On American college campuses, on street corners in Israel, and on Instagram, one ritual has emerged as a symbol of Jewish identity and shared experience. In the days after Hamas murdered 1,200 Israeli citizens and took some 240 hostage, Vilensky, a senior at Cornell University, thought a lot about his...

An artist rendering of the Stanley C. Middleman Chabad Jewish Center at Rowan. The center will provide a kosher dining hall, student lounge and housing, among other amenities. Jewish life will expand at Rowan University in south Jersey as plans move forward for the construction of a Chabad Jewish student...

The US-based nonprofit fostering Jewish identity among youth through CTeen, Machaneh Meshutaf, and Chabad on Campus, supporting teens, IDF soldiers, and college students. With a name like INEXTG, it sounds like a hi-tech device, but it is the acronym for something far more down-to-earth and substantial, the US-based nonprofit Israel’s...

After Oct. 7 and, especially last spring, American campuses became a hotbed for antisemitic and anti-Israel activity. Incidents happened at Drexel University, Temple University and other Philadelphia-area schools. The University of Pennsylvania’s president, M. Elizabeth Magill, lost her job after failing to say during congressional testimony that she would condemn...

On Thursday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 p.m., Chabad at Rice University will hold its annual Sushi Social. Nearly 100 students will huddle together, shoulder to shoulder, in the “everything room,” where the Chabad community holds classes, Shabbat dinners, game nights, study zones and more in what can only be described...