business leadership, Jay Schottenstein occupies a singular space. At once a hard-driving executive who has steered...

By Tzali Reicher Dear Reader, The year 5785 has been marked by profound challenges, as Jewish communities worldwide navigated war and antisemitism with resilience, expressions of...

By Shloimy Galperin (Chabad.org) When rabbis sat down to write their sermons last year for the first Rosh Hashanah after the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, they...

Yom Kippur is the day of atonement—and it also marks the onset of the Yom Kippur War, one of the most momentous events in Israeli history....

(Chabad.org)President Donald Trump and senior administration officials welcomed a delegation of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis to the Oval Office on Monday, in connection with the proclamation of...

Safeguarding the Days of Awe: COJO's Annual Security Briefing with the NYPD Edited by: TJVNews.com As the Jewish High Holidays—Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—approach, the Council...

By: Fern Sidman Israeli archaeologists have revealed one of the most significant finds of recent years: a treasure of nearly 100 pure gold coins and...