Inspiration 

Be Abraham. Take ownership. Shatter the narrative. Don’t let hatred define you.

From the smallest gestures to the most glorious and huge undertakings, I see my brothers and sisters all over the world stepping up to the plate.

Why has atrocity caused this spiritual awakening? Why does suffering create such an expression of unity?

This is how we have survived. This is how Jews have illuminated the world over many millennia. With simchah, with utter confidence in G‑d, and a solid belief in our amazing people.

Is it just about showing Jewish pride, or is there more to it?

Discover the resonance of eight Chassidic melodies reflecting our emotions and hopes for brighter days.

How happiness is a conduit for resilience.

What are we to make of unthinkable horror? And what is G-d’s response? How can he allow this to happen? An insight from the moon.

I’ve been collecting spiritual tools, as well as tips from world-renowned therapists, to help manage anxiety during this precarious time.

When I look for G-d, He is everywhere.

Since the Simchat Torah massacre, I see many people having second thoughts about things they used to hold in high regard—idols of sorts.

Lurking beneath a scholar’s cloak on our best college campuses, the same raw hatred that Hitler’s professors rationalized persists. This time, sane academics must speak up and take action.

It seems like for the Jewish people, it's October 7th all over again.

These pure and innocent souls have a reserved place in heaven, closest to G-d. And they continue to cry there.

Join us in praying that the returnees quickly recover from the physical and emotional trauma they have suffered.

Mourning Omer Neutra, Who Fell on 10/7

How many times over the past 13 months have we asked: “How much more?” How much more do we have to cry?

Though Guy’s life was tragically cut short, his legacy continues to live on in the countless people he touched.

I've always known that the Jewish people are one spiritual, interconnected body, but my travels over the past year—in Israel and along “the Hummus Trail,” the Eastern routes that many young Israelis travel after they complete their military service—have shown me just how real, how strong, and how unbreakable our connection is.

“G‑d is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?. . . My adversaries and my enemies against me? They stumbled and fell!”

The worst of times brings out the best of our people.

I picture myself borrowing from the light of Ori, from the light of his mother, to shine it on the parts of myself that are limited and self-absorbed.

There are long lives with little meaning. And there are short lives that never cease to shine.

Amidst hostility on campus, a Jewish student finds solace and strength at Chabad.

Chabad at the University of Chicago stands strong in challenging times.

“I haven’t been able to sleep for the last two nights.”