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Jewish Revival in Birobidjan
The irony of 100 Jews braving icy streets of a remote Russian backwater in 20 degrees below zero, to participate at a public menorah lighting […]
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More Chanukah on Campus
The University of Chicago, a bastion of the American academic elite since its founding in 1890, is displaying its first ever Chanukah menorah in the […]
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Around Africa in Eight Days
When you live in a remote country in central Africa, foreign residents will tell you, it’s not hard to feel isolated from the rest of […]
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Campus Chanukah Roundup
Coinciding this year with Thanksgiving weekend, and coming just before the grueling weeks of final after final, Chanukah would have to compete aggressively for the […]
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Kids n’ Olive Oil: The Real Thing
When Rabbi Yisroel Engel of Denver, Colorado hit upon the idea of a hands-on Olive Oil Press workshop in the winter of 1986, he had […]
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A Menorah on the Slopes
Jason, a 24 year old Australian ski enthusiast was heading down the slopes one day in the winter of ’95 during a season-long ski stint, […]
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Seashells on the Beach
Against a snowy backdrop, the lights of the Menorah seem the perfect way to add warmth and brightness to the long winter nights. But in […]
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Traditional Torah Training in a Progressive School
Six year old Simon Handmaker of St. Louis, Mo, is getting the best of both worlds, claims his father, Billy Handmaker. A father of two […]
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Form and Function: A Menorah of Canned Goods
Collectors of Jewish artifacts will be amused by this menorah, too large to take home, yet unlike any of the giant menorahs that will grace […]
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A Light At The End of The Tunnel
Commuters passing through the Holland Tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey every day will soon be noticing a new sign of the season at […]
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Universal Studios To Host Chabad Chanukah Celebration
“If it’s an event in L.A., it’s happening on CityWalk!” proclaims Universal Studios CityWalk website. Chanukah 2002, then, must be an event in Los Angeles, […]
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Chabad-Lubavitch of Ontario Receives Major Government Grant
Chabad-Lubavitch of Ontario was the proud recipient of a major government grant by the Trillium Foundation, last Thursday, November 14th, to help launch the Friendship […]
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The Building on Lacplesa Street
Twice a year, a hunched, old man would make his way over to the Chabad school at 141 Lacplesa Street in Riga, Latvia, and offer […]
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Chabad Comes to Penn State
When Dan Singerman started out at Penn State University three years ago, he was “not too identified,” religiously. Raised conservative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dan embarked […]
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Healing for the Soul
In a diary entry written only days before her death, M., a 40-year old woman from New York battling cancer, listed several things she was […]
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A Jewish House of Healing
Nine hundred and fifty dinner guests turned up on October 1 at the Westin Hotel, one of Sydney, Australia’s most prestigious venues, in a broad […]
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Sun and Surf and Soul
“The idea of a Lubavitch center springing up here on the island was just surreal,” perhaps as surreal as the island itself, says Kim Barkan, […]
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Chanukah Gelt for Thousands
Thousands of children nationwide will soon be checking the post for their Chanukah gelt and gifts. Sponsored by an anonymous donor, Lubavitch World Headquarters will […]
Little People, Big Responsibilities
Thousands of guests at the annual banquet of the Chabad Lubavitch International Conference of Shluchim listened attentively as 12 year-old Motti Shochet of London, England […]
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Ukrainian Government Awards Chabad Rabbi
Once a capital crime in this region, Jewish outreach and spiritual leadership were recently awarded the highest government recognition. Rabbi Pinchas Vishedski, Chabad representative to […]
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International Chabad-Lubavitch Conference Concludes Today
Filling the largest convention hall in Brooklyn beyond capacity, the 2,000-plus Chabad-Lubavitch representatives from around the world paid moving tribute to the legacy of the […]
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Siberia’s Warming Trend
For the 25,000 Jews living in Novosibirsk, Russia’s third largest city, Jewish identity has long become no more than a sad footnote in their personal […]
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A Second Chance
Over the last few decades, a full 80% of Atlanta’s Jewish population of 100,000 migrated to the suburbs. For a while, it seemed as though […]
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Rebuilding Jewish Life in Dresden
DRESDEN, GERMANY–The elderly man expressed interest in receiving Chabad’s new weekly update, providing that its cover won’t display anything too Jewish. It wasn’t a good […]
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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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Hundreds of young Dallas Jewish professionals joined Shabbat 500, an annual project of the Intown Chabad.
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Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedlander was laid to rest after her passing at 103.
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