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Chabad-Lubavitch Provides Shelter to Evacuees of California Wildfires
As the wildfires burning out of control in Southern California forced all of San Diego County's 250,000 residents to evacuate, Chabad-Lubavitch representatives there mobilized immediately.…
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PROFILE: Rabbi Dovid Okunov, Noted Chabad Personality Remembered
It was 28 years ago this week that Rabbi Dovid Okunov, a bold Russian activist for Judaism who risked death defying communist authorities by teaching…
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On Campus with Chabad at UW: No Matzah Ball Soup Here
Chabad on Campus at University of Washington has a new home, room for seventy guests on Shabbat dinner, a library and a joint project with…
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A Chabad Tradition Takes Off in Daytona
How a city known for NASCAR, Harley Davidson rallies, and spring break shenanigans came to need a 25,000 square foot Chabad-Lubavitch center is quite a…
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Chabad Boosts Jewish Activity in Small Suburbs
Next month’s meeting between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will turn international media attention to Annapolis. But one Jewish…
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Chabad Representatives Evaluate Creative Efforts in Sukkot Outreach
Migrating geese and horse drawn carriages were but some of the vehicles Chabad centers around the world used to drive more Jewish families to celebrate…
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Jewish Athletes Recieve Warm Welcome at Shanghai Special Olympics
When the Special Olympics foundation needed a way to make Jewish athletes feel welcome at the 2007 games in Shanghai, they contacted the Israeli Consulate,…
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Arson at Chabad in Transcarpathian Oblast
Upon returning home with his family after spending the Simchat Torah festival with the Jewish community in nearby Munkacs, Chabad Lubavitch emissary to Uzhgorod, Ukraine,…
On Campus: After Katrina, Chabad Builds New Student Center At Tulane
Two years after Hurricane Katrina put Chabad of Tulane’s plans for expansion on hold indefinitely, a new 6,000 square foot Rohr Chabad Student Center, with…
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Local Government Funds Chabad School In Siberia
Why would the government of an obscure oblast choose to fund the building of a brand new Or Avner Chabad School in a distant Siberian…
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At Johns Hopkins Chabad: Students and Non-Students Come For Yom Kippur
In the snazzy Inn at the Colonnade, across the street from Johns Hopkins University, half the assembled crowd clattering across the gleaming marble lobby to…
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A First for Jewish Inmates in a Texas Prison: High Holy Days Plus Sukkot
While religious books are being purged from federal prison libraries, a Texas state prison hosted a prayer service, complete with two Chabad rabbis and a…
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Chabad Offers Women of Bucks County Reprieve From The Mommy Wars
In Newtown, PA, they’ve called a truce on the Mommy Wars. Much has been made over full time moms and working world moms facing off…
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Inside Chabad: A Big Brother Program To Nurture Children of Shluchim
Zevi and Levi Feldman, ages 10 and 12 are brothers. They're also best friends. The boys live with their parents, Rabbi Mendel and Basya Chana…
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In Odessa, Chabad-Lubavitch Prepares for 2,000 At Rosh Hashana Services
To ensure the safety of a crowd of 2000 worshippers on Rosh Hashanah, the city of Odessa’s municipal authorities plan to close the streets surrounding…
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Chabad Expands Jewish Communities in Tennessee’s Top Three Cities
In honor of its Bar-Mitzvah year in Memphis, Chabad of this city home to some 15,000 Jews, purchased six lush acres and a sprawling building…
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In Prague: Chabad-Lubavitch Takes Judaism Out of the Cemetery
A plaque on a building in one of the Jewish Quarter’s side streets in Prague reads: This building was the Jewish Primary School 1920-1943.And the…
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Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton Attracts A Young, Booming Community
Opening a brand new preschool with an Italian twist, buying a new 3-acre plot for expansion, and planning for more satellite centers, Chabad of Greater…
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Berlin Jews Emerge From the Shadows
Under the sparkle of crystal chandeliers, pink roses and gilded leaves, guests sat riveted Sunday night in a dreamy white tent listening to one community member after another…
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Kids on Campus: The Surprising Power of Chabad Babies
At Hofstra University’s Student Union, Mendel Lieberman is a familiar face. Sorority sisters expect him to be at the table next to theirs. Students stop…
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Chabad Offers CIA’s Chefs A Sampling of Rosh Hashana
In the run up to Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Hanoch Hecht is preparing to offer the (Culinary Institute of America) CIA’s Jewish Culture Club a sampling…
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While Some Lament The Decline of French Jewry, A Jewish Community in France Blossoms
Few communities with 3500 Jewish families today have no Jewish community center. But this one in France’s 77th District, home to Euro-Disney, had not, until…
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Sziget Festival Counts Losses, Chabad Counts Gains
Organizers of one of Europe’s largest summer events report the weeklong pop music and cultural Sziget Festival which ended last week a major flop. Not…
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