August 26, 2026A fire broke out in the Chabad Piazza Bologna center in Rome and filled the whole building with thick black…
July 5, 2026The Bat Mitzvah Club of Rome closed out its year with a deeply moving end-of-year ceremony — the first under…
April 23, 2026ROME — Marking its 18th year in the Eternal City, one of Europe’s largest communal Passover celebrations drew nearly 500…
March 11, 2026ROME – Under the banner of "Purim in the Air," Chabad of Piazza Bologna transformed the 2026 holiday into an…- February 26, 2026Sometimes travel plans change unexpectedly, turning a logistical hiccup into a special opportunity for connection and spirituality. This is exactly…
- February 26, 2026ROME – This past Sunday, the Rome audience was treated to an extraordinary glimpse into the world of high-stakes diplomacy…
- February 23, 2026ROME – There is an invisible thread connecting Florida to the Eternal City, woven from generosity and a deep sense…
- December 23, 2025ROME – On a crisp evening steeped in history and profound symbolism, Italy’s Vice Prime Minister Matteo Salvini joined Rabbi…
- December 22, 2025Some traditions become the heartbeat of a neighborhood, and the Chanukah Menorah lighting in Piazza Bologna is now one of…
- December 15, 2025While the giant Menorah in the square provided a public beacon for all of Rome, the Chabad Piazza Bologna Student…
- June 4, 2025After a year of meetings, learning, and sharing, the girls of the Bat Mitzvah Club came together to celebrate the…
- March 16, 2025Megillah Readings, Celebration for Students, and Show for Children Once again this year, Chabad of Piazza Bologna organized Purim celebrations,…
March 10, 2025The Bas Mitzvah Club got into the Purim spirit at their latest meetup, where over 20 girls came together for…- February 10, 2025Rome - An emotional Farbrengen was held in honor of Yud Shvat, featuring the special participation of Herzel Kosashvili, who…
- March 27, 2024In honor of Purim, the Chabad center in Piazza Bologna organized a party dedicated to young people. The evening was…
- December 26, 2023Rabbi Menachem Lazar and Rebbetzin Lazar, directors of Chabad Piazza Bologna in Rome, embarked on a meaningful journey to Israel…
- December 15, 2023In a momentous occasion blending ancient history with contemporary celebration, the Colosseum in Rome shone with the glow of Chanukah…
December 9, 2023The festive atmosphere of Chanukah was elevated to new heights during the third evening of celebration at Piazza Bologna, where…
October 29, 2023As the conflict during Simchat Torah unfolded in Israel, Chabad Piazza Bologna in Rome swiftly shifted its focus to aiding…- June 8, 2023Last night, an eager audience gathered to hear Mrs. Sarah Karmely share her experiences and insights on married life. For…
- December 29, 2022The Jewish multimedia landscape for children in Italian is almost non-existent, but now thanks to the small contribution of short…
- December 29, 2022For the second year, Chanukià illuminated the Colosseum, this year even more closer, next to the Arch of Constantine, not…
December 29, 2022By now the lighting in Piazza Bologna has become a tradition in which many people participate every day and especially…- December 28, 2022Students and young adults gathered at Chabad the first evening of Chanukah after lighting the public menorah in Piazza Bologna…
- December 27, 2022The olive oil press is an activity carried out by Chabad all over the world and in Rome by Rav…
May 15, 2022The Bat Mitzvah Club in Rome offers the girls a hands-on experience, one of the most unforgettable meetings is the…- May 6, 2022Over the years the Passover Seder has always been the largest event we organized, we started with 50 people and…
April 9, 2022After two years exactly since the covid lockdown, Purim was celebrated without any restrictions. Starting with a full house for…
March 27, 2022Sunday morning a group of students met at Chabad where a bus was waiting to bring them to Ostia Antica…- February 16, 2022An emotional wedding was celebrated when a bride and a groom came to Italy in order to get married in…
- December 6, 2021A historical event took place this Chanukah in Rome; an ice Chanukah Menorah was lit in front of the Colosseum.…
- June 15, 2021Due to covid, the BMC had to skip a year, but as soon as it was possible, the program took…
- January 25, 2021With some delay, after months of preparations on how to run the Bas Mitzvah Club during the pandemic, finally, the…
- December 17, 2020For the eight nights of Chanukah, Piazza Bologna, the central square in the Jewish neighborhood of Rome was lit with…
December 8, 2020Jews living in Rome but also all over Italy requested Chanukiot, candles, and even books related to Chanukah to be…
December 2, 2020An Israeli delegation of doctor and nurses from the Sheba Hospital came to Italy, to the region of Piedmont, for…
November 24, 2020Thanks to two generous individuals, Mr. Rami Levi from Israel and Ronen Biton from Hungary, we were able to grant…- October 26, 2020The holiday of Sukkot is a time when we eat outside so it was the perfect setting to be in…
- October 8, 2020Last year Sukkot, the Sukkah was bursting and we didn't have enough space, so we planned to enlarge the Sukkah…
September 20, 2020Amid rising cases of COVID in Italy and in the Jewish community, the Chabad center hosted private services for Rosh…
August 2, 2020During the lockdown, when no in-person activity was allowed, Rabbi Lazar offered to both the Italian as well as the…- July 14, 2020Over four months without being together, after taking every precaution that we could re-start in-person activity, we had our first…
- June 9, 2020JTA — Italian Jews celebrated their community’s first wedding since the country’s synagogues, along with many other institutions, were shut…
- May 1, 2020During the hard months of lockdown when the students were locked at home or after when they returned from Israel…
April 11, 2020In the weeks preceding Pesach while Italy was in lockdown, many people turned to Chabad not knowing how they will…- December 10, 2018The Pre-Chanukah party was a big success with many foreign students in attendance but also locals. Rabbi Lazar opened the…
- September 13, 2018Ten students from Rome joined tens of others from around Europe thanks to ECJS and Meromim for a trip of…
July 1, 2018The second year of BMC at Chabad Piazza Bologna Rome ended off with a moving ceremony where the girls each…- February 26, 2018A beautiful buffet welcomed the guest at the inauguration of the new Chabad center in Piazza Bologna after nine years…
- November 8, 2017The Sinai Scholar Society approved this year the opening of a new branch in Rome, the first course limited to…
