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.

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...

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...

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.

I never thought I was the kind of student who would end up at Chabad. In fact, for most of my time at Rice, I didn’t go to Chabad at all. I didn’t consider myself religious, and I assumed it was mainly for observant students. But that changed during my...