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Chabad on Campus Opens Jewish Student Center in Manchester

The university has a long history of welcoming Jews to campus. Established in the early 19th century, University of Manchester was originally known as Owen's…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

November 4, 2010

Holy Letters in the City of the Mystics

Since it opened several months ago, Otzar HaSTam of Tzfat has attracted 13,500 international visitors.

November 2, 2010

Chabad of Northwestern University Menorah Vandalized

(lubavitch.com) Jewish students of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, woke up Sunday morning to find that the electric menorah in front of the Tannenbaum Chabad…

By Mordechai Lightstone

November 1, 2010

Despite Disabilities, A Young Couple Finds Love at Mayanot Birthright Israel

When Zak Khazanovich was in middle school, he once drew up a list of goals he planned to reach in the future...

By Mendy Rimler

October 26, 2010

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Team, ZBT Fraternity and Chabad Host Annual Alley Oop for Autism

(lubavitch.com) University of Illinois Men’s basketball team with coach Bruce Weber hosted the 4th Annual Alley Oop for Autism, a philanthropy project by the…

October 25, 2010

Chabad Rabbi Launches Online Training Program for Rabbis

While this online program makes it possible for students to study at home or in the office, opportunities for lively debate and discussion, it seems,…

By Dvora Lakein

October 21, 2010

Australian Chabad Community Celebrates 100 Years Down Under

Chabad representatives of every state in Australia were joined by Member of Federal Parliament Mr. Michael Danby M.P., and Mr. Mordechai Feiglin, Sunday, October 17,…

October 21, 2010

A Community of Jewish Teens Grows On Boston’s North Shore

15-year-old Sasha Matusevich grew up on Boston’s North Shore. In many ways, the public school sophomore is your typical American teenager whose love for dancing…

By Rishe Groner

October 20, 2010

Jewish Aggies Welcome Torah At Texas A&M Chabad Center

Only three years old, the Chabad center had been using a Torah on loan since it opened in 2007. The new Torah, a gift from…

October 19, 2010

Jewish Public School Children Thrive at Florida Afterschool Program

Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Chabad representative in Highland Lakes, who co-directs the program together with his wife, Layah, says the school has grown by word-of-mouth. Children…

By Mendy Rimler

October 18, 2010

European Dignitaries Discuss Interreligious Understanding with Chief Rabbi of Russia

Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar met Wedensday with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Mr. Mevlüt Çavusoglu, who is…

October 14, 2010

Chabad of Manhattan’s Upper West Side Opens Kollel Program

Chabad of the Upper West Side opened its Kollel Erev (evening Kollel) this Monday, adding an authentic yeshiva experience to the variety of opportunities for…

October 12, 2010

Blog: A Sukkah Party In the Woods of Maine

A year ago, Yehudah Dukes of the Jewish Learning Network, paired me up with Robert. I lived in Australia and Robert, in the woods of…

By Yosef Hazdan

October 12, 2010

Mrs. Pessia Matusof, 86

Born in Leningrad, Mrs Matusof was the daughter of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Karasik. Together with her husband, Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, she dedicated most of her…

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

October 11, 2010

Kosher Culture: Jewish, Muslim Students Cook in Sydney

60 Jewish and Muslim school children cooked side by side Wednesday in Bondi’s Our Big Kitchen, a Chabad run community kitchen in Sydney, Australia.

By Mendy Rimler

October 8, 2010

Israeli Campus Paradox: More Jews, Less Shabbat

At Tel Aviv University, future doctor Jordana Hikri was experiencing a classic Israeli paradox...

By Rivka Chaya Berman

October 8, 2010

Mrs. Esty Cohen, Chabad Representative, Age 33

The daughter of Chabad Shluchim, Esty was born and raised in Albany, NY where her parents, Rabbi Yisroel and Rochel Rubin lead Chabad of the…

October 6, 2010

Actor Tony Curtis Remembered By Chabad

Rabbi Mendy first met Tony Curtis after receiving a call from his daughter Allegra Curtis. She felt that it would be good for him to…

October 5, 2010

Chabad Center in Ho Chi Minh Moves to Larger Facility

Chabad's new, three-story, 3,800 square foot location stands on a busy street in District 1, the most populous section of the city.

By Rivka Chaya Berman

October 5, 2010

Azerbaijani President, Israeli Dignitaries, Inaugurate New Jewish School

A moderate Muslim country and neighbor to Iran, Baku, Azerbaijan will now be home to a new campus in the Ohr Avner school system in…

By Mendy Rimler

October 5, 2010

Books: Rebbe’s Letters From Chabad Archives Released In New Volume

Spanning the years 1913-1947 and seven countries, the book provides a rare and intimate look at the personal life of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak and his…

By Mordechai Lightstone

October 4, 2010

After 20 Years, the Sukkah Reunites Old Friends

Schechter noticed a familiar face when he entered the Sukkah with the other guests, but he could not be sure of the man’s identity. Then…

By Mendy Rimler

September 29, 2010

Rome Officials Join Chabad Rep in City Sukkah

On Monday, September 27th, dozens of dignitaries joined Rabbi Yitzhak Hazan, Chabad representative to Rome, Italy, for the "Sukkah of Peace" inauguration ceremony.

By Yaacov Behrman

September 28, 2010