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On Campus: Shabbat for 1000 Draws 1100 Plus

There was no microphone at the Carnegie Mellon’s Weigand Gymnasium last Friday evening, and those responsible for the plans to host 1000 college students for…

By Baila Olidort

February 14, 2007

Yeshiva Study Program For Jewish Inmates

Swaying as he pores over a translation of the Talmud, parrying questions with more questions posed to his rabbi, Jonathan, paunchy and silver-haired at 52,…

By E.J. Tansky

February 12, 2007

West Coast Students “Shabbatoned” High

The news came late to some students, so when all 450 chairs set up for a Friday night dinner with Chabad at the San diego…

February 8, 2007

An Idyllic Place to Live, And Now, To Grow Spiritually

An isolated island, the ole reliable plot device that carries whole novels – think, Robinson Crusoe – and entire TV series like Lost and Gilligan’s…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

February 7, 2007

United Kingdom’s Chief Rabbi Opens New Chabad Center

“This is the one Jewish space in the midst of the city, that is not a synagogue, that is here for you to relax, unwind,…

February 6, 2007

Women Leaders Convene at International Conference

Hebrew grammarians who examine the theme of this year’s International Conference of Chabad Shluchos, may wonder how the theme, “Shluchaso Shel Adom K’mohu,” which means…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 5, 2007

Project Six Keeps Teens Active in the Jewish Community

Keeping teenaged girls excited about Judaism is the goal of Project Six, six weeks of Jewish oriented activities to keep the girls involved and active…

By E. Silberstein

February 5, 2007

A Club for Jewish Professionals Opens in London

British Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathon Sacks will be the guest of honor at the opening of Chabad’s Gaon Club in London on Wednesday. Located in…

February 5, 2007

Jewish Holidays Come Early at Aleph

As snow drifts pile up on sidewalks and sudden frosts devastate citrus crops, thoughts of the springtime’s Passover celebration may be far from the minds…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

January 31, 2007

Out of the Mouths of Babes . . .

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January 30, 2007

From Humble Beginnings, A Global Achievement

Today, the 10th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is honored by Chabad-Lubavitch chasidim worldwide as a watershed in the movement's history. In 1950, Rabbi…

January 29, 2007

When Jewish Children Go Off To College . . .

Matt Epstein of Tarzana, CA, says that his alma mater, Pomona College, one of the exclusive Claremont Colleges, was a great place for higher learning.…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

January 25, 2007

In Search of Jewish Roots?

Mysterious postcards written in Yiddish. Gravestone rubbings. Grandma’s deathbed confession. These fragments are often the first hints of long buried Jewish roots. A new organization…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

January 23, 2007

Chabad Alerts Students and Community to Proselytizers’ Techniques

On Saturday afternoons, Messianic missionaries, among them both Christians and Jews who believe Jews complete themselves by accepting Jesus, can be seen strolling around in…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

January 21, 2007

Chabad’s Rep to New Mexico With Governor Bill Richardson

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January 18, 2007

Chabad Launches the First Online International School For Jewish Children

Eyes glued to the screen, seven-year-old Devorah S. of Ithaca, NY, listens intently to her teacher’s voice through her headset. Devorah has 15 classmates whom…

By E. Silberstein

January 17, 2007

A Light Unto the Nations: Rabbis, Scholars and Leaders Have Their Say

The menu of classes at Leil Iyun, or “night of study,” sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey last Saturday night (January 13),…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

January 16, 2007

“Stars” Students Celebrate Bar Mitzvah

The Jewish community in Ukraine celebrated the bar mitzvahs of two of the students at the “Stars” Program. An educational program directed at college aged…

By E. Silberstein

January 14, 2007

Chabad Provides Assistance For Sderot Terror Victims

The Chabad Terror Victim Project offers emotional and financial support to the victims of the recent Sderet missile attack, reports the Israeli publication Hamodea. With…

By E. Silberstein

January 14, 2007

From South America to New Jersey for An Authentic Yeshiva Experience

One hundred Brazilian and fifteen Argentine young adults ditched beachside vacation plans and skipped Carnaval carousing for weeks of study in the frosty environs of…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

January 14, 2007

Defying Her Tormentors: A Survivor’s Legacy

Defiance marks her face with hundreds of little wrinkles, each etched into her skin by trials and tribulations of a saga that begins at the…

By Baila Olidort

January 12, 2007

106 Year-Old Chasidic Matriarch Passes Away

Maryasha Garelik, known to many in the international Chabad-Lubavitch community as Bubbe Maryasha, passed away late Wednesday night in Brooklyn. At 106 years of age,…

January 12, 2007

News Briefs: Orthodox Jews and Muslims Join To Fight Drug Abuse

Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin of Chabad of Redbridge, UK is teaming up with Imam Haroon Rashid Patel of the Balfour Road Mosque Muslims to help provide…

By E. Silberstein

January 11, 2007