Chabad
Seven decades of persevering, clandestine, hazardous activity devoted to the material and spiritual succor of Jews.
One from Italy, one from Russia.
Only now the ADL and Mayor de Blasio have taken notice.
Animal-rights activists vs. kapparot—and religious freedom.
A frequent refuge from persecution.
Peretz Markish and the Schneersons.
And to ignore, or propagate, anti-Semitism.
Historians of religion and true believers often find themselves at odds. Thus Yehoshua Mondshine—devout Chabad Hasid and scrupulous historian—was something very rare, winning the respect. . .
One of the most important recent changes in American Jewish life has been the gradual mainstreaming of Chabad Hasidim. After years of reaching a constituency. . .
How does Modern Orthodoxy fit into the greater Orthodox world?
The late Lubavitcher Rebbe left an impressive, even awe-inspiring legacy. But he bears primary responsibility for the growth and endurance of a movement of false messianism.
On view in Brooklyn: early printings of the Bible, Talmud, works of Jewish law, philosophy, mysticism, and more—plus manuscripts from before the age of print.
Over the two decades since the death of its last leader, the Lubavitch movement has survived and flourished. What explains its success?