A new initiative of Chabad on Campus and Belev Echad is bringing wounded Israeli soldiers to tour American Universities with the mission to combat antisemitism and raise Jewish pride • Full Story

The number of Chabad centers on college campuses has skyrocketed since 2000, attracting students from a range of Jewish backgrounds and providing another avenue for Jewish student life • Full Story

The Rohr Chabad House at Vanderbilt University has started the Aryeh Fund in memory of Zack “Aryeh” Freeling, a former student who ran a kosher food truck at the university and is remembered for his perseverance in working for his community despite personal hardship. Freeling was shot and killed last week and his death is being investigated as a homicide. “This is a tragedy built on tragedies and words cannot do justice,” wrote Chabad Vanderbilt’s Rabbi Shlomo Rothstein on Instagram last week • Photos

On Sunday morning, family and friends of Duke University’s Jewish community gathered from all around the country to celebrate the Fleishman House’s ribbon cutting ceremony. The Fleishman House, formerly the King’s Daughters Inn, is located just off East Campus and will serve as the new home for Chabad at Duke University Undergrads. With three floors, a kitchen, 17 bedrooms and a 2,100 square-foot rooftop deck, Jewish students at Duke will have an official communal space to celebrate Shabbat and the High Holidays • Full Story

“At first, I was nervous about going to Chabad for Rosh Hashanah,” said Matthew Edelstein from Florida, “… I was worried about feeling out of place and excluded. “But, those worries were put to rest as soon as I called Rabbi Shmuli [Slonim] to tell him I was coming for services. I could tell just by his tone that Chabad was going to be a familiar and hospitable place I could go to meet a lot of great, new people” • Full Story

UCF is the largest university in the United States, and is home to more than 6,000 Jewish students. Within a few months, the Chabad Center quickly outgrew its first home and moved into a second home. The new location allowed for exponential growth, with regular activities and dinners, but soon they were once again bursting at the seams • Full Story, Photos