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Hertzberg Family Gifts Judaic Collection To Lubavitch

Family and close friends of the late Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg convened for a private reception at Lubavitch Headquarters this past Sunday. The event celebrated the…

June 19, 2006

New Initiative Advances Adult Jewish Education

In a statement to Lubavitch.com early this morning, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of the Lubavitch educational arm, confirmed that 33 communities around the world…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

June 19, 2006

Turning Up The Heat at the NBA Finals

It was a night of miracles. The American Airlines Arena in Miami was jam-packed this past Tuesday as the NBA ‘06 finals went into game…

By Fay Kranz Greene

June 16, 2006

Chabad in London, UK, Leads In the Fight Against Drug Abuse

Two thousand students a month, at 52 London area schools, ask their darkest questions about drug use to educators from Chabad Lubavitch Ilford Center’s Drugsline.…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

June 14, 2006

1,000,000 People To Make A Difference

Launched in May 2006, the Million Mitzvahs Campaign initiated by The Shul, a Chabad Lubavitch institution serving Bal Harbour, Surfside, Bay Harbor Island and Indian…

By E.J. Tansky

June 12, 2006

From A JNet Chavruta Student: The Stranger On The Plane

I have not seen him in a month, and in that time, the cancer that is chasing my son’s body has paralyzed his entire left…

June 8, 2006

Torah Study Gains Popularity With New Program

With a long days practicing law as a government attorney, Jill Gerstenfield of Rockville, MD, could not envision waking up at six a.m. for the…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

June 8, 2006

Synagogue Memorializes Slain Weston Teen With Torah Scroll

A single letter of a single word lovingly inscribed on parchment Sunday gave birth to a holy scroll that will memorialize a Weston teenager who…

By Jon Burstein

June 7, 2006

Chabad and The UJC: Partners in Rebuilding

If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to raise a community? Ask the Jewish community of New Orleans, and…

June 4, 2006

Of the 200 mikvahs in the United States, 90 exist under the auspices of Chabad Lubavitch centers. With another ten Chabad mikvahs to break ground…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

May 29, 2006

Chabad Center Wins Architecture Award

Gen. George Washington mustered his troops in Bucks County, PA, en route to their famed crossing of the icy, treacherous Delaware River. When Chabad–Lubavitch of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

May 24, 2006

JLI Presents A Summer Smorgasboard

Electric guitars blast in the background of Copper Mountain Resort’s winter skiing videos, but come August 16-21, the soundtrack of the off-season in Colorado’s picturesque…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

May 19, 2006

Parades and Picnics Mark Lag B’omer Round the World

Normally, snakes scare Myles Natenzon, 5. But, yesterday, when Chabad of Staten Island hosted a Lag B’Omer community celebration at the local zoo, Myles was…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

May 17, 2006

The Power of Three

Coming from the Rabbi’s pulpit or the weekly editorial, the oft-touted virtues of Jewish unity and ahavat yisrael elicit the predictable yawn. But experienced in…

By Baila Olidort

May 15, 2006

Boulder Children Get a Hi-Tech Headstart

Matan Bilavsky, who turns ten later this month, has already built robots that can climb ramps and sumo wrestle with other ‘bots. So has Nathan…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

May 14, 2006

Got Question? AskMoses!

“Can I have a some water?” With 20,000 water bottles to distribute at the Israel Independence Day Festival in Encino, CA, that had to be…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

May 10, 2006

Volunteering Teenagers Do Better All Around

Moe Levin of Thornhill, Ontario, doesn’t think it’s right that teenagers are stereotyped as “sitting around playing videogames.” Not that Moe and his friends don’t…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

May 7, 2006

Summer Break: Students Leave, But Ties Remain Strong

As American college students swig cans of energy drinks to caffeinate themselves for all-nighter study sessions, their Ontarian counterparts have already turned in their blue…

By E.J. Tansky

May 4, 2006

Chabad Rabbi Represents Jewish Faith in the White House

“America is a nation of prayer. It’s impossible to tell the story of our nation without telling the story of people who pray,” said President…

May 4, 2006

A New Center for Beijing’s Jewish Community

Architect He Wei of Beijing has mapped out construction of government compounds for thousands of workers, choreographed the dizzying dance of steel I-beams and rebar…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

May 1, 2006

Maccabi Team Celebrates Shabbat in Prague

For many of the thousands of Israelis who came to Prague to cheer their team at the Euro Basketball Final Four playoffs, the event offered…

April 29, 2006

Merkos Book Finalist at National Jewish Book Awards

Likened to the Jewish Pulitzer Prize, the National Jewish Book Awards have chosen Merkos Publication’s “The Last Pair of Shoes” as a runner-up for the…

By E.J. Tansky

April 27, 2006

Israelis in the Diaspora: Seeking a Jewish Identity

Just eighteen months ago, Mira Zomer hugged her family and friends in Ranana goodbye, a pretty suburb in Israel, and boarded a plane for Toronto.…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

April 26, 2006

Passover is Over: Now What?

While Jewish rye and bagels replace matzah after the week-long Passover ban on leavened bread, social scientists might want to chew on a fifth question:…

By Baila Olidort

April 24, 2006