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Chabad.org is the main website for the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic community. It provides resources and support for its members and Jews around the globe. As one of the earliest Jewish websites, it holds the distinction of being the first and largest online congregation.

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An Enormous Hug: Witnessing Miracles, Recognizing Kindness

4 days ago | chabad.org | Mendy Kaminker

We are living through extraordinary times. This week, something happened that’s hard to put into words. It was historic, emotional, and filled with a sense of open Divine kindness. It felt like a giant hug from G‑d Himself. The miracles have been clear and undeniable. First, Israel launched a bold and successful strike deep within enemy territory, targeting sites connected to one of the gravest threats facing the world. The precision, timing, and outcome of this mission left many stunned.
Do You Have Friends and Family in Israel? Here's What You Can Do For Them

1 week ago | chabad.org | Mendy Kaminker

With my parents, sisters, a brother, and so many friends in Israel, whenever there is an alert for an incoming missile attack in Israel, I am glued to the screen. I get real-life, second-by-second updates. “Boom!” “Loud booms!” “Very close to us” and so on. It's nerve-wracking. We all pray. We all hope. And we want to do something. So here are six things you can do anytime you hear about a siren in Israel: 1. Pray Say a chapter of Psalms. This one is pretty simple.
What You Can Do When a Loved One Is Dodging Rockets

1 week ago | chabad.org | Mendy Kaminker

With my parents, sisters, a brother, and so many friends in Israel, whenever there is an alert for an incoming missile attack in Israel, I am glued to the screen. I get real-life, second-by-second updates. “Boom!” “Loud booms!” “Very close to us” and so on. It's nerve-wracking. We all pray. We all hope. And we want to do something. So here are six things you can do anytime you hear about a siren in Israel: 1. Pray Say a chapter of Psalms. This one is pretty simple.
When Jews Rise Like Lions

1 week ago | chabad.org | Dovid Margolin

As I write, miracles are unfolding before our eyes. The threat of an imminent nuclear attack has been foiled. The Israel Air Force dominates the skies of Iran. The massive retaliation expected has amounted instead to a few enemy missiles breaking through defenses. And while they have tragically and unforgivably taken innocent lives, it is clear to all that miracles abound. Over the course of nearly half a century, the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M.
Prayer as Madness

1 week ago | chabad.org | Tzvi Freeman

Prayer is a form of madness. Tell me that it is rational to talk to the Force of Being as though this were your closest confidant. Tell me that it is not absurd to plead with this force to adjust reality more to your liking—as though you know better how to run the universe. Prayer, like love, is mostly about losing yourself A philosopher cannot pray—unless he loses his mind. A pragmatist does not pray until he loses control.
What You Need to Know About Washing for Bread

1 week ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Shurpin

The sages instituted handwashing before eating bread, even if your hands are already clean. Why? Because back in Temple times, hands were considered inherently impure and could contaminate terumah, which was designated for the priests. The sages then extended this practice to all Jews. Even today, although terumah isn’t eaten in our time, We are bound to uphold this practice, getting ready for the day the Temple is rebuilt.
15 Facts About the Jews of Poland

2 weeks ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Altein

For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most vibrant Jewish community in the world. The country overflowed with Jewish life, in large cities like Warsaw, Krakow, and Lublin, and in the hundreds of shtetls that dotted the landscape. Read on for 15 facts about a world that once was—and in many ways, still is! 1. Poland Attracted Refugees From the West Although Jews first arrived in Poland during the Middle Ages, it wasn’t yet a major center of Jewish life.
12 Reasons Why Sending Your Children to Jewish Summer Camp Is the Most Important Thing You Can Do This Summer

2 weeks ago | chabad.org | Mendy Kaminker |Mordechai Lightstone |Jay Litvin |Chana Weisberg

As the summer approaches and school ends, a world of seemingly limitless possibilities for enrichment, education and entertainment present themselves for our children. Unique among the options, however, are the opportunities afforded by attending a Jewish summer camp. In recent years, countless studies have shown that the informal, experiential education provided by summer camp is critical to forming lasting Jewish bonds and beacons of Jewish identity for young children.
Gratefulness and the Holey Bagel - Morning Blessings

2 weeks ago | chabad.org | Tzvi Freeman

Be Hole Consider the common association between Jews and bagels for breakfast. Myself, I’m a quinoa-and-avocado man. Nevertheless, mentally constructing a scene in which I invite my Catholic, Protestant, Muslim or Daoist friends to drop by for breakfast, my paranoid Jewish soul hears them translating, “That means bagels and cream cheese.” What does chewy bread with a hole in the middle have to do with being Jewish? And with Jewish breakfast in particular?
14 Facts About the Jews of India

3 weeks ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Altein

India isn’t the first place that comes to mind when people think of Jewish communities around the world. But from the Cochin Jews on the Malabar Coast, to the Bene Israel in the Mumbai region, and the Baghdadi Jews of the bustling port cities, Jewish life in India goes back many centuries. Read on for 14 facts about the fascinating story of the Jews of India. 1. India Was a Safe Haven for Ancient Jewish Refugees Cochin is a city in the state of Kerala along the Malabar coast in southwest India.