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Youth Drug Use Addressed at Dartmouth

At Dartmouth College on Monday, Harvard Medical School psychobiology professor Bertha Madras presented “A Scientist in the White House: Reducing Youth Drug Use as a National Imperative”, addressing aspects of drug use and addiction from a science and chemistry background. The lecture was hosted by Chabad at Dartmouth.

From The Dartmouth:

Chabad at Dartmouth hosted the lecture, and Chabad Executive Direct




Status Update: Binghamton’s Shabbat 1500 Ready for Kickoff

Aaron Gottlieb, Binghamton University ’12

The Events Center here at Binghamton University houses a select few events throughout the school year: NCAA Division I basketball games, concerts and May commencement are the first ones that come to mind.  But this year – today – upwards of 1500 students will take the Events Center floor in celebration of an ongoing tradition through the Chabad Center for Jewish Student life, Shabbat 1500.

The bleachers have been p




Rockets Attack Be’er Sheva in Israel: An Eyewitness Account from an IsraeLinks Alum

By Edward Brody, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Ben Gurion University

On March 9, 2012, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip stepped up their offensive showering rocket attacks on Israelis living in Southern Israel, including Ashkelon, Ashdod and even reaching as far as Be’er Sheva.

The following is an eyewitness account from Eddie Brody, an alumni of Chabad on Campus’ popular IsraeLinks program now living in




Shabbat Round-Up: It’s still Purim in Shushan (and Jerusalem)!

It was Purim last night, but at Chabad, the party don’t stop and in Shushan – and Jerusalem! – it’s still Purim! And there’s a bunch of special happenings on Campus this week, so make sure you head down to Chabad to check it out:

- At Hofstra, this week’s Shabbat dinner is sponsored by a very special donor: Our very own Mendel Lieberman, who celebrated his 7th birthday this week and will be partially sponsoring Shabbat in honor of the occasion. Yes, he filled out th




What’s happening on campus this Purim?

This Wednesday night and Thursday, Jewish people all over the world will be celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim – a favorite among kids, candy-addicts, costume-lovers and let’s not forget, college students all around.

If you’re not on Spring Break, or hung back on campus for good Megillah moments, here’s what’s happening on college campuses everywhere for Purim:

Wellesley Weston Chabad invites chocolate-lovers to a Willy-Wonka themed “Purim in the Chocola




Shabbat Roundup: It’s the Battle of the Tents with Shabbat One Million!

Hands up if you’ve ever been to a Shabbat 500? Or maybe a Shabbat 300? How about Shabbat 1000?

Whatever the number, at Chabad on Campus, we’re proud of our Shabbat by the Numbers, where we try and have as many Jewish students as possible join us for the Friday Night Live Mega Event of the year – and from Binghamton to Boston, from NYU to USC, whether it’s east or west or Australia or Argentina, the Shabbat 100/200/500/1000 always ends up a resounding success.

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Shabbat Round Up: Goin’ to the West Coast!

The beginning of the month of Adar means it’s time for joyness all around – and what brings more joy than Shabbat?

Especially Shabbat at Chabad, and here are some special ones to keep an eye out for this weekend:

Arizona, Texas and last port of call for our awesome tour of regional Shabbatons… THE WEST COAST. This week in California, hundreds of students will get together in Orange County for the Shabbaton of a lifetime. Are you attending the West Coast Shabbaton? Send us your




Observations from Eretz Yisrael: A Word from our Director

Rabbi Yossy Gordon

I am penning these paragraphs aboard a magnificent EL AL jet. There is a cup of delightful kosher wine on my tray table as we zoom our way stateside after a whirlwind two and a half days in Israel. I came on Chabad on Campus business. Thank G-d, Jewish campus life is flourishing in Israel and will continue to grow more and more!

Whenever one encounters a certain special measure of the sweetness of the Jewish People it delig




Shabbat Roundup: Where have all the Rebbetzins gone?

This Shabbat it’s All-Rabbi, all-the-time, as the Rebbetzins have been on mass exodus to New York City! While the ladies laugh it up with their peers in Brooklyn for the International Chabad Women’s Convention, the Rabbis will hold down the home fort, cooking up a mean chicken soup and running Shabbat dinner like they mean business.

So what else is cooking this week? Let’s do this.

Chabad at Arizona State University will host the “Carol and Nicole Shabbat” in memo




Birthright Registration Now Open!

Only those who have been living in a cave for the last five years or so would be surprised to learn that yes, some gifts do grow on trees – and one of them is the most awesome and incredible Jewish experience you will have in your life.

If you’re Jewish, and between the ages of 18-26, you get the chance to be a part of a wave of revolution sweeping the Jewish youth of the world, on college campuses and in countries all around the world. This year, will you be there?

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