The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chabad-house/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Chabad House | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chabad-house/ 32 32 Long Island town must pay $19m for blocking construction of Chabad synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/long-island-town-must-pay-19m-for-blocking-construction-of-chabad-synagogue/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:58:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3797182 After decades of legal sparring, judge tells Old Westbury that its 2001 ordinance 'unconstitutionally discriminates against the free exercise of religion'

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]]> Chabad evicted from center in Kathmandu amid dispute with landlord https://www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-house-in-kathmandu-says-it-was-evicted-due-to-clear-antisemitism/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:36:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3726739 Emissaries say Nepali landlord told them explicitly to leave after months of demands, accusing him of antisemitism, but locals point to conflict over unpaid rent

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]]> New Chabad center deploys at site of Bondi terror attack, dispensing acts of kindness https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-chabad-center-deploys-at-site-of-bondi-terror-attack-dispensing-acts-of-kindness/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:06:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3723290 Volunteers at a new outreach center named for two of the victims spread messages of hope where 15 people were killed and dozens injured in the Hanukkah massacre

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]]> Jewish and Israeli groups rush to provide aid to hurricane-ravaged Jamaica https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-and-israeli-groups-rush-to-provide-aid-to-hurricane-ravaged-jamaica/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 23:34:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3679243 Chabad, Israid and others working to get clean water and supplies to locals after Hurricane Melissa pummels island with 360 Jewish residents

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]]> ‘Jews did 9/11’: Synagogues, Chabad building in Canada daubed with antisemitic graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-did-9-11-synagogues-chabad-building-in-canada-daubed-with-antisemitic-graffiti/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:52:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3642908 Police release image of suspect, say they are increasing security patrols; Jewish sites attacked in Halifax amid tensions over Israeli tennis team's participation in tournament

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]]> Israeli travelers stranded in Nepal as deadly protests shut down country https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-travelers-stranded-in-nepal-as-deadly-protests-shut-down-country/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:07:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3638466 About 200 Israelis shelter in Kathmandu Chabad House amid Nepal's most violent riots in decades

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]]> Cyprus Chabad inundated by thousands of Israelis trying to find way home https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyprus-chabad-inundated-by-thousands-of-israelis-trying-to-find-way-home/ Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:49:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3580806 With little notice, emissaries have stepped up to organize food and housing, arrange travel, save lives -- and get grooms to their weddings on time

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]]> UAE confirms sentencing 3 to death, 1 to life in prison, over killing of Chabad rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-confirms-sentencing-3-to-death-1-to-life-in-prison-over-killing-of-chabad-rabbi/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:59:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3515184 Abu Dhabi court rules murder was in pursuit of 'terrorist purpose,' echoing Israeli assessment; 3 murder suspects were all Uzbek nationals; death sentences are subject to appeal

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]]> UAE reportedly sentences 3 Uzbek nationals to death over killing of Chabad rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-reportedly-sentences-3-uzbek-nationals-to-death-over-killing-of-chabad-rabbi/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:44:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3514049 Abu Dhabi yet to officially confirm ruling against those who kidnapped, murdered Rabbi Zvi Kogan in November last year; friend of victim calls decision 'historic'

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]]> ‘It is crazy’: Wildfires ravage Los Angeles area, destroying synagogue and causing chaos https://www.timesofisrael.com/it-is-crazy-wildfires-ravage-los-angeles-area-destroying-synagogue-and-causing-chaos/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:36:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3455161 US authorities issue evacuation orders to 30,000 residents; Chabad center damaged; several said injured; senior living center evacuated as embers fall around people in wheelchairs

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]]> 3 arrested in Sri Lanka over threats to Israelis; Chabad House named as potential target https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-arrested-in-sri-lanka-over-threats-to-israelis-chabad-house-named-as-potential-target/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:54:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3403831&preview=true&preview_id=3403831 One of the terror suspects is reportedly based in Iraq; intelligence said to have been provided from India; police spokesman says security increased in Arugam Bay surf resort area

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]]> As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, rabbi defies evacuation order so he can help https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-florida-braces-for-hurricane-milton-rabbi-defies-evacuation-order-so-he-can-help/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:45:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3393896 Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Fort Myers plans to host Yom Kippur services as local Jewish leaders try to negotiate the holiday amid the storm's dangers

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]]> Suspect charged with arson, but not hate crime, over Florida Chabad center blaze https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-charged-with-arson-but-not-hate-crime-over-florida-chabad-center-blaze/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:52:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3248566 No injuries reported, but parts of building badly damaged; congregants say homeless man arrested for attack should face hate crime rap

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]]> Complaint against Middlebury College alleges discrimination aimed at Jewish students https://www.timesofisrael.com/complaint-against-middlebury-college-alleges-discrimination-aimed-at-jewish-students/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:55:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3234410 Title VI civil rights grievance filed by the StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice says Vermont school retaliated against those who claimed to suffer antisemitism on campus

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]]> On Long Island, Jews put communal squabbles aside to ‘light up this darkness together’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-long-island-jews-put-communal-squabbles-aside-to-light-up-this-darkness-together/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 19:36:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3122521 The suburban region's Jewish denominations, often at odds with each other, unite to mourn the over 1,300 Israelis murdered in last weekend's Hamas massacres

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