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“We are delighted that you could all come to my home today,” Harper said at the party. “This is the first time the Prime Minister’s…

By Mendy Rimler

December 8, 2010

RCE: Estonia should represent a paradigm for relations between a European government and its Jewish community

The Jewish community in Estonia has a very dark history and was the first country to be declared Judenfrei

December 8, 2010

In Aftermath of the Carmel Fires, Israelis Struggle to Recover

Depending on where you stand in the Carmel region, the scent of wood smoke is still in the air. If it weren't for the destruction…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 7, 2010

Judea Lives: The Story of A Chanukah Menorah

It was the eighth night of Chanukah in Kiel, Germany, a small town with a population of 500 Jews. That year, 1931, the last night…

By Mendy Rimler

December 6, 2010

Free To Be Jewish . . . Or Free to Assimilate?

Exactly a year to the day since Britian’s Supreme Court overrode Jewish religious law in determining Jewish identity, questions about Jewish identity loom large.

December 3, 2010

Olive Oil: Chanukah’s Main Squeeze is Alive and Well in Israel

Dust the color of a summer blonde on a hillside 40 minutes outside of Jerusalem conceals a secret. Caves carved into soft chalky limestone in…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

December 3, 2010

Rugrats Chanukah Special Screenwriter Turns to Jewish Roots

San Buenaventura, California is a picturesque middle class town draped in Spanish-revival stucco homes and wide, palm-lined avenues. More commonly known as Ventura, the city…

By Chaim Emanuel

December 2, 2010

Gov. Schwarzenegger Joins Chanukah Celebration at Capitol Menorah Lighting Ceremony

The 17th Annual Capitol Menorah Lighting Ceremony.

December 1, 2010

MDs Explore Medicine and Morals With JLI

The sixth and final lesson of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) fall course series, Medicine and Morals, concludes this week. According to Dr. Chana…

By Mordechai Lightstone

November 30, 2010

A Renovated Mikvah for Mumbai’s Jewish Community

The recent work on the Mikvah, which was funded by local business people, is part of the Gechtman’s efforts to resume the work of the…

By Mendy Rimler

November 29, 2010

Agreement Allows Kosher Poultry Slaughter in New Zealand

The agreement, which came in advance of a trial due to begin Monday is a relief for Jewish communities in New Zealand, says Rabbi Mendy…

By Mendy Rimler

November 29, 2010

Advocate for Soviet Jewry Passes Away at 80

Rebbetzin Batsheva Silberstein, a pioneering member of the Chabad-Lubavitch community in Antwerp, Belgium, who fought on behalf of Soviet Jewry...

By Mordechai Lightstone

November 25, 2010

NCFJE Celebrates 70 Years

Last Sunday, November 21, 700 guests joined the National Committee For Furtherance of Jewish Education at a 70 year anniversary celebration Chelsea Piers Pier 60.

By Mordechai Lightstone

November 25, 2010

Schottenstein Chabad Center To Open in Columbus, Ohio

Residents of historical New Albany, Ohio will soon welcome the Lori Schottenstein Chabad Center for a Jewish Tomorrow, a stately Georgian structure located in the…

By Mendy Rimler

November 24, 2010

Jewish Kids in Action (JKA) Brings Tradition Alive to Children in Uruguay

When the lights at the Kehila Theatre dim Wednesday morning, it will be show time for some 500 Jewish school children..

By Mendy Rimler

November 22, 2010

Rabbi Mendy Deren, 36

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Deren, director of development for Chabad’s Mayanot yeshivah in Jerusalem, passed away Friday, November 5. He was 36.

By Mordechai Lightstone

November 17, 2010

Books in Review

Kehot Publication Society, the publishing arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, has released new volume in its acclaimed Hasidic Heritage Series.

By Mordechai Lightstone

November 17, 2010

JLI Teens Launches Internship Program

Young, smart, Jewish, they are the children of the baby boomers who cut their teeth on hi-speed internet and the virtual world it placed in…

November 17, 2010

Maple Leaf Madness – Chabad Confronts Anti-Israel Activism on Canada’s College Campuses

Jeremy Izfo may soon be analyzing debt-to-earnings ratios of Fortune 500 companies, but today the economics major at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, is looking…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 16, 2010

Chabad’s 18-Wheel Museum Roaring to Life

Like Harley Davidson, Wii, and Clinique who often ply their wares in customized 18-wheelers that transform into mini-circus-like event centers, Chabad is planning one of…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 11, 2010

Chabad of Korea Prepares 5-Star Kosher Meals for G20

While the finance leaders of the 20 countries ruminate over the future of the world economy, 50 summit participants will be dining on cuisine prepared…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 10, 2010

In Conversation: Chabad Representatives to Mumbai, India

This past September, Rabbi Chanoch and Leah Gechtman settled Mumbai to resume the work of Gabi and Rivky. The following is an updated interview based…

By Baila Olidort

November 9, 2010

Family First: Chabad Conference Focuses on the Jewish Home

Despite chilly temperatures blowing off the New York Harbor Sunday evening, the ambience at the Gala Banquet of the International Conference of Chabad Shluchim was…

By Mendy Rimler

November 8, 2010