Chabad of ‘The Shuk’ – Machne Yehuda in Yerushalayim, directed by Rabbi and Mrs. Tzvi Ruderman, has opened up shop with a permanent storefront in the popular area of Yerushalayim. Photos by Mendy Kurant • Photos

I never thought this could happen here. My brother is the Chief Rabbi in Berlin. He lives in a city where it’s dangerous to wear a Yarmulka. When walking with his son to synagogue he was attacked and spat on. But I thought it could never happen here. Written by Rabbi Shmuel Tiechtel • Full Story

Persistent, driven and tenacious were just a few of the words used to describe Rabbi Avi Richler on Sunday afternoon. Those qualities helped Richler and the area’s Jewish community come together in celebration of a major milestone year in the making • Full Story, Photos

It didn’t take York Regional Police too long to make an arrest in a case of vandalism that targeted a sukkah at the home of a Chabad rabbi in the town of Keswick, Ont. The arrest brought a sense of relief to Rabbi Yossi Vorovitch, who has lived in Keswick with his family for the past two years • Full Story

We both give the service our fullest, both work hard, and both put our heart and soul into what we are doing. The difference? Cantor Laivi wakes up long before the service. At 7 AM he can already be seen walking the streets of Manhattan speaking to Jews who will not be attending any service on Rosh Hashanah asking them if they want to hear the Shofar • Full Article 

Finding a Jewish partner is of importance to about four of five Jewish singles, according to a study of nearly 4,000 users of the popular Jewish dating app JSwipe. Chabad was selected as the Jewish organization most supported by participants, at 15% • Full Story

Last week, the Chabad Jewish Community Center of Flagstaff, directed by Rabbi and Mrs. Dovie Shapiro, held the grand opening for the new state-of-the-art Chabad House. The 12,500-square-foot structure that sits on 2.2 acres of land, consists of a Shul, social hall, kosher kitchen, Mikvah, classrooms, offices and guest lodgings • Photos

Each day, after Rabbi Mendel and Rebbetzin Chani Zirkind wake up, they say their prayers, learn some Torah, meet with members of their community, and tend to the chickens, goats, ducks, sheep and geese on their farm — in Maui • Full Story

Security guards prevented worshipers from entering one of Krakow’s synagogues amid a property use dispute between its Chabad-affiliated rabbi and others from the city’s tiny Orthodox Jewish community • Full Story

Rosh Chodesh Sivan, ‘Congregation B’nai Avraham – Chabad of Brooklyn Heights’, directed by Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin, held a gala dinner marking the thirty-year milestone. The evening was held in the Feil Hall at the Brooklyn Law School with a gorgeous view of the Piers and Manhattan • Photos

About 400 people crowded into Chabad Synagogue Tuesday night in a show of unity and support in the wake of last weekend’s shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California. Many had gathered in Highland Park and walked down Raritan Avenue to attend the event on College Avenue • Full Story, Photos

At a press conference earlier today, the Shliach, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, described at great detail what happened Shabbos morning at Chabad of Poway California, after a 19-year-old gunman opened fire, killing one person and injuring several others • Watch

Designed to offer a light in the community, Chabad of Flagstaff’s Molly Blank Jewish Community Center suffered an attack against its mission this past weekend. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon and 7 a.m. Monday morning, vandals broke into the construction site and burglarized the center’s interior with hate symbols • Full Story

Russian president Vladimir Putin attended a meeting with representatives of the public in Crimea on Monday to mark the 5th anniversary of the Black Sea Peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine. At the event, Putin took questions from participants, including one from the Chabad Shliach to Sevastopol (Crimea), Rabbi Binyomin (Benny) Wolff • Full Story, Video

You really couldn’t blame the leaders of Rutgers-Chabad if they saw their 40th anniversary dinner, on Monday, March 18, as a great opportunity to celebrate all they’ve accomplished in the past four decades, extol their enviable record and take a bow. After all, look at what Rutgers-Chabad has built since the late 1970s • Full Article

It’s hard to miss the new center being built along Jones Bridge Road in the heart of North Fulton, where Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Roswell nearly intersect. The magnificent edifice sits on the heavily travelled street and stands out in its unique beauty and design. Yet you may have been wondering what exactly is being built there • Full Story

In the hot Bay Area real estate market, sometimes you need more than money to expand a Chabad center. Just ask Rabbi Yossi Marcus of Chabad of the North Peninsula. “It was a very long process of finding the property,” Marcus said. “Finding an available property in the right location. And raising the funds” • Full Story

On Friday, Senior Journalist, Alex Hamilton, published an article about Chabad and some of the wealthy donors for Newswire.net. The article is titled “Ronald Perelman, Lev Leviev and Tevfik Arif Among Wealthy Donors to the Chabad Movement”. Please note: ChabadInfo.com does not vouch for the authenticity of the article • Full Article

Police released video of the suspect wanted for vandalizing a synagogue in Brooklyn. Investigators say the suspect smashed the glass door of the Chabad of Bushwick early Shabbos morning. Rabbi Menachem Heller says children were among at least 20 people inside when the vandal struck • Watch

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Division is investigating after a window was smashed at a Brooklyn synagogue, CBS New York reports. More than a dozen people were inside Chabad of Bushwick observing the Sabbath. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has condemned the incident as a “shocking and abhorrent act of hate” • Full Story

For over 10 years Chabad of Bushwick led by Rabbi and Rebbetzin Heller built a diverse Jewish community from all backgrounds, ages and nationalities. Over the years Chabad of Bushwick became a home for its many members and visitors • Full Story, Donate

Help Chabad of Towson fight the unprecedented destruction of a Jewish home for students, just because it is a Jewish home! Never before in America has a US court ordered a Jewish community center or synagogue demolished—until now • Watch

Harley Finkelstein, Chief Operating Officer, at Shopify, has donated $500,000 to build/renovate a Chabad Jewish Community Center in Sandy Hill. It has special meaning to him and his faith. Video by Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia • Watch

Anyone who has visited Chevron leaves with a strong feeling of admiration to the brave soldiers stationed there. Rabbi Shmuel Sasson, Shliach to Telem, Har Chevron, reaches out to these special soldiers on a daily basis and gives them the opportunity to experience the joy of Yiddishkeit even in the toughest moments • Watch

In northern Tel Aviv, there is a group working tenaciously to prevent renting apartments to Lubavitchers, fearing this would be a first step to the “chareidiazation” of the area. Imagine how this would be accepted if they were trying to block Arabs • Full Story