Chabad

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish organization across the world. Known for its international outreach

A Global Rabbi in the Capital of Power

Rabbi Levi Shemtov brings Jewish tradition to Washington’s elite and advocates for Israel and the Jewish people on the world stage

 Rabbi Levi Shemtov, accompanied by US President Donald Trump, and other religious  leaders, speaks at a National Day of Prayer event at the White House in May
David Hager receives the Presidential Medal of Honor from President Isaac Herzog on Israel’s Independence Day.

A Support Mission for Soldiers’ Wives Across Europe

 Chabad of Athens offers marinated sardines, moussaka, souvlaki, and gyros.

Chabad restaurants around the world put greater focus on gourmet

MEL BROOKS speaks at an awards ceremony in 2015.

This week in Jewish history: Happy birthday to Mel Brooks, Franz Kafka


No politics, No Exceptions: Feeding Every Family with Dignity

How Colel Chabad became the backbone of Israel’s food security

 MENDY & TZVI BLAU of Colel Chabad join then-welfare minister Haim Katz at the Knesset to mark the launch of Israel’s National Project for Food Security – a groundbreaking partnership ensuring that tens of thousands of families across the country receive reliable, nutritious food support every month

'Can’t imagine if babies had been here’: Iranian missile damages day-care in southern Israel

Security-camera footage shared by the nursery’s management captures the moment a projectile slammed into one of the play areas, underscoring the peril even the youngest face.

 An Israel Police officer inspects the damage at a day-care in southern Israel, June 20, 2025.

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