South America

Jewish Community of Bahía Blanca Rallies to Support Each Other Ahead of Purim

President Javier Milei connects weekly parshah to Gerardo Werthein's diplomatic mission

Emissaries “up for anything” help make remote community a hub of Jewish life

Oholei Chinuch school to educate 800 future leaders a year

Three weeks of tragedy and hope on first Spanish-language trip for youth

Hakhel year gathering largest since before pandemic

A lifelong devotion to teaching Judaism to women and children

Program honoring the Rebbe gets support from most of the nation’s governors

Community school keeps up with explosive growth in Torah-based education

Young women spend 10 days close to home immersed in joyous Jewish learning and practice

A young rabbi's miraculous return to Bahía Blanca, Argentina, during the pandemic

Annual in-person event retools in the coronavirus era

Thirty years earlier, his father had received the Rebbe’s blessing

1907 synagogue, one of Argentina’s first, is open again after years of neglect

Millions still without power for second day in a row; cause not yet identified

Rabbi Shlomo Tawil was beaten by youths shouting anti-Semitic slurs

For the Jews of Venezuela, a difficult situation gets even harder

Rabbi Yochanan Gordon resolves to visit every Jew on Tasmania’s 334 islands

Chabad in Brazil offers support to aid workers

Montreal native Jesse Galganov, 22, not heard from since Sept. 28; kidnapping is feared