Chabad-Lubavitch mourns the passing August 18, of Jerry Shestack, a distinguished attorney and outspoken activist for human and civil rights, Israel and Soviet Jewry.

The coordinated, multistage attack on Eilat that left seven Israelis dead and more than 10 wounded on Thursday has shaken the tranquility of Israel's southern resort city.

For the kosher traveler, vacationing often requires more careful packing and planning. Outside of well traveled Jewish destinations, kosher restaurants

They are not seeking spirituality, but the 400 young professionals who filled the trendy Splash club in downtown Boston Tuesday night know how to enjoy a good party.

Description: What is it about the Jew that would compel one who has sworn off any interest or association with Torah observance to suddenly embrace it, in the strangest of ways, under the most perplexing of circumstances? Beyond glib and simplistic explanations like guilt, nostalgia and cultural pride, what is it within the Jewish “pathology” that causes this spiritual schizophrenia, and why should it not be seen as hypocrisy? Through humor and inspirational stories, this lecture will examine the deep and awesome dynamics of Jewish soul and identity.

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Chabad had a teen lunch program that was held on the campus at Central High School. It was a weekly program where Jewish teens gathered for a sandwich, soda and learning.

The menorah, donated in 2009 to the legislature by the Yeshiva Center, the headquarters of Chabad of New South Wales, had been kept in the speaker’s office and used annually at a Chanukah ceremony for all legislators at Parliament House.

The Metropolitan Museum had planned to lend 35 items by fashion designer Paul Poiret to the Kremlin Museum in Moscow for a September show. A number of loans between the two museums have been affected by the dispute over the archive of religious books and documents, which a US District Court in Brooklyn has ruled belongs to the Chabad movement.

After nearly a week of rioting and chaos, a sense of calm has finally returned to the streets in cities across the United Kingdom.

After nearly a week of rioting and chaos, a sense of calm has finally returned to the streets in cities across the United Kingdom.