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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

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

Perm Jewish Community Loses Family In Plane Crash

(lubavitch.com) The Perm Jewish community is in grief over the loss of a local family of four, killed among the 88 victims of Sunday's Aeroflot 737 plane…

September 15, 2008

Chabad Jewish Student Center Dedicated at Binghamton University

(lubavitch.com) The Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life was inaugurated Sunday as some 500 students, professors, and supporters looked on. The 24,000 square foot building that services…

September 15, 2008

Chabad of West Coast’s “To Life” Telethon Generates $8 Million-Plus

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By Bradford Wiss

September 15, 2008

Boston CJP Delegation Visits Sister City in Ukraine

(lubavitch.com) The Boston-Dnepropetrovsk model is one of the most productive partnerships between two Jewish communities dedicated to helping a former communist city rehabilitate after decades…

September 12, 2008

Chabad of Wall Street Moves On, Does Not Forget 9/11

(lubavitch.com) “When Ground Zero is four blocks away from home, you don’t wait until 9/11 to remember 9/11. It’s in a corner of your heart…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 10, 2008

Photos: Chabad Universo

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September 9, 2008

Oklahoma City Celebrates First Jewish Center in 50 Years

(lubavitch.com) Hundreds of city locals looked on Sunday as the State Attorney General joined rabbis and cut the ribbon on the first Jewish building to…

By Dvora Lakein

September 9, 2008

Anonymous Donor Doubles Chabad Presence at UK Universities

(lubavitch.com) At the start of the UK academic term, six new Chabad representative couples will be greeting students at freshers fairs at some of the…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 8, 2008

Delaware Jewish Community on Senator Joe Biden

(lubavitch.com) After hearing from Alaska's Jewish community on Governor Palin, lubavitch.com caught up with its Chabad representative in Delaware to learn about the Democratic candidate…

By Dvora Lakein

September 8, 2008

Daily Minyan, Kosher Box Lunches For Jewish Guests in Twin Cities

(lubavitch.com) The streets of St. Paul this week are filled with both convention participants and protestors. Whoever they are, says Chabad representative Rabbi Mendel Feller,…

By Dvora Lakein

September 4, 2008

Employees At Largest Jewish Non-Profit in Argentina: Proud to Belong

(lubavitch.com) Like millions of administrative employees everywhere, Gabriela Cohen, a secretary at the Wolfsohn Tabicinik School in Belgrano, Buenos Aires, pulls full days answering phones,…

By Baila Olidort

September 4, 2008

At U.S. Campuses, Jewish Students Break The New Year In With Chabad

(lubavitch.com) As millions of college students packed up their IPODS and laptops and headed back to school, Chabad-Lubavitch campus representatives nationwide waited to welcome them. Students…

By Dvora Lakein

September 3, 2008

At South Florida Jewish Day School, Children With Special Needs Love to Learn

(lubavitch.com) Eight year-old Jason Popick is not like most kids. The back-to-school banners that garnered groans from many, elicited this second grader's enthusiasm. Jason has…

By Hadassah Backman

September 1, 2008

Alaska’s Jewish Community on Palin Selection

(lubavitch.com) Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin, a relative unknown to most Americans until she was named McCain's running mate this Friday, enjoys wide popularity in her…

By M. Phillips

August 30, 2008

In Serbia, Bosnia, Jewish Numbers Dwindling, Say Chabad Rabbis

(lubavitch.com) Bosnian and Serbian Jews see the war crimes trial of former president Radoyan Karadzic, which continues in The Hague this Friday, as a sign…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

August 28, 2008

Award Winning Novel for Teens Based on Chabad Representatives

(lubavitch.com) A young adult novel that explores the clash of cultures and budding understanding between a beach-going teen and her Chabad relatives won an important…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

August 26, 2008