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Students and alumni crowded into Columbia’s Chabad Sukkah last Thursday for an evening of entertainment and celebration with a live jazz band. Kol HaGeulah, a…

October 20, 2003

Sukkot Amid Civil War In Bolivia

In the throes of Bolivia’s civil unrest, with thousands marching across the country in angry and often violent protest against the government, Chabad celebrates Sukkot.…

October 17, 2003

Sukkot On Cyprus

Jewish residents and tourists who frequent the lovely Mediterranean island of Cyprus at this time of year, had the opportunity to celebrate the Festival of…

By Baila Olidort

October 16, 2003

Sukkot With IDF’s New Recruits

It’s Sukkot—a time of joy and spiritual celebrations, and in Israel, where a large percent of the country’s young men are typically away from home…

By Baila Olidort

October 16, 2003

A Sukkah On Saddam’s Palace Grounds

Col. Jacob Goldstein, Chief of Chaplains for New York State Army National Guard, serving in Iraq, wanted to have an etrog sent to Afghanistan in…

By Baila Olidort

October 14, 2003

Sukkot in Baghdad

Jewish soldiers stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq did not sit comfortably in their local synagogues alongside their families, this Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. But…

By Baila Olidort

October 10, 2003

A Community Grows In Boynton Beach

The raucous sounds of bulldozers, jackhammers and electric drills create a constant cacophony in the area around Chabad Lubavitch of Boynton Beach, and the clamor…

By Fay Kranz Greene

October 8, 2003

2200-Plus At Chabad of The Conejo Yom Kippur Services

Every boardroom, conference room, and ballroom at the luxurious Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel, was used to accommodate the overwhelming turnout for Chabad of the Conejo’s…

October 8, 2003

President Putin Awards Chabad Rabbi Gold Medal

In celebration of S. Petersburg’s 300th birthday, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin issued a gold medal award to the city’s Chief Rabbi and Chabad-Lubavitch representative, Mendel…

October 7, 2003

Columbia Students Have A Blast

Students and faculty at Columbia carved their own Shofar last week. The Tzivos Hashem shofar factory was sponsored by Chai Society, the Chabad club at…

October 4, 2003

Lithuania’s Second Wind

Last week, one hundred years since the Vilnius Choral synagogue first opened its doors on Rosh Hashana 1903, six hundred and fifty Jews poured into…

By S. Olidort

October 3, 2003

Center For Living Judaism Breaks Ground

Salt Lake City’s Jewish community joins Chabad Rabbi Benny Zippel in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Center for Living Judaism in Utah. At $3m,…

By S. Olidort

October 3, 2003

New Chabad Reps Arrive At Johns Hopkins

New Chabad representatives Rabbi Velvel and Chanie Gopin arrived to central Baltimore earlier this month, to service Jewish students and faculty members at Johns Hopkins…

By S. Olidort

October 2, 2003

Pasta and Puerto Rico

It’s hard to believe that a Chabad House in Puerto Rico—an island where no kosher meat, chicken, or dairy products are produced—can offer a kosher,…

By Fay Kranz Greene

October 1, 2003

Chabad Comes to Cambridge

A new welcoming committee will be greeting incoming students at the Cambridge annual Fresher’s Fair this year. Rabbi Reuven and Rochel Leigh, new Chabad representatives…

By S. Olidort

September 30, 2003

Remembering the Vilna Ghetto: Sixty Years Later

Marking 60 years since the liquidation of the Vilna ghetto, Lithuanian members of parliament, including the president, prime minister, and chairman of the parliament, paid…

September 29, 2003

A Miracle in Thailand

When Avi Azuly’s father called his son’s hospital room in Thailand, what he heard on the other end was totally unexpected. He heard the haunting…

By Fay Kranz Greene

September 26, 2003

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September 25, 2003

Can A Chasid Also Be A Greek Brother?

Fraternity and sorority houses are getting really bad press these days. Rowdy behavior, excessive alcohol consumption and potentially life threatening hazing procedures are all contributing…

By Fay Kranz Greene

September 24, 2003

18 Years at Chabad of Binghamton

What does it take to serve up a lavish Shabbat dinner for 300, every week? How do you keep up the energy to host 300…

By Baila Olidort

September 23, 2003

Working Overtime At Chabad’s Shofar Factories

With Chabad Shofar factories in session worldwide, thousands of Jewish children are drilling, sawing and shellacking in preparation for the Jewish New Year. An expanded…

By S. Olidort

September 23, 2003

Princeton Students Prepare for Rosh Hashana

Forty students attended the first-ever Shofar Factory at Chabad of Princeton University, where they carved their own ram’s horns to be used on Rosh Hashana.

September 23, 2003

Scholarship Raffle Cruise for Chabad of the Valley

On this ship, everyone is a captain. Chabad of the Valley’s annual cruise in support of summer camp scholarships for Jewish children, set sail Monday…

September 22, 2003

Lubavitch Publishing House on Fifth Avenue in New York

It was a perfect Sunday in New York City, as thousands of book-lovers took in the last of summer’s breezes while visiting the Fifth Avenue…

By Baila Olidort

September 22, 2003