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Chabad Women on Campus Defy Stereotype of “Rabbi’s Wife”

(lubavitch.com) Now that the votes have been counted and barriers have been shattered on one front, will 2012 be the year of the woman? Women…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 11, 2008

Jewish Life in Germany 70 Years After Kristallnacht

(lubavitch.com) Survivors of Kristallnacht will tell you that they remember the flames. Fires shot out of the roofs of synagogues and the smell of burning…

By Dvora Lakein

November 8, 2008

Jewish Life On Campus Grows With Chabad

(lubavitch.com) Jamie Zebrak, a senior at the University of Oregon, has seen Jewish involvement on campus grow five-fold since she started here as a freshman.…

By Miriam Davids

November 6, 2008

Lost in The Andes, Found by Chabad

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By Mordechai Lightstone

November 5, 2008

How Elena Met Rami or The Chabad-Lubavitch Network: A Model of Causality

(lubavitch.com) Elena Lourie and Rami Kafarov never would have met let alone married in Oslo this summer were Chabad-Lubavitch no more than a bunch of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 3, 2008

After A Polarizing Election, Jewish Women To Share A Shabbat of Unity

(lubavitch.com) On December 5, Jewish women from zip codes across America and from diverse backgrounds will participate at a Shabbat retreat in Boulder, Colorado. Coming mere…

By Dvora Lakein

October 30, 2008

A Menorah Is Stolen From Holocaust Memorial Site in Ukraine

The Federation of the Jewish Communities of the Commonwealth of Independent States has condemned an act of vandalism in Pervomaisk, Ukraine, where a metal menorah…

October 29, 2008

TEACH ME, MASTER: Bankers and Businesspeople Become Today’s Talmudic Students

(lubavitch.com) The study of Talmud is high on the list of skills, most adults say ruefully, that you either got as a young yeshiva student,…

By Dvora Lakein

October 28, 2008

Chabad Rabbi Appointed to Florida Governor’s Faith Based Advisory Board

(lubavitch.com) Florida Governor Charlie Crist has appointed Rabbi Shneior Oirechman, Chabad Lubavitch representative of the Panhandle, to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council. He…

October 27, 2008

Photos: “And You Shall Bless the Children of Israel

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October 26, 2008

In Ravaged Gori Jewish New Year Began On A High Note

(lubavitch.com) Tensions continue to flare up between Georgia and Russia, with Gori still a city in shambles where many wait in refugee camps for Red…

October 23, 2008

SHE COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT Joy & Fervor On the Happiest Day of the Year

(lubavitch.com) The festivities of Simchas Torah, one of the happiest days on the Jewish calendar, begin Monday night. In communities around the world, people will…

By Dvora Lakein

October 20, 2008

New English Translation of Genesis With Commentaries by Kehot

(lubavitch.com) Kehot Publication Society, the Chabad-Lubavitch publishing house and Chabad of California have released a new translation of the Book of Genesis. The translation reflects…

October 16, 2008

Chabad of Columbus Opens LifeTown for Developmentally Disabled Children

(lubavitch.com) Justin Swan has a busy day ahead of him. After getting his annual check-up at the doctor’s office, this developmentally disabled 17 year-old must make…

By Dvora Lakein

October 12, 2008

Tuesday The Rabbi Was Late

(lubavitch.com) It was a beautiful Tuesday afternoon in Austin. The sun beamed overhead in a cloudless blue sky, and throngs of Austinites were outdoors enjoying…

By M. Phillips

October 7, 2008

Leading Chabad Rabbi in France, 85, Mourned.

(lubavitch.com) Jewish communities and individuals worldwide joined French Jewry in mourning the passing of a leading Rabbi, Rabbi Hillel Pevzner. Rabbi Pevzner, 85, served for…

October 5, 2008

Pinellas County Jewish Community Celebrates Completion of Mikvah

(lubavitch.com) Chabad-Lubavitch of Pinellas County and Young Israel of Clearwater completed construction on this Florida county’s first-ever mikvah, Sunday. “This is a really big step…

By Dvora Lakein

October 5, 2008

New Bill To Allow Condo Owners to Post Mezuzahs

(lubavitch.com) A new bill in Congress will seek to ensure that condo dwellers enjoy the same religious freedoms that others do. New York congressman, Jerrold…

By Dvora Lakein

October 5, 2008

Chabad Reaches Out to Israel’s Terror Victims on Rosh Hashana

(lubavitch.com) Under the auspices of Chabad’s Terror Victims Program, Israeli volunteers are criss-crossing the country in an effort o visit everyone who has lost a…

September 28, 2008

Smart Publicity and Messages of Empowerment Draw Greater Numbers To Chabad’s Rosh Hashana Services

(lubavitch.com) Wall Street bailouts, iPhones, and stratospheric gas prices are bringing more marginally affiliated Jews to Rosh Hashanah services say rabbis across the United States.…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 28, 2008

Corp! Magazine Selects Chabad Program As Diversity Champion

(lubavitch.com) Corp! Magazine, the state’s largest business magazine, chose The Friendship Circle of Michigan Thursday, as a “Diversity Champion.” A division of Chabad of Michigan,…

September 25, 2008

After 80 Years Jewish Community of Stavropol Gets New Torah

(lubavitch.com) The Jewish community of Stavropol welcomed its first Torah in almost 80 years. High on Rabbi and Mrs. Tzvi Hershcovich’s to-do list, upon arriving…

September 25, 2008

Chabad Opens New Mikvah in Redondo Beach

(lubavitch.com) The women of Redondo Beach, CA made their first appointments to visit the area’s newest addition: a 1,100 square foot mikvah. This mikvah, with…

September 25, 2008