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Anti-Semitism: Don’t Just Talk, Do Something About It!
“This is our response to anti-semitism,” said Rabbi Yudi Teichtal, speaking to the American delegation to the Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism. Rabbi Teichtal, Chabad-Lubavitch representative…
Passover In Uzbekistan
Jewish communities across Uzbekistan celebrated Passover this year, many of them experiencing the richness and joy of this holiday for the first time in their…
Seders Around the World
It is by all means, a massive undertaking, bold and ambitious in terms of scope and size, and, some might say, impractical. But hoping to…
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Honoring The Rebbe’s Birthday
The 11th of Nissan, this year corresponding to April 2, marks the 102nd birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.…
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Feeding the Hungry in Philadelphia
Feeding the hungry has assumed biblical proportions in the Delaware Valley with a wildly successful program created by Lubavitch House of Philadelphia. The project known…
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Russian Jews of Brighton Beach: Jewish and Proud
When Milana Feldman was growing up in Pyatigorsk, Russia, “borders” was a concept to be reckoned with. Under the tight grip of the Soviet Union,…
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International Torah Contest Ends
The finals of a national contest challenging 5th-8th graders knowledge of Judaism’s 613 mitzvahs took place at the Moshe Ganz hall in Los Angeles from…
30 Tons of Matzah To Reach Jews in Eastern Europe
Herbert Hoover’s goal of “a chicken in every pot” was tame by comparison. The Chabad Lubavitch Organization wants to provide matzah this Passover for every…
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A Homecoming in Montana
The Flathead Valley of northwest Montana has no synagogue or rabbi, but this year, they had Purim. Thanks to the hard work of three Brooklyn…
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First Post-Holocaust Orthodox Synagogue Opens in Dresden
Hundreds turned out out last week to participate at a dedication ceremony for the first Orthodox synagogue to open in Saxony, Germany since the Holocaust.…
Got Purim?
If the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Purim experience were to be summed up, perhaps a postcard gimmick from a newly-opened Chabad branch in Ponte Vedra, Florida would…
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FSU Jewry Celebrates Purim In Record Numbers
On March 7th and 8th, Jews from 420 communities throughout the Former Soviet Union, members of the Federation of Jewish Communities, celebrated Purim. The FJC…
90210 Meets Judaism 101
“Public schools should not be hostile to the religious rights of their students and their families,” said Education Secretary Rod Paige in a February 7th…
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Personalized Purim Gifts For 40,000 Children
An enormous outreach project led by Chabad-Lubavitch representative and Chief Rabbi of Odessa, Ukraine, Rabbi Avraham Wolf, will give 40,000 Jewish children in the region…
Purim Goes Mainstream
It’s hard to imagine a time when most American Jews didn’t know what Purim was. But if you remember the sixties, you’ll recall that by…
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New Chabad-Lubavitch Yeshiva High School In Westchester Appoints Dean
The appointment of Rabbi Dr. Chaim Dovid Kagan as Dean of the Lubavitch Yeshiva High School in Westchester, was made official earlier today by Rabbi…
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Munich’s Jewish Community Celebrates
“No other Jewish initiative has enriched the Jewish community of Munich as much as the activities of Chabad,” said Mrs. Charlotte Knobloch, Vice President of…
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Jewish Revival In Lithuania
Chief Rabbi of Lithuania, Sholom B. Krinsky, likes to tell the story of a Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust. Several years ago, on a…
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International Women’s Conference
“We can do the impossible” was the message implicit in every line spoken at last night’s banquet dinner of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchos.…
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Europe Today: A New Era For Jewish Life
Traditional Jewish life is burgeoning in Europe. Whole Jewish communities who last saw the light of day in the 1940s are rising up from the…
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A Double Blessing for San Francisco’s Jewish Community
On any given Shabbat, the dining room of Rabbi Yosef and Hinda Langer’s home in San Francisco is jam-packed with 40-50 people enjoying good food,…
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Camp Gan Israel, Brazil: 23 Years and Strong
In what is now a 23-year old tradition, Jewish children from all over Brazil, closed a fun-filled, lively and spiritually enriching summer at Camp Gan…
Chabad Opens in Ko Samui, Thailand
Ko Samui, an island of beautiful beaches and breathtaking scenery in the Gulf of Thailand, is a popular destination for tourists and backpackers. An hour…
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