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Chabad of France To Convene National Conference
(lubavitch.com) Chabad-Lubavitch representatives in France will convene for the first national conference, Sunday-Monday, April 25-26. To date, there are 113 Chabad centers and 452 representatives,…
Torah Scroll Completed, Installed in Cracow Synagogue
(lubavitch.com) A Torah scroll was completed and dedicated Monday at the historic Rema Synagogue in Krakow, Poland. In recent years, the ancient synagogue dating back…
Mrs. Libby Shifman, Chabad Representative in Safed, Passes Away
(lubavitch.com) Chabad emissaries mourn the death of 44 year old Mrs. Libby Feigele Malka Shifman of Safed, Israel today after she suffered a severe stroke…
Ukrainian Government Returns Torah Scrolls to Jewish Community
(lubavitch.com) KIEV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian government recently agreed to transfer Torah scrolls stored in government archives to Jewish communities in Ukraine. The decision, happily…
Irkutsk Jews celebrate the city’s renovated Synagogue
(lubavitch.com) IRKUTSK, Russia – Coinciding with the 130th anniversary of the Irkutsk Synagogue founding, Irkutsk Jews gathered to celebrate the opening of the community’s newly…
Fire Damages local Chabad Mikvah
(Lubavitch.com) A fire that broke out in the suburb of Edgware, London, last week, spread to a nearby Chabad House causing great damage the mikvah…
Sunrise . . . 112 Years Later
Back in 1897, when two Lower East Side rabbis tried to bless the “new sun”—a once-in-28-years Jewish ritual event—they got in trouble with the law.…
Chabad-Lubavitch Mourns Sudden Death of Levi Wolowik
(lubavitch.com) Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries mourn the sudden death Saturday, of 9-year old Levi Yitzchok Wolowik, of Cedarhurst, NY. Levi was the son of Rabbi Zalman and…
Penn Dems and College Republicans unite for dinner
(The Daily Pennsylvanian) The Penn Democrats and the Penn College Republicans broke bread and ate traditional Shabbat food together at the Lubavitch House last Friday…
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Chabad House Damaged Family OK
(lubavitch.com)Fire ripped through the Chabad Center near the University of California's Santa Barbara campus, Sunday. Though the Loschak family managed to escape unharmed, their house…
Mumbai Relief Fund Names Director
(lubavitch.com) International Committee members of the Mumbai Relief Fund under the auspices of Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters named Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz of Mosocw, Russia, to serve…
Body of Israeli Tourist, Chabad House Frequenter, Located after Hiking Accident
(lubavitch.com) The Israeli Foreign Ministry has confirmed that 26-year-old Israeli tourist, Ohad Dotan, was killed in New Zealand on Tuesday after falling from a height…
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Mr. Eduardo Elsztain Named Chairman of WJC
At Monday's 13th Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress in Jerusalem, Mr. Eduardo Elsztain was named Chairman of the Board of Governors, succeeding Matthew…
Child of the Holtzbergs Dies of Severe Illness
(Lubavitch.com) The global Jewish community joins the extended Holtzberg and Rosenberg families in mourning, Tuesday, following the death of Dov Ber Holtzberg. The four-year old…
A Menorah Is Stolen From Holocaust Memorial Site in Ukraine
The Federation of the Jewish Communities of the Commonwealth of Independent States has condemned an act of vandalism in Pervomaisk, Ukraine, where a metal menorah…
Chabad Rabbi Appointed to Florida Governor’s Faith Based Advisory Board
(lubavitch.com) Florida Governor Charlie Crist has appointed Rabbi Shneior Oirechman, Chabad Lubavitch representative of the Panhandle, to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council. He…
Leading Chabad Rabbi in France, 85, Mourned.
(lubavitch.com) Jewish communities and individuals worldwide joined French Jewry in mourning the passing of a leading Rabbi, Rabbi Hillel Pevzner. Rabbi Pevzner, 85, served for…
Chabad Reaches Out to Israel’s Terror Victims on Rosh Hashana
(lubavitch.com) Under the auspices of Chabad’s Terror Victims Program, Israeli volunteers are criss-crossing the country in an effort o visit everyone who has lost a…
Corp! Magazine Selects Chabad Program As Diversity Champion
(lubavitch.com) Corp! Magazine, the state’s largest business magazine, chose The Friendship Circle of Michigan Thursday, as a “Diversity Champion.” A division of Chabad of Michigan,…
After 80 Years Jewish Community of Stavropol Gets New Torah
(lubavitch.com) The Jewish community of Stavropol welcomed its first Torah in almost 80 years. High on Rabbi and Mrs. Tzvi Hershcovich’s to-do list, upon arriving…
Chabad Opens New Mikvah in Redondo Beach
(lubavitch.com) The women of Redondo Beach, CA made their first appointments to visit the area’s newest addition: a 1,100 square foot mikvah. This mikvah, with…
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