Lubavitcher Rebbe

Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry

When Kaminetsky arrived in the Closed City in 1990, the years of pogroms, Nazi conquest, and Soviet oppression had reduced almost fifty synagogues to one small house of worship.

Dnipro, Ukraine in January 2026.
The Oval Office, with President Donald Trump, marking "Education and Sharing Day, USA" in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Marking "Education and Sharing Day, USA" with President Trump

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at an event at the foreign ministry, May 26, 2025; illustrative.

Gideon Sa'ar visits Lubavitcher Rebbe's grave ahead of first Washington visit as FM

 Several Jews are seen waving flags with the Hebrew word for Messiah written on them.

Seeing the end from the beginning: Every Jew should see himself as a messianist - opinion


Chabad shluchot come together in world's biggest Jewish women gathering - opinion

The power of a woman is not when she is treated equally to men but when she keeps her femininity and her dignity while knowing how to show her strengths and her weaknesses too.

 ITALIAN TOP blogger Chiara Ferragni at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in France, 2021.

In fighting antisemitism, Jews can be our own worst enemies - opinion

There are no “Tikkun Olam” Jews. There are no “Trump” Jews. There are only Jews, and we need to remember the dictum — you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, October 11, 2018.

Russian official apologizes for claiming Chabad Jews part of neo-pagan cult

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Chabad’s leaders in Russia have walked a fine line amid a crackdown on free speech in the country.

Chabad emissaries (shluchim) attending their annual international conference at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn in November 2019.

A Parisian hairstylist in Tiberias - short story

I believe it may even have been the Lubavitcher Rebbe himself who said, “You listen with your heart, not with your ears.”

 A barber gives a client a haircut. (illustrative photograph)

Senior Russian official: Chabad Lubavitch is a neo-pagan cult

Chabad is the most dominant Jewish group in Russia and Ukraine and this was therefore a shocking statement that was perceived by the rabbis and emissaries negatively.

Chabad rabbis sing ‘Ani Ma’amin’ in front of the movement’s world headquarters in Brooklyn

Chabad must embrace the Israeli flag - opinion

Any Chabad institution that will fly or prominently place an Israeli flag anywhere in their Chabad House, school, yeshiva, Jewish Community Center, summer camp or similar venue, will receive $770.

 CELEBRATING ISRAEL during a New York parade. What does Chabad have against the flag?

Prosbul, Chabad and the Lubavitcher Rebbe: Legal loopholes in Judaism

Even if there was no financial need for a prosbul, there was spiritual valence to its execution because it reflected fidelity to rabbinic tradition and affiliation with the legacy of Chabad's founder

 RAMASH SUGGESTED people should ensure they have some debt owed to them, just so they will be able to write a prosbul.

HolyGems: Proud to present new Israeli natural treasures to the world

HolyGems CEO Tali Shalem-Taub recounted how her father discovered Israel's natural deposits of precious jewels all thanks to the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

 Tali Shalem-Taub, CEO of HolyGems

How the Lubavitcher Rebbe knew Gorbachev would liberalize Russia - opinion

Head of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev took the step of opening the Iron Curtain for immigration and permitting Jews to practice Judaism.

 ROSES ARE placed on a sculpture of Mikhail Gorbachev in memory of the final leader of the Soviet Union, at the ‘Fathers of Unity’ memorial in Berlin, on Wednesday.

Bermuda's Jewish community to get its first full-time rabbi

Bermuda has a population of approximately 65,000 residents, "of whom 500 are believed to be Jewish," according to the worldwide Jewish movement. The island also hosts many Jewish tourists every year.

Chabad emissaries (shluchim) attending their annual international conference at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn in November 2019.