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Troye Sivan “Tell Me Why” in Memory of the Mumbai Victims [Video]

(lubavitch.com) On Monday, June 8th, over five hundred people attended Chabad of the Valley’s dinner celebrating its 36th anniversary. Its first center was opened in…

By Yaacov Behrman

June 10, 2009

Israel’s Foreign Minister Takes Time With Chabad on His Birthday

(lubavitch.com) Israel’s foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, met with U.S. envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, on Tuesday. It was also Lieberman's birthday, so despite…

By Zalman Nelson

June 10, 2009

Kosher Food Online In Moscow

(fjc.ru) Moscow’s renowned Kosher Market.ru food store has launched an exciting new project that is certain to be a big hit with local Jews and…

June 5, 2009

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Israel’s Welfare, Social Services Ministry Exhibit in Kfar Chabad

(lubavitch.com) Close to 400 social workers, teachers, program directors, immigrants, parents and students were at the Ohr Simcha Yeshiva in Kfar Chabad last week for…

By Zalman Nelson

June 5, 2009

Statement By Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters

(lubavitch.com) Regarding recent comments made by Rabbi Manis Friedman in response to a question posed by Moment Magazine, we vehemently disagree with any sentiment suggesting…

June 3, 2009

Chabad’s Rabbi S.B. Gourarie of S.A Passes Away

(lubavitch.com) Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Gourarie, a notable Rabbi in South Africa and a Chabad Shliach, passed away Tuesday morning at age 77. Rabbi Gourarie…

June 2, 2009

Passenger of Air France 447, Member of French Jewish Community

(lubavitch.com) While the investigation into the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 continues, and inquiries about the 228 passengers and crew members abound, the Jewish…

June 2, 2009

Tashkent First Graders Celebrate Siddur Party

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By Zalman Nelson

June 2, 2009

Summer Traveler: Kosher in Vancouver

(lubavitch.com) Chabad of Vancouver is opening a kosher catering service to serve thousands of Jewish tourists traveling through Vancouver during the summer. "There is a…

By Yaacov Behrman

June 1, 2009

Supreme Court Nominee Ruled In Favor Of Public Menorah Display

(lubavitch.com) President Obama named Judge Sonia Sotomayor the new Supreme Court Justice. If confirmed by the senate, Sotomayor, 54, will succeed retiring Justice David Souter,…

By Yaacov Behrman

May 26, 2009

Chabad Unveils New Website on Maimonides

(lubavitch.com) Commemorating twenty five years since the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory, proposed that all Jews commit to a daily study…

May 22, 2009

Chabad at Cannes Film Festival

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May 21, 2009

Encountering Chabad at Hanover Israel Day Festival

(lubavitch.com) Sunday’s fourth annual Israel Day Festival in Hanover, Germany drew more than 1000 local Jews and featured Jewish, Israeli, religious and cultural attractions, including…

By Zalman Nelson

May 19, 2009

Utah Governor Huntsman Returns From Trade Mission to Israel

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May 18, 2009

New Website Helps Russian Jews Track Ancestors

(lubavitch.com) A new Russian language website – www.Jekl.ru – is helping Jewish families discover their ancestors and visit their gravesites in St. Petersburg’s Preobrazhenskiy Jewish…

May 17, 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

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

Photos: Lag B’Omer Parade In Moscow Russia

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May 12, 2009

Israeli Delegates to Eurovision With Chabad in Moscow

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May 11, 2009

Remembering Chabad’s Emissary to Morocco

(lubavitch.com) Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of the passing Rabbi Yehuda Leib Raskin, Chabad emissary to Morocco for more than 44 years.Born in Russia in…

May 6, 2009

Israeli Community Marks 30-Day Mourning Period

(lubavitch.com) The Israeli settlement village of Bat Ayin near Jerusalem completed thirty days of mourning over the weekend for 13 year old Shlomo Nativ who…

By Zalman Nelson

May 5, 2009

Hatzolah Ambulance Now Serving Moscow Jewish Community

(lubavitch.com) The recently-established Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance Service has begun operating in Moscow. In particular, Moscow Hatzolah is available to respond to emergency calls in the…

May 3, 2009

Yeshiva Boys’ Small Gesture Makes Big Difference

Letter: Help Came From Yeshiva I am writing to tell you of an incident which happened to me on a wildly snowy Thursday afternoon. On…

April 30, 2009

Florida Governor Signs Bill Removing ‘Shylock’

(lubavitch.com) On Monday, Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill removing the words "shylock" and "shylocking" from the Florida statute books, a term offensive to Jews. The…

April 29, 2009