Chabad-Lubavitch families share traditions of education and language

Personal accounts highlight methods of maintaining Jewish traditions and language within Chabad-Lubavitch families.

Shmuli Nachlas describes the influence of his upbringing in Detroit, noting how his parents prioritized visits to the Rebbe in New York and fostered a home centered on education and community service. Nachlas, who works as both a rabbi and a psychotherapist, emphasizes how these childhood experiences shaped his current roles in teaching and community leadership.

In another account, a Lubavitch mother shares her experience preserving the Yiddish language in a predominantly English-speaking environment. She explains that by making Yiddish the primary language for daily interactions between parents and children, her children became fluent despite the influence of English in preschool and external social circles.