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Harvard Chabad is dedicated to fostering a deep connection between the Harvard community and Israel. Through educational programming, cultural events, and trips, Harvard Chabad shares Israel's rich history and vibrant culture with our community, creating an informed bond with the Jewish homeland.

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Israel on Campus

Former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett

March 6, 2025: Fireside Chat and Private Reception with Former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett at Harvard Chabad.

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Bearing Witness at Harvard to the October 7 Massacre

Screening of the October 7 atrocities presented by Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations.

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Ishay Ribo Concert on Campus

Harvard Chabad hosted Israeli sensation and international superstar, Ishay Ribo.

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October 7th Vigil

A memorial gathering to honor those we've lost and stand together in solidarity, unity, and hope. Let our voices unite in a powerful plea for the return of the hostages.

Get Our Sisters Out of Hell Rally

Sunday, March 17, 2024 was 163 days after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, brutally murdered 1,200 people, injured thousands of others, committed innumerable acts of torture and sexual violence, and took more than 240 people hostage, including children as young as 9 months and people in their 80s. The hostages are being held under inhumane conditions, subject to ongoing psychological, physical, and sexual torture. Watch here

The Milk Carton Hostage Installation

On October 7, 2023, terrorists committed the worst attacks on Jews since the Holocaust. Terrorists kidnapped more than 250 hostages that day. More than 100 of the kidnapped are still held hostage in the dungeons of Gaza, subject to torture, sexual assault, and starvation.
Let them go.

Hosting of Israeli Student Leaders

Student Leaders from Across Israeli Universities were hosted by Harvard Chabad for a day of leadership development. Thank you to Prof. Joshua Margolis, Chair, Program for Leadership Development, who presented a case study at Harvard Business School, and to the various faculty members that met with the group at Harvard Chabad!

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Israel Healthcare Forum

Supporting education and scalable innovation in healthcare.

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Moynihan Award

The Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award annually recognizes a Harvard student who, like the award’s namesake, acts and speaks with courage in defending Israel and the Jewish people. Learn More

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Israel & the Jew

For a Jew, the Land of Israel is more than a place. It is a body for the soul of a people. As Yom Kippur is to the Jewish year, so Israel is to the Jewish space: a place to find where you began, where you belong and what you truly are. A Jew does not travel to Israel, but returns there.

What is this anomaly of the Jewish people and its land, this eternal bond that almost two thousand years of exile have failed to sever? Discover—and uncover—where Israel is in the heart of a Jew, and where the Jewishness is within the heart of Israel.

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