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400 Jews Forced To Conduct Rosh Hashana Services In The Cold

In contrast to events that barred 400 Jews from entering the only synagogue in Lithuania’s capital, forcing them to conduct Rosh Hashana services out in…

By Baila Olidort

September 19, 2004

New Yom Kippur Machzor Published

Kehot Publication Society, the Lubavitch publishing house, has announced the publication of the new Yom Kippur Maczhor — Annotated Edition. The Machzor follows the innovations…

September 13, 2004

Lubavitch Prepares for New Year

For Jewish communities everywhere, this is the most highly charged time of year. The intensity is thick as hearts spill over with prayers for a…

By Baila Olidort

September 12, 2004

Of Hurricanes And Heroes

The images are familiar by now: windswept beaches, swaying palms, and miles of cars moving at a snail’s pace as their frightened passengers flee the…

By Fay Kranz Greene

September 8, 2004

Thousands Explore Jewish Life At International Moscow Book Fair

The 17th International Book Fair in Moscow came to a close today after giving some 10,000 Jews the opportunity to peruse books of Jewish interest.…

By Baila Olidort

September 6, 2004

On The French Riviera With Chabad

If you wanted to spend some time this summer on the French Riviera, in Golfe-Juan, La Bocca, Cannes Californie, or the famous St. Tropez, but…

September 2, 2004

Olympics May Be Over, But Kol Tuv Stays Open

In a dramatic farewell extravaganza to the athletes and countries participating at the games, the Olympics XXVIII closed last night. The three weeks of competitive…

By S. Olidort

August 30, 2004

Jewish Communities in Russia Mourn Loss of Plane Crash Victims

As Russia observes an official day of mourning for the 89 people who died in the dual airplane crash earlier this week, leaders of the…

By Baila Olidort

August 26, 2004

New Appointments

Lubavitch World Headquarters announces the following new appointments of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim: Bala Cynwyd, PA: Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Brennan Rome (Libyan Quarter), Italy: Rabbi &…

August 25, 2004

Despite the Sorrow: A Boy Becomes Bar-Mitzvah

When Guy Massad’s father was killed by a suicide bomber in 2002, the young boy and his dad were counting down to the adolescent’s Bar…

August 24, 2004

A Tale of Two Camps

There are hundreds of them around the world, with tens of thousands of campers. When the sun is at its zenith in every major city…

By Fay Kranz Greene

August 22, 2004

Chabad Helps Provide Jewish Content At Macabbi Games

The Macabbi Games have begun, bringing thousands of Jewish teenagers, coaches and family members to the Greater Washington area for a week of competitive sports…

August 16, 2004

Transforming the Educational Experience: Teachers and Schools For The Individual

It’s a quandary as old as the institution of formal schooling itself, the lament of teachers and the bane of students. Nowhere are the needs…

By Baila Olidort

August 11, 2004

Tefillin On First!

Can a proud Jew and a pair of tefillin affect the outcome of a World Series game? Rabbi Moshe Feller, director of Chabad Lubavitch of…

By Fay Kranz Greene

August 5, 2004

First Group of 1,000 Youth Land In Israel

Only three days after the Israeli embassy was bombed in Tashkent, several hundred Jewish teenagers from that city arrived in Israel for a 10-day tour.…

August 4, 2004

New Shluchim To London

Lubavitch Foundation UK announced the arrival of Rabbi Mendy and Sarit Vogel to London to assist in its activities. The young couple will be working…

August 2, 2004

From Israel to Ottawa, With Love

Americans have always sent care packages to Israel, but in a reverse twist, Camp Gan Israel in Ottawa, Ontario recently received a wonderful “care” package…

By Fay Kranz Greene

August 1, 2004

Rabbi Returns to Roots in Mid-Suffolk Chabad

“Like father like son” goes the old adage and no where is it more appropriate than in this transfer of directorship from a father to…

By Fay Kranz Greene

July 29, 2004

Jewish Academy of Suffolk to Open in Commack

When the school bell rings to mark the first day of school this September in Commack, New York, it will be a historic red letter…

By Fay Kranz Greene

July 26, 2004

Cornerstone Laid for a Chabad High School for Girls in Haifa

By the time this suburb of Haifa will have completed construction on its education complex, more than 2,000 students will be commuting daily from cities…

By Baila Olidort

July 13, 2004

Thousands Lay Tefillin

It’s tourist season in Europe, and Budapest, Hungary, is a magnet for thousands daily. Many of the tourists to this city are Jewish and come…

July 12, 2004

Ukrainian Foreign Minister: “Thanks to Chabad Shluchim . . .”

Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko was in Israel yesterday, on an official visit. Accompanying him was Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzki, Chabad-Lubavitch representative to Dnepropetrovsk. Mr. Lev…

July 12, 2004

Rabbinical Students Embark On World Tour

Shelby, Montana, with a population of 3,000 and, at most, a handful of Jews, is not high on the priority list of any Jewish organization.…

By Baila Olidort

July 8, 2004

Chabad House at Chestnut Hill Dedicates New Sanctuary

While the outdoor grills were heating up all over New England this July 4, some 300 people spent a good part of the day dedicating…

July 6, 2004