Chabad School in Azerbaijan Ranked Among Top Twenty In The Country
Last week, Chabad’s Or Avner school in Baku was ranked by the State Examination Center (SEC) among the top twenty schools in Azerbaijan. The annual assessment is based on pedagogical and educational criteria established by the SEC and pronounced the Jewish school (K-12) one of the best for quality of education among all the schools in the Muslim-majority country.
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Jerusalem Post
CHABAD COUPLE DETAIL LIFE AS FULL-TIME MEMBERS OF ARUBA'S JEWISH COMMUNITY
July 21, 2019
STL Jewish Highlight
Chabad rabbinical students visiting S Charles County this summer
July 21, 2019
Times Union
Belarus Torah reborn in Colonie
July 19, 2019
Israel National News
Why did a Ukranian MP distribute chocolate in Kfar Chabad?
July 19, 2019
Kelowna Capital News
WWII hero draws huge crowd in Kelowna
July 18, 2019
Jewish News
Pakistan arrests alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks which killed six Jews
July 18, 2019
Palomar Health
Dr. James Bried recognized for service to victims of Chabad tragedy
July 17, 2019
STATEMENT BY CHABAD-LUBAVITCH WORLD HEADQUARTERS
Every day that Jews are barred from entering the synagogue by armed guards is an unforgivable violation of the Jewish people!
News | Friday, July 5
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Lubavitcher Rebbe's Passing to be Marked Worldwide
July 6 (Tammuz 3) will mark twenty-five years since the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s passing in 1994. To commemorate, Chabad centers worldwide celebrated the Rebbe’s life and lasting legacy with community Shabbat dinners, events, lectures, and farbrengens. Here’s a round-up of some of the larger events:
Mussi Sharfstein | News | Wednesday, July 3
Russia: Humanitarian Aid During Flooding Disaster in Irkutsk
Torrential rains hit the Russian region of Irkutsk this week, causing the area to declare an immediate state of emergency. In response, volunteers in nearby Jewish communities mobilized to help the victims using local resources to assist those displaced. Irkutsk’s Chief Rabbi Aharon Wagner led the initiative, arranging food and drink shipments to the disaster areas.
News | Tuesday, July 2
Prison Reform Summit Brings Together 350 Leaders In Criminal Justice System
Three hundred and fifty people gathered together this week at Columbia Law School for Rewriting the Sentence, a two-day, high-level summit on alternatives to incarceration.
News | Tuesday, July 2
In Conversation with Nobel Prize Winner Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel, one of the most passionate Jewish voices of our time, enjoyed an enduring correspondence and personal relationship with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Mr. Wiesel, a professor at Boston University, spoke with Baila Olidort in May of 2013.
Baila Olidort | News | Monday, July 1
Serving Up Kosher at Wimbledon Tennis
Wimbledon Tennis starts this Monday and for the eleventh year, a kosher food stand will serve the needs of Jewish patrons.
Ashira Weiss | News | Thursday, June 27
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: 25 Years After the Rebbe's Passing 
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- Chabad School in Azerbaijan Ranked Among Top Twenty In The CountryLast week, Chabad’s Or Avner school in Baku was ranked by the State Examination Center (SEC) among the top twenty schools in Azerbaijan. The annual assessment is based on pedagogical and educational criteria established by the SEC and pronounced the Jewish school (K-12) one of the best for quality of education among all the schools in the Muslim-majority country.
- First Jewish Youth Center Opened in Russia’s Far East250 members of the Jewish community of Birobidzhan, Russia, celebrated the opening this month of Chabad’s 25 million ruble ($400,000), 6,500 square feet Jewish youth center.
- Anniversary of Rebbe's Liberation from Soviet PrisonToday, on the Jewish calendar, marks the 91st anniversary of the miraculous liberation of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, from Soviet prison.
- A Lone and Destitute Jewish Woman Gets A Jewish BurialA convivial funeral home owner, a retired insurance investigator and a Massachusetts rabbi teamed up to bring an abandoned body to Jewish burial this morning. A bevy of volunteers joined the two-week long search that brought this seven-month ordeal to a close.
- When Friendship Isn't Only For Kids: The Circle Expands to 21 PlusFriendship Circle for adults, which piloted this past year, will provide monthly opportunities for social and educational engagement for adults between twenty and thirty-five. The bi-weekly programs will include trips, holiday functions, and creative activities. Aside from a more mature bent, participants will have a say in choosing and planning their slate of programming. Like its parent organization, each participant will be paired with an adult volunteer with on-site therapists facilitating.
