As the spring semester gets underway at Houston colleges, Chabad at Rice is already seeing strong student turnout – from packed welcome-back events to quieter, deeply personal moments of connection that continue long after the crowds disperse.

As I left Poland on 28 December 2025, I realised that this week-long trip to Poland as part of a Chabad on Campus educational journey wasn’t just about history, it was a journey into my Jewish identity and a confrontation with the darkest depths of human cruelty. 

After years of fundraising, planning and construction, the Schottenstein Chabad House at The Ohio State University will officially open its doors to an estimated crowd of over 200 students, family members, donors and alumni with a celebratory grand opening, tour and ribbon cutting at noon Feb. 22.

Close to 400 people gathered at Chabad UF to listen to a Holocaust survivor speak about endurance and faith Wednesday evening. During the event, Sora Vigorito, 84, shared her story as one of the youngest known twins who underwent medical experiments performed by Dr. Josef Mengele, also known as the...

Who knew? Before last week, I had no idea Anne Frank, of diarist fame, had a living stepsister. But there I was Thursday night, at Chabad on Campus at Washington University, enjoying conversation with 87-year-old Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor and Frank’s stepsister. Schloss was having dinner with student leaders of...