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Re: From Heartbreak to Hope: Chabad Takes Children Off the Streets
Lubavitch International's readers respond
Chabad at Stockton University Purchases New Center
When Rabbi Meir and Shaina Rapoport and their son Mendel moved to Galloway Township, N.J., in September of 2016 to serve the Jewish student body at Stockton University, they knew that they’d need a bigger space—and fast.
Re: Tell Them It’s Never Too Late
Lubavitch International's readers respond
Today in Jewish History: Yud (10) Shvat
Yud Shvat is one of the most important events in the Chabad-Lubavitch calendar.
If You Build It, You Will Come
Bob Tennenbaum was 28 years old when he was hired as the chief architect and planner for one of America’s early planned communities, Columbia. Now it is hosting a different kind of building boom. And Tennenbaum is once again at its helm.
Chabad to Open on the Greek Island of Rhodes
Well over 150,000 Israeli tourists visited the Greek island of Rhodes in 2016. For many, the first question asked when they arrived was, “Where is the local Beit Chabad?”
Chabad Emissary Opens Illinois’ Annual “State of the State” Address
Rabbi Avraham Kagan, director of government affairs for Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois and Rabbi of Chabad of River North, delivered the invocation at the joint session of the Illinois House of Representative and Senate in Springfield, Illinois.
Jewish Federation of Chapel Hill Recognizes Chabad Representative
Rabbi Zalman and Yehudis Bluming receive the Earl and Gladys Siegel Award
Chabad Representative Curates a Unique Judaica Collection
Witness to History, a self-described “traveling museum” with a mission to preserve, inspire, and connect evolved into an eclectic Jewish exhibit including manuscripts coins, maps, tzitzit and more.
Moving Forward
“Pray for the welfare of the government, for were it not for the awe of it, men would swallow one another alive.” (Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 3)
Life Sketches: The Empty Seat
A gentleman comes over and asks if he could sit down in the empty seat next to mine. It is the only available seat left in the whole place. I introduce myself. “I know who you are,” he says. “You’re the chief rabbi here.”
Portland, Oregon: School’s Closed, But Chabad Preschool Takes Shabbat Party Online
In a unique and creative effort to compensate for all the fun children are missing at school, The Gan - Portland Jewish Preschool is taking its weekly Shabbat party online.
Israeli President Ruvi Rivlin Visits Tbilisi’s Great Synagogue
Israeli President Ruvi Rivlin met with representatives of the Georgian Jewish community, including Chabad shliach Rabbi Meir Kozlovsky, in the Great Synagogue in Tbilisi Tuesday.
Chabad of Vail Overturns 1970s Amendment, Establishes Religious Center
Chabad Jewish Center has just purchased a building to be used as its permanent home, overturning a longstanding amendment in the process.
Yeshiva Offers Progressive Masters In Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy opens up a world beyond the rabbinate, for women and others who want to be involved in pastoral care.
Australian Prime Minister Visits Central Synagogue in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy joined the pre-Shabbat menorah lighting ceremony at the Central Synagogue of Sydney this past Friday.
In Conversation With Géza Röhrig, Lead Actor of Son of Saul
I hope that twenty years of Torah study has affected me. It wasn’t like during the shooting of the movie I suddenly thought of a concrete concept. But it’s in the person I have become during the years. In the everyday choices I make. It’s in the fabric of my being.
Overview: Chanukah 5777 in Moscow, Russia
For Russia’s Jews, the Chanukah holiday, its lights and message of religious freedom and the triumph of good over evil has particular resonance. Here are some holiday highlights.
Hebrew Academy Attempts Guinness World Record for Biggest Latka
Bring on the puns: Huntington Beach community members, along with students and faculty of Hebrew Academy, took the adage “go big or go home” very seriously on Friday as they attempted to fry and flip the world's first 7-foot traditional Chanukah latka.
Who Is The Teacher In That Photo?
When you look at photographs of Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust, do you wonder who the people in this picture were? Did they survive the Holocaust? What were their names? And who are their children? Where are they now?
New Center for Jewish Life Dedicated in Stamford, CT
Situated on a prime two acres of land along one of Stamford’s busiest thoroughfares, the 20,000-square-foot center provides much-needed space for Chabad’s many activities.
Book Review: For the Love of Truth
Peace and Truth. The two qualities are often at odds. It is easy to maintain the peace if we are willing to bend the truth, and easy to tell the truth if we don’t need to worry about who will be hurt by it.
Berlin Jewish Community to Step Up Chanukah Activities Following Attack
Berlin’s grand menorah lighting will take place at the Brandenburg Gate as it has in years past. This year it will be dedicated to the victims of the attack.
Chabad of Aventura Breaks Ground on New Facility
Aventura Chabad’s new facility showcases incredible growth from trailer to multimillion-dollar center
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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.
Mitzvahs at the World Cup
Mitzvahs at the ADL Never Is Now Summit in New York City
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.
New Chabad Center in Buckeye — The Gateway to Arizona’s West
Chabad Young Professionals Rabbis Gather For Convention in Raleigh
Texas Chabad Brings Aid To Flood Victims
Chabad Brings Kosher Food To Wimbeldon
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