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Hungarian Jewish community extend olive branch to Magyar, including Orban allies

Magyar said on Sunday that he would aim for a "pragmatic relationship" with Israel, but would not provide a blanket block of the European Union's decisions regarding Israel.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party looks on, on the day of a meeting with Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok after the parliamentary election, at Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, April 15, 2026.
RABBI JONATHAN Markovitch celebrating Passover with his community.

Kyiv chief rabbi on Holocaust remembrance: ‘We must not live inside it' - interview

Speaking with The Media Line on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Markovitch said he sees it as a responsibility. “This is something I live with,” he said. “Something I feel.” 

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, Director of Chabad of the Bluegrass and Chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council.

New Kentucky law says authorities must contact Chabad before cremating unnamed body

While earlier versions of the bill specifically referenced Chabad, the final law was broadened to include any religious organization willing to assume responsibility.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
The Chabad of Roslyn/Old Westbury building.

Long Island town ordered to pay $19M after blocking Chabad synagogue construction

Rabbi Aaron Konikov and Lubavitch of Old Westbury sued the Village of Old Westbury in 2008 after the village unlawfully blocked construction on the rabbi's property.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

How a Chabad house in Panama built the world’s most critical retreat model for IDF veterans

Israeli combat soldiers find healing and community in structured retreats that combine nature, and emotional support.

MARCH 7, 2026ByNOAM BEDEIN
The Chabad House overlooking the Pacific in Playa Venao stands as an unlikely yet essential sanctuary where structure and nature meet to support Israeli combat veterans in recovery.

Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia

Rabbi Laurence Bazer, who endorses Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox rabbis and cantors as military chaplains, said Jewish groups are working together on the issue

MARCH 7, 2026ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
Jewish service members hold a torah scroll while wearing tefillin at the Aleph Institute's Military Symposium in February. 2026

Tucker Carlson claims Chabad behind strikes on Iran in effort to destroy al-Aqsa Mosque

Columnist Joel Mowbray argued that the claim is both unfounded and dangerous, noting that Chabad institutions and events have historically been targets of antisemitic violence.

MARCH 5, 2026ByKATERYNA POBEREZHNA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tucker Carlson

Chabad warns of rising threats to Jewish communities worldwide amid Iran conflict

The center stressed that the threat level to Jewish communities worldwide has risen significantly following the preemptive strike in Iran, and recommended that communities take precautions. 

MARCH 5, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Thousands of Shluchim pose for a “class picture” outside Chabad World Headquarters

Purim Shpiel: Chabad reveals decades-old human-alien shidduch service

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 3, 2026BySHIR PARSEC
‘Shadchan’ questions include: Do you prefer gray or green-skinned beings?

Grapevine, February 18, 2026: Saying it with music

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Sara Netanyahu and Amir Ohana’s fashion pays tribute to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Freed Israeli hostages recite Shema prayer on New York City stage in front of thousands

This event was part of the Chabad-Lubavitch CTeen International Summit, an annual conference for Jewish teens from around the world. 

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Freed Israeli hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzewsky, and Segev Kalfon, recite the Shema prayer on stage in Times Square on February 21, 2026.

‘I’ll shout Shema in New York’: Freed hostage Segev Kalfon launches US Chabad tour

"They didn't let me shout Shema Yisrael in Gaza," Kalfon said. "I'll shout Shema Yisrael in New York."

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS
Former hostage Segev Kalfon, with his family, in a helicopter on their way to the hospital. October 14, 2025.

Saved by a square: A rainy-day miracle at Jerusalem’s Hebrew Music Museum

When rain shut down Dead Sea plans, the Hebrew Music Museum turned a Birthright setback into an unforgettable Jerusalem experience.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026ByHOWARD BLAS
Kikar Hamusica: View of Jerusalem’s Music Square with its various restau rants and outdoor music performance spaces.

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits Monaco Jewish community

Rabbi Kalman Ber’s historic Monaco visit strengthened Israel ties and uplifted the Jewish community amid rising antisemitism.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Kalman Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel with Eduard Shyfrin, businessman, mathematician, and Kabbalah scholar