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Chabad Rabbi Inspired South Carolina’s Anti BDS Law
South Carolina passed a historic bill into law that will make businesses think twice before boycotting Israel. Representative Alan Clemmons, Chairman of the South Carolina House Rules Committee, pioneered the bill, giving credit to Rabbi Doron Aizenman for inspiring him to have the bill pass as law.
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Upscale and Kosher in Siberia
If he were alive today, Moshe Vishedsky would be incredulous. A pious Chabad Chasid, he suffered ten punishing years in a Siberian labor camp with a daily ration of hard bread and diluted soup.
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Rabbi Binyomin Klein, Member of Rebbe’s Secretariat, 79
Rabbi Binyomin Klein, 79, longtime aide and member of the secretariat of Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, passed away on Friday morning in Brooklyn, New York. He will be remembered as the “Rebbe’s Ambassador” to Israeli officials.
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Rio Jewish Community Prepares for Summer 2016 Olympics
As Rio di Janeiro prepares to host the summer 2016 Olympics, the city’s local Jewish community is busy with its own preparations.
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What’s Inside That Pretty Mezuzah Case?
It’s not all that unusual to discover that rolled inside that decorative mezuzah case you purchased in Israel or at your local Jewish gift shop, is not the scribe’s handiwork on parchment, but a piece of printed paper.
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The Shmuel Rohr Brit Milah Clinic of Russia Opens
At Marina Roscha—Moscow’s Jewish Community Center—men and women make life changes on a daily basis as they discover their Jewish traditions.
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In Time for Shavuot: Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Revises Tablet Logo
Israel’s chief rabbinate updated the design of their logo in which the Ten Commandments will now be depicted in a square rather than the familiar rounded shape.
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A Terror Survivors’ Reunion
Earlier this month, nearly 60 years later, 40 remaining survivors attended a reunion. They met in that same synagogue where in April 1956 the terrorists burst into the Chabad vocational school murdering five students and their teacher.
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Book Review: Transitions In Language And Leadership
Zornberg introduces her discussion of Bamidbar, the fourth of the Five Books of the Torah, by outlining the dramatic terrain of the “midbar”—a great and terrible wilderness.
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After 30 Years, Rabbi Fulfills Promise to Dying Mother
Matthew Jurgens has one vague and cherished memory of his mother that he holds on to “ever so tightly:” playing a card game with her in her hospital bed at the Winthrop University Hospital. Rabbi Anchelle Perl, who met Michele Goldman-Jurgens on her deathbed, has his own memory of Matthew’s mom, one that has haunted him for close to three decades.
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Nepal Crisis Worsens Following Second Quake
Still reeling from last month's major earthquake, Nepal was struck yet again Tuesday, this time by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. The quake and its aftershocks, which continue this morning, came as many rescue teams already returned home from their missions to help Nepal following the last earthquake.
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Official Goverment Reception in Germany Serves Kosher
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and some 2500 guests participated at the official gala event hosted by Germany’s President Joachim Gauck, commemorating 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel.
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Preparing Them for Bar Mitzvah: Rabbi Works With Special Children
Resourceful mom of three boys with special needs finds success with local Chabad representatives
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Only Kosher Eatery Opens in Western Ukraine
With a menu offering five salads, a variety of soups, breads and meats, the only kosher restaurant in Western Ukraine opened last week in the city of Zhitomir.
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Lag B’Omer After The Earthquake
This year, Lag B’omer comes at a difficult time for Chabad of Nepal. While sitting down to create her poster, Chani’s husband, Rabbi Chezki was in the midst of a difficult rescue effort in the destructed Langtang village, following last month’s quake.
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Uncovering The Artist Within: Exhibit of Works by Children With Special Needs
Friendship Circle has partnered with Bear Givers foundation to nurture the artistic talents of individuals with special needs towards an exhibit Art of Friendship.
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Partnerships For Jewish Life
There’s been no dearth of data on the sharp decline in Jewish giving and its steady downhill slide, a fact that is forcing major Jewish philanthropies and donors to review their own priorities.
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Nepal Update
After days of exposure to the elements following Saturday’s 7.8 earthquake, 25 Israeli backpackers were airlifted to safety by Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz and volunteers who reached them by helicopters on Wednesday morning.
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Students Take First Prize At Connecticut State Science Fair
Students at the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy were well represented at the 67th Annual Connecticut State Science Fair held March 10th-14th at Quinnipiac University.
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Thailand Chabad Rep Awarded the Jerusalem Unity Prize
To perpetuate the memory of their sons, kidnapped and slain in 2014 by Palestinians, the mothers of Gilad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach established the Jerusalem Unity Prize.
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Des Moines Diary: Pastrami for the Soul
Corned beef, pickled just right, on thick slices of rye, with pumpernickel seeds embedded in the chewy thick crust. A juicy, firm garlicky pickle. The kosher deli stirs up warm memories, nostalgia for the old world.
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President Obama Welcomes Chabad-Lubavitch to the White House
President Obama noted his appreciation for the Rebbe’s lifetime of work and recognizing that education is among many shared Jewish and American values – values that have shaped and strengthened his own connection to the Jewish community.
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New Chaplaincy Program to Train Rabbinical Students
In the coming year, the yeshiva will be offering students enrolled in its four year program training them for a career in the field of Chaplaincy.
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Nepali Locals, Travelers, Find Food, Solace at Chabad
“Our greatest worry now is to make sure that anyone who comes to the Chabad House should have a hot meal,” the Chabad representative says.
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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.
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Mitzvahs at the World Cup
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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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