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Chabad Education Initiative Gives New Meaning to ‘No Child Left Behind’

A visitor to a middle school classroom in Los Angeles on a sunnymorning some months ago was greeted with what appeared to be utterchaos. The…

By Tzivia Emmer

July 22, 2009

Seattle Jewish Day School Secures $3.5 Million Property

A Jewish day school near the University of Washington has left the Chabad center it has called home for the last 35 years, for a…

By David Lipson

July 21, 2009

Australian Chabad School First to Integrate Cybersmart

Cybersmart, the first national cybersafety education initiative of its kind, was launched July 13, at Chabad’s Beth Rivkah Ladies College ofMelbourne.An interactive website designed to…

By Staff Writer

July 20, 2009

Unearthing Temple Instruments in JLI’s Latest Course

The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute unveiled its latest course, “Heaven on Earth: Timeless Vessels, Timely Lessons” to 2,500 students thisweek. The three-week program comes on…

By R. C. Lundy

July 15, 2009

The Boys From Brooklyn

For Rabbi Chaim Shmaya Wilhelm, a son of Portland, returning to his hometown for a summer of study is only natural. This August, Wilhelm and…

By Dvora Lakein

July 9, 2009

School’s Out, Chabad Campus Emissaries In For Annual Conference

(lubavitch.com) Esther Stein began her religious journey in Lima and continued it in Brooklyn where she studied at a women’s yeshiva. During her time in…

By Dvora Lakein

July 2, 2009

Bar Mitzvah Celebration for Israel’s Orphans [Photos]

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By Zalman Nelson

July 1, 2009

Jewish Learning Instructors: Students For A Day

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By Dvora Lakein

June 29, 2009

Chabad Campus Reps Prepare for New Academic Year

(lubavitch.com) Chabad-on-Campus representatives convened yesterday at Lubavitch Headquarters for a special session with Mr. George Rohr. Mr. Rohr, sponsor of the Rohr Campus Initiative, among…

June 25, 2009

IN CONVERSATION WITH RABBI ADIN EVEN YISRAEL STEINSALTZ[Video]

THE REBBE TODAY Baila Olidort: In the last fifteen years since that day in June 1994, now referred to as Gimmel Tammuz, so much has…

By Baila Olidort

June 25, 2009

Bielski Brothers Survivors Raise Funds for Jewish Camping

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June 23, 2009

Atlanta Yields A New Crop of Rabbis

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By Dvora Lakein

June 18, 2009

At Tulane, Jewish Student Life Grows With Chabad Family

What’s it been like here post Katrina? Tulane itself has done remarkably well since Katrina. Unlike the city itself, which has not rebounded because of…

By Baila Olidort

June 11, 2009

Two Chabad Schools in Florida Receive Accreditation

(lubavitch.com) Representatives of two prestigious education accreditation programs visited two Chabad Florida schools last week. Representing the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools was a…

By Staff Writer

May 12, 2009

Israeli, Iranian Children Get Acquainted At World Chess Championship

(lubavitch.com) After the trophies and closing ceremonies at last week’s World School Chess Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece, the Israeli and Iranian teams met with their…

By Staff Writer

May 12, 2009

At US Colleges, Students Explore Traditional Jewish Values

(lubavitch.com) “In this essay, I examine how my understanding of G-d affects how I should live my life. I ask, ‘what is God, where is…

By S. Fridman

April 28, 2009

Yeshiva For A Day At Binghamton University

By S. Fridman

April 27, 2009

My Space/Your Space: Teens Hash It Out

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By Dvora Lakein

April 23, 2009

President Obama Proclaims Rebbe’s Birthday as Education & Sharing Day USA

April 5, 2009

Jewish and Loving It: Counting Down to Total Immersion Summer Camp

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By Dvora Lakein

March 19, 2009

Coming Back for Seconds: Friday Nights with Chabad on Campus

(lubavitch.com) They come for the free food. And they come back for everything else. Students on 340 college campuses worldwide say that a highlight of…

By Dvora Lakein

February 23, 2009

Books: Ethics to Live By

(lubavitch.com) Kehot Publication Society, the Lubavitch publishing house, recently announced the publication of Pirkei Avot: Ethics of the Fathers With a New Commentary, Anthologized from the…

By Zalman Abraham

February 18, 2009

Penn Dems and College Republicans unite for dinner

(The Daily Pennsylvanian) The Penn Democrats and the Penn College Republicans broke bread and ate traditional Shabbat food together at the Lubavitch House last Friday…

By Ted Koutsoubas

February 17, 2009

Special Needs Children’s Program Helps Eliminate Stigma

What did you envision when you started the organization 14 years ago? Soon after my husband, Levi, and I were married in 1994, we set…

February 12, 2009