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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

The Maharal Institute Opens in Prague

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By Dvora Lakein

September 25, 2008

Chabad Opens Center For Jewish Life for Memphis Jewish Community

(lubavitch.com) As in years past, two Memphis day schools and the community high school will be slicing and polishing rams’ horns as they participate in…

By Dvora Lakein

September 24, 2008

Director of Children of Chernobyl Dies at 55

(lubavitch.com) The greater Chabad community mourned the sudden death, Sunday, of Rabbi Yossie Raichik, director of Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl (CCOC). Raichik, 55, passed away…

September 22, 2008

At Norther Arizona University, Students Remember 9/11 With Mitzvahs

(lubavitch.com) Chabad at Northern Arizona University encouraged students to commemorate 9/11 with acts of rebuilding, through performing good deeds. Student organizers stood at a booth…

September 22, 2008

Within Chabad, A New Year Brings New Ideas In Jewish Education

(lubavitch.com) Fully 13% of the 230,000 students in American Hebrew schools are enrolled in Chabad-run programs, a recent study found. The study, A Census of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 22, 2008

As Jews Leave South Africa, Chabad Stays Put

(lubavitch.com) Some 1000 Johannesburg Jews turned out at a community event to hear Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of the Lubavitch Educational and Social Services divisions,…

September 22, 2008

Israel Cultural Center Donates Libarary to Or Avner School

(lubavitch.com) The children at the Or Avner School of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine have a lot of reading to do. The Israel Culture Center donated its library…

September 19, 2008

With New JCC, Dniprodzerzhinsk Now Full-Fledged Jewish Community

(lubavitch.com) A new Jewish Community Center and Synagogue in Dniprodzherzinsk, designed with a familiar facade, will be dedicated amid much fanfare on Wednesday, promising to breathe new life…

By Mordechai Lightstone

September 17, 2008

A Sweet Beginning for Ukraine’s Senior Citizens

Chabad of Dnepropetrovsk together with its president, Gennady Bogoliubov are bringing the new year in for the city’s senior citizens on a sweet note. They’re…

September 17, 2008

Lubavitch Headquarters To Launch Mentoring Program for Chabad Representatives

(lubavitch.com) Chabad representatives are givers: of time, of advice, and a home-cooked meal. More commonly known as shluchim, the representatives—also referred to as emissaries or…

By Dvora Lakein

September 17, 2008

Bangkok Air Now Serving Kosher Meals

(lubavitch.com) Kosher observant travelers flying Bangkok Air out of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok can now enjoy dinners prepared by the airline’s caterers under the supervision of…

September 16, 2008

JDC Study Finds Education Gap Among Argentina’s Needy

(lubavitch.com) A study released by the Latin American branch of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) found that almost half the adults who depend on social…

September 16, 2008

Chabad-Lubavitch Accepted in Israel’s Tal Law

(lubavitch.com) A change in Israel's Tal Law now includes Chabad-Lubavitch among the social service agencies in Israel where high school graduates may fulfill their mandatory…

September 15, 2008