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100 Year Celebration of Kazan’s Historic Synagogue
Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Muslim-majority autonomous republic of Tatarstan, celebrated the 100th year anniversary of its grand central synagogue this week. In preparation for the milestone year, the synagogue’s historical interior sanctuary was restored and the building’s façade got a facelift.
Vancouver Island Breaks Ground on New Chabad Center
Vancouver Island, in Canada’s Pacific northwest, was named the No. 1 Island in U.S and Canada by the Travel + Leisure magazine 2014. Locals and travelers come for the fishing, wineries, art, whale watching, and breathtaking scenery.
Congressman Ted Deutsch: Chabad Inspires Him to Speak His Conscience
Under a heavy downpour of rain, members of the Coral Springs Jewish community attended the August 13th opening of the Chai Chabad Center in Coral Springs, Florida.
Nanotech Engineers Decode Talmudic Texts
Behind the walls of the guarded nano technology industry, a group of great minds meet five times a week in a breakout room in Albany, New York. They discuss, debate, and spar with each other as they parse a dense-looking text. No, it is not code for the latest nano invention.
Success In 180 Words
I’ve always wondered why our Sages never clarified the definition of success. The Mishna defines the “rich” person, the “smart” person and the “strong” one. Yet, for some reason, the “successful”person didn’t seem to make the cut.
Interview with Russian Transportation Magnate David Aminov
Russian businessman and philanthropist David Aminov exudes a mellow humility, weighing his words thoughtfully as he considers Jewish identity, commitment and the revival of Jewish life in the Former Soviet Union.
Reflections On Leadership
A true leader, said the Rebbe, must selflessly put aside any personal interests when confronted with adversity, and be concerned only for the community and for the people who place their trust in his leadership.
Through A Lens Daily
Daily Wisdom offers its readers an “ark” of refuge, a way to re-focus themselves, and prepare themselves to enter the world each day.
Desperately Seeking Jews in the Australian Outback
Traveling in a motor home, armed with Jewish gear, Rabbi Yossi and Malki Rodal are making their way around the Australian outback in search of Jews.
Shabbat Nachamu, Shabbat Shalom!
Nachamu, nachamu ami . . . "Take comfort, take comfort, my people." The haftorah reading describes how God will console the Jewish people from their great sorrows and restore their city to its grandeur.
High Marks for Parisian Chabad School
Ranking at the top of Le Parisien’s list of the nation’s schools earlier this year, the school also got recognition last week with the release of the results of the matriculation exam of French schools: Beth Hanna took the highest score, with the students scoring 100% on this year’s tests.
Helping Jews Meet & Marry
Pamela Kandil and David Danciger’s “Meet Cute” is a jet-setting tale of Jewish dating with a uniquely European flair. Seated next to each other at a Jewish networking conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, the couple began a whirlwind courtship in the UK followed by a romantic proposal on a gondola in Venice, Italy.
In The Footsteps of Their Parents
At a time when other faith communities are experiencing a dearth of young religious leadership, within Chabad there are many like Mendel and Avremel: 20 and 30 somethings who have grown up as children of emissaries and return to their hometown to continue and advance their parents’ work.
The Tefillin Box
At the Shipudei Beer Sheva Mediterranean style eatery, they are used to serving hummous, shwarma and falafel. These days, owner Yossi Bitton has thrown some spiritual food into the mix with a Tefillin box that he’s installed, offering patrons the chance to wrap Tefillin and say the Shema prayer.
Women Front, Center of Budapest’s Budding Jewish Community
When Kata Nádas, 31, a Hungarian Jew, first began attending Chabad programs at sixteen, her parents were concerned. Their associations with Judaism were all dark: more than a half a million Jews were murdered by the Nazis with the assistance of local Hungarians, and anti-Semitism was on the rise in the country.
In Once-Judenrein Germany Jewish Life Blossoms
Twenty five years ago, he says, the attitude was that “Jewish life should be kept in the backyard,” and he didn’t see a need for Chabad in Germany.
Rabbi Simcha Zirkind, Pioneer of Chabad Activities in Quebec, 76
Rabbi Simcha Zirkind, 76, Chabad representative in Montreal, QC, tragically passed away on Shabbat. Founding the first Chabad House in the city at McGill University in Downtown Montreal, he was beloved by the many whom he personally nurtured in their growth of Judaism.
Learning Life Lessons From Wacky Science
As electric leaf blowers blow rolls of toilet paper, a delighted crowd of young children listen to Dr. Schnitzel derive life lessons from Newton’s laws of motion, Jewish ideas, morals and observance. It is the ever popular world of mad science with a Jewish twist.
Train Station To Auschwitz Now A Shelter for Refugees Fleeing ISIS
Ripped from their homes by the Nazis 70 years ago, 8,000 Jews were hauled to Stazione Centrale – Milan, Italy’s central train station – where cattle cars on an underground railroad waited to transport them to their death in Auschwitz.
Soul Strings Beckon, A Conductor Follows
When Israel Edelson, a rising conductor under the tutelage of legendary maestro Leonard Bernstein, arrived in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights, he was searching for meaning.
Center With A Soul Goes Up In Wilmette, Illinois
Rabbi Dovid and Rivke Flinkenstein managed Chabad’s activities in their basement before moving to a storefront in Kely Cleaners Plaza, slowly expanding into several of the adjourning stores. As interest grew, so did their programs and services, scattered in several locations.
Bethesda, Chevy Chase Jewish Communities See Remarkable Growth
Spurred to action by one woman who “gave of herself 110%” to build facts-on-the-ground, inspire meaningful connections and a joyful Jewish present, this is a glimpse into a community that saw only one way forward after the mover behind it all was suddenly gone.
Knesset Reflects on Rebbe’s Legacy
On the occasion of the 21st yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, opposition leaders gathered in the Israeli parliament to salute the Rebbe, his teachings and his role in reviving Jewish life across the globe.
German Foreign Minister Meets With Chabad Community Leaders
The Menorah Jewish Center, the world’s largest Jewish community center, received Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier when he visited Ukraine, late last month. […]
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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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