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Russian strike hit home of Kryvyi Rih Chabad rabbi, mikveh damaged

Rabbi Liron Edri, a Chabad emissary who leads the Jewish community in Kryvyi Rih, said the blast caused extensive damage to the property and surrounding facilities. 

A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih damaged the home of the local Chabad rabbi and a nearby mikveh (ritual bath). January 29.
A CAR after ramming into Chabad headquarter doors in New York City.

WATCH: Man drives vehicle into Chabad's New York headquarters, charged with hate crime

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

From Hillel and Shamai to Trump and Netanyahu: Polarized, divided Jewry is dangerous - opinion

 THE NEATLY tucked-away Antopol Martyrs Synagogue.

Grapevine: Jewish-Irish eyes are smiling


Memories of the blue box: A look at the history of the KKL-JNF tzedakah box

The ubiquitous KKL-JNF blue box has been part of our reality for generations, with a history stretching back through the ages.

 A KKL-JNF tzedakah box is seen on a first-grader’s desk, Moshav Tsofit, 1954.

Russian missile strike damages historic Jewish institutions in Odesa

A Russian missile attack in Odesa destroyed several UNESCO-protected areas.

 Scenes of damage after a Russian airstrike in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 312025.

Jimmy Carter eulogized for a lifetime of good deeds and spirituality

Breslover Hassidim recall he saved the mausoleum of their Rebbe in Uman, Ukraine.

 President Jimmy Carter and Prime Minister Menachem Begin reciting Friday night kiddish at the Camp David Presidential retreat, Maryland, September 1978

President Herzog prays for hostages at Lubavitcher Rebbe’s resting place

Herzog begins his US visit with a prayer for hostages and the IDF at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s grave.

 President Isaac Herzog visits the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe January 26, 2025.

Grapevine: Of bar mitzvahs, buildings, and businesses

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Cars come to a standstill as the light rail passes outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City

UK charity commission gives Chabad official warning over IDF fundraiser

The fundraiser allegedly closed in January 2024, and was said to have raised £2,280 (approximately NIS 10,250).

 A Chabad flag flying during a counter pro-Israel protest at the UCLA. May 2, 2024. (Illustrative).

Hezbollah planned to target Metula Chabad before raid plans were thwarted, rabbi says

Rabbi Moshe Sasonkin claimed senior officials warned Hezbollah had collected information on him for a future attack.

 View of a fire that started from missiles launched from Lebanon to Metula, northern Israel, June 18, 2024

'Israelis are the new Nazis' graffitied next to Oakland hanukkiah

"Oakland continues to be ground zero for antisemitic hatred in the Bay Area, California, and America -- without exaggeration," JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Harris Gregory said.

 Graffiti comparing Israelis to Nazis was discovered on the last night of Hanukkah in Oakland.

Community continues Hanukkah celebration after Hertfordshire Hanukkiah vandalized

The Sunday night candle lighting went ahead as planned, according to the Chabad, which it said spread "light, hope, and unity throughout our village."

 Image of the vandalized hanukkiah in Bricket Wood, north of London, December 2024.

UK Jews angered after Islington Hanukkah candle lighting protested by anti-Israel activists

The incident comes at a time of increasingly vocal criticism of British law enforcement by UK Jews about their response to anti-Israel protests.

 Hanukkah menorah lighting at Chabad Islington