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Chabad-Lubavitch in the Media
Stories and reports that have appeared in the media during the past two weeks
| Chabad of Beverly-Salem celebrates new Torah’s arrival Jewish Journal,Friday, October 30, 2026 |
| Police closed one lane of busy Elliott Street between Beckford Street and the Cummings Center on Sunday afternoon for a procession of 75 people dancing and celebrating with Chabad of Beverly-Salem’s new refurbished Torah. The lively Torah dedication ceremony on a warm fall afternoon saw Chabad rabbis and others rolling a huppah on wheels down the street and into the main entrance of the business center while attendees got a chance to carry the scroll along the way. |
| Beyond the Babka: An Evening of Connection And Inspiration at Chabad of Teaneck The Jewish Link,Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
| There was no shortage of chocolate, cinnamon or conversation at Chabad of Teaneck’s Women’s Circle Babka Bake on Monday evening, October 12 as approximately 50 women gathered for a night of baking, friendship and inspiration. The event, held at Chabad of Teaneck, offered participants an opportunity to learn the art of making babka from scratch, from preparing and shaping the dough to adding fillings and toppings. For some, it was a chance to sharpen their baking skills; for others, an opportunity to catch up with friends, meet new people and enjoy a well-deserved evening out. |
| Chabad opens 14,000-square-foot Jewish community center in downtown St. Pete St Pete Rising - Everything new and coming soon to St. Pete,Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
| The 14,000-square-foot facility is used for worship, celebrations, meetings, education, and more | Chabad Jewish Center of St. Petersburg. After years of holding services in trailers and renting venues for larger gatherings, the Chabad Jewish Center of Greater St. Petersburg has a new downtown home. The two-story Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning at 533 4th Street North brings worship, classes, community meals, and celebrations together in a 14,000-square-foot building with a sanctuary, social hall, classrooms, library, commercial kosher kitchen, and rooftop deck. |
| Chabad Downtown launches construction of 30,000-square-foot Jewish center Israel & Jewish News - JNS,Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Chabad Downtown marked a historic milestone on Oct. 25, with its “Uplift Downtown” launch event, officially kicking off the transformation of a 30,000-square-foot space into a permanent center for Jewish life. Community leaders, university representatives, students, alumni, parents and supporters gathered for inspiring remarks, a preview of the future center and a symbolic “mini-demolition” to jump-start the transformation. |
| Somerset County Teens Cook Dozens Of Meals For Neighbors Basking Ridge, NJ Patch,Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| On Sunday afternoons in Basking Ridge, local teens gather in the kitchen at Chabad of Somerset County and spend two hours cooking meals for Somerset County residents in need. The program, called Kitchen of Kindness, is a partnership between CTeen of Somerset County and the Food Bank Network of Somerset County. "Kitchen of Kindness is often where it starts," said Rabbi Eli Landes, who directs CTeen of Somerset County. "Teens come in to help feed people in need. Before long, they've found friends, a community and a deeper connection to who they are as Jews, and CTeen starts to feel like home." |
| Torah ceremony at Chabad of Bondi Australian Jewish News,Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| An international group of Jewish business leaders gathered at Chabad of Bondi on Sunday, October 18 to write letters into a Torah scroll, in a ceremony marking the community’s loss in the December 14 Bondi Beach terror attack. About 20 members of the delegation wrote letters according to their Hebrew names, following a fireside chat in which Chabad of Bondi spiritual leader Rabbi Yehoram Ulman spoke about faith in dark times, interviewed by survivor Arsen Ostrovsky. |
| “This Moment”: Chabad Women Emissaries Gather in Krasnodar for Inspiring Shabbaton The Federation of Jewish Communties of the CIS,Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Chabad women emissaries from communities across Russia and Belarus gathered in Krasnodar for a special Shabbaton of inspiration, learning, and connection hosted by Rabbi Mendel and Rebbetzin Chana Tzivia Lazar. Held once every two years, the regional Chabad emissaries' convention brings together women serving Jewish communities in the region, offering an opportunity to strengthen friendships, share experiences, and draw renewed energy for their ongoing communal work. |
| Torah Scroll for Russian-Speaking Jewish Communities Worldwide Begins at Israeli President’s Residence The Federation of Jewish Communties of the CIS,Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| A special ceremony marking the beginning of a new Torah scroll intended to unite Russian-speaking Jewish communities around the world was held at the residence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem. The president was invited to inscribe the first letter of the scroll, in the presence of a delegation representing Russia’s Jewish community, led by Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar. Addressing the delegation, President Herzog expressed his deep appreciation for Rabbi Lazar’s leadership and the work of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. |
| No Synagogue Nearby? These Roving Rabbis Are Coming to You Detroit Jewish News,Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| This summer, two students, Mottel Slonim and Mendel Slavaticki, stopped by. They came as part of a Chabad program known as Roving Rabbis, started in the 1940s by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The program sends rabbinical students around the world to smaller Jewish communities and also to connect with unaffiliated Jews in larger ones. The program sends rabbinical students around the world to smaller Jewish communities and also to connect with unaffiliated Jews in larger ones. |
| The Friendship Circle provides community and training for adults with disabilities CBS News | KD Sunday Spotlight,Sunday, October 25, 2026 |
| "It's a chance for people who come into the bakery to say, 'You know what, I can appreciate this mission. I can appreciate the fact that our community is a more inclusive place. That people with disabilities are part of the fabric of our community,'" said co-founder Rabbi Mordy Rudolph. "Now, it's gone as far as employment, opportunity, and being able to advocate for everybody at different stages or something in life," added Rivkee. Rabbi Rudolph said they provide vocation at the bakery for the sake of socialization, and that begins with friendship. |
| Chabad Downtown Binghamton new student center WBNG - BINGHAMTON, N.Y.,Sunday, October 25, 2026 |
| Chabad Downtown of Binghamton is working to turn a downtown Binghamton space into a permanent home for its student community after years of planning. Rabbi Levi Slonim said the project is about creating a place where Jewish students can connect, grow and feel at home. “To have moments like these where people come together to support creating a place for more light and more positivity and more goodness, it’s something tremendous, and it’s a cause for celebration for the whole community,” Slonim said. |
| Hungary’s abandoned synagogues are finding new life — and attracting new congregants Times of Israel,Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
| In recent years, Hungary has seen a resurgence of Jewish life, thanks in part to the arrival of the Chabad Hasidic group after the fall of Communism in 1989, Köves said. Hungary currently has 25 active synagogues, split between the Chabad community, which focuses on Jewish outreach, and the country’s Neolog movement, a modern religious denomination unique to Hungary and similar in philosophy to the Conservative movement. The country also has 10 kosher restaurants, including one in Debrecen. |
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