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Jewish Life in Germany 70 Years After Kristallnacht

(lubavitch.com) Survivors of Kristallnacht will tell you that they remember the flames. Fires shot out of the roofs of synagogues and the smell of burning…

By Dvora Lakein

November 8, 2008

Jewish Life On Campus Grows With Chabad

(lubavitch.com) Jamie Zebrak, a senior at the University of Oregon, has seen Jewish involvement on campus grow five-fold since she started here as a freshman.…

By Miriam Davids

November 6, 2008

Lost in The Andes, Found by Chabad

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By Mordechai Lightstone

November 5, 2008

How Elena Met Rami or The Chabad-Lubavitch Network: A Model of Causality

(lubavitch.com) Elena Lourie and Rami Kafarov never would have met let alone married in Oslo this summer were Chabad-Lubavitch no more than a bunch of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 3, 2008

After A Polarizing Election, Jewish Women To Share A Shabbat of Unity

(lubavitch.com) On December 5, Jewish women from zip codes across America and from diverse backgrounds will participate at a Shabbat retreat in Boulder, Colorado. Coming mere…

By Dvora Lakein

October 30, 2008

TEACH ME, MASTER: Bankers and Businesspeople Become Today’s Talmudic Students

(lubavitch.com) The study of Talmud is high on the list of skills, most adults say ruefully, that you either got as a young yeshiva student,…

By Dvora Lakein

October 28, 2008

Photos: “And You Shall Bless the Children of Israel

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October 26, 2008

In Ravaged Gori Jewish New Year Began On A High Note

(lubavitch.com) Tensions continue to flare up between Georgia and Russia, with Gori still a city in shambles where many wait in refugee camps for Red…

October 23, 2008

SHE COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT Joy & Fervor On the Happiest Day of the Year

(lubavitch.com) The festivities of Simchas Torah, one of the happiest days on the Jewish calendar, begin Monday night. In communities around the world, people will…

By Dvora Lakein

October 20, 2008

New English Translation of Genesis With Commentaries by Kehot

(lubavitch.com) Kehot Publication Society, the Chabad-Lubavitch publishing house and Chabad of California have released a new translation of the Book of Genesis. The translation reflects…

October 16, 2008

Chabad of Columbus Opens LifeTown for Developmentally Disabled Children

(lubavitch.com) Justin Swan has a busy day ahead of him. After getting his annual check-up at the doctor’s office, this developmentally disabled 17 year-old must make…

By Dvora Lakein

October 12, 2008

Tuesday The Rabbi Was Late

(lubavitch.com) It was a beautiful Tuesday afternoon in Austin. The sun beamed overhead in a cloudless blue sky, and throngs of Austinites were outdoors enjoying…

By M. Phillips

October 7, 2008

Pinellas County Jewish Community Celebrates Completion of Mikvah

(lubavitch.com) Chabad-Lubavitch of Pinellas County and Young Israel of Clearwater completed construction on this Florida county’s first-ever mikvah, Sunday. “This is a really big step…

By Dvora Lakein

October 5, 2008

New Bill To Allow Condo Owners to Post Mezuzahs

(lubavitch.com) A new bill in Congress will seek to ensure that condo dwellers enjoy the same religious freedoms that others do. New York congressman, Jerrold…

By Dvora Lakein

October 5, 2008

Smart Publicity and Messages of Empowerment Draw Greater Numbers To Chabad’s Rosh Hashana Services

(lubavitch.com) Wall Street bailouts, iPhones, and stratospheric gas prices are bringing more marginally affiliated Jews to Rosh Hashanah services say rabbis across the United States.…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 28, 2008

Corp! Magazine Selects Chabad Program As Diversity Champion

(lubavitch.com) Corp! Magazine, the state’s largest business magazine, chose The Friendship Circle of Michigan Thursday, as a “Diversity Champion.” A division of Chabad of Michigan,…

September 25, 2008

After 80 Years Jewish Community of Stavropol Gets New Torah

(lubavitch.com) The Jewish community of Stavropol welcomed its first Torah in almost 80 years. High on Rabbi and Mrs. Tzvi Hershcovich’s to-do list, upon arriving…

September 25, 2008

The Maharal Institute Opens in Prague

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By Dvora Lakein

September 25, 2008

Chabad Opens Center For Jewish Life for Memphis Jewish Community

(lubavitch.com) As in years past, two Memphis day schools and the community high school will be slicing and polishing rams’ horns as they participate in…

By Dvora Lakein

September 24, 2008

Within Chabad, A New Year Brings New Ideas In Jewish Education

(lubavitch.com) Fully 13% of the 230,000 students in American Hebrew schools are enrolled in Chabad-run programs, a recent study found. The study, A Census of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 22, 2008

With New JCC, Dniprodzerzhinsk Now Full-Fledged Jewish Community

(lubavitch.com) A new Jewish Community Center and Synagogue in Dniprodzherzinsk, designed with a familiar facade, will be dedicated amid much fanfare on Wednesday, promising to breathe new life…

By Mordechai Lightstone

September 17, 2008

Lubavitch Headquarters To Launch Mentoring Program for Chabad Representatives

(lubavitch.com) Chabad representatives are givers: of time, of advice, and a home-cooked meal. More commonly known as shluchim, the representatives—also referred to as emissaries or…

By Dvora Lakein

September 17, 2008

Chabad of West Coast’s “To Life” Telethon Generates $8 Million-Plus

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By Bradford Wiss

September 15, 2008

Perm Jewish Community Loses Family In Plane Crash

(lubavitch.com) The Perm Jewish community is in grief over the loss of a local family of four, killed among the 88 victims of Sunday's Aeroflot 737 plane…

September 15, 2008