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Jewish Living Comes to Cancun
It’s not the first time that Chabad representatives are setting up home in the vacation villages of the world. But it’s always a curious juxtaposition,…
Jerusalem In Berlin
In an interesting architectural improvisation, a precise replica of Jerusalem’s Western Wall is coming to Berlin’s 12,000-member Jewish community. The replica, 100 square meters of…
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Russia’s Federation of Jewish Community Participates in Prisoner Outreach
Recent years have brought remarkable change to Russia's citizens, especially to its Jews. But for the incarcerated segment of the country's population, change is moving…
New Chabad Center Opens To Serve Overlooked Segment
Chabad's slogan, "No Jew Left Behind," is gaining new currency with its recent investment of resources to a senior segment of the Jewish population, most…
New Campus for Jewish Education to Open in Heart of LA
Chabad of California today announced the acquisition of a 23,000 square foot building on La Cienega Boulevard that will become the new campus of the…
Fire Destroys Chabad House in Staten Island
No one was hurt in a fire that broke out in the New Springville home of Chabad’s Rabbi Nachman and Chaya Segal early Saturday morning.…
“Stars” Students Celebrate Bar Mitzvah
The Jewish community in Ukraine celebrated the bar mitzvahs of two of the students at the “Stars” Program. An educational program directed at college aged…
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Chabad Provides Assistance For Sderot Terror Victims
The Chabad Terror Victim Project offers emotional and financial support to the victims of the recent Sderet missile attack, reports the Israeli publication Hamodea. With…
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News Briefs: Orthodox Jews and Muslims Join To Fight Drug Abuse
Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin of Chabad of Redbridge, UK is teaming up with Imam Haroon Rashid Patel of the Balfour Road Mosque Muslims to help provide…
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News Briefs: Charity Box Display for Educational Programs
Artists in the Miami Valley of Ohio are decorating tzedakah boxes as part of a tzedakah box display that is being sponsored by Chabad of…
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News Briefs: Colel Chabad Assists Housebound Residents In Snow
When snowfall in Northern threatened to leave disabled and elderly residents stuck at home without food, Colel Chabad was ready to help. In preparation for…
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In the Wake of Tragedy, A Call for Unity
Within Chabad-Lubavitch communities internationally, shock and grief over the deaths of three young Chabad students two weeks ago have now given way to a more…
Three Chabad Students Killed in Car Accident
Chabad communities in Israel and beyond are shocked by the loss of three of its students, killed on Wednesday in a car accident. Levi Hendel, 14,…
News Briefs: Chanukah Lights in Jail
Jewish inmates in the Harris County Jail are making history this Chanukah. In addition to the first time ever candle lighting ceremony that will take…
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News Briefs: Peaceful Protests in Favor of Public Menorah
The citizens of Fort Collins, CO responded with a campaign of support when Rabbi Gorelick, director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Northern Colorado, was…
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Chabad Rabbi Delivers Invocation at Inauguration of Linda Lingle
Rabbi Itchel Kransjanski, Chabad representative to Hawaii, delivers the invocation yesterday at the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Linda Lingle's second term.
Education Appointments and Awards
Rabbi Nochem Kaplan, Director of the Chabad-Lubavitch Office of Education, was recently elected to the Commission on Standards and Review of the National School Council…
Anti-Semitic Acts Raise Concerns
As Israel’s battle against Hizbullah attacks enters its third week, Jewish communities around the world are reacting with caution and calm to a spike in…
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New Initiative Advances Adult Jewish Education
In a statement to Lubavitch.com early this morning, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of the Lubavitch educational arm, confirmed that 33 communities around the world…
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Hertzberg Family Gifts Judaic Collection To Lubavitch
Family and close friends of the late Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg convened for a private reception at Lubavitch Headquarters this past Sunday. The event celebrated the…
Turning Up The Heat at the NBA Finals
It was a night of miracles. The American Airlines Arena in Miami was jam-packed this past Tuesday as the NBA ‘06 finals went into game…
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Chabad in London, UK, Leads In the Fight Against Drug Abuse
Two thousand students a month, at 52 London area schools, ask their darkest questions about drug use to educators from Chabad Lubavitch Ilford Center’s Drugsline.…
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