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Fourth-grader Skylar Cohen, 10, of Lafayette won first place for her grade at the JewQ International Torah Championship in Brooklyn, March 22, 2026. (Silber Studios/Merkos 302)
Posted inBay Area

You think you know Torah? Local girl reigns at Chabad’s global JewQ contest

by Sue Fishkoff May 22, 2026May 27, 2026

When Skylar Cohen heard her name announced as the global winner for all fourth-graders at the JewQ International Torah Championship this spring, she took a beat and then lit up.  […]

Arayes are meat-filled pitas that kids learn to make at culinary camp in Oakland. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

On the menu at Jewish summer camps: learning to cook

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
Three men
Posted inBay Area

Local Chabad rabbis look to score Jewish points on Super Bowl weekend

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 5, 2026February 5, 2026
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch talks to the press about the Jan. 28 incident with Mayor New York Zohran Mamdani to her left
Posted inU.S.

Suspect in Chabad headquarters ramming previously sought ‘spiritual guidance’ from rabbi

by Hannah Feuer January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Future Chabad building
Posted inCalifornia

L.A. investor gives Chabad $100M to build one of the world’s largest Jewish centers

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev January 14, 2026January 14, 2026
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, at right, participates in his son's bris several weeks before his murder at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, 2025. (Facebook)
Posted inWorld

Updated: These are the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney

Philissa CramerAsaf Elia-Shalev by Philissa Cramer, Asaf Elia-Shalev and Grace Gilson December 15, 2025December 19, 2025
Video footage shows a bystander, identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed, tackling a shooter on Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack on Dec. 14, 2025, in Sydney. (Screenshot)
Posted inWorld

Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach gunman identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed; attackers named

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 14, 2025December 14, 2025
People cross a street next to police vehicles after a shooting on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 14, 2025. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

At least 15 killed in shooting attack on Chabad Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 14, 2025December 14, 2025
Rabbi Yosef Langer (left) dances with his son Rabbi Moshe Langer during the elder Langer’s 79th birthday onboard the Historic Klamath in San Francisco, April 6, 2025. (Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inBay Area

At rabbi’s 79th birthday, Chabad of SF floats idea of cruises to educate the masses

by Sue Fishkoff April 7, 2025April 14, 2025
UC Santa Cruz workers on strike over treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters, May 20, 2024. (Photo/Courtesy UAW 4811)
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Palestinian protesters want UCSC to cut ties with Hillel and Chabad

by Andrew Lapin May 23, 2024

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