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Troye Sivan “Tell Me Why” in Memory of the Mumbai Victims [Video]
(lubavitch.com) On Monday, June 8th, over five hundred people attended Chabad of the Valley’s dinner celebrating its 36th anniversary. Its first center was opened in…
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Israel’s Foreign Minister Takes Time With Chabad on His Birthday
(lubavitch.com) Israel’s foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, met with U.S. envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, on Tuesday. It was also Lieberman's birthday, so despite…
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Kosher Food Online In Moscow
(fjc.ru) Moscow’s renowned Kosher Market.ru food store has launched an exciting new project that is certain to be a big hit with local Jews and…
Israel’s Welfare, Social Services Ministry Exhibit in Kfar Chabad
(lubavitch.com) Close to 400 social workers, teachers, program directors, immigrants, parents and students were at the Ohr Simcha Yeshiva in Kfar Chabad last week for…
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Statement By Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters
(lubavitch.com) Regarding recent comments made by Rabbi Manis Friedman in response to a question posed by Moment Magazine, we vehemently disagree with any sentiment suggesting…
Chabad’s Rabbi S.B. Gourarie of S.A Passes Away
(lubavitch.com) Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Gourarie, a notable Rabbi in South Africa and a Chabad Shliach, passed away Tuesday morning at age 77. Rabbi Gourarie…
Passenger of Air France 447, Member of French Jewish Community
(lubavitch.com) While the investigation into the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 continues, and inquiries about the 228 passengers and crew members abound, the Jewish…
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Summer Traveler: Kosher in Vancouver
(lubavitch.com) Chabad of Vancouver is opening a kosher catering service to serve thousands of Jewish tourists traveling through Vancouver during the summer. "There is a…
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Supreme Court Nominee Ruled In Favor Of Public Menorah Display
(lubavitch.com) President Obama named Judge Sonia Sotomayor the new Supreme Court Justice. If confirmed by the senate, Sotomayor, 54, will succeed retiring Justice David Souter,…
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Chabad Unveils New Website on Maimonides
(lubavitch.com) Commemorating twenty five years since the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory, proposed that all Jews commit to a daily study…
Encountering Chabad at Hanover Israel Day Festival
(lubavitch.com) Sunday’s fourth annual Israel Day Festival in Hanover, Germany drew more than 1000 local Jews and featured Jewish, Israeli, religious and cultural  attractions, including…
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New Website Helps Russian Jews Track Ancestors
(lubavitch.com) A new Russian language website – www.Jekl.ru – is helping Jewish families discover their ancestors and visit their gravesites in St. Petersburg’s Preobrazhenskiy Jewish…
Israeli, Iranian Children Get Acquainted At World Chess Championship
(lubavitch.com) After the trophies and closing ceremonies at last week’s World School Chess Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece, the Israeli and Iranian teams met with their…
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Two Chabad Schools in Florida Receive Accreditation
(lubavitch.com) Representatives of two prestigious education accreditation programs visited two Chabad Florida schools last week. Representing the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools was a…
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Remembering Chabad’s Emissary to Morocco
(lubavitch.com) Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of the passing Rabbi Yehuda Leib Raskin, Chabad emissary to Morocco for more than 44 years.Born in Russia in…
Israeli Community Marks 30-Day Mourning Period
(lubavitch.com) The Israeli settlement village of Bat Ayin near Jerusalem completed thirty days of mourning over the weekend for 13 year old Shlomo Nativ who…
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Hatzolah Ambulance Now Serving Moscow Jewish Community
(lubavitch.com) The recently-established Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance Service has begun operating in Moscow. In particular, Moscow Hatzolah is available to respond to emergency calls in the…
Yeshiva Boys’ Small Gesture Makes Big Difference
Letter: Help Came From Yeshiva I am writing to tell you of an incident which happened to me on a wildly snowy Thursday afternoon. On…
Florida Governor Signs Bill Removing ‘Shylock’
(lubavitch.com) On Monday, Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill removing the words "shylock" and "shylocking" from the Florida statute books, a term offensive to Jews. The…
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