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The overriding purpose of the observance of the Passover Seder and all its many rituals, says the Torah, is v’hee-gadta l’vincha—to teach your children. To…

April 20, 2016

A Model Seder at A Catholic University

For the past 21 years, the Weisses have worked with the South Florida community nearby the university, but struggled trying to establish a Chabad presence…

By Etti Krinsky

April 17, 2016

Moscow Opens Goodwill Center In Time For Passover

The center houses a large store of second-hand furniture and clothing giving those in need the opportunity to shop for their holiday needs with dignity.

By Etti Krinsky

April 14, 2016

A Model Practice Seder Made of Chocolate

From chocolate Seder plates, to four cups of chocolate milk, the students got their chocolate fix through all fifteen steps of the Seder.

By Etti Krinsky

April 12, 2016

A Year After the Earthquake, Chabad of Nepal Prepares for Annual Seders

The city is still far from a complete recovery, but Chabad emissaries to Nepal, Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz are planning their annual Passover seders.

By Etti Krinsky

April 11, 2016

JLI Toward Inclusion

RCII has teamed up with JLI, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, creating Toward Inclusion, a compelling course that will advocate for, and advance, the inclusion…

By Dvora Lakein

April 5, 2016

A Prayer Book for the Blind

For the first time ever, Russian readers who are blind can follow in the siddur. The first Russian translation of the prayer book in braille…

By Staff Writer

March 30, 2016

Making Merry With Kharkiv Jewish Community

Still in the throes of struggle, the spirit of triumph reigned supreme as the community marked 25 years since Rabbi Moshe and Miriam Moskovitz arrived…

By Staff Writer

March 29, 2016

Putting Hope into Hospice

Hospice patients know they are living on borrowed time. Most are given a prognosis of six months to live. According to Medicare laws, a doctor…

By Dvora Lakein

March 28, 2016

Jewish and Lost in Mormon Country

In 1996, a young rabbi walked onto the grounds of Youthcare, a residential treatment center for troubled teens in Provo, Utah on a mission. He…

By Rena Greenberg

March 22, 2016

Aftermath of Attack: Istanbul’s Jewish Community Is Strong

But with the victims almost all Jews from Israel on a tour of Turkey, it is a question of some concern, especially to Turkey’s thriving…

By Staff Writer

March 20, 2016

Editorial: Decoding a “Fleeting Chirp”

Simply stated: Science has now discerned and confirmed that emanating gravitational forces caused by collisions trillions of light-years away can reach us here on earth,…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

March 18, 2016

A Community Grows, A Generation Gap Closes

The generation gap grows wider and wider, but in the Jewish community of Venice & North Port, FL, one team of Chabad representatives might have…

By Etti Krinsky

March 17, 2016

War Hero Recalls Auschwitz

We salute them when we see them. We thank them for their service. Those of us at home appreciate the soldiers who give up basic…

By Etti Krinsky

March 16, 2016

New Chabad Center Meets Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Travelers to the Australian coast this spring will have a new item to add their itinerary. Opening in time for Purim is a Chabad House…

By Etti Krinsky

March 15, 2016

Moscow Inaugurates New Center to Feed Families

When a parent or child is hospitalized, families may find that they can only focus on their loved one. A new Bikur Cholim center opened…

By Etti Krinsky

March 10, 2016

Acts Of Kindness for Judah

The UC Berkeley campus is no stranger to conflict and dispute. Anti-Israel protests led by students are quite common. But on March 10th, students will…

By Etti Krinsky

March 8, 2016

If You Build, They Come

The spa-like ritual bath has has been lauded in local media for its beauty and elegance, drawing hundreds of visitors eager to have a look…

By Rena Greenberg

March 7, 2016

Blog: Progress In 180 Words

My special needs son has taught me to redefine progress. Checks on a chart, mastery of a "program" are a very small part of the…

By Raizy Metzger

February 24, 2016

Authorities Restore Synagogue to Jewish Community in Odessa

In a decision that has been repeated in many cities in the Former Soviet Union, authorities are restoring to Jewish communities synagogue buildings that were…

February 22, 2016

Women’s Mikveh To Open in Nigeria

West Africa will open the doors to its very first state-of-the-art mikveh in late spring 2016.

By Rena Greenberg

February 18, 2016

Blog: “How Long Are You Going to Be On the Fence?”

I grew up expecting every rabbi to be like Rabbi Gordon, thinking every rabbi could meld California cool with a Lubavitch core, crack jokes that…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 12, 2016

Ruderman-Chabad Advocate for Disability Reform

Twenty cents an hour. That is all some employees in America get for their hard work, and only because of their disabilities.

By Staff Writer

February 10, 2016

Jewish Community Mourns Rabbi Yehoshua Binyomin Gordon, 66

Rabbi Yehoshua Binyomin Gordon, 66, Chabad representative of Encinco, California since 1973, passed away on Monday, 28 Shevat 5776, after battling an illness.

By Staff Writer

February 8, 2016