Over the past 2.5 years, the Jewish outreach movement has seen money pouring in like never before as it is dramatically strengthening its campus presence. But its growing popularity, some observers warn, may be rooted in misperceptions about its true ideological agenda
Rabbi Levi Cunin, who runs the Indiana University Chabad House with his wife, speaking during a pro-Israel rally on campus in Bloomington, Indiana, in May 2024. Credit: AJ Mast/AP
Over the past 2.5 years, the Jewish outreach movement has seen money pouring in like never before as it is dramatically strengthening its campus presence. But its growing popularity, some observers warn, may be rooted in misperceptions about its true ideological agenda
12:44 AM • March 28 2026 IDT
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