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In Hamburg: Holocaust Remembrance Every Day
In Germany, civil authorities choose to honor the memories of the 6 million on the anniversary of Kristallnacht and the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Yet even…
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Bringing the Spirit of Freedom to Israel’s Neediest
During the weeklong holiday of Passover, when crisp flatbread represents freedom and horseradish roots the bitterness of slavery, Chabad’s activities can be viewed as so…
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350-Year-Old Synagogue To Become Krakow’s Chabad Center
A monumental 350-year-old synagogue, ransacked by the Nazis, will become Chabad of Krakow’s headquarters during the Passover holiday. Synagogue of Isaac, a baroque-style building situated…
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Guest Editorial: A Community of Successful Malcontents
Some time ago, a group of people appeared in our Chabad Center on a Friday night; they were new faces, always a nice surprise. Together…
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Russian Jews and The Matzah Factor
It’s a yearly ritual that has a mysterious tug on hundreds of Russian Jewish families across New York City. Shortly after loads of matzah boxes…
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Lubavitch Reaches In To Those Reaching Out
“Why should I eat matzah?” “What are those funny strings hanging out of your pockets?” At a tender age, the children of Chabad couples around…
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Hate Crimes in Germany: “Not A Jewish Issue”
(EJP) German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, members of the parliament and ministerial representatives attended a local synagogue prayer service Thursday afternoon to show their support…
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Agents of Change: Community Leaders and their Special Needs Children
All through her pregnancy with twin girls, Chaya Perman successfully juggled her roles as director of Chabad of Caracas, Venuezela’s preschool, editor of the community…
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Chasidic Tunes Inspire Rockers
Artists as diverse as jazz virtuoso Tim Sparks, rockers Soul Farm and roots reggae stars 12 Tribe Sound have found inspiration in the compositions of…
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Yeshiva Study Program For Jewish Inmates
Swaying as he pores over a translation of the Talmud, parrying questions with more questions posed to his rabbi, Jonathan, paunchy and silver-haired at 52,…
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West Coast Students “Shabbatoned” High
The news came late to some students, so when all 450 chairs set up for a Friday night dinner with Chabad at the San diego…
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An Idyllic Place to Live, And Now, To Grow Spiritually
An isolated island, the ole reliable plot device that carries whole novels – think, Robinson Crusoe – and entire TV series like Lost and Gilligan’s…
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From South America to New Jersey for An Authentic Yeshiva Experience
One hundred Brazilian and fifteen Argentine young adults ditched beachside vacation plans and skipped Carnaval carousing for weeks of study in the frosty environs of…
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106 Year-Old Chasidic Matriarch Passes Away
Maryasha Garelik, known to many in the international Chabad-Lubavitch community as Bubbe Maryasha, passed away late Wednesday night in Brooklyn. At 106 years of age,…
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Jews Who Marry Out Slip Away, Studies Say. Now What?
Two new studies of US Jewry were hailed by the Jewish community as bearing good tidings: they found the US Jewish population to be larger…
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Chabad House in Russia Target of Anti-Semitic Threats
At twilight on December 26, unidentified thugs plunged a swastika-engraved dagger through a note that threatened: “We should kill the Jews or teach our children…
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Chabad Solves Peru’s Kosher Flour Dilemma
Two hundred kosher challah loaves are sold each week from Chabad of Lima’s newly refurbished bakery. That’s one loaf for every thirteen Jews in Peru. Chabad’s…
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Rapper’s Lyrics Spawn Interest in Chasidic Texts
After a long day of research and lab work, Jewish students in elite universities are pumping up the volume on Matisyahu’s reggae hits and digging…
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New Mikveh in Florida To Be Wheelchair Accessible
For the 900,000 American women who use wheelchairs, there are barely more than ten accessible mikvehs that allow them to immerse in the Jewish ritual…
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Jewish School in Vienna, Target of Vandalism
Police arrested a man suspected of causing widespread damage by smashing windows and other glass surfaces at a Jewish school in Vienna early Sunday using…
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Reaching Out to First Time Moms
A recently published study by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis, identified a new demographic, of interest to Jewish outreach activists: first…
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A Primer on Intermarriage for Europe’s Jewish Students
“Why Marry Jewish?” author Doron Kornbluth had better like planes. And crowds. Over a jam-packed, 14-day tour, the popular writer, lecturer and thinker will be…
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Jewish Teens: Chabad Keeps Them From Opting Out
A frisson sizzles through Chabad of Flamingo as 90 teens swivel in their seats to see how their Torah for Teens rabbi will handle a…
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A Brooklyn Street is now named Lubavitcher Rebbe Way
A Brooklyn Street is now named Lubavitcher Rebbe Way
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150 Jewish service members gathered at The Shul of Bal Harbour for the 18th annual Aleph Military Symposium and Shabbaton.
150 Jewish service members gathered at The Shul of Bal Harbour for the 18th annual Aleph Military Symposium and Shabbaton.
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Spirituality on the slopes
Chabad of the Flathead Valley, Montana invited community members to join them at Whitefish Mountain Resort for a community ski day, with kosher food and…
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Spirituality on the slopes
Chabad of the Flathead Valley, Montana invited community members to join them at Whitefish Mountain Resort for a community ski day, with kosher food and…
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International Conference of Chabad Shluchos group photo
Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchos—emissaries—pose for a group photo at Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. While their moms join the International Convention, the young shluchos…
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International Conference of Chabad Shluchos group photo
Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchos—emissaries—pose for a group photo at Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. While their moms join the International Convention, the young shluchos…
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The funeral of Ian Douglas Epstein — a Jewish flight attendant who perished on American Airlines Flight 5342 — will take place at Chabad of Charlotte, North Carolina
The funeral of Ian Douglas Epstein — a Jewish flight attendant who perished on American Airlines Flight 5342 — will take place Wednesday, February 5…
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The funeral of Ian Douglas Epstein — a Jewish flight attendant who perished on American Airlines Flight 5342 — will take place at Chabad of Charlotte, North Carolina
The funeral of Ian Douglas Epstein — a Jewish flight attendant who perished on American Airlines Flight 5342 — will take place Wednesday, February 5…
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Ice and fire combine to illuminate the night, courtesy of Chabad of Steamboat Springs.
Ice and fire combine to illuminate the night, courtesy of Chabad of Steamboat Springs.
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The “World’s Widest Menorah” will be kindled at Chabad of Clearwater, Florida
The menorah measures 61.3 feet long—a nod to the Torah’s 613 commandments. This year, its message of Jewish pride will also include the prayerful hope…
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The “World’s Widest Menorah” will be kindled at Chabad of Clearwater, Florida
The menorah measures 61.3 feet long—a nod to the Torah’s 613 commandments. This year, its message of Jewish pride will also include the prayerful hope…
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A unique menorah stands at Wasilla Lake in Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley, placed by Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Greenberg of the Mat-Su Jewish Center Chabad
Its unique design was created by Alaskan artist Patrick Garley of Arctic Fires Bronze Sculptureworks. The menorah was sponsored in honor of former Mayor of…
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A unique menorah stands at Wasilla Lake in Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley, placed by Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Greenberg of the Mat-Su Jewish Center Chabad
Its unique design was created by Alaskan artist Patrick Garley of Arctic Fires Bronze Sculptureworks. The menorah was sponsored in honor of former Mayor of…
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A Brooklyn Street is now named Lubavitcher Rebbe Way
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150 Jewish service members gathered at The Shul of Bal Harbour for the 18th annual Aleph Military Symposium and Shabbaton.
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Spirituality on the slopes
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International Conference of Chabad Shluchos group photo
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The funeral of Ian Douglas Epstein — a Jewish flight attendant who perished on American Airlines Flight 5342 — will take place at Chabad of Charlotte, North Carolina
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Ice and fire combine to illuminate the night, courtesy of Chabad of Steamboat Springs.
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The “World’s Widest Menorah” will be kindled at Chabad of Clearwater, Florida
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A unique menorah stands at Wasilla Lake in Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley, placed by Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Greenberg of the Mat-Su Jewish Center Chabad
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