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United Jewish Communities Partners With Chabad

United Jewish Communities allocated over $38,000 to Chabad-Lubavitch for its hurricane relief efforts in Southern Mississippi and for its chevra kaddisha, Jewish burial society, work…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

October 16, 2005

Peru’s First Lady Marks Yom Kippur

On Wednesday, Peru’s First Lady, Eliane Karp de Toledo, was hosted at an elegant seuda mafseket—the traditional pre-fast meal, at the European Jewish Community Centre…

October 13, 2005

New Educational Complex Opens In Moscow

Some 500 community members, sponsors and local dignitaries crowded a former bus depot in Moscow yesterday, celebrating the opening of the city’s newest site for…

By Raizy Metzger

October 10, 2005

Rosh Hashana in Monroe, Louisiana

What do you give to a community who has lost a good portion of their material possessions, along with their homes, jobs and secure future?…

By Raizy Metzger

October 9, 2005

From Darkness to Light and a Sweet Year to All

“Remember us for life, O living G-d, Inscribe us in the book of life.” These words from the Rosh Hashanah liturgy are articulated simply in…

October 3, 2005

Home for the Holidays

The High Holidays–Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the festive days following–invite powerful associations for many people. There’s the family you may see only rarely; friends…

By Raizy Metzger

October 3, 2005

It Takes A City . . .

It takes a village, they say, to raise a child. What then would it take to build a school in which to raise several hundred,…

By Raizy Metzger

September 29, 2005

Chabad to Terror Survivors: We Won’t Forget You

More than a thousand families of terror victims in Israel will be receiving a pre-Rosh Hashanah visit this week, courtesy of Chabad in Israel’s Terror…

By Raizy Metzger

September 29, 2005

Antidote to Rita: Umbrella of Kindness

After Hurricane Rita’s winds killed the electricity at Rabbi Lazer and Rochel Lazaroff’s Houston home on Friday night, the only other drama came when a…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 28, 2005

Bakersfield Welcomes New Chabad Facility

California may not be known for its Bible Belt, but it has one, and the city of Bakersfield is right at its buckle. Chabad of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 27, 2005

Striving for Excellence at Chabad Preschool

Josh is on the waiting list to get into Chabad of S. Mateo’s brand new Chai Jewish Preschool of Excellence, but he doesn’t know it.…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 23, 2005

Simon Wiesenthal: Endorsed Chabad’s JLI Holocaust Program In Final Days

Although Simon Wiesenthal, the “Conscience of the Holocaust,” has been laid to rest, his endorsement of the Jewish Learning Institute’s Holocaust course in his final…

By E.J. Tansky

September 23, 2005

President Bush Salutes Chabad’s Rescue Efforts

Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition‘s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday, President George Bush applauded the Jewish community’s participation in Hurricane Katrina’s relief efforts. The…

September 21, 2005

A New PreSchool Building for Staten Island’s Jewish Community

Speculation about the fate of Chabad of Staten Island’s preschool ended when the school reopened in a brand new facility this school year. Last May,…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 21, 2005

Israeli President Participates in Historic Groundbreaking In Tallinn

Israeli President Moshe Katzav began his first official visit to Estonia yesterday with a meeting with Arnold RÃ¼Ã¼tel, the President of Estonia. Held at the…

September 20, 2005

Chabad Relief Efforts: Mississippi Focus

The Army Corps of Engineers stretched a blue plastic tarp over the gashes left in Steve Richer’s roof by the three trees that could not…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 20, 2005

American Children Give To Orphans In Ukraine

Chana Luzhetskaya’s mother was not there to celebrate her daughter’s birthday party, but Chana was not forgotten. For her special day, Chana and the 31…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 19, 2005

Mining Treasures

Situated at the western foothills of the Ural Mountains in Russia, Perm’s local occupation can best be described as unearthing treasure. Rich in natural deposits,…

By Raizy Metzger

September 16, 2005

Protocol Established To Respect Jewish Dead

After “an intense meeting” yesterday with authorities responsible for the recovery and burial of the dead, Rabbi Edgar Gluck, the Chaplain of the New York…

September 14, 2005

A Jewish Community Plants Roots in Cyprus

In a Jewish landscape as new and untouched as the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, practically every day marks another historic milestone for the Jewish community.…

By Raizy Metzger

September 13, 2005

ORT Joins With Chabad in Argentina

The Governor of Tucuman province and top level ORT International leaders gathered last week to inaugurate a new school of technology and Jewish studies center,…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 12, 2005

Search and Rescue Efforts Shift Gears

My half-brother, David is still missing. The last time I spoke to him was Monday night (August 29) more than a week ago. He was…

By Baila Olidort

September 9, 2005

A New Mikvah To Open In Oregon

Three hundred miles. That’s the distance from Chabad of Ashland, Oregon, to the closest traditional mikvah. Ashlander women who wished to keep the mitzvah of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 8, 2005

Chabad Search and Rescue Effort Grows

Chabad’s Rescue and Relief mission is working round the clock to locate and rescue hundreds of individuals who haven’t made it out of New Orleans.…

By Baila Olidort

September 6, 2005