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International Conference Of Shluchim 2004

An overflow crowd of 3,000 filled the 69th Regiment Armory on Sunday, November 14. It was the banquet dinner of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch…

By Baila Olidort

November 11, 2004

Transforming the Educational Experience: Teachers and Schools For The Individual

It’s a quandary as old as the institution of formal schooling itself, the lament of teachers and the bane of students. Nowhere are the needs…

By Baila Olidort

August 11, 2004

Rabbinical Students Embark On World Tour

Shelby, Montana, with a population of 3,000 and, at most, a handful of Jews, is not high on the priority list of any Jewish organization.…

By Baila Olidort

July 8, 2004

Remembering President Reagan

As the nation pays final tribute to President Ronald Reagan, Chabad-Lubavitch recalls a very warm, supportive rapport between the President and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi…

June 10, 2004

Seders Around the World

It is by all means, a massive undertaking, bold and ambitious in terms of scope and size, and, some might say, impractical. But hoping to…

By Baila Olidort

April 9, 2004

Honoring The Rebbe’s Birthday

The 11th of Nissan, this year corresponding to April 2, marks the 102nd birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.…

By Baila Olidort

April 2, 2004

Got Purim?

If the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Purim experience were to be summed up, perhaps a postcard gimmick from a newly-opened Chabad branch in Ponte Vedra, Florida would…

By Raizy Metzger

March 10, 2004

New Chabad-Lubavitch Yeshiva High School In Westchester Appoints Dean

The appointment of Rabbi Dr. Chaim Dovid Kagan as Dean of the Lubavitch Yeshiva High School in Westchester, was made official earlier today by Rabbi…

By Baila Olidort

February 27, 2004

International Women’s Conference

“We can do the impossible” was the message implicit in every line spoken at last night’s banquet dinner of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchos.…

By Baila Olidort

February 16, 2004

Live Webcast of Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Representatives

The annual, festive banquet of the International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Women Emissaries, took place last night at the Brooklyn Marriot Hotel and Convention Center.…

February 15, 2004

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

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

International Conference Draws 2,500-Plus

In the largest Conference of International Chabad-Lubavitch representatives, 2,500 leaders from Jewish communities around the world convened at Lubavitch World Headquarters, in Brooklyn, New York…

By Baila Olidort

November 25, 2003

Live Webcast of Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Representatives

The annual, festive banquet of the International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries, takes place tonight at the Brooklyn Marriot Hotel and Convention Center. More than…

November 23, 2003

Two Thousand Chabad Rabbis to Convene in New York

The annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim, sponsored by Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the Lubavitch educational and outreach arm, will begin on Wednesday, November 19, at…

November 13, 2003

Rave Reviews for New Book Catalog

The Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications, the publishing arms of the Lubavitch movement, announced the publication of their new,combined 2004/5764 catalog. The two catalogs…

By Fay Kranz Greene

November 3, 2003

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September 25, 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

Rosh Hashana Prayers Made Easy

With the High Holy Days approaching, Jewish people the world over are preparing to come to shul and immerse themselves in prayer. For infrequent shul-goers,…

By S. Olidort

September 19, 2003

New School To Open in North Yonkers, NY

What options do the parents of a yeshiva student have if their child cannot handle the demanding routine of the yeshiva curriculum? Too few, say…

By Baila Olidort

August 26, 2003

Heaven’s Work

Moshe Loewenthal teaches 12-year-old boys Talmud at Yeshiva College in Melbourne, Australia. He’s seen the variety of clinical categories branding students with one disability or…

By Baila Olidort

August 13, 2003

Beyond the Limitations of the Classroom

Why are children often so resistant to rules, and why is the threat of punishment, or the promise of reward so often ineffective? According to…

By S. Olidort

July 10, 2003