A Veteran Torah for Veteran Soldiers
What was once an unused, invalid Torah scroll, dedicated to army veterans, is now fully-restored and being used at a Chabad center serving Jewish uniformed officers. Rather than sitting in disuse, an inspired rabbi from Flatbush found the perfect new home for this Torah just down the road.
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In the Media
Forward
November 14, 2018
Toledo Blade
Bringing the Light of Shabbat to the Jewish community
November 13, 2018
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Squirrel Hill congregation turns fundraiser into event for community healing
November 12, 2018
Shore News
Jackson Chabad to Participate in Worldwide Menorah Lighting
November 9, 2018
Jewish Press
November 9, 2018
Register Citizen
Litchfield Chabad hosts memorial vigil for Pittsburgh shooting victims
November 8, 2018
The Dartmouth
Hanlon hosts anti-Semitism panel
November 8, 2018
Largest-Ever International Conference of Chabad Rabbis Concludes in New York
“Unbelievable to be at the world’s largest kosher dinner,” tweeted Michael Snow, Director of Jewish Affairs for NY Governor Andrew Cuomo. And as #kinus, trended on twitter, some 5,600 attended the annual Gala Banquet of the International Conference of Chabad Rabbis, last night.
Ashira Weiss | News | Monday, November 5
Seven In The Sunshine State: New Chabad Families In Florida
Since the last November, the state of Florida has welcomed thirteen Chabad families. Lubavitch.com caught up with seven of the most recent of these young idealists, to hear about their goals and challenges, and how they’re impacting the Sunshine State.
Ashira Weiss | News | Friday, November 2
North Carolina Towns Welcome Chabad Presence
Thirty five miles north of Charlotte, suburban Lake Norman, named as one of “the best places in North Carolina to bring up a family,” is a fast-growing area that now features a Chabad center for the area’s Jewish families.
Ashira Weiss | News | Tuesday, October 30
Shining a Light in Pittsburgh
As Shabbat ended, Chabad centers around Pittsburgh began to react to the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, this morning. Eleven people are said to have been killed, and six injured.
Ashira Weiss | News | Sunday, October 28
Creating a Home For the Young and Professional in Jerusalem
As a young, single, immigrant to Israel, Levi Margolin struggled to find a community he felt comfortable calling his own. Now, eight years later, Levi and his wife Aidel, a native Jerusalemite, work to create that community for young professionals in the holy city they have made their home.
Ashira Weiss | News | Tuesday, October 23
Branching Out to Southern Utah
Chabad has been in Utah since 1992 and is now opening a third branch in the state. Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Cohen, and their two young children, are setting up shop in St. George.
Mussi Sharfstein | News | Thursday, October 18
The Rabbi's Shocking Response to the Kid with the Afro 
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- Synagogue Confiscated By Soviets Now A Jewish OrphanageIn a place where Jewish activities-were once conducted in secret, the Jewish community of Dnipro, Ukraine celebrated the renovation and reopening of its orphanage for boys on November 11.
- Ottawa Student Gives BackMore than ten years after he first met the local Chabad representatives, Harley Finkelstein and his wife Lindsay Taub, have decided to give back to the center, donating half a million dollars to purchase a permanent home for the Rohr Chabad Student Network.
- Open Hearts, Helping Hands at UMass AmherstWhen hackers broke into university printers and distributed anti-Semitic flyers two years ago, the University of Amherst community was shaken by the spike in blatant hatred.
- A Veteran Torah for Veteran SoldiersWhat was once an unused, invalid Torah scroll, dedicated to army veterans, is now fully-restored and being used at a Chabad center serving Jewish uniformed officers. Rather than sitting in disuse, an inspired rabbi from Flatbush found the perfect new home for this Torah just down the road.
- They Come With Hate; We Bring Joy“When I saw the swastika and the infamous Nazi slogan ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (work sets one free), I was shocked and hurt,” Rabbi Benjy Brackman wrote in an email to his congregants at Chabad of NW Metro Denver.
