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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

Chairman of Lubavitch Headquarters Visits Nariman House

(lubavitch.com) In advance of the first anniversary of the Mumbai Terror Attacks, the Chairman of Chabad’s educational and social services divisions, Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, visited…

November 25, 2009

Despite Economic Woes, Ohr Avner Network Thrives

(lubavitch.com) On September 1, 2009, 14,000 students in the Ohr Avner school system of the Former Soviet Union lined up for first bell.

By Baila Olidort

November 23, 2009

One Year Later, Mumbai Chabad House Survivor Turns Three

Moshe Zvi Holtzberg entered the red-carpeted party tent in Kfar Chabad, a suburb of Tel Aviv, escorted by his two grandmothers and his nursemaid Sandra…

By Barbara Sofer

November 19, 2009

Remembering Mumbai: A Traveler’s Reflections On the First Yahrzeit

On November 26, 2008 at 9:45PM, two terrorists stormed the Chabad House in Mumbai, India.

By Hillary Lewin

November 18, 2009

One Year Later Good Deeds Pledged for Mumbai Victims

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By Staff Writer

November 17, 2009

Developing Relationships, Businesspeople, Professionals Work With Chabad Leaders To Advance Jewish Life

(lubavitch.com) Before 2006, David Gavsie, a massage therapist from Montreal, Canada never dreamed he would spend a Friday night around a Shabbat table in a…

By Mordechai Lightstone

November 16, 2009

Transcendent Joy, Transcendent Vision Celebrated at Chabad Conference Banquet

An overflow crowd squeezed through more than a dozen metal detectors and into the garage-turned-gracious-lobby of the Troop C Armory in Brooklyn, New York.

By Dvora Lakein

November 16, 2009

Jewish Boxer, Undefeated, Moves on To Title of Rabbi

(lubavitch.com) The would-be-rabbi waited until Shabbat was over before heading to the ring to knock out opponent Daniel Santos.

November 15, 2009