Last week, the Holiday of Shavuot was celebrated at Chabad of Sudbury with a rich array of exciting events and programs that drew many dozens of participants.

Shavuot study on the first night extended into the wee hours of the morning and included some of the traditional Tikkun and some ...

Twelve years ago, I spent part of my summer visiting and working with Jewish communities in Central America. I was travelling with a friend and spent time in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador making communal Jewish programs and making dozens of visits to Jewish homes and businesses. ...

Which day of the week do you like best?

Is it Sunday, as most of us don’t have to work that day and are able to relax or tend to our lawns? Is it Monday since we can go back to work and get on top of everything we need to? Is it perhaps Thursday, when we know there is only one more day left ...

Over the last few years, the faucets in my house seem to have developed a syndrome that results in leaking and dripping taps. Sometimes the syndrome starts out as a drop here and there, but you can be sure that over time that turns into a small and steady trickle. Needless to say, our water bill ...

As I write this note and prepare to usher in the Shabbos, most of Boston and many of its suburbs are under lockdown as 9,000 members of our law enforcement agencies launch one of the biggest manhunts in the nation’s history. Major thoroughfares and large swaths of Boston remain desolate and ...

Yesterday morning started out like a beautiful day with the sun shining on a beaming Boston that was celebrating Patriots Day and busy preparing for the exciting Boston Marathon. As I drove my children to school and went to teach in Boston we passed hundreds of busses on the Massachusetts ...

This past Wednesday morning as I was driving my children to school in Brookline, I noticed an airplane up in the sky carrying some kind of big banner behind it. I knew that this would excite my children who always find anything flying to be of interest, so I pointed it out to them and watched them ...

In 1972, my mother was a teacher for the 5th grade class in the Chabad Junior Girls School. One day my mother received a notice that the Minister of Education, a lady by the name of Margaret Thatcher would be coming for a visit and tour of the school. When my mother heard about the important ...

Over the first two days of Passover dozens of people participated in Chabad of Sudbury's communal Seder's. The first Seder was attended by almost 60 people from the Sudbury area and included a traditional and joyful Seder replete with songs, stories, inspirational anecdotes and memories by ...

This past Sunday, over 150 people joined Chabad of Sudbury's annual Model Matzah Bakery  and Passover Experience.  The event which drew dozens of young families from the Sudbury and Greater Boston area was very well received by the participants who had come from far and ...