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This Chanukah, How Many Saw The Light?
Editor's Note: There's no way of gauging how many were reached these past eight days of Chanukah. In addition to Chabad's public menorah displays, rabbinical […]
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News Briefs: Flying Challahs Spread Jewish Traditions in Upstate NY
Rabbi Yossi Rubin of Clifton Park, followed by Rabbi Abba Rubin of Saratoga Springs, have started a weekly tradition of surprising Jewish residents with a […]
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As the Last Day of Chanukah Nears, Lights Grow More Intense
Cautiously conservative estimates put the number of Chabad’s Chanukah events and menorahs worldwide at 2,600. This number, based on events listed on Chabad websites and […]
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Three Chabad Students Killed in Car Accident
Chabad communities in Israel and beyond are shocked by the loss of three of its students, killed on Wednesday in a car accident. Levi Hendel, 14, […]
News Briefs: New Jewish Community Center Opens in Siberia
Many public figures, reports FJC.ru, including Deputy Vassily Kuzubov, Mayor Petr Pimashkov as well as representatives from nearby Jewish communities and other religious leaders attended […]
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News Briefs: Chanukah Lights in Jail
Jewish inmates in the Harris County Jail are making history this Chanukah. In addition to the first time ever candle lighting ceremony that will take […]
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News Briefs: Peaceful Protests in Favor of Public Menorah
The citizens of Fort Collins, CO responded with a campaign of support when Rabbi Gorelick, director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Northern Colorado, was […]
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Menorah: A Symbol of Religious Freedom
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that placing Chabad-owned menorahs in public spaces did not violate the establishment clause, it set a slab of precedent […]
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Chanukah Photo Feature
Chabad reaches millions with the light and warmth of Chanukah as thousands of menorahs illuminate public spaces in cities and towns nationwide and around the […]
Mega Events Look to Reach Mega Numbers This Chanukah
Long famous for lighting giant menorahs in public squares, Chabad Lubavitch has, in recent years, taken the experience a step further with mega-events that bring […]
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Rapper’s Lyrics Spawn Interest in Chasidic Texts
After a long day of research and lab work, Jewish students in elite universities are pumping up the volume on Matisyahu’s reggae hits and digging […]
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Chabad May Sue To Recover Library, Says Federal Judge
Earlier this week, Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by […]
Chabad Rabbi Delivers Invocation at Inauguration of Linda Lingle
Rabbi Itchel Kransjanski, Chabad representative to Hawaii, delivers the invocation yesterday at the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Linda Lingle's second term.
New Mikveh in Florida To Be Wheelchair Accessible
For the 900,000 American women who use wheelchairs, there are barely more than ten accessible mikvehs that allow them to immerse in the Jewish ritual […]
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It Takes A Partnership: Boston and Dnepropetrovsk
There’s an elderly Jewish woman named Anna Shevelev living in the lap of luxury, in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk. Anna is not heir to […]
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Jewish School in Vienna, Target of Vandalism
Police arrested a man suspected of causing widespread damage by smashing windows and other glass surfaces at a Jewish school in Vienna early Sunday using […]
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Patent Pending
To all appearances, the Chabad representatives in the group photo—an annual rite at the Conference of Shluchim—look very much alike. About 3,000 men, similarly dressed, […]
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Answers: 24/6
AskMoses.com, one of the world’s leading websites for Jewish information and the only one offering live chat services 24 hours a day 6 days a […]
Two by Phone
JNet, the Jewish Learning Network pairs Jews who want to learn more about Judaism with Jews who want to teach or study by phone for […]
Reaching Out to First Time Moms
A recently published study by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis, identified a new demographic, of interest to Jewish outreach activists: first […]
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Education Appointments and Awards
Rabbi Nochem Kaplan, Director of the Chabad-Lubavitch Office of Education, was recently elected to the Commission on Standards and Review of the National School Council […]
A Time to Build
It's a pattern that repeats itself in one community after another: the Chabad House that opened only a few years back soon outgrows the space […]
Chabad Outreach: Not About Personal Fulfillment
“We do what is best for the mission, not what is fulfilling for the messengers.” That was how Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, Chabad’s representative to […]
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International Conference of Shluchim 2006
Representatives of Jewish communities around the world convene at Lubavitch Headquarters November 15-20 for the annual International Conference of Chabad Shluchim. Following are images from […]
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Holocaust survivor Helga Melmed is giving her time, energy, and priceless life experience to educate and care for Jewish children at Chabad of Venice, Florida’s Camp Gan Israel.
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Mitzvahs at the World Cup
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Mitzvahs at the ADL Never Is Now Summit in New York City
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As 90,000 fans descend on Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for this year’s Super Bowl, Chabad is welcoming hundreds of Jewish visitors with kosher food, prayer services, and mitzvah opportunities throughout the weekend.
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New Chabad Center in Buckeye — The Gateway to Arizona’s West
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Chabad Young Professionals Rabbis Gather For Convention in Raleigh
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Texas Chabad Brings Aid To Flood Victims
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Chabad Brings Kosher Food To Wimbeldon
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