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As a blizzard of historic proportions batters Buffalo, New York, leaving many dead, shliach Rabbi Mendel Gurary is thankful for the Chanukah miracle that kept him safe and secure.

Sixty-two thousand fans watching from the stands and upwards of eighteen million tuning in from home will watch the lighting of the menorah on the first night of Chanukah at a major sports event.

In a historic moment, a grand menorah lighting will take place in the middle of an NFL football game on the first night of Chanukah this year, with more than 75,000 fans watching.

The cobblestone streets of Vienna’s historical “Juden Platz” were filled with the joyous singing of more than 200 Jewish teens from 19 European countries, participants in CTeen’s annual Shabbat Across Europe. 

As shluchim begin to gather for the Kinus, they look back at a year that saw tens of new Chabad mosdos open, and over 120 new shluchim couples heading out, averaging one couple every three days.

After rapidly tripling its program last summer to meet the tremendous demand, CTeen Summer has announced a new Moroccan track to their robust lineup of international trips.

After visiting nearly a hundred countries, Lubavitcher photographer Meir Alfasi traveled to the African country of Namibia where he documented wild animals and curious tribesmen, along with the historic Jewish cemetery and local Jewish community.

This Sukkos, the CKids Club team at Merkos 302, devised the “Sukkot Time Machine,” an innovative and engaging Sukkos project that had the kids experience Sukkot using all their five senses.

Extensive articles covering an array of topics, alongside new and fascinating content were published in the “Kovtzim L’chizuk Hahiskashrus” series by the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Haolomi throughout the month of Tishrei.

In recent months, Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has declined media interviews and kept a low profile. That changed when he sat for an interview with Mishpacha Magazine, giving a glimpse into the challenges that Russian shluchim and rabbis are facing.

Shortly before an emotional and historic Rosh Hashana in Kharkov, Ukraine, the city’s mayor presented an award to shliach Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz for “his many years of religious service.”

Bnai Zedek in Kenosha is purchasing a light-filled facility nestled in 1.5 acres of tranquil gardens, gazebos, and trails to replace an aging synagogue that has been shuttered since 2014.

Shluchim who lead emerging Jewish Communities across Mexico and the Caribbean Region joined a Kinus Hashluchim in Cancun, Mexico, which focused on their unique mission.

The 17th of Elul marks the yahrzeit of the legendary chossid R’ Meir Itkin, about whom the Rebbe said: “he knows how to do a favor for another Yid”. Read a short biography of his life.

A tour of the Panama Canal, up-close experiences with wild monkeys, and a taste of authentic Jewish life created the ultimate CYP Panama Encounter for a group of young professionals from around the country. 

Shliach Rabbi Mendy Fried was appointed as the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Ecuador at an impressive ceremony attended by the local community, visiting shluchim and the Chief Rabbi of Israel.

In this week’s Parsha, Moshe Rabeinu mentions all of the major events that occurred in the desert, but he omits the building of the Mishkan. Rabbi Aryeh Citron explains.

While on a trip to Eretz Yisroel, Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky of Merkos 302 was warmly welcomed at the President’s residence in Yerushalayim by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog.