As Passover approaches, Chabad at Rice University is once again opening its doors to Jewish students across Houston. This year, there will be an expanded lineup of Seders, meals and support programs designed to ensure no student is left without a place at the table.

What difference does a name make? If you ask Sara Weinstein, co-director of Chabad House on Campus, she’ll tell you that a name doesn’t mean much. Instead, it’s the work that matters — and she’s been impressed by what she’s seen from Rabbi Shmuli Rothstein.

With the opening of the new Chabad House, Jewish life at KU has a warm, welcoming home designed for hanging out, studying, sharing meals and building friendships that stretch far beyond campus.

Chabad at UC Berkeley hosted Mega Shabbat on Memorial Glade on Friday, featuring 17 different collaborating organizations and drawing approximately 500 attendees. The first Mega Shabbat was held last year, established in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s birthday and Education and Sharing Day. The holiday was created in 1978...

Following days of festivities, the University of Maryland Chabad community celebrated Purim with a “roving party” consisting of 12 stops around campus. During the “lively, fun” evening on March 2, participants donned costumes, read the megillah, made noise with groggers and, of course, ate hamantaschen. The stops included Jewish fraternities...