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Chabad-Lubavitch in the Media
Stories and reports that have appeared in the media during the past two weeks
| Chabad Columbus marks the 32nd yahrtzeit for the Lubavitcher Rebbe Columbus Jewish News,Wednesday, June 24, 2026 |
| Chabad Columbus hosted 130 community members on June 16 at The Lori Schottenstein Chabad Center in New Albany in memory of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, on his 32nd yahrzeit. According to a news release from Chabad Columbus, programming marked Schneerson’s death anniversary with an address by Rabbi Shalom Moshe Paltiel. He shared stories, teachings and personal reflections on how Schneerson’s vision shapes Jewish life around the world. |
| Chabad Rabbi Persuades Former Iowa Governor To Place Tefillin- For First Time at Age 79 VIN News,Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
| Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, put on tefillin for the first time last week, a milestone that came decades after a local rabbi first extended the invitation. According to Chabad.org, the moment took place during a visit by Rabbi Yossi Jacobson, who has led Iowa's Chabad community with his wife, Chana, since the early 1990s and maintained a longstanding friendship with Branstad. |
| Rabbi’s son follows in dad’s footsteps The Oklahoman,Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
| When Mendel Goldman was 2 years old, his father, Rabbi Ovadia Goldman, and his mother, Nechoma Goldman, chose to move their family from their native New York to serve Jewish families in the state of Oklahoma. Mendel said he had many moments of understanding as he connected his parents’ life of service to his studies, particularly the teachings of the “Rebbe” – the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who was an influential leader of the Orthodox Jewish movement Chabad-Lubavitch. |
