At international Chabad conference, emissaries celebrate Jewish women’s leadership (RNS) — When he took over the Chabad movement, the Rebbe began sending out couples as emissaries, leading women to take on more responsibilities. The post At international Chabad conference, emissaries celebrate Jewish women’s leadership appeared first on RNS.

Criticize the late Chabad Rebbe at your peril (RNS) — Especially when you’re an insider. The post Criticize the late Chabad Rebbe at your peril appeared first on RNS.

Chabad Jews celebrate at 5,000-square-foot sukkah in New York (RNS) — By contrast, Jewish university students on as many as 30 campuses tried to erect Gaza solidarity sukkahs, most of which were dismantled by campus police. The post Chabad Jews celebrate at 5,000-square-foot sukkah in New York appeared first on RNS.

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, 74, Dies; Expanded Chabad’s Global Reach Chabad, one observer said, is “in more places in the world than any other Hasidic group and most visible to the world because of their outreach — largely thanks to Kotlarsky,”