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British Royal Prince Tours Nariman Chabad House, Donates Funds

Prince Michael of Kent visited the Chabad Nariman house in Mumbai, India on Wednesday, January 20. A first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and the…

By Yaacov Behrman

January 20, 2010

Countdown Nears As Jewish Non-Profit Competes for $1-Million Prize

There are only three days left to get out the (Facebook) vote and help the sole Jewish non-profit competing to win $1 million dollars take…

By Amy Klein

January 20, 2010

Mayanot Women’s Program Marks Two Years of Growth

Mayanot, a provider of Taglit-Birthright programs and Jewish learning initiatives for college-age students, celebrated the second anniversary of its Women’s Program at a dinner this…

January 19, 2010

Chabad’s Haiti Relief Aid Reaches Orphans

In Parkland, Florida, two airplanes were being filled with provisions for children in a Haitian orphanage. Jerry Lowenstein has been sponsoring these children for years,…

By Dvora Lakein

January 19, 2010

From Pasadena to Rostov-on-Don: A Jewish Family Makes A Radical Move

In ways they never anticipated, Americans across the entire economic spectrum have radically lowered their living standards in the past two years.

By Baila Olidort

January 18, 2010

Old Mikvah Uncovered in Kostroma Synagogue

During minor construction activities in the kitchen of the Kostroma synagogue, the city’s Chief Rabbi discovered what appears to be an old mikvah.

January 18, 2010

Elliot Wolfson And Shmuel Klatzkin: An Exchange

Following the lubavitch.com review of Open Secret: Postmessianic Messianism and the Mystical Revision of Menahem Mendel Schneerson, author Elliot Wolfson, and reviewer Shmuel Klatzkin, exchanged…

January 16, 2010

Chabad of Dominican Republic Reaches Out To Haiti Volunteers

Two days after Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake, rescue efforts have yet to begin in earnest. As many as 50,000 people are feared…

By Yaacov Behrman

January 14, 2010

Holocaust Survivors Find Social Support With Ivolunteer

Under Manhattan’s dazzling lights, Holocaust survivors met Tuesday at the Cooper Square Hotel’s magnificent penthouse, where they were joined by donors and volunteers in celebration…

By Dvora Lakein

January 14, 2010

Israeli MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Visits Mumbai Chabad House

Israeli Knesset Member Binyamin Ben-Eliezer visited the ravaged Mumbai Chabad House in India earlier this week.

January 13, 2010

Massandra Winery Produces Kosher Line of Wines

(lubavitch.com) For the first time ever, kosher table wine from the renowned Massandra Winery in the Crimea, known well beyond Ukraine’s borders for its quality…

January 13, 2010

Bulgarian PM Visits Jerusalem Western Wall

(lubavitch.com) Prime Minster Boiko Borissov of Bulgaria, ended a two day visit to Israel where he met with Israeli Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President…

By Yaacov Behrman

January 13, 2010

In Australia, Chabad Summer Camp Draws Record Numbers

It’s summer in Australia, and despite a depressing economy, the numbers at Camp Gan Israel of Melbourne have grown, says camp director Rabbi Moshe Kahn.

By Mendy Rimler

January 12, 2010

Book Review/ Revealing the Secrets: An Academic Explores The Rebbe’s Teachings

The academic world hasn’t always been friendly to Chasidism or Kabbala. Nineteenth-century

By Shmuel Klatzkin

January 8, 2010

French Consul General Visits Lubavitch Headquarters

(lubavitch.com) France’s Consul General, Mr. Philippe Lalliot, toured Chabad Lubavitch’s international headquarters in Brooklyn, Wednesday. The Consul General was accompanied by his Press and Information…

By Dvora Lakein

January 8, 2010

Chabad-Lubavitch Community In Grief As Two Die in Accident

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters mourns the tragic deaths, Wednesday, of 10-year-old Avrohom Dovid Lieberow, and 20 year-old Mrs. Pesha Leah Azoulay.

By Staff Writer

January 7, 2010

Major Jewish Philanthropist Explores Chabad’s Russian Roots

Guma Aguiar is making up for lost time. Last week, the young billionaire sprinted through blizzard conditions in Russia and Ukraine, tracing the early history…

By Baila Olidort

January 5, 2010

Jewish Children of Russian Immigrants At Winter Camp

For 20 Russian Jewish boys from Brooklyn, Staten Island and New Jersey, a weeklong winter camp this past December in Monticello, New York, offered them…

By Mordechai Lightstone

January 5, 2010

Twin Cities Media, Citizens, Help To Save Minnesota Yeshiva

Today’s financial climate earns foreclosures scant notice. But with a thriving yeshiva in middle America facing that prospect, the response is coming in fast and…

By C.R. Lundy

January 4, 2010

A Jewish Community Grows In Cabo San Lucas

(lubavitch.com) Once a week, Benzion Hershcovich leaves his house at the crack of dawn while his wife and children are still asleep. The twenty-something rabbi…

By Mordechai Lightstone

January 1, 2010

Crunch Time: Rolling Out Passover Matzahs in December

Until the last few decades, they were available only at select Judaica shops or in Brooklyn storefronts. These days, the crispy confections can be had…

By Dvora Lakein

December 30, 2009