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Passover Programs to Reach 437 Communities in the FSU

As in years past, the the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS is implementing a comprehensive Passover campaign designed to facilitate observance of this…

April 12, 2005

Helsinki Commission Urges State Department to Seek Return of Schneerson Collection

In a dramatic gesture in the Senate on Wednesday, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan), Chairman of the Helsinki Commission presiding over the hearings on the Schneerson…

By Baila Olidort

April 7, 2005

Center To Teach Life Skills To Children

A new facility for special needs children is also a dream-come-true for their parents and friends. A decade in the making, the new Ferber Kaufman…

By Eileen McCarville

April 7, 2005

Purim In The Emerald Isle

Pubs filled as regular customers gathered and pints of Guiness were poured in anticipation of the Tel-Aviv vs. Ireland World Cup soccer qualifying match on…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

April 7, 2005

Purim at Cambridge Takes An Orwellian Turn

Six-foot tall roosters, a charming butterfly and dancing cows lumbered through Chabad of Cambridge’s backyard barnyard for their Animal Farm Purim celebration. Under plastic bats…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 29, 2005

Bringing the Joy of Purim to Lithuania

It’s all part of a dramatic revival of Jewish life in this region, where Chabad’s religious, educational and social outreach programs are inspiring Jewish people…

March 28, 2005

Purim at University of Pennsylvania

Purim at UPENN included a distribution of over 1000 mishloach manot kits packed by the Sigma Delta Tau and Chi Omega Sororities. The packages were…

March 27, 2005

1300 Students Celebrate Purim With Chabad at Columbia U

“Judaism’s all about breaking barriers, transcending limits, and that’s really the idea here behind my music,” said Matisyahu, renowned Hassidic-reggae singer, to a crowd of…

By S. Olidort

March 27, 2005

Chabad Representative Named Among Top 25 Influential Community Leaders

The Acorn, an Agoural Hills, CA, community newspaper named Chabad-Lubavitch representative, Rabbi Moshe Bryski one of this year’s top 25 influential community leaders. The following…

March 25, 2005

Senator Boschwitz Gets A Sweet Sendoff

Former U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz (1978-1991), was recently appointed by President Bush to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to The United Nations Commission on Human…

March 23, 2005

A Queen, A King, A Hero and a Villain: Purim Celebrations Abound

As Purim revelers in Branford, CT, munch on sour pickles with enough punch to provoke puckers, they will be stepping back in time at Chabad…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 22, 2005

Chabad Representative Awarded Prestigious Edmond Tenoudji Prize

The last time the Jewish community in Toulouse, France made news, it was the frightening report of hooligans opening fire on a kosher butcher shop.…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 20, 2005

West Coast Representatives Open Senate Session

When Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, director of Chabad activities in the state of California, opened the senate session Monday morning (March 14), he told the senators…

March 14, 2005

Sharansky Visits Lauder Chabad Campus in Vienna

A flock of kindergarten students at Vienna’s Lauder Chabad School filled the hallways waving hand-colored signs and homemade flags greeting Israeli Cabinet Minister Natan Sharansky…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 14, 2005

Jewish Education on the Rebound in Argentina

South America’s largest Jewish community is keeping its eyes peeled on the Wolfsohn School, a former flagship school of Argentina’s Conservative Jewish movement, which opened…

March 11, 2005

New Jewish Pre-School Opens In Potsdam

Jewish roots run deep here in this city situated some forty five minutes southwest of Berlin, where Stalin, Truman, and Churchill signed the Famous 1945…

By Mimi Weiszner

March 8, 2005

Concert Fundraiser for First West Coast School for Special Needs Children

When a concerned mother of three approached Rabbi Yossi and Esty Marcus of Chabad of S. Mateo, California, with a dilemma, they had no idea…

By Mimi Weiszner

March 3, 2005

Chabad Begins to Ship Food for World’s Largest Seder

While Maoist rebels clash with Nepal’s army, Chabad of Nepal is preparing for its legendary Passover seder. A container filled to the brim with food…

March 1, 2005

New Chabad Center On Phuket Island

The beaches of Phuket Island, Thailand, sparkling with fresh sand flung ashore by the tsunami, stretch out against blue skies so gorgeous it’s easy to…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 28, 2005

Governor Jeb Bush to Head Tribute Committee for Chabad’s Gala Event

Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton will be celebrating a grand milestone, its first decade of service to the greater Boynton community, with a gala banquet honoring…

February 28, 2005

Conejo Jewish Day School Celebrates Dinner

On the night of Sunday, February 13, the Conejo Jewish Day School – a unique Torah elementary school located in picturesque Agoura Hills, California –…

February 23, 2005

Chabad of South Broward Celebrates 25 Years of Jewish Community Service

On Sunday, March 27th, at 5:00 PM, the Jewish community of South Broward will celebrate its 24th Annual Dinner at the Westin Diplomat Resort &…

February 23, 2005

700 Celebrate at Friendship Circle Dinner

“An inspiration to us all”, “a meaningful experience for my whole family”, and “an unforgettable evening”! These are just some of the accolades from the…

By Wendy Ashenberg

February 23, 2005

Shabbaton With Chabad: Jewish Students Nationwide Pledge Greater Involvement

For a Jewish student on an American college campus today, the possibilities run the extremes from total alienation to a heightened Jewish awareness. It all…

By Baila Olidort

February 22, 2005