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Israelis Targeted in Danish Shopping Mall

(lubavitch.com) Two Israelis were shot Wednesday while managing their booth at a shopping mall in Odense, Denmark. According to Copenhagen's Chabad Rabbi Yitzchok Loewenthal, one…

December 31, 2008

Chabad Centers in Beer Sheva, Ashkelon Double as Bomb Shelters As Children, Adults Wait Out the War

(lubavitch.com) Following a quiet night of silent and empty streets in Beer Sheva and Ashkelon, the sun came up Wednesday morning to the terrifying sound…

By Zalman Nelson

December 31, 2008

As Missile Attacks on Israel Intensify, Residents, Municipalities, Turn to Chabad

(lubavitch.com) Despite the worst barrage of rockets since the Gaza Operation began, Rabbi Zev Pizem of Sderot is in his office and on the streets,…

By Zalman Nelson

December 31, 2008

Chabad House in Sderot Sustains Heavy Damage, Lives Spared

(lubavitch.com) It was a clear miracle that protected Rabbi Chananel and Tzivia Pizem of Sderot from a direct hit to their home Tuesday. The Chabad representatives…

By Dvora Lakein

December 30, 2008

Child of the Holtzbergs Dies of Severe Illness

(Lubavitch.com) The global Jewish community joins the extended Holtzberg and Rosenberg families in mourning, Tuesday, following the death of Dov Ber Holtzberg. The four-year old…

December 30, 2008

Israeli Arabs Attack Local Jewish Neighbors As Air Strikes Continue

(lubavitch.com) Well beyond the reach of rockets, Israelis throughout the country are on higher alert after several local terrorist attacks including one in which an…

By Zalman Nelson

December 30, 2008

Chabad Stays Open, Reliable, As Gaza Responds With Rockets

(lubavitch.com) Israel’s air strikes on Gaza, aimed at bringing relief and restoring some kind of security to the country’s southern residents, have been greeted with…

By Zalman Nelson

December 29, 2008

Menorah Lights Glow With Hope and Promise at Terror Site in Mumbai

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By Dvora Lakein

December 25, 2008

Father of Slain Terror Victim Kindles Menorah on Liberty Island

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By Miriam Davids

December 23, 2008

Chabad Rabbi’s Seminars Help Unemployed Find Authentic Life Passion

(lubavitch.com) Usually, when the pink slip blues get former financial services whiz, Fran Gerrish of Aurora, CO, down, she phones a buddy from work, another…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 23, 2008

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

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

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

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