Growing up in Phoenix, Arizona – having been born in Safed but leaving as a baby – Yosef Turtora knew he was Jewish but little more. Occasionally, his parents lit the menorah on Hanukkah, though they never considered Hebrew school and rarely attended synagogue. His father was a pharmacist raised in...

As the Hawk Fire forced Northern Nevada residents from their homes and brought firefighters, emergency personnel and members of the Nevada National Guard into action across the region, a group of Jewish students at the University of Nevada, Reno decided they wanted to do something to help.

As a new academic year is about to begin, Chabad at Rice is rolling out the welcome mat – and the sushi – for Jewish college students from across Houston. On Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m., more than 100 students are expected to gather for Chabad at Rice’s popular...

For many Jewish students on campus, home-cooked meals, warm friendships and meaningful prayer have turned Chabad at Duke into a home away from home. Now, a new fund code will deepen Chabad’s partnership with the University, allowing donors to give to Chabad directly through Duke.

On Sunday, Aug. 30, Chabad at Rice will celebrate a milestone years in the making when it breaks ground on a new 16,000-square-foot Jewish Student Center. More than the start of construction, the ceremony marks an investment in future generations of Jewish students and in the enduring strength of Jewish...