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Fire Destroys Chabad House in Staten Island

No one was hurt in a fire that broke out in the New Springville home of Chabad’s Rabbi Nachman and Chaya Segal early Saturday morning.…

March 20, 2007

Russian Jews and The Matzah Factor

It’s a yearly ritual that has a mysterious tug on hundreds of Russian Jewish families across New York City. Shortly after loads of matzah boxes…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 18, 2007

Preparing for Passover: Hands-On For the Little Ones

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March 15, 2007

New CD To Train Congregational Prayer Leaders

When a young boy faces the prospect of leading the congregation in prayer on Saturday mornings, the excitement is palpable but it may be dwarfed by…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

March 14, 2007

A New Home for One of FIU’s Largest Student Organizations

With a few swift taps of a hammer Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger affixed the mezuzah yesterday, Sunday, on the new home of Chabad…

By E.J. Tansky

March 12, 2007

One Million-Plus Pounds of Matzah To Be Distributed in FSU

(FJC.ru) More than one million pounds of matzah and 150,000 bottles of wine are being distributed to Jewish communities of the fifteen republics. The matzah…

March 11, 2007

Speaking About Persia With A Heavy Accent

(Chabad.edu) Sporting a bright red top hat, a gold chain and a star painted on his face, Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah certainly did not look like…

By Jon Gold

March 8, 2007

Second Generation Russian Jews: Serious About Judaism

As Chabad-Lubavitch was born in White Russia, it’s tempting to look at the slick covers of the new published fourth volume of Russian translations of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 8, 2007

Midnight Masquerade: Columbia Students Purim All Night

It was hi-style partying for Columbia University students this Purim. Stretch limousines parked outside the Chabad Student Center on W. 113th street, whisked them across…

By S. Olidort

March 7, 2007

Lubavitch Reaches In To Those Reaching Out

“Why should I eat matzah?” “What are those funny strings hanging out of your pockets?” At a tender age, the children of Chabad couples around…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 6, 2007

Purim’s Sweet Revenge

For all its mirth and merriment, the lightness of Purim, practically speaking, has probably a lot to do with the fact this holiday—unlike most others—is…

By Baila Olidort

March 5, 2007

Rabbi in Profile: The Frisco Kid, the Grateful Yid, The Rally Rabbi

A married father of five grown children, Rabbi Yosef Langer looks every bit the Chabad Chasid. Like many Chabad shluchim or emissaries, he spends his…

By Lisa Alcalay Klug

March 3, 2007

Hate Crimes in Germany: “Not A Jewish Issue”

(EJP) German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, members of the parliament and ministerial representatives attended a local synagogue prayer service Thursday afternoon to show their support…

By Oliver Bradley

March 2, 2007

A Once-Obscure Holiday, Purim’s Popularity Soars

Copenhagen’s swankest catering hall and spacious sports stadium beckoned, but Rabbi Yitzchok and Rochel Lowenthal passed them over in favor of a troupe acrobats in…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 28, 2007

Jewish Kindergarten Target of Anti-Semitic Attack

(EJP) Vandals attacked a Jewish school on Sunday, throwing a smoke bomb through the window of the Berlin kindergarten and spray-painting swastikas and neo Nazi…

February 27, 2007

Agents of Change: Community Leaders and their Special Needs Children

All through her pregnancy with twin girls, Chaya Perman successfully juggled her roles as director of Chabad of Caracas, Venuezela’s preschool, editor of the community…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 26, 2007

New Student Center To Be Dedicated at Florida International University

The Chabad Jewish Student Center at Florida International University, known to students as ChabadFIU, will be celebrating the dedication of their new student center near…

February 25, 2007

Extreme House Makeovers by Local Teens

Lara Foxman’s dreamed of converting her garage into a safe play area for two daughters, ages three and five. But for this single mom with…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

February 22, 2007

Emotional Celebration in Romania

It seemed a surreal flashback to prewar Europe when thousands gathered this week to celebrate the grand opening of a newly restored 200 year-old Bucharest synagogue…

February 22, 2007

New Center To Ease Transition for Asian Emigres

(JTA) As a slender violinist with flowing black hair played Oseh Shalom to an audience peppered with at least a dozen long-bearded rabbis, Bukharian Jews…

By Dinah A. Spitzer

February 20, 2007

For Jewish Recovering Addicts, 12 Steps Plus Shabbat

Karen Z. just doesn’t fit the stereotype of an addict, but when the crisply articulate New York City professional needed help breaking her use-abuse cycle,…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 20, 2007

Chasidic Tunes Inspire Rockers

Artists as diverse as jazz virtuoso Tim Sparks, rockers Soul Farm and roots reggae stars 12 Tribe Sound have found inspiration in the compositions of…

By Mordechai Shinefield

February 18, 2007

From Tunis to Tokyo: Chabad Women Compare Notes

The sea of 1,000 women in tailored dresses, elegant jewelry and neatly applied make-up didn't look like a crowd of hardcore survivalists. But there they…

By Jennifer Bleyer

February 15, 2007

On Campus: Shabbat for 1000 Draws 1100 Plus

There was no microphone at the Carnegie Mellon’s Weigand Gymnasium last Friday evening, and those responsible for the plans to host 1000 college students for…

By Baila Olidort

February 14, 2007