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Finding inner strength on campus: How Jewish educators can help students – opinion
This fall, Jewish students will step back onto campuses in many countries where, too often, tension and division are part of the air they breathe. This reality has, unfortunately, become familiar since October 7, 2023.
Bursting at the seams, Chabad at Rice moves Sushi Social outdoors
Chabad at Rice is going bigger – literally – for its fall 2025 semester kickoff. On Thursday, Aug. 28, more than 120 Jewish students from universities across Houston are expected to gather at the Chabad Jewish Student Center for the much-anticipated Sushi Social, hosted by Rabbi Shmuli and Nechama Slonim.
For Jewish leaders, sustainable growth starts by looking inward
Religious leaders have long faced high rates of burnout and stress, with studies showing these professionals often lack the time or resources to invest in their own emotional, mental and spiritual health. In the Jewish world especially, the last few years have tested spiritual leaders’ resilience as they help their communities navigate...
Chabad of CMU’s new facility is a testament to organization’s growth
If someone wanted to learn the secret of Jewish engagement — and the steady growth that eludes most congregations today — they might want to chat with Chabad of Carnegie Mellon University’s Rabbi Shlomo Silverman. “We’ve had steady growth over the 17 years that we’ve been here,” Silverman said. “Student...
Jewish nonprofit plans new facility to replace Squirrel Hill party house
This house at 5118 Beeler Street close to the campus of Carnegie Mellon University is slated for demolition to make way for a new three-story structure for a Chabad of Carnegie Mellon, a nonprofit that provides a home-away-from-home facility for Jewish people at the university.