For two days this summer, Raleigh, North Carolina, better known for its craft breweries and tech hubs, was transformed into a nerve center for young Jewish life worldwide.

A new engagement through Met@Chabad is bringing together two Jewish professionals from Houston, TX, and Charlotte, NC, highlighting the growing number of cross-community shidduchim facilitated by local Shluchim and Met@Chabad.

The message was clear: when the diaspora community stands in public with Jewish pride for Israel, it does make a difference.

Inspired by The Rebbes call for every Jew to be a Shliach and underscored by the increased need for connection in recent times, Chabad Young