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The Chabad of Roslyn/Old Westbury building. (Google Streetview via JTA)
April 7, 2026, 9:58 pm
Long Island town must pay $19m for blocking construction of Chabad synagogue
After decades of legal sparring, judge tells Old Westbury that its 2001 ordinance ‘unconstitutionally discriminates against the free exercise of religion’
By Grace Gilson
A man prays outside the Chabad House in Kathmandu, Nepal, December 18, 2016. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
January 5, 2026, 3:36 am
Chabad evicted from center in Kathmandu amid dispute with landlord
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
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Noach Koncepolski (right) stands with a passerby at the kiosk he founded on Bondi Beach, Australia, in memory of the victims of the Hanukkah terror attack there, December 2025. (Courtesy)
January 1, 2026, 1:06 pm
New Chabad center deploys at site of Bondi terror attack, dispensing acts of kindness
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
By Zev Stub
Residents walk through Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
November 3, 2025, 1:34 am
Jewish and Israeli groups rush to provide aid to hurricane-ravaged Jamaica
Chabad, Israid and others working to get clean water and supplies to locals after Hurricane Melissa pummels island with 360 Jewish residents
By Zev Stub
Antisemitic graffiti on Shaar Shalom synagogue (L) and Beth Israel synagogue in Halifax, Nova Scotia discovered September 14,2025 (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs via JTA)
September 16, 2025, 8:52 am
‘Jews did 9/11’: Synagogues, Chabad building in Canada daubed with antisemitic graffiti
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
By Grace Gilson
Protesters celebrate at the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal's government's various ministries and offices, after it was set on fire during a protest against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Prakash Timalsina)
September 10, 2025, 2:07 pm
Israeli travelers stranded in Nepal as deadly protests shut down country
About 200 Israelis shelter in Kathmandu Chabad House amid Nepal’s most violent riots in decades
By Zev Stub
Travelers leaving Israel arrive at Cyprus' main port of Limassol aboard the cruise ship Crown Iris, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
June 22, 2025, 6:49 pm
Cyprus Chabad inundated by thousands of Israelis trying to find way home
With little notice, emissaries have stepped up to organize food and housing, arrange travel, save lives — and get grooms to their weddings on time
By Zev Stub
Zvi Kogan, a Chabad rabbi who was murdered in the UAE in November 2024. (Screenshot: @DUDIKEPLER via Reuters)
March 31, 2025, 7:59 pm
UAE confirms sentencing 3 to death, 1 to life in prison, over killing of Chabad rabbi
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Zvi Kogan, a Chabad rabbi who was murdered in the UAE in November 2024. (Screenshot: @DUDIKEPLER via Reuters)
March 30, 2025, 4:44 pm
UAE reportedly sentences 3 Uzbek nationals to death over killing of Chabad rabbi
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’
By ToI Staff
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025 (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
January 8, 2025, 12:36 pm
‘It is crazy’: Wildfires ravage Los Angeles area, destroying synagogue and causing chaos
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
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A police commando stands guard in front of a restaurant in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Wasantha Chandrapala)
October 24, 2024, 9:54 am
3 arrested in Sri Lanka over threats to Israelis; Chabad House named as potential target
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
By ToI Staff and AFP
Illustrative: Members of the Florida Army National Guard check for any remaining residents in nearly deserted Bradenton Beach, where piles of debris from Hurricane Helene flooding still sits outside damaged homes ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, October 8, 2024, on Anna Maria Island, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
October 9, 2024, 4:45 pm
As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, rabbi defies evacuation order so he can help
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
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Rabbi Chaim Slavaticki stands next to the fire-damaged Las Olas Jewish Center on March 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AP Photo/Terry Spencer)
March 19, 2024, 12:52 pm
Suspect charged with arson, but not hate crime, over Florida Chabad center blaze
No injuries reported, but parts of building badly damaged; congregants say homeless man arrested for attack should face hate crime rap
By Andrew Lapin
This August 31, 2017, file photo shows a sign for Middlebury College on the campus in Middlebury, Vermont. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)
March 1, 2024, 4:55 pm
Complaint against Middlebury College alleges discrimination aimed at Jewish students
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
By Cathryn J. Prince
Candlelight Vigil for Israel at East Northport Jewish Center on Long Island, New York, October 12, 2023 (Wayne Rivera/Church Unleashed)
October 14, 2023, 10:36 pm
On Long Island, Jews put communal squabbles aside to ‘light up this darkness together’
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
By Matt Lebovic
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