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The new Mikvah being built in College Station, Texas is a much needed addition to the Jewish community, but its construction has led to surprising events that we did not foresee • Full Story, Photos
The weathered transit halls of New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal have been turned into a makeshift immigration office over the last couple weeks, ever since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began sending migrants to New York City • Full Story
Fifty years ago, Rabbi Shimon and Chiena Lazaroff arrived in Texas with little more than an ambitious Jewish vision and four children in a green station wagon. Following the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Lazaroff’s goal was to strengthen and grow Judaism in untapped territories • Full Story
The FBI says the man who held hostages for hours inside a Texas synagogue was specifically focused on an issue not directly connected to the Jewish community • Full Story
On Monday night, a Chabad house in Austin, Texas organized a Hanukkah menorah lighting in an unusual place: on a highway overpass looking out over the busy MoPac Expressway. They didn’t just pick the location so drivers would see the menorah on their evening commute. Instead, they wanted transform the spot, which had been the site of an antisemitic demonstration, into something brighter and better • Full Story
Dozens of Jewish community members joyfully marched with a police escort near The Galleria on Sunday, Aug. 15, welcoming a new special member to Chabad of Uptown. A brand-new Torah – commissioned in Houston, written in Israel and dedicated in memory of a dear friend in South Africa – made its way down to the Chabad house. “With great pomp and fanfare we completed the Torah and welcomed it to our shul,” said Chabad of Uptown’s Director, Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff • Full Story, Photos
Baby boy to Yisroel and Miriam (née Haberman) Cohen – Crown Heights
Baby girl to Matis and Adena (nee Hoen) Fogel – Pittsburgh, PA
Ari Brikman – Crown Heights to Gitty Lipszyc – Miami, FL
Baby boy to lair and Yael (nee Jalusi) Epelbaum – Argentina
