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150 Year-Old Melbourne Synagogue Appoints Chabad Rabbi

The recent appointment of Chabad Rabbi Dovid Gutnick opens a new chapter for the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation's synagogue. As it enters into its 150th…

December 21, 2007

Putin to Award Chabad Rabbi For Bravery

President Vladimir Putin will soon confer a state award on Chabad Rabbi Yitzhak Kogan and son Yosef. They will receive the Badge of Honor in…

December 19, 2007

A Jewish Burial, Even for Those Who Can’t Afford

(Lubavitch.com) It’s expensive to die in the United States, and especially in California where real estate and population booms have jacked up funeral price tags…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 19, 2007

While Tunisian Jewry Dwindles, Many Recall A Leader With Love and Awe

(Lubavitch.com) In the eyes of census takers, the Jews of Tunisia are circling the drain. Since 1948, they’ve experienced a 99% population drop, with fewer…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 18, 2007

New JCC Nears Completion in Ufa

With the new Jewish Community Center in Ufa, Russia, entering into its final stages of construction, the 13,000 Jewish residents of this city on the…

December 17, 2007

Chabad Rabbi Represents Judaism at Singapore’s IRO

(Lubavitch.com) When 10,000 individuals from different religious groups, including Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong, convened at the Singapore Expo last Sunday for a celebration…

By M. Phillips

December 17, 2007

Princess Anne Visits Chabad Menorah in Leeds

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December 16, 2007

Chabad of Upper Midtown Launches Building Campaign

On a chilly Sunday night last week, just across the street from the U.N., New York City moms and dads and their preschoolers, museum patrons…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 13, 2007

10,000 At World’s Largest Chanukah Festival

An overflow crowd of 10,000 men, women and children gathered in the eluxe outdoor theater at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on Tuesday evening…

December 13, 2007

Update: Chabad Raises Jewish Profile in Poland

In an event rich with implications for Jewish life in Poland, Chabad-Lubavitch introduced the tradition of Chanukah's menorah lighting to the Polish Parliament this Chanukah.…

December 12, 2007

Governor Corzine Celebrates Chanukah With Hoboken’s Jews

Miracles were on NJ Gov. Jon Corzine’s mind when he kindled Chabad of Hoboken’s 6-foot tall menorah at City Hall before a crowd of 300…

December 12, 2007

EU President Pottering Meets With Chabad Reps

The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering met early this week with Rabbi Levi Matusof at the EU center in Brussels. Chabad rabbis representing…

December 11, 2007

Chabad to Light Menorah In Arvada

Following Sunday’s shooting spree that left two teenagers dead in Arvada, CO, the lights of the Chanukah Menorah—to be illuminated there for the first time,…

December 11, 2007

Russia’s Chief Rabbi Meets With Putin Successor

Russian President Vladmir Putin made public yesterday his endorsement of Dmitry Medvedev, a deputy prime minister and chairman of the state energy monolith Gazprom, during…

December 10, 2007

Menorah Lights Kindled in Omaha

Chabad joined the stricken community of Omaha, Nebraska in gathering for candlelight vigils for the victims of Wednesday's tragic shooting spree in Westroad Mall. In…

December 7, 2007

Chabad To Light Menorah In Polish Parliament (Sejm)

Yet another addition to the roster of public and prominent spaces now displaying giant menorahs, Chabad-Lubavitch of Warsaw will be conducting the first menorah lighting…

By Staff Writer

December 7, 2007

Chabad Celebrates Chanukah With Special Needs Children

Fifty children with various developmental delays and physical challenges and seventy-five teenage volunteer buddies will craft menorahs, played dreidel games and sing together at at…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 6, 2007

Chanukah with Chabad

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December 6, 2007

6 Year old Pianist, Musician and Composer to Perform at Gulfstream

Ethan Bortnick, the six-year old pianist, musician and composer who has astounded audiences on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Good Morning America, will…

December 6, 2007

Rome Municipality Posts Chanukah Billboards City-Wide

City officials plastered Rome with 500 signs wishing all of its citizens, Buon Chanukà, proclaiming the holiday’s dates and urging everyone to attend Chabad’s 20th…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 6, 2007

Senior Chabad Representative to Tunis, Dies

Rabbi Nissen Pinson, Chabad-Lubavitch representative to Tunis since 1960, died Monday in Nice, France, at age 89. Rabbi Pinson was born in Charkov, Russia, and…

December 4, 2007

Chabad Now In Goa

With the Arabian sea lapping gently at its coastline, Goa, on India’s western coast is a traveler’s paradise. Hardly indigenous to its landscape of sun…

By M. Phillips

December 3, 2007

With Chabad in Basel: A First Torah Dedication

Five years after Chabad-Lubavitch opened in Basel, the city celebrated its first ever Hachnosat Sefer Torah in its first ever, soon-to-be completed Chabad center, under…

December 3, 2007

Menorah-Topped Cars A Growing Trend

Like chocolate coins in plastic mesh bags, Chabad rabbis driving around with menorahs strapped atop their cars are familiar sights during Chanukah. A surprising trend…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 2, 2007