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The unexpected outcome of campus antisemitism – Rabbi Yossy Gordon
Antisemitic incidents on college campuses surged from under 300 total in the 2022-23 academic year to 1,854 last year, with the vast majority of incidents following the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. In light of the violence and rhetoric surrounding these events, one might have...
‘One at a time’: Chabad leads menorah lighting celebration in downtown Bloomington
A little more light — accompanied by songs, children dancing and jelly doughnuts — shone from the Monroe County Courthouse square Thursday evening as more than 40 people celebrated the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which this year began at sundown Dec. 25.
Amid crisis, students choose Chabad – JNS.org
Over the course of this past year, university campuses across the country were fraught with turmoil for Jewish students, and those who have a stake in supporting Jewish life on campus are asking themselves important questions.
A New Era of Jewish Education at SUNY Oneonta
Nestled in the mountains of Upstate New York, SUNY Oneonta is almost 100 miles from the state’s capital, Albany, and close to 200 miles from New York City. It is perhaps this isolation that makes it one of the top schools in the region. It’s also a place where students...
Demolished but not forgotten: Chabad breathes new life Into ZBT lot at WashU
The ZBT House was a 75-year-old Washington University institution. The building was demolished last July, but the space it sat on is still serving Jewish students. Chabad on Campus is now using the lot for its events. That has been a blessing for the Chabad, which has seen an influx of students...