When “proud Chabad member” Ari Simones first learned about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, he thought immediately of his family members and friends living throughout the Jewish state. Within
A makeshift shuk lined the far side of the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus’ parking lot on Sunday afternoon, serving as the entrance for the Valley of the Sun Jewish
Isabell Kondkhorov, 16, loved her CTeen chapter in Newton, Massachusetts. She even decided to stay as a member once she had moved across the country to Phoenix. Now a sophomore at Pinnacle High School, Kondkhorov is part of three chapters: Newton, Gilbert and the newly-formed Phoenix chapter she helped to start.
Isabell Kondkhorov and friends at CTeenâs Shabbaton in
New York, March 2020 Photo courtesy of Isabell Kondkhorov
CTeen, the Chabad Teen Network, is a global organization with more than 600 chapters in 37 countries across the world. Its goal is to connect Jewish students and inspire Jewish learning, said Rabbi Tzvi Rimler, director for the new chapter. Rimler moved from directing the Chandler chapter, and Rabbi Mendy Deitsch has taken the reins there.