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Lubavitch Department of Education Granted NCPSA Recognition

The National Council for Private School Accreditation, the umbrella organization of internationally recognized private accrediting agencies, admitted Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, the Central Organization for Jewish…

February 3, 2004

In Retrospect: 55 Years Ago Today

Today is a special date on the Hebrew calendar that brings thousands of visitors to the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M.…

By Baila Olidort

February 2, 2004

Four Days In February

Sara Blumenfeld is making last minute arrangements before she leaves to New York for the Annual International Conference of Shluchos (Chabad women emissaries)February 11-16. It’s…

By Baila Olidort

January 20, 2004

Chabad Representatives of Tuscon in White House

Chabad-Lubavitch representative of Tuscon, Arizona, Rabbi Yossi Shemtov, who is also the pulpit rabbi of the Chabad at Young Israel synagogue in Tuscon, and his…

By Baila Olidort

January 18, 2004

France President Chirac: Close Ties To Chabad-Lubavitch

“I maintain a warm, personal and outstanding relationship with the people of Chabad-Lubavitch,” said France’s President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday while addressing a group of…

By Baila Olidort

January 15, 2004

In Support of Jewish Children: Clinton, Pataki, Guiliani . . .

More than 600 guests turned out in support and celebration of the realization of a dream at last night’s Jewish Children International Tzivos Hashem dinner.…

By Baila Olidort

January 15, 2004

Chabad Representatives of the FSU Convene in Israel

Chabad-Lubavitch representatives serving in the Former Soviet Union, convened this week for a four-day conference in Israel. Among the Jewish communities represented at the conference…

By Baila Olidort

January 8, 2004

Chabad Camp to Open in Wildwood, Florida

If the pace of Chabad Houses opening in the state of Florida is any indication, Jewish life in the sunshine state has never been more…

By Baila Olidort

January 6, 2004

Volume 26 of Rebbe’s Correspondence Published

Kehot Publication Society, the Lubavitch Publishing House, announced the publication of the 26th volume of Igrot Kodesh, “Holy Epistles,” by the Lubavitcher Rebbe. This hefty…

January 6, 2004

From Azerbaijan to Israel, With Love

Jewish children in the Muslim-Shiite city of Baku, Azerbaijan, live by customs, language and a mentality vastly different from that of their counterparts in Israel.…

By Baila Olidort

January 5, 2004

Terror Alert Doesn’t Stop Chabad’s Prison Programs

The names read like something out of a movie script. Sing Sing, Attica, Allenwood., medium security jails and Federal penitentiaries. To the New York Dept…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 31, 2003

Deploying the Power of the 23rd Psalm

Move over palm pilot–“psalm pilot” is here. This unique school project seeks to harness the power of prayer, especially the 23rd psalm (the L-rd is…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 30, 2003

New Yeshiva Building Goes Up In Miami

Anyone who has ever been to North Miami will remember the Golden Glades Interchange – the double, figure-eight elevated junction which is the intersection for…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 30, 2003

Chinese Government Goes Kosher

Israel’s president Moshe Katzav follows a kosher diet and is a Shabbos observer. That’s not altogether surprising, but it made for unusual circumstances when he…

By Baila Olidort

December 25, 2003

Florida Governor Jeb Bush Receives Chabad Representatives

Chabad-Lubavitch representatives to the state of Florida met with Governor Jeb Bush in his office, on Tuesday, in honor of Chanukah. In what is now…

By Baila Olidort

December 25, 2003

DULUTH MAYOR DECLARES CHABAD WEEK

Duluth Mayor Gary L. Doty has issued a proclamation declaring the week December 19 – 27 as “Chabad Week” in the city of Duluth to…

December 24, 2003

Millions Witness Governor Schwarzenegger and Chabad at Menorah

According to Nielson and Media Clips reports released this morning, 114 television stations throughout the United States (with hundreds more throughout the world) ran news…

December 24, 2003

Congressman Eric Cantor Lights Richmond Va Menorah

It almost defies the laws of physics, it is hot and cold, frozen and fiery, stationary and sizzling all at the same time. What is…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 23, 2003

Oh, Dreidel, I Made You Out Of Shells

Rabbi Zev Katz of Chabad on Wheels in Miami, likes to think out of the box. His Chabad House office is an RV, which he…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 23, 2003

Getting A Leg-Up On Chanukah Menorahs

It took 6,000 Lego pieces, two and a half hours, 50 adult volunteers and dozens of children to build it. But when the colorful 9-foot…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 23, 2003

A Chanukah Wonderland

Tyson’s Corner in Northern Virginia is one of the premier upscale shopping centers in the United States. Home to Neiman Marcus and Saks, Bloomingdales and…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 22, 2003

Four Israeli Hostages Released on Chanukah

It is a Festival of Miracles, and no one is feeling the miracle more than the four Israelis who were kidnapped by Marxist Colombians in…

By Baila Olidort

December 22, 2003

Chabad-Lubavitch Lights up the French Alps

Lubavitch in France is undertaking an ambitious Chanukah campaign this week, with 13 public menorah lighting ceremonies throughout the French Alps. In coordination with local…

December 20, 2003

Chanukah 2003: Bigger and Brighter Universal Celebrations

This Chanukah, Americans can expect to see more Chanukah menorahs illuminated in public squares than ever before. In malls, city parks, and at major intersections,…

By Baila Olidort

December 19, 2003