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Editor's Note: There's no way of gauging how many were reached these past eight days of Chanukah. In addition to Chabad's public menorah displays, rabbinical…

By Julie Subrin

December 25, 2006

News Briefs: Flying Challahs Spread Jewish Traditions in Upstate NY

Rabbi Yossi Rubin of Clifton Park, followed by Rabbi Abba Rubin of Saratoga Springs, have started a weekly tradition of surprising Jewish residents with a…

By E. Silberstein

December 24, 2006

As the Last Day of Chanukah Nears, Lights Grow More Intense

Cautiously conservative estimates put the number of Chabad’s Chanukah events and menorahs worldwide at 2,600. This number, based on events listed on Chabad websites and…

By E.J. Tansky

December 21, 2006

News Briefs: New Jewish Community Center Opens in Siberia

Many public figures, reports FJC.ru, including Deputy Vassily Kuzubov, Mayor Petr Pimashkov as well as representatives from nearby Jewish communities and other religious leaders attended…

By E. Silberstein

December 20, 2006

Three Chabad Students Killed in Car Accident

Chabad communities in Israel and beyond are shocked by the loss of three of its students, killed on Wednesday in a car accident. Levi Hendel, 14,…

December 20, 2006

News Briefs: Peaceful Protests in Favor of Public Menorah

The citizens of Fort Collins, CO responded with a campaign of support when Rabbi Gorelick, director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Northern Colorado, was…

By E. Silberstein

December 19, 2006

Menorah: A Symbol of Religious Freedom

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that placing Chabad-owned menorahs in public spaces did not violate the establishment clause, it set a slab of precedent…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 19, 2006

News Briefs: Chanukah Lights in Jail

Jewish inmates in the Harris County Jail are making history this Chanukah. In addition to the first time ever candle lighting ceremony that will take…

By E. Silberstein

December 19, 2006

Chanukah Photo Feature

Chabad reaches millions with the light and warmth of Chanukah as thousands of menorahs illuminate public spaces in cities and towns nationwide and around the…

December 18, 2006

Mega Events Look to Reach Mega Numbers This Chanukah

Long famous for lighting giant menorahs in public squares, Chabad Lubavitch has, in recent years, taken the experience a step further with mega-events that bring…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 12, 2006

Rapper’s Lyrics Spawn Interest in Chasidic Texts

After a long day of research and lab work, Jewish students in elite universities are pumping up the volume on Matisyahu’s reggae hits and digging…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

December 7, 2006

Chabad May Sue To Recover Library, Says Federal Judge

Earlier this week, Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by…

December 6, 2006

Chabad Rabbi Delivers Invocation at Inauguration of Linda Lingle

Rabbi Itchel Kransjanski, Chabad representative to Hawaii, delivers the invocation yesterday at the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Linda Lingle's second term.

December 4, 2006

New Mikveh in Florida To Be Wheelchair Accessible

For the 900,000 American women who use wheelchairs, there are barely more than ten accessible mikvehs that allow them to immerse in the Jewish ritual…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 3, 2006

It Takes A Partnership: Boston and Dnepropetrovsk

There’s an elderly Jewish woman named Anna Shevelev living in the lap of luxury, in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk. Anna is not heir to…

By Baila Olidort

November 29, 2006

Jewish School in Vienna, Target of Vandalism

Police arrested a man suspected of causing widespread damage by smashing windows and other glass surfaces at a Jewish school in Vienna early Sunday using…

By Source: Ha'aretz

November 27, 2006

Patent Pending

To all appearances, the Chabad representatives in the group photo—an annual rite at the Conference of Shluchim—look very much alike. About 3,000 men, similarly dressed,…

By Baila Olidort

November 22, 2006

Answers: 24/6

AskMoses.com, one of the world’s leading websites for Jewish information and the only one offering live chat services 24 hours a day 6 days a…

November 22, 2006

Two by Phone

JNet, the Jewish Learning Network pairs Jews who want to learn more about Judaism with Jews who want to teach or study by phone for…

November 22, 2006

Reaching Out to First Time Moms

A recently published study by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis, identified a new demographic, of interest to Jewish outreach activists: first…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

November 22, 2006

Education Appointments and Awards

Rabbi Nochem Kaplan, Director of the Chabad-Lubavitch Office of Education, was recently elected to the Commission on Standards and Review of the National School Council…

November 21, 2006

A Time to Build

It's a pattern that repeats itself in one community after another: the Chabad House that opened only a few years back soon outgrows the space…

November 21, 2006

Chabad Outreach: Not About Personal Fulfillment

“We do what is best for the mission, not what is fulfilling for the messengers.” That was how Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, Chabad’s representative to…

By Baila Olidort

November 20, 2006

International Conference of Shluchim 2006

Representatives of Jewish communities around the world convene at Lubavitch Headquarters November 15-20 for the annual International Conference of Chabad Shluchim. Following are images from…

November 19, 2006