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Chabad-Lubavitch in the Media
Stories and reports that have appeared in the media during the past two weeks
| Nationally Acclaimed Author Levi Shmotkin to Speak in S Florida The Boca Raton Tribune,Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
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| On Monday June 8, 7:30 PM, Boca Raton’s Jewish community will gather for a discussion with Rabbi Shmotkin at Boca Beach Chabad, where they will discuss his breakthrough bestseller 'Letters for Life,' which draws upon over four decades of counselling and correspondences of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, and is a practical guide for finding emotional balance in today's chaotic and unpredictable world. "We’re living in the so-called 'anxious generation', and more than ever people are looking for solutions for their emotional challenges,” said Rabbi Ruvi New, director of Boca Beach Chabad. | ||
| Chabad of Hewlett to celebrate growth at gala in new building Herald Community Newspapers,Friday, June 5, 2026 |
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| The Chabad of Hewlett will celebrate a milestone year of growth and community connection during its upcoming Gala Celebration on June 9, marking the organization’s first major gala event in its new building. Unlike many organizations that host annual fundraising dinners, Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim said Chabad of Hewlett only holds gala celebrations when the community reaches a significant new stage of growth. “We’ve had only 8 gala dinners over the years, each one representing another step forward, another commitment to grow stronger, bigger and do even more for the community." | ||
| Old Hammond Highway house that survived fire to become Jewish Cultural Center The Advocate,Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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| A house on Old Hammond Highway that was damaged by fire will have a new future as the Jewish Cultural Center, said the leaders of the nonprofit that acquired it. Chabad at LSU and Greater Baton Rouge has a mission “to strengthen Jewish pride, knowledge and celebration,” said Rabbi Peretz Kazen, who has been serving as its director along with his wife, Mushka Kazen, since 2015. The religious, educational, social and recreational programming the nonprofit offers for the community at large is held now in rental space around Baton Rouge, Kazen said. | ||
| Hundreds of Rabbis and from Russia and Neighboring FSU Countries Gather for Historical Regional Conference in Petersburg The Federation of Jewish Communties of the CIS,Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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| Over 200 community rabbis and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries from across Russia and neighboring FSU countries, including Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia, gathered in Petersburg, Russia – under the auspices of the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) – for a special regional rabbinical conference dedicated to strengthening Jewish life, education, and communal leadership throughout the region. | ||
| Bakersfield Chabad to host pop-up Jewish deli on Sunday KGET - NBC ,Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| The Chabad of Bakersfield will be hosting a pop-up Jewish deli for this weekend only. The pop-up deli, which will include food items like knishes, chicken Matzo Ball soup and Dr. Brown sodas, will be hosted on Sunday, June 7, beginning at 4 p.m., at the Chabad Jewish Community Center, located at 6901 Ming Ave. The deli will be taking pre-orders only but will have both outdoor and indoor dining available for patrons. The funds raise through the pop-up deli will go toward supporting educational programming at the Central Valley Holocaust Memorial. | ||
| El Al Flight Diverted After Passenger Gives Birth Mid-Journey JFeed,Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| The young Jewish couple from New Jersey had received the necessary medical approvals before boarding the flight, according to Chabad.org. But while the plane was in the air, the woman began experiencing active labor, forcing the crew to divert the flight and make an emergency landing in Rome. After the plane landed in Italy, the mother was rushed to a local hospital, while her husband suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar city, without basic supplies, with much of their luggage still on the plane that continued to Israel. | ||
| Friendship Circle of Cleveland opens its doors to valley and beyond Cleveland Jewish News,Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| Housed in a former church-turned-synagogue at 27900 Gates Mills Blvd. in Pepper Pike, Friendship Circle draws clientele of all ages. Friendship Circle of Cleveland was founded in 2003 by Rabbi Yossi Marozov and his wife, Estie Marozov. The organization, affiliated with the Chabad Hasidic movement, started as a grassroots initiative matching children with developmental disabilities with teen volunteers. They have established a safe place with programs for people of all ages with special social needs, ranging from Sunday Circle, after-school and summer and winter camps, tutoring and more. | ||
| Remembering Rabbi Dovid Bryn: A South Florida Legend Miami's Community News | Your local connection,Friday, May 29, 2026 |
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| Thursday, 6 Iyar – April 23, 5786 (2026), marks the 24th Yohrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of South Florida Legend, the beloved Rabbi Dovid Bryn zt”l, founder of Chabad Chayil & the California Club Shul. Mostly known for his unending acts of kindness and genuine love for every human being, he is truly missed by all who knew him. Some rabbis are known for their gigantic shuls and temples, but Rabbi Bryn had a much bigger Shul, one not bound by walls. His shul was in the flea markets, soccer fields of the JCC & in people’s homes. | ||
| Jewish Students Find Community on Michigan Campuses thejewishnews.com,Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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| Rabbi Alter Goldstein of the Chabad House of Ann Arbor says the climate on campus comes and goes, with some days more intense than others for Jewish students. “But yet at the same time, we’re a ship that’s sailing and we know our destination, and, therefore, are there big waves in the middle? There are different things, but this year has been a tremendous year, very well-attended, many programs,” he says. “The feeling of the Jewish kids on campus is that there’s a certain sense of unknown, yet at the same time they want to be part of something more Jewish, and Chabad has grown tremendously.” | ||
| No lines, no stigma: Chabad kitchens deliver kosher meals home worldwide ynetglobal,Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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| That is the gap the “Kitchen of Kindness” initiative was created to address. Founded by Chabad’s global headquarters in memory of Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, who led the movement’s worldwide network of emissaries and died about two years ago, the project has quickly expanded to dozens of cities worldwide. Chabad’s central headquarters in New York provides local Chabad houses around the world with a ready-made operating kit: uniform branding, recipe books, digital systems for managing volunteers and websites for registration. From that point on, the project is run by the local community. | ||
| Rabbi joins 1989 Mohave County cold case search Fox 10 Phoenix,Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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| Standing by a grave with no name, Chabad Rabbi Mendel Super is searching for answers. "Almost 40 years later, she doesn’t have a name," Super said. What we know: In 1989, homicide investigators found the woman’s decomposed body. The initial autopsy estimated she was between 25 and 30 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall, and 115 pounds. New renderings show what she may have looked like, but much remains unknown. "I’ve been in strong contact with Investigator Miller with the Sheriff’s Office," Super said. "I’ve run different leads by her- leads that come in to me I’ve passed to her." | ||
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| Recalling a great man of light: Eli Schlanger The Australian,Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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| A new book, Conversations With My Rabbi, captures the human toll of the Bondi massacre, up close and in an unforgettable way. The conversations are between the joint authors, Nikki Goldstein and Eli Schlanger, the beloved “rough diamond” Bondi rabbi who served the local Jewish community and was one of 15 men, women and children gunned down dead in December, in our worst terrorist attack. Eli organised the Chanukah by the Sea event. His wife, Chaya, hit by shrapnel, shielded their youngest child as her husband died. | ||
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