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Mystery Donor
As Chabad events gained popularity, the Kaminetzkys’ rented apartment began to shrink. It was time to move forward. But with a weak economy and a community that struggles to get by, the prospects were dim.
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European Chabad On Campus Reps Gather For Conference
Chabad representatives serving twenty university campuses Europe-wide met up in London last weekend for Chabad on Campus Europe’s annual conference
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Stranded In Halifax, El Al Passengers Spend Shabbat With Chabad
Flight attendants started running, there was a definite smell of smoke and suddenly the flight path screens showed the plane making a u-turn. It was just after 11pm last Thursday when the pilot declared an emergency on El Al flight 26 that was supposed to fly non-stop from Newark, New Jersey to Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Monday is CTeen’s Kippah Day: Answer to anti-Semitism
As Jewish organizations worldwide stand in solidarity and unite to fight anti-Semitism, Jewish teen boys all over the world are doing their part on January 13 by wearing a kippah the entire day—even if they don’t usually wear one.
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Ideal Partnerships For An Ideal Cause
Studies tracking charitable contributions consistently find that the American Jewish community is overrepresented. Philanthropy is a tremendous point of Jewish pride, but all too often, the objects of our largesse are not Jewish causes.

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Black Fire, White Fire
Although it’s a staple of the synagogue service, the reading of the Torah remains something of a mystery to many. Here’s an up-close look at some of the whys and hows that surround this esoteric tradition.

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Texas Chabad ‘Mom’ Receives “Be Remarkable” Award
Manya Lazaroff, director of Chabad at Texas A&M University was in the middle of a meeting when a crew from KBTX-TV arrived at the Rohr Chabad Jewish Center to present her with the ‘Be Remarkable’ award.
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Ukraine Chabad Builds Apartment Complex For Emissaries
Yesterday, Chabad of Dnipro, Ukraine, laid the foundation for an apartment complex located near the iconic Menorah Center, one of the largest Jewish community centers in the world.
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Seven Menorahs in North East, London: A Grateful Man Gives Back
When Grant was a child in the sixties, living in Stamford Hill, in a non-observant home just two streets away from the Lubavitch Foundation of the United Kingdom.
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Chanukah 2019 Story Roundup
A roundup of the stories and thought pieces that made up our Chanukah content for Chanukah 2019-5770.
Soul Lights
Sitting with the Rebbe’s shluchim at the closing session of the Annual International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries near the end of November, I felt the enormous spiritual power concentrated in the cavernous hall.
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A Wink From Above
It’s happened to all of us. In this column, we asked readers to tell us about that uncanny experience that reminded them that sometimes, miracles happen . . . to us, here, now.
At 100, Vet Who Fought The Nazis Lights Menorah For The First Time
When the rabbi visited Yeffim Isakovich at his home on Thursday, the fifth night of Chanukah, to celebrate the Red Army Veteran’s 100th birthday, Yeffim marked another milestone as he lit the menorah for the first time in his life.
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A Rock From Dachau At A Massachusetts Menorah
He ran to his car parked nearby and I wondered what he could possibly be giving me. He returned with a small lucite box that contained a stone glued to a miniature pedestal. "This rock is from Dachau," he explained.
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Fun Chanukah Quiz!
Jewish tradition employs candle lighting to mark many important events, significant dates and Shabbat and festivals. Lighting candles is central to the observance of Chanukah. In this issue we look at Talmudic discussions that relate to light.
The All for All Synagogue
Every Shabbat, Rabbi Anchelle Perl invites congregants to step forward with requests for prayers during the traditional Misheberach ceremony. What’s less traditional is the type of requests he solicits.
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You say Worrier, We’ll Give you Warrior
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s new course is turning worriers into warriors and attendees are suiting up in droves. JLI’s latest six-week syllabus is being praised by many students as the organization’s best yet, with record attendance to match
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Chabad Opens at Israel’s Newest Airport
Discussions to install a Chabad Center at the new airport began in 2017 as airport construction was underway. “The Chabad stand at Ben-Gurion is very popular so we wanted the same here,” Rabbi Yosef Hecht, Chief Rabbi of Eilat shared with Lubavitch.com
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Chabad Rabbis Join Substance Use Disorders Educational Initiative
18.7 million Americans have a substance use disorder. That’s one in twelve adults. Joining the fight against addiction are three Atlanta-area Chabad rabbis, who have been selected to participate in an eight-session opioid awareness and prevention seminar for interfaith leaders.
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Power to the Children
Twenty passionate educators came together last month at a conference in Plano, Texas. Hosted by Rivkie Block, Chabad’s representative here, together with Chabad’s Early Childhood Education Network (CECE), the conference united directors for workshops, classroom tours, and networking.
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Latte with a Side of Love
It smells like a cafe ought to. The rows of eclairs and tarts and cupcakes line the glass counter in perfect, high-caloric formation. Light streams in through large windows, dimpling the whipped cream on the flawlessly frothed drinks. chabad lubavitch
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Miracle Minyan in Omaha
“Hey Rabbi, getting ready for takeoff at Newark. Found four other Jewish guys on board. Think we can get a minyan?” At 4:00 A.M. last Monday, Moshe Rosenblatt pressed send on the text, turned his phone off and settled in for the three-hour flight to Omaha, Nebraska.
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Amidst A Decline in Synagogues, Chabad Builds in Stony Brook
Village Chabad Stony Brook just built a new $4.6 million, 13,000 sq. ft. Jewish center in the heart of the New York town. “We are optimistic that this will invigorate and rejuvenate the Jewish community,” says Stony Brook resident and SUNY Professor Emeritus, Dr. Bernie Dudock.
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Prayers and Aid in Aftermath of Albanian Earthquake
An earthquake that hit Albania early Tuesday morning has left death and wreckage in its wake. “People stand around their collapsed homes searching for loved ones and processing the reality that they are now homeless.”
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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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