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Two hundred people showed up at Buckhurst Hill Chabad to watch the lightning of a 7 foot menorah built out of clear piping filled with…

By Yaacov Behrman

December 15, 2009

Energy Magnate Aguiar Makes Chanukah Gift to Chabad-Lubavitch

Energy magnate Guma Aguiar has made a gift of $770,000 to Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in honor of Chanukah 2009.

December 14, 2009

Reinterpreting The Latke, Deconstructing the Doughnut

(lubavitch.com) Latkes with applesauce and sour cream may be a familiar favorite, but Pessy Haskelevich is serving them instead with a side of pear and…

By David Lipson

December 13, 2009

Chabad Rabbi Attacked in Vienna

A Muslim man attacked a Chabad rabbi Saturday night as he was conducting the annual ceremony to light the public Chanukah menorah in Stefenfaltz Square…

By Hana Levi Julian

December 13, 2009

Uruguayan President Vázquez meets with Chabad

Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez met last Monday with members and friends of Chabad-Lubavitch of Uruguay, headed by Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov.

By Mendy Rimler

December 13, 2009

Elie Wiesel To Hungary’s Jews: Stay Jewish

On a rare visit to Hungary this week, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel applauded Chabad-Lubavitch for its work reviving Jewish life in his native country.

By Brenda Farkasz

December 11, 2009

Allegheny vs. ACLU: Good for Chanukah

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that placing Chabad-owned menorahs in public spaces did not violate the establishment clause, it set a slab of precedent…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 10, 2009

“Russia Has Anti-Semites, Not Anti-Semitism”

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December 8, 2009

Menorah Lights To Shine At the Games

In town squares and shopping malls and along well-travelled highways, the Menorah lights are a familiar sight. And now, they shine in sporting arenas from…

By Levi Margolin

December 8, 2009

Jewish Victims Identified Among Dead in Perm Fire

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December 7, 2009

Kosher Pizza A First for Ukraine’s Jewish Consumers

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December 7, 2009

Baby Boomer: A Fertility Specialist’s Conception of Life

Six babies, and the possibility for many more, were first conceived at a Mumbai memorial in Merion Station, Pennsylvania last winter.

By Dvora Lakein

December 7, 2009

From the Czarist Archives

In honor of 19 Kislev, corresponding this year to December 6, lubavitch.com loosely translated segments of the file on Rabbi Schneur Zalman's interrogation.

December 6, 2009

Scion of Chabad Musical Family Passes Away

Rabbi Shamshon Charitonow, an expert on Chasidic melodies and a survivor of Soviet oppression, passed away last Thursday, Nov 26, in Brooklyn. He was 91…

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 3, 2009

Chabad of El Paso Targeted By Vandals

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December 3, 2009

New South Wales Parliament Hosts First Ever Chanukah Celebration

(lubavitch.com) For the first time since its inception in 1856, the New South Wales Parliament hosted a Chanukah celebration this week. The event, organized by…

December 3, 2009

A Chanukah First: Miami Heat to Host Jewish Heritage Night at AA Sports Arena

Florida’s Jewish community will host the First Annual Jewish Heritage night together with the Miami Heat basketball team...

December 3, 2009

As Chanukah Approaches, Florida Public Menorah Stolen

(lubavitch.com) A 9-foot menorah has been stolen from the village green of Key Biscayne, Florida. The Chanukah icon, erected by the Chabad Key Biscayne Jewish…

December 3, 2009

Russia’s President, Chief Rabbi, Confirm Declining Anti-Semitism

In a meeting last week with a delegation of Russia’s Jewish community, President Dmitry Medvedev noted that anti-Semitism in Russia seems to be waning.

December 2, 2009

JLI Launches Advanced Women’s Study Division

The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, pioneer of adult Jewish education, is breaking new ground with its latest division–a women’s only study program that debuts this…

By Dvora Lakein

December 1, 2009

Mayanot Institute Opens New Administrative Center

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November 30, 2009

Yeshiva-in-Prison Brings Meaning, Spiritual Growth to Jewish Inmates

Gordon M., 36, is an inmate at a Virginia prison where he recently participated...

By Levi Margolin

November 30, 2009

A Thankful Reunion After 64 Years

Bronislaw Firuta arrived from Poland on one of the busiest travel days of the year. There to greet him was Joseph Bonder.

By Levi Margolin

November 26, 2009

Nariman (Chabad) House To Open For Memorial

(lubavitch.com) As memorial events in India this week mark the first year anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, the Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund will host…

By Dvora Lakein

November 25, 2009