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Governor Bush Celebrates Opening of 101st Chabad Center in State of Florida

It was not a typical scene in the office of Florida Governor Jeb Bush last Friday, when the governor danced the Hora with rabbis wearing…

December 16, 2004

Chabad and Chanukah: How Many Saw The Light?

How many people worldwide during the past week, were reminded that it was Chanukah? To get a rough estimate, you’d have to add up every…

By Baila Olidort

December 15, 2004

At Israel’s IDF Bases: Getting Into the Spirit of Chanukah

This Chanukah, Chabad of Israel intends to cover all its bases. Fanning out the length and breadth of Israel, Chabad Shluchim are bringing the light…

December 12, 2004

Hundreds Watch As Tallest Menorah in Ukraine is Kindled

They were tears of joy shed by many among the 400 who gathered at Lenin Square in Dneproderzhinsk on the first night of Chanukah. Raised…

December 9, 2004

Chabad Honors the Reagan Legacy with a Fiery Tribute

An estimated 1500 people attended “The Triumph of Freedom – Chanukah and the Reagan Legacy,” a pre-holiday, last Sunday, December 5 at the Ronald Reagan…

December 9, 2004

Chabad Lights the Menorah at Brandenburg Gate

When Rabbi Yudi Tiechtal, Chabad representative to Berlin, sought permission to put up a large public menorah at the Brandenburg Gate, the response he got…

By Baila Olidort

December 7, 2004

There’s A Menorah Lighting Near You!

This year you can easily join a Chanukah celebration wherever you are. Simply use this handy tool to locate the Chanukah events closest to you.…

December 7, 2004

Illuminating Poland With the Lights of the Menorah

Cracow, Lodz, Warsaw—cities synonymous with vibrant Jewish populations that would find their bitter end in Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek, draw thousands of Jewish visitors today. They…

By Baila Olidort

December 6, 2004

Chanukah Festivities from the Sublime to the Spiritual

“I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay And when it’s dry and ready, oh dreidel I will play . . .…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 2, 2004

Kindness Plan Wins Top Gong

The Sydney Morning Herald– A creative campaign to persuade primary and high school children to perform acts of kindness won the nation’s premier multicultural marketing…

By Linda Morris

December 1, 2004

New Chabad House at Florida International University

Chanukah came early this year for the Jewish students and faculty at Florida International University – one of America’s most dynamic institutions of higher learning…

By Fay Kranz Greene

December 1, 2004

Chanukah On The River

Remembering to light the menorah in the city that gave birth to “Remember the Alamo” is getting easier every year. Thanks to a unique collaboration…

By Fay Kranz Greene

November 30, 2004

Chabad and Chanukah: Let The Sparks Fly

With its celebratory spirit toward Jewish life and a penchant for partying, Chabad-Lubavitch and Chanukah are a perfect pairing. Admittedly, since “making the miracles of…

By Baila Olidort

November 29, 2004

Professor Lectures on Laughs at Skokie Chabad House

A diverse crowd of about one-hundred thirty people crowded into Chabad of Skokie, Illinois, on Friday night to hear humorist Dr. Stephen Z. Cohen expound…

By Tova Bernbaum

November 25, 2004

Chabad and The Reagan Library: Celebrating Triumph of Freedom This Chanukah

On Sunday, December 5, 2004, a unique event billed “The Triumph of Freedom – Chanukah and the Reagan Legacy” will be held at the Ronald…

November 23, 2004

New Center in Bucks County

“If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and…

By Fay Kranz Greene

November 19, 2004

Chabad To Open Jewish Center in Colorado’s Horse Country

When Rabbi Benjy and Leah Brackman moved to Westminster in September of last year to head Chabad programs in the NW Metro area they dreamed…

November 15, 2004

International Conference Of Shluchim 2004

An overflow crowd of 3,000 filled the 69th Regiment Armory on Sunday, November 14. It was the banquet dinner of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch…

By Baila Olidort

November 11, 2004

Alaskans Warm to Chabad Rabbi On Religious Beliefs

The University of Alaska Anchorage has seen its share of religious tension in the past year, but the campus bookstore was a haven for tolerance…

By Tova Bernbaum

November 9, 2004

First Regional Congress for Jewish Women A Success

It was an eye-opener for one thousand women who flocked yesterday to Dnepropetrovsk, host city for the First Regional Congress for Jewish Women. Convening at…

By Baila Olidort

November 8, 2004

Former Terrorist Addresses Community

A decade ago, Mr. Walid Shoebat would have considered those listening to him “the devil.” After all, he was educated to hate “even harm” those…

November 8, 2004

Hundreds of Jewish Students To Celebrate Shabbat at USC

What student apathy? Although college students did not pack the voting booths in the record numbers expected by political pundits, there is no lack of…

By Fay Kranz Greene

November 5, 2004

School Case Is Heard in Sweden’s Supreme Court

Emerging from Stockholm’s National Court, Rabbi and Mrs. Alexander Namdar reported to Lubavitch.com that the court will issue a decision on December 2 regarding Jewish…

By Baila Olidort

November 4, 2004

Jewish Learning Institute Opens Internationally In 120 Cities

Call it a university without walls or call it the next wave in Jewish adult education – the fact is that the Jewish Learning Institute…

By Tzivia Emmer

November 2, 2004