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Thousands Observe Rosh Hashana In Thailand

For Israeli backpackers, Thailand–geographically and culturally remote from Israel–offers an escape from the tensions of home. By association, that has sadly come to mean anything…

By S. Olidort

September 11, 2002

Light Behind Bars

MIAMI, FL–For Kenneth N., the loneliness and despair of life behind bars has no parallel. “It was a denial of my essential humanity,” he says,…

By S. Olidort

September 10, 2002

Make Your Own Horn, Please

When the shofar is sounded during Rosh Hashana services tomorrow and Sunday, 10-year-old Shane Golden will have a better grasp than many of the adults…

By R. Wineberg

September 6, 2002

A Reason to Hope

Here in the slums, among the open sewers and crime-ridden streets, young children amuse themselves, fashioning castles out of uncollected garbage heaps. This is where…

By S. Olidort

September 4, 2002

Age-Old Traditions In a Land of New Age Spirituality

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO—Up until his encounter with Chabad two years ago, Michael Green, a lawyer by profession, felt “lukewarm” towards Judaism. “Chabad breathed life…

By S. Olidort

September 3, 2002

Multi Million Dollar Jewish Campus Goes Up in Boynton Beach

BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA—Chabad here is expecting a full house for Rosh Hashana, and like most other Chabad centers, you don’t need to pay to pray.…

By R. Wineberg

September 2, 2002

A Chuppah in Vilnius

It was an unusual event that brought traffic to a halt in the streets of Vilnius earlier this week. Five-hundred of the city’s residents were…

By S. Olidort

August 29, 2002

A Chasidic Evening in Rio De Janeiro

Before the introduction of Chasidism, Jews were either rich or poor, educated or ignorant, and recognized along those distinctions. Then came the Baal Shem Tov…

By Baila Olidort

August 28, 2002

A First for Peoria

Ellen and Joel Erlichman were tickled to hear little Zachary’s pronouncement after a particularly exciting day at camp: “I am so proud to be a…

By S. Olidort

August 28, 2002

Lubavitch World Headquarters Issues Clarification

In response to numerous inquiries, Lubavitch World Headquarters has issued a clarification that the L’Chaim to Life! telethon originating from Los Angeles on August 25,…

August 26, 2002

A Utopian Experience Gets Better

Dr. George and Sheila Gitlitz, of Sarasota, Florida are regular summer vacationers at Chautauqua. But it wasn’t until they joined the newly established “Jewish Discussion…

By R. Wineberg

August 23, 2002

Chabad-Lubavitch: Largest Birthright Israel Provider

In its busiest season ever, the Mayanot Institute of Jewish studies in Jerusalem has coordinated Birthright Israel trips this summer for over 900 Jewish students,…

By R. Wineberg

August 22, 2002

AJC Study Points To Chabad-Lubavitch Reach

Twenty-three percent of the Orthodox synagogues in the United States are Chabad-Lubavitch, says a recent survey by the American Jewish Committee. The study, by Jim…

By Baila Olidort

August 22, 2002

A First in English: A Chasidic Discourse Composed in 1869

Are you living an illusion? “There is none else but G-d”—a cardinal principle of Chabad Chasidic theology, speaks to the Divine omnipresence that renders all…

By Baila Olidort

August 21, 2002

Touch and Feel the Holidays

A first for the Lubavitch educational publishing house, Merkos Publications announced the release of a “touch and feel” board book: A Touch of the High…

By R. Wineberg

August 20, 2002

Chabad on Pepsi Island

An estimated 100,000 young men and women participate yearly in a giant pop music festival, known as “Pepsi Island.” Held on an otherwise deserted island…

By R. Wineberg

August 15, 2002

JLI Educates Adults Nationwide

Matthew Shuchman, a management consultant in Hollywood, Florida, took a course at the Boca Raton branch of the Jewish Learning Institute two years ago with…

By R. Wineberg

August 14, 2002

Forty Years: Life, Love and L’Chaim!

Any way you flip it, 40 years is a milestone. “Light, Love and L’chaim” was the spirit and the theme of a gala dinner by…

By R. Wineberg

August 14, 2002

It’s A Long Way From Kansas

As in summers past, 10,000 Jewish tourists will be visiting Plettenburg Bay during South Africa’s summer months of December and January. With a new Chabad-Lubavitch…

August 12, 2002

Educators Conclude Successful Summer Conference

The fulfillment to be had in teaching Jewish children is ultimately the job’s best reward. But unresolved challenges often frustrate an educator’s best efforts. That’s…

By R. Wineberg

August 7, 2002

Finding Judaism in Nepal, Celebrating in Israel

It was meant to be a small reunion of Israeli backpackers who had spent time with Rabbi Chezky and Chani Lifshitz at the Chabad House…

By R. Wineberg

August 6, 2002

JLI To Hold Fourth Annual Conference

Sixty-five rabbis, along with professionals from the marketing and educational scene are scheduled to gather at the Grand Summit Hotel in Summit, New Jersey on…

By R. Wineberg

August 6, 2002

Chabad Headed for America’s Breadbasket

America’s “fruit basket” is happily anticipating the arrival of new Chabad representatives Rabbi Shmuel and Esther Malka Schlanger and three month old Leah, who will…

By R. Wineberg

August 6, 2002

A Different Kind of Camp

For children who have spent so much of their young lives giving to others, it was time to get a little in return. 26 sons…

By R. Wineberg

August 5, 2002