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When Rabbi Yisroel Engel of Denver, Colorado hit upon the idea of a hands-on Olive Oil Press workshop in the winter of 1986, he had…

By R. Wineberg

December 4, 2002

A Menorah on the Slopes

Jason, a 24 year old Australian ski enthusiast was heading down the slopes one day in the winter of ’95 during a season-long ski stint,…

By R. Wineberg

December 1, 2002

Seashells on the Beach

Against a snowy backdrop, the lights of the Menorah seem the perfect way to add warmth and brightness to the long winter nights. But in…

By S. Olidort

November 28, 2002

Traditional Torah Training in a Progressive School

Six year old Simon Handmaker of St. Louis, Mo, is getting the best of both worlds, claims his father, Billy Handmaker. A father of two…

By R. Wineberg

November 27, 2002

Form and Function: A Menorah of Canned Goods

Collectors of Jewish artifacts will be amused by this menorah, too large to take home, yet unlike any of the giant menorahs that will grace…

By S. Olidort

November 26, 2002

A Light At The End of The Tunnel

Commuters passing through the Holland Tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey every day will soon be noticing a new sign of the season at…

By R. Wineberg

November 26, 2002

Universal Studios To Host Chabad Chanukah Celebration

“If it’s an event in L.A., it’s happening on CityWalk!” proclaims Universal Studios CityWalk website. Chanukah 2002, then, must be an event in Los Angeles,…

By S. Olidort

November 21, 2002

The Building on Lacplesa Street

Twice a year, a hunched, old man would make his way over to the Chabad school at 141 Lacplesa Street in Riga, Latvia, and offer…

By R. Wineberg

November 20, 2002

Chabad-Lubavitch of Ontario Receives Major Government Grant

Chabad-Lubavitch of Ontario was the proud recipient of a major government grant by the Trillium Foundation, last Thursday, November 14th, to help launch the Friendship…

By S. Olidort

November 20, 2002

Chabad Comes to Penn State

When Dan Singerman started out at Penn State University three years ago, he was “not too identified,” religiously. Raised conservative in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dan embarked…

By S. Olidort

November 19, 2002

Healing for the Soul

In a diary entry written only days before her death, M., a 40-year old woman from New York battling cancer, listed several things she was…

By R. Wineberg

November 15, 2002

A Jewish House of Healing

Nine hundred and fifty dinner guests turned up on October 1 at the Westin Hotel, one of Sydney, Australia’s most prestigious venues, in a broad…

By R. Wineberg

November 14, 2002

Sun and Surf and Soul

“The idea of a Lubavitch center springing up here on the island was just surreal,” perhaps as surreal as the island itself, says Kim Barkan,…

By S. Olidort

November 11, 2002

Chanukah Gelt for Thousands

Thousands of children nationwide will soon be checking the post for their Chanukah gelt and gifts. Sponsored by an anonymous donor, Lubavitch World Headquarters will…

November 10, 2002

Little People, Big Responsibilities

Thousands of guests at the annual banquet of the Chabad Lubavitch International Conference of Shluchim listened attentively as 12 year-old Motti Shochet of London, England…

By R. Wineberg

November 6, 2002

Ukrainian Government Awards Chabad Rabbi

Once a capital crime in this region, Jewish outreach and spiritual leadership were recently awarded the highest government recognition. Rabbi Pinchas Vishedski, Chabad representative to…

By S. Olidort

November 5, 2002

International Chabad-Lubavitch Conference Concludes Today

Filling the largest convention hall in Brooklyn beyond capacity, the 2,000-plus Chabad-Lubavitch representatives from around the world paid moving tribute to the legacy of the…

By Baila Olidort

November 4, 2002

Siberia’s Warming Trend

For the 25,000 Jews living in Novosibirsk, Russia’s third largest city, Jewish identity has long become no more than a sad footnote in their personal…

By S. Olidort

October 24, 2002

A Second Chance

Over the last few decades, a full 80% of Atlanta’s Jewish population of 100,000 migrated to the suburbs. For a while, it seemed as though…

By R. Wineberg

October 22, 2002

Rebuilding Jewish Life in Dresden

DRESDEN, GERMANY–The elderly man expressed interest in receiving Chabad’s new weekly update, providing that its cover won’t display anything too Jewish. It wasn’t a good…

October 18, 2002

Have Degree, Will Mother

When Rabbi Avraham and Frumi Bekerman arrived in Moscow nine years ago to assume direction of the Machon Chaya Mushka Institute for Jewish Women, a…

By R. Wineberg

October 15, 2002

The Mitzvah Factory:Taking Fun Seriously

“Will your grandchildren be Jewish?” Rabbi Shraga Sherman of Chabad of the Mainline in suburban Philadelphia believes he has an answer to that question, so…

By R. Wineberg

October 14, 2002

Adding Links to A Chain of Goodness

“I love this more than anything in the world,” says Jordan Fishman, 13, of her weekly visits with 11-year-old Stephanie, an autistic girl. Since joining…

By S. Olidort

October 11, 2002

Torah in the Technology Corridor

Coined the “technology corridor” of Illinois, Naperville and its surrounding areas are home to dozens of hi-tech firms and company headquarters for several large companies.…

By R. Wineberg

October 11, 2002