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Guest Editorial: “Rabbi, I’m A Bad Jew!”
Why do people lie to their dentists? You know, "So, Jim, have you been flossing?" "Yeah, kind of, sure…well, last couple of weeks it was…
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“Chabad At Stanford . . . Knowledge, Courage and Commitment”
In retrospect it seems highly symbolic – even poetic – to me that I first met Rabbi Dov Greenberg when he was busy assembling a…
Guest Editorial: Random Kindness in the Face of Random Terror
Up until the morning of April 16, things were pretty much happening as they should on most American campuses at this time of year. Students and…
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Guest Editorial: A Community of Successful Malcontents
Some time ago, a group of people appeared in our Chabad Center on a Friday night; they were new faces, always a nice surprise. Together…
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Honoring the Rebbe’s Birthday
The 11th of Nissan, this year corresponding to today, March 30, marks the 105th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous…
From Humble Beginnings, A Global Achievement
Today, the 10th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is honored by Chabad-Lubavitch chasidim worldwide as a watershed in the movement's history. In 1950, Rabbi…
Menorah: A Symbol of Religious Freedom
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…
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Patent Pending
To all appearances, the Chabad representatives in the group photo—an annual rite at the Conference of Shluchim—look very much alike. About 3,000 men, similarly dressed,…
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Yom Kippur Joy?
When the day of fasting and contrition was nearly over, after all the prayers had been exhausted, the pages now wet with the hot tears…
Editor’s Journal: “My Heart, My Heart, Over Their Slain…”
You don’t get very far in Israel without coming across a marker of a soldier who gave his life in defense of the land, of…
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Lost to a Suicide Bombing, Parents Fight to Memorialize Their Son
In a snapshot, St.-Sgt. Eli Laham‘s wiry frame ripples with muscles hardened by his three years of service in Israel’s Military Police Counter Terrorism Unit,…
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Camp Gan Israel: A Model of Love
If your camp counselor rigged a watermelon with fireworks, your head counselor plunged from the sky on a zip line and your night activity director…
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A Mystical Covenant
Tonight marks the 12th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. The last 12 years have produced prolific narratives offering…
Remembering January 20, 1950 (Yud Shevat)
Today is a special date on the Hebrew calendar that brings thousands of visitors to the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M.…
Moscow Stabbing Likened to ‘Pogroms of Old’
International news agencies continue to cover developments in the attack earlier today on worshipers at a Chabad synagogue in Moscow. Photos of the attack indicate…
From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Great Wall of China: Chabad Lights Up the Skies
It’s hard to litigate against light, which explains why despite scattered attempts around the country by church- and-state purists to take down the eight-armed menorahs…
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Shluchim Conference: A Time for Taking Stock
A Chasidic quip attributed to Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi says, “Your neighbor’s material wellbeing is the stuff of your spiritual wellbeing.” This idea, delivered…
From Darkness to Light and a Sweet Year to All
“Remember us for life, O living G-d, Inscribe us in the book of life.” These words from the Rosh Hashanah liturgy are articulated simply in…
Lubavitch Establishes Hurricane Relief Fund
Lubavitch World Headquarters announced that it has established a disaster relief fund to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Jewish Hurricane Relief Fund will accept…
Editorial: A Different Kind of Faith
“I am not enthusiastic if someone says he is ‘committed’ to Chabad. I prefer inspiration, not commitment.” —The Lubavitcher Rebbe In a recently published account…
A Birthdate to Remember
During his lifetime, thousands celebrated the Rebbe’s birthday at an all night farbrengen, a Chasidic gathering. Seated at a table decked in a white cloth,…
Chabad and Chanukah: How Many Saw The Light?
How many people worldwide during the past week, were reminded that it was Chanukah? To get a rough estimate, you’d have to add up every…
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Ten Years Later: Editorial
The occasion of 10th yahrzeit (3 Tamuz—this year corresponding to Tuesday, June 22) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, has generated generous media…
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News&Views
July 26–Few overnight camp directors would have missed a small news item about a whopping $11.2 million grant to the Federation of Jewish Camps (FJC)…
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