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Chabad Representatives Accompany Canadian Prime Minister On First State Visit To Israel

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper kicked off his first official state tour of the Middle East with a visit to Israel, where he arrived Sunday…

By Staff Writer

January 19, 2014

Chabad At Harvard Gets Serious About Jewish Humor, Identity With Dr. Ruth Wisse

Once an expression of a shared identity informed by knowledge of Torah, Talmud and cultural particularities, today, American Jews are no longer able to relate…

By Baila Olidort

January 17, 2014

Israel’s National Service Program To Enroll Chabad Shluchim

If the proposal passes law, Chabad will join Magen David Adom, Zaka, the Israel Police, and others who fulfill their national service obligations through these…

By Staff Writer

January 6, 2014

Essay: The Philosopher, The Writer and The Chasidic Story

Buber was far enough from the shtetl not to have to rebel against its ethos . . . never close enough to love and appreciate…

By Tzivia Emmer

December 31, 2013

Russia’s Chief Rabbi: Jewish Engagement Stronger Than Ever

Russia’s Chief Rabbi asked authorities to step up security for the protection of Jewish and other clergy in the Caucasus region.

By Staff Writer

December 25, 2013

Attractive Jewish Community Grows Up in Canberra

By official census numbers there are some 600 Jews in all of Canberra. But Rabbi Feldman says there are more than 1200, and even more…

By Miriam Davids

December 23, 2013

Jews of France Cautiously Optimistic After President’s Remarks

While reaffirming France’s secular character, the President acknowledged the need to ensure that Laïcité does not infringe of the freedom of religious expression.

By Baila Olidort

December 18, 2013

Chabad Opens in Lake Tahoe To Warm Welcome

Since their arrival in August, the new Chabad representatives have attracted a diversity of people from a wide area. Many come from nearby towns in…

By Faygie Levy

December 17, 2013

Books: Children Who Live With Purpose

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By Staff Writer

December 16, 2013

Detroit: Downtown Jewish Revival A Boon to City’s Urban Redevelopment

To many young Jews in Detroit, the commitment to rebuild the general community is also deeply tied to a Jewish spiritual renewal.

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 16, 2013

Radical Reform for Founder, Leader of Popular Manhattan Congregation

On a life-long spiritual quest, 72 year-old Burt Siegel, leader of the Reform Shul of New York has finally dropped anchor at Chabad of the…

By Baila Olidort

December 12, 2013

Albanian Jews Slowly Reclaim Heritage, Muslims Bound by Besa Help

With no infrastructure for so long, the deep-rooted desire by Albanians Jews to reclaim a lost heritage has gone unanswered until now.

By Miriam Davids

December 11, 2013

A Train Crash, A Missing Spouse, A Day in the Life of Two Chabad Rabbis

A woman from the Houston was area injured in the Metro-North train crash in the Bronx. Her husband was trying to locate her. Could Chabad…

By Baila Olidort

December 10, 2013

Philanthropy 101: 7th Grader Picked Chabad, Took Lead in Gideon Hausner Charity Project

Ben would have to be persuasive, because Chabad is different from the kinds of organizations for which students at Gideon Hausner raise funds . .…

By Faygie Levy

December 10, 2013

As Jews Leave Malmo, One Family Stays Put

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By Baila Olidort

December 9, 2013

As Baby Boomer Demographic Grows, Chabad Reaches Out

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By Menachem Posner

December 9, 2013

On Beautiful Vancouver Island, Jewish Life Blossoms

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By Mindy Rubenstein

December 9, 2013

About A Good Jewish Cause

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By Baila Olidort

December 9, 2013

Slam Dunk for Jewish Teens at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center

Despite the Brooklyn Nets' loss to the Denver Nuggets in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Tuesday night, young Jews from across the greater New York Metropolitan celebrated…

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 4, 2013