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Seniors Study Talmud, Reap Social Benefits
Some 50 seniors regularly attend the program which meets five days a week for two and a half hours of Talmudic, Biblical and Chassidic study.
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A Leap of Faith
I love to jump! And so, after school I went leaping around New Zealand, across Australia, Africa and finally to Israel.
In Montreal, Communal Seders Not Just for Needy
Sarah Yevzeroff, well into her 80’s, would have celebrated last Passover by herself in her Montreal apartment. “My husband died and I have only one son. When you have no money, you cannot celebrate, you eat what there is and that’s it,” she says.
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Children of Chabad Reps Deliver Winning Speeches in Federation of Greater Vancouver’s Contest
Taking lessons from contemporary life, the children of Chabad-Lubavitch representatives to Downtown Vancouver won top spots in the Public Speaking Contest Award of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver.
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Not Just for Kids : Hands-On at the Matzah Bakery
At Chabad of Rochester, Rabbi Nechemia Vogel decided to appeal the inner child of his community’s adults. After 30 years of catering to generations of children, the Rochester Matzah Bakery opened its doors to an adults night only event.
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Decoding the Origins of Jewish Tradition
Set to begin in early May, the course promises to examine the differences between the Biblical writings and the Talmudic, Jewish law, and myriad of volumes of Jewish scholarship.
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Historic Birmingham Synagogue Restored
300 members of the community of Birmingham, England met in the Jospeh Cohen hall to celebrate the rededication of the 159 year old Singers Hill Synagogue.
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Keeping Pre-Bar-Bat Mitzvah Coming Back For More
Once they approach Bat and Bar Mitzvah milestone, tweens typically drop out of Hebrew School. This fact is supported by the findings of a 2008 study commissioned by the Avi Chai Foundation: “enrollment drops precipitously… more students are enrolled in the lower grades than the higher ones.”
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Digging Deeper: Groundbreaking for Rashi’s Campus
The people who loved her and the life she modeled were driven to harness their grief towards positive change. Within a year of her passing, a fundraising initiative launched by her 15 year-old garnered $3.1 million.
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Historic California Ranch Acquired by Jewish Camp
“The ranch had outdoor components that would make it unique Jewish camp. There were goats, horses, a lake, large grounds and in close proximity to national parks,” Rabbi Shlomo Menkes, who founded Gan Israel together with his wife Aliza, 13 years ago, said.
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A Measure of Jewish Pride: Germany’s Largest Mezuzah Gets Notice
“The reaction to anti-Semitism may be to hide our identity. But we need to wear our Judaism proudly,” says Rabbi Yehudah Tiechtel, executive director of Chabad in Berlin and rabbi of the city’s Jewish community.
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Kharkiv’s Woes Didn’t Stop Purim Pomp
With Ukraine’s war in the east and the nation’s economic collapse, you’d think Purim might have taken a back seat this year to this struggling country’s woes.
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Nonagenarian Thanks Russia for Liberating Her from Auschwitz
“I have come here to thank the soldier from the Red Army who came to save me. Who knows where I would be today, if not for him,” Breindel Fleishman, 90, told those gathered last month at the Moscow Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center.
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Packing Purim Parties
Purim? Purim is really different. For starters, it’s the only one-day holiday on the Jewish calendar. You don’t get 8 days, like you do Chanukah or Passover or Sukkot. You don’t even get two days, like with Shavuot or Rosh Hashana.
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Mother of Autistic Child Promotes Inclusion, Kindness
“In 1964 this condition [autism] was virtually unknown, still in its infancy. I was overwhelmed, and unsure of how I would cope,” says Chana Sharfstein, the driving force behind Building Bridges: An Evening of Awareness and Appreciation for Individuals with Special Needs.
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Teens Take Jewish Pride to Heart and Home
“I could not believe that there were so many Jews in one place without being scared,” Cyril Buchinger, a high school senior from France said in astonishment.
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UC Berkeley Student Senate Passes Bill Condemning Anti-Semitism
Jewish students at UC Berkeley were in a celebratory mood last night after the unanimous passing (20-0) of a bill by the student government condemning anti-Semitism.
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Mezuzahs for Maryland’s Jews in Uniform
“Protecting those who protect us,” is the tagline of a new project providing mezuzahs free of charge to Maryland’s Jewish men and women in uniform.
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Thawing Out in Winnipeg’s New Kosher Café
It is well below freezing outside, but inside BerMax Caffé + Bistro, patrons are sipping hot soup and lattes, enjoying a rare Winnipeg experience: kosher dining in a smart, upscale eatery.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon To Greet Jewish Teenagers
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will address Jewish teenagers via video on Sunday, at the CTeen banquet dinner. He is expected to offer a particular message of solidarity for the 110 teen delegates from France.
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36 Orphaned Bat Mitzvah Girls Celebrate in Jerusalem
For the families with a deceased parent, celebrating joyous occasions could be emotionally and financially difficult.
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Port Washington’s Chabad Representative Inducted as Police Chaplain
Rabbi Shalom Moshe Paltiel was inducted in ceremony as Chaplain to the Port Washington Police Department.
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French Municipality Names City Street for Jewish Educator
Last week, when the city affixed the sign of a new street named Rue Mendel Kalmanson, the Jewish community saw it is as confirmation of his life work promoting Jewish education.
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Chabad Families, Communities, Grow in Small, Remote Communities
A growing number of Chabad couples who give up the material bounty and spiritual security of life in a developed, Jewish community, choosing instead to put down roots in places where kosher food is scarce and the most basic institutions of Jewish life, including synagogues and schools, only exist if they build them.
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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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