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Baking Matzah for US Troops at the Jewish Children’s Museum

(lubavitch.com/LNS) Members of the US Army, and the families of Captain Andrew Shulman from Massachusetts and Captain Ari Vogel from Connecticut—both who are currently serving…

March 25, 2008

After 45 Years, A Jewish Community Breaks Ground For New Mikvah

(lubavitch.com/LNS) Two feisty Jewish women, their lives separated by 100 tumultuous years, have inspired the building of a new mikvah in Greenville, SC. In 1911, Chava…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 25, 2008

Chabad Draws Thousands To “The Biggest Jewish Party in LA–Ever”

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 24, 2008

American Jewish Suburbanites See Israel Up Close and Personal

A Chabad-led tour of Israel gave a group of American Jews from the Midwest an up close perspective on the extremes of daily life in…

By Dvora Lakein

March 24, 2008

Chabad Rabbi First Rabbi Ever to Address U.S. Military Chaplaincy

(lubavitch.com/lns) In a speech hailed by one priest as the most inspiring talk since Martin Luther King Jr., Chabad Rabbi Yossi Jacobson addressed the Chief…

By Dvora Lakein

March 21, 2008

Novosibirsk: Purim Will Be Joyful Despite Anti-Semitic Posters

(lubavitch.com/lns) Authorities in Novosibirsk have yet to determine who was behind the anti-Semitic posters put up on the doors of residential buildings in this Siberian…

By Miriam Davids

March 20, 2008

Taglit-BirthrightIsrael:Mayanot First Tour For Special Needs Visitors

(lubavitch.com/LNS) Fragile X syndrome, a mental impairment that affects IQ, hasn’t stopped Scott Heyman, 27, from living in his own apartment or holding down a…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

March 20, 2008

When Purim Meets Shabbos . . .

Shabbat as a day of rest goes head to head with Purim parties this year. Chabad centers the world over are working creatively so Jewish…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 19, 2008

Croatian Govt To Change Law To Protect Jewish Graves

(lubavitch.com/LNS) Chabad’s Rabbi Pinchas Zaklos met Monday with Croatian President Stjepan Mesi, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and Zagreb’s Mayor Milan Bandi. Zaklos was part of delegation…

March 18, 2008

Women, Children of Arab/Jewish Intermarriages Seek Help From Chabad

While the topic of how to reach out to children of intermarried couples animates discussion in communities, synagogues and schools, it’s a whole different brew—with…

By Miriam Davids

March 18, 2008

History of Chabad in New YIVO Encylopedia

March 17, 2008

Jewish Day School Teachers Impact Students’ Life Choices

March 17, 2008

Australian Jewish Leaders Convene for Annual Conference

At the annual conference of Chabad community leaders of Australia, scores of Chabad representatives from across New South Wales convened in Sydney to focus on…

March 16, 2008

Photos: Shabbat With European Jewish Leaders

March 15, 2008

Israeli Expats Strengthen Jewish Identity in Diaspora

As the Israeli government launches a dynamic campaign to lure expatriates back, many are conflicted as to which country they wish to call home. With…

By Dvora Lakein

March 14, 2008

Chabad Places Mezuzahs on Doors Of House Majority and Minority Leaders

By Mendy Hecht

March 13, 2008

On Campus: Chabad’s Purim Bashes Draw In the Shy and Wary

Purim, more than any other holiday, say Chabad-on-campus representatives, brings in crowds of students who otherwise keep a safe distance from anything that feels too…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 13, 2008

Chabad Partners with First Aid Emergency Services To Open New Division in Sderot

Some 3650 rockets have hit Sderot in the last seven years, making this city one of the most frequented by emergency services. Partnering with Chabad…

March 12, 2008

Rocky Mountain Collegian Congratulates Chabad on Campus

The university's 3-year-old Chabad organization has spent the entirety of its existence fighting with the City of Fort Collins and the university for bits and…

March 12, 2008

Challenge Aspen Works With Chabad To Welcome Israeli Soldiers

(lubavitch.com/LNS) On January 31, 2006, Gary Alfmon, a paramedic fighter in Y.A.M.A.M, a special IDF police, was sent into Jenin with his platoon. Working covertly…

By Dvora Lakein

March 11, 2008

UJA Awards Chabad’s Friendship Circle Leaders

(lubavitch.com/LNS) Friendship Circle Ontario coordinators, Chabad's Mrs. Esther Grossbaum and Mrs. Chaya Perman, were recently honored with the distinguished UJA Federation Inclusion Initiative Award. “What…

March 10, 2008

Chabad Hebrew Day School Goes Green

Soaking up the brilliant California sunshine, 189 new solar panels atop the roofs of Chabad's Hebrew Academy in Huntington Beach are teaching students a living…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 10, 2008

A New Building for Chabad in Tokyo

(lubavitch.com/LNS) Chabad-Lubavitch of Japan announced a happy end to its long search for a new building. “After years of looking, we found a beautiful 400…

March 9, 2008

New York Times Frugal Traveler Visits Chabad in Cancun

The Frugal Traveler in Sunday’s Times travel section finds “the unexpected” in Cancun, Mexico, when he spends Friday night with with Chabad of Cancun. Matt…

March 8, 2008