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Zoning Board Approves Disputed Plans for New Chabad Facility

(lubavitch.com) After much intense debate, the Jewish community of the Shoreline won approval Wednesday night by the local Planning and Zoning Commission for plans to…

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 22, 2008

Lightning Up Chanukah

(lubavitch.com) Some 500 Jewish fans noshed on Glatt kosher hot dogs Thursday as Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche played an intensely tight game.…

December 21, 2008

For Chabad Representatives to Bangalore, A New Baby

(lubavitch.com) If Israeli backpackers spurn Bangalore in favor of spicier locales in India, why is Chabad opening its next outpost there? According to Rabbi Yosef…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 18, 2008

Volume 29 of Rebbe’s Correspondence Published

Kehot Publication Society, the Lubavitch Publishing House, announced the publication of the 29th volume of Igrot Kodesh, “Holy Epistles,” by the Lubavitcher Rebbe. This 352-page…

December 16, 2008

In Mumbai, A Ray of Light Punctuates Great Sadness

(lubavitch.com) Tears, songs and resolve permeated Shabbat meals hosted by Chabad of Mumbai in undisclosed locations this past weekend. Rabbi Dov Ber Goldberg and his…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 16, 2008

UNITE THE LIGHTS: Jewish Organizations Coordinate Chanukah Memorial Lighting Campaign

(lubavitch.com) Unite the Lights, a grassroots, nationwide menorah lighting campaign will honor the memory of the Mumbai terror victims this Chanukah. The campaign aims to…

December 15, 2008

New Rabbinical Yeshiva To Open in New York City’s Financial District

(lubavitch.com) Chabad-Lubavitch of Wall Street will be opening a yeshiva in the world financial district this week. The new international Yeshivat Hakedoshim, named for the…

By Miriam Davids

December 15, 2008

Chabad Community Mourns Passing of Rabbi Tzvi Yosef Kotlarsky

(lubavitch.com) Rabbi Tzvi Yosef Kotlarsky, who fled the Nazi invasion of Poland via Lithuania and Imperial Japan, and went on to serve as chief administrator…

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 12, 2008

US SENATE CONDEMNS TERROR ATTACKS IN MUMBAI Senate Passes Casey-Voinovich Resolution

(lubavitch.com) The U.S. Senate late Wednesday night passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and George Voinovich (R-OH) condemning the terrorist…

December 11, 2008

Chabad Tries to Maintain Services in Riot Crippled Greece

(lubavitch.com) After four days of widespread rioting that has brought the country's infrastructure, from transportation to banking and hospital services to a grinding halt, Rabbi Mendel and…

By Dvora Lakein

December 10, 2008

Clarification Regarding Chabad Mumbai Relief Efforts

(lubavitch.com) In response to inquiries about the fund established in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attack: Lubavitch Headquarters in conjunction with the Holtzberg/Rosenberg families,…

December 10, 2008

Young Energy Magnate Promises ‘Taking Care of Chabad A Priority’

(lubavitch.com) Shattered by the murders in Mumbai, one energy magnate is picking up the pieces by making a significant contribution to a Florida Chabad center.…

By E.J. Tansky

December 9, 2008

I’m Still Waiting For You, Rivki

(lubavitch.com)–"Write," you told me only two hours and ten minutes before they entered your home. "It's been a long time since you wrote anything about…

By Chani Lifshitz

December 7, 2008

THOUSANDS REMEMBER CHABAD’S GAVRIEL AND RIVKAH HOLTZBERG: Vow to Continue Holy Work

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By Sarah Bronson

December 2, 2008

Jewish Victims Come Home

(lubavitch.com) The IAF plane carrying the remains of the six Jews murdered in Mumbai landed at an army near Ben Gurion airport in Israel at…

December 1, 2008

For Gabi and Rivki, In Blessed Memory

Just minutes ago I heard the terrible news that five Israeli hostages were found dead inside the Chabad House in Mumbai. Although the media hasn’t…

December 1, 2008

Shabbat Candle Lighting Revival in Wake of Chabad Mumbai Tagedy

In his press conference following receiving confirmation of the killings in Mumbai last Friday, Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman, of the worldwide Educational and Social Services…

December 1, 2008

Mumbai Jewish Community, Survivors, Grieve For Victims

Shimon Rosenberg, the father of Chabad emissary Rivka Holtzberg who was killed in the attack along with her husband Gavriel, eulogized his daughter and son-in-law…

By Ronen Medzini

December 1, 2008

Condolences: We Mourn Together With Chabad

The White House Washington December 1, 2008 Laura and I send our condolences to the Chabad-Lubavitch family and all those honoring the lives lost…

November 30, 2008

“I Didn’t Know Them Personally, I Knew the Work They Were Doing . . .”

Dear friends and family, As most of you know Joe and I have spent the last thirteen years instilling Jewish morals, traditions, and knowledge as…

November 30, 2008

A Last Shabbat With The Holtzbergs in Mumbai

(lubavitch.com) I met the Holtzbergs last week during my first Shabbat in Mumbai. I emailed them a month before coming to India , and then…

November 30, 2008

Jews Stranded in Bangkok

(lubavitch.com) With Bangkok’s airport shut down by anti-government protesters, Chabad of Thailand is prepared to host a greater number of visitors, mostly Israelis stranded in…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 30, 2008

Chabad Representatives To Be Buried In Israel

(lubavitch.com) Three days of intense fighting and fear ended in grief Friday when the deaths of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were confirmed in Mumbai,…

By Dvora Lakein

November 29, 2008