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Hoping To Heal Deep Wounds: Cossacks Meet Jews
The Chief Rabbi of the Donbass Region, Pinchas Vyshedsky, held a meeting with two Cossack leaders – Anatoly Shevchenko, the Head (Hetman) of the Ukrainian…
Finding Judaism On Waikiki Beach
Japanese teens wearing coral orange flip flops and matching “hang loose” Hawaii t-shirts over their swim trunks careen out of the elevator of the Ala…
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Contemporary Conundrums Addressed at Conference on Judaism and Medicine
Terminal Care and the Terri Schiavo Case; Embryonic Death and the Creation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells; Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Terrorism and Sexuality and…
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Reaching for the Heavens in Nepal (Photo Essay)
Mountain trekkers who experienced the Passover seders with Chabad in Nepal, come back for more. Here against the backdrop of Nepal’s breathtaking scenery, they explore…
Remembering the Annihilation of Bogdanovka
Among the hundreds of monuments that form the stark and moving Sheepshead Bay Holocaust Memorial – monuments bearing familiar names like Auschwitz, Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen and…
Remembering Our Heroes
Sixty years after WWII came to an end, communities Europe-wide conducted ceremonies of solemn remembrance this week. In many of the cities, Chabad rabbis marched…
Synagogue Burns Down In Moscow
A fire roared through a synagogue in a Moscow suburb early Tuesday, burning down much of the wooden structure in an incident that Jewish leaders…
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120 Communities Participate in Chabad of Thailand’s Toy Drive
Ayelet Hematian and Chantal Keypour of Port Washington, New York, did not understand a word of the Thai pop tunes that pulsated through the air…
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300 Members of Congress Press Putin for Return of Schneerson Collection
Today, over 300 Members of Congress led by Representatives Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) sent a letter…
New Jewish Center To Open in Florida’s State Capitol
Chabad of Tallahasse’s brand new 3,000 square foot building on two acres of prime Florida real estate will soon resound with the melody of Jewish…
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A Passover Camping Experience
In an unusual camping experience, some 150 campers were exposed to a new dimension to Jewish living. The camp, designed to run during the Passover…
Chabad Prepares for the Final Four in Moscow
Some 5,000 Israelis are expected to arrive in Moscow on May 6, when Russia’s capital city will host the Euroleague Final Four basketball games. The…
Countdown to The Seder: Passover With Chabad
According to one matzah vendor interviewed by Lubavitch.com, he sold 150,000 pounds of shmurahmatzah, or hand-made matzah, to Chabad Shluchim this year. Add another handful…
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A Birthdate to Remember
During his lifetime, thousands celebrated the Rebbe’s birthday at an all night farbrengen, a Chasidic gathering. Seated at a table decked in a white cloth,…
Post Tsunami Pesach in Thailand
It is 5:00 a.m. and dawn has not yet broken in Bangkok. The typically teeming streets are bathed in the stillness of morning and there…
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Children Come of Age in Vilnius
“I came specially from Klaipeda, more than three hours away, for my daughter to be part of this once in a lifetime event,” says a…
Mansichewitz and Chabad Reach Thousands in Lithuania, Ukraine and Beyond
A gaggle of teenage girls are packing up their sleek holiday skirts into small valises in anticipation of the Passover holiday. But they won’t be…
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Passover Programs to Reach 437 Communities in the FSU
As in years past, the the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS is implementing a comprehensive Passover campaign designed to facilitate observance of this…
Helsinki Commission Urges State Department to Seek Return of Schneerson Collection
In a dramatic gesture in the Senate on Wednesday, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan), Chairman of the Helsinki Commission presiding over the hearings on the Schneerson…
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Purim In The Emerald Isle
Pubs filled as regular customers gathered and pints of Guiness were poured in anticipation of the Tel-Aviv vs. Ireland World Cup soccer qualifying match on…
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Purim at Cambridge Takes An Orwellian Turn
Six-foot tall roosters, a charming butterfly and dancing cows lumbered through Chabad of Cambridge’s backyard barnyard for their Animal Farm Purim celebration. Under plastic bats…
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1300 Students Celebrate Purim With Chabad at Columbia U
“Judaism’s all about breaking barriers, transcending limits, and that’s really the idea here behind my music,” said Matisyahu, renowned Hassidic-reggae singer, to a crowd of…
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A Queen, A King, A Hero and a Villain: Purim Celebrations Abound
As Purim revelers in Branford, CT, munch on sour pickles with enough punch to provoke puckers, they will be stepping back in time at Chabad…
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Chabad Representative Awarded Prestigious Edmond Tenoudji Prize
The last time the Jewish community in Toulouse, France made news, it was the frightening report of hooligans opening fire on a kosher butcher shop.…
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