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Elderly Jews in south Florida have two strikes against them: Hurricane Wilma wiped out their electrical power, their lifeline to self-sufficiency, and, after Hurricane Katrina…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

November 1, 2005

Weathering Wilma: Chabad Is On Call Again

Stuart Katz, general manager of IsraAir, never thought he’d spend an all night session on the phone with rabbis from Chabad. But that’s what happened…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

October 28, 2005

In the Aftermath of Terror: Chabad Reaches Out

When terror strikes in an Israeli city, throwing untold numbers of lives into painful chaos, it’s often hard to know precisely in which ways to…

By Raizy Metzger

October 28, 2005

Jewish Students Bond With the Torah

Minutes to midnight on University of Pennsylvania’s fraternity row, as the ‘Sox were on their way to trouncing the Astros in overtime, the guys at…

By E.J. Tansky

October 27, 2005

Celebrating Simchat Torah, Hurricane and All

As Hurricane Wilma walloped Hallandale, Florida, the local Chabad weathered the storm without wavering from their Simchat Torah holiday plans. Morning prayer services were postponed…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

October 24, 2005

Lulav, Etrog, Sukkah–Familiarity With The Festival Grows

Kenneth Alan Spector’s mother’s medical bills were such a puzzle that when the insurance company’s telephone rep read the record she could not help but…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

October 24, 2005

Sukkot at the IDF Bases in Israel

It’s an eight-day long festival observed by taking meals in the Sukkah–the makeshift hut commemorating the Divine protection the Jewish people enjoyed during their long…

October 20, 2005

United Jewish Communities Partners With Chabad

United Jewish Communities allocated over $38,000 to Chabad-Lubavitch for its hurricane relief efforts in Southern Mississippi and for its chevra kaddisha, Jewish burial society, work…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

October 16, 2005

Peru’s First Lady Marks Yom Kippur

On Wednesday, Peru’s First Lady, Eliane Karp de Toledo, was hosted at an elegant seuda mafseket—the traditional pre-fast meal, at the European Jewish Community Centre…

October 13, 2005

New Educational Complex Opens In Moscow

Some 500 community members, sponsors and local dignitaries crowded a former bus depot in Moscow yesterday, celebrating the opening of the city’s newest site for…

By Raizy Metzger

October 10, 2005

Rosh Hashana in Monroe, Louisiana

What do you give to a community who has lost a good portion of their material possessions, along with their homes, jobs and secure future?…

By Raizy Metzger

October 9, 2005

From Darkness to Light and a Sweet Year to All

“Remember us for life, O living G-d, Inscribe us in the book of life.” These words from the Rosh Hashanah liturgy are articulated simply in…

October 3, 2005

Home for the Holidays

The High Holidays–Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the festive days following–invite powerful associations for many people. There’s the family you may see only rarely; friends…

By Raizy Metzger

October 3, 2005

It Takes A City . . .

It takes a village, they say, to raise a child. What then would it take to build a school in which to raise several hundred,…

By Raizy Metzger

September 29, 2005

Chabad to Terror Survivors: We Won’t Forget You

More than a thousand families of terror victims in Israel will be receiving a pre-Rosh Hashanah visit this week, courtesy of Chabad in Israel’s Terror…

By Raizy Metzger

September 29, 2005

Antidote to Rita: Umbrella of Kindness

After Hurricane Rita’s winds killed the electricity at Rabbi Lazer and Rochel Lazaroff’s Houston home on Friday night, the only other drama came when a…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 28, 2005

Bakersfield Welcomes New Chabad Facility

California may not be known for its Bible Belt, but it has one, and the city of Bakersfield is right at its buckle. Chabad of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 27, 2005

Striving for Excellence at Chabad Preschool

Josh is on the waiting list to get into Chabad of S. Mateo’s brand new Chai Jewish Preschool of Excellence, but he doesn’t know it.…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 23, 2005

Simon Wiesenthal: Endorsed Chabad’s JLI Holocaust Program In Final Days

Although Simon Wiesenthal, the “Conscience of the Holocaust,” has been laid to rest, his endorsement of the Jewish Learning Institute’s Holocaust course in his final…

By E.J. Tansky

September 23, 2005

President Bush Salutes Chabad’s Rescue Efforts

Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition‘s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday, President George Bush applauded the Jewish community’s participation in Hurricane Katrina’s relief efforts. The…

September 21, 2005

A New PreSchool Building for Staten Island’s Jewish Community

Speculation about the fate of Chabad of Staten Island’s preschool ended when the school reopened in a brand new facility this school year. Last May,…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 21, 2005

Israeli President Participates in Historic Groundbreaking In Tallinn

Israeli President Moshe Katzav began his first official visit to Estonia yesterday with a meeting with Arnold RÃ¼Ã¼tel, the President of Estonia. Held at the…

September 20, 2005

Chabad Relief Efforts: Mississippi Focus

The Army Corps of Engineers stretched a blue plastic tarp over the gashes left in Steve Richer’s roof by the three trees that could not…

By Rebecca Rosenthal

September 20, 2005

American Children Give To Orphans In Ukraine

Chana Luzhetskaya’s mother was not there to celebrate her daughter’s birthday party, but Chana was not forgotten. For her special day, Chana and the 31…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

September 19, 2005