Saturday, / November 23, 2024
Articles Filed Under “News Briefs”
Director of Children of Chernobyl Dies at 55
(lubavitch.com) The greater Chabad community mourned the sudden death, Sunday, of Rabbi Yossie Raichik, director of Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl (CCOC). Raichik, 55, passed away…
At Norther Arizona University, Students Remember 9/11 With Mitzvahs
(lubavitch.com) Chabad at Northern Arizona University encouraged students to commemorate 9/11 with acts of rebuilding, through performing good deeds. Student organizers stood at a booth…
As Jews Leave South Africa, Chabad Stays Put
(lubavitch.com) Some 1000 Johannesburg Jews turned out at a community event to hear Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of the Lubavitch Educational and Social Services divisions,…
Israel Cultural Center Donates Libarary to Or Avner School
(lubavitch.com) The children at the Or Avner School of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine have a lot of reading to do. The Israel Culture Center donated its library…
A Sweet Beginning for Ukraine’s Senior Citizens
Chabad of Dnepropetrovsk together with its president, Gennady Bogoliubov are bringing the new year in for the city’s senior citizens on a sweet note. They’re…
Bangkok Air Now Serving Kosher Meals
(lubavitch.com) Kosher observant travelers flying Bangkok Air out of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok can now enjoy dinners prepared by the airline’s caterers under the supervision of…
JDC Study Finds Education Gap Among Argentina’s Needy
(lubavitch.com) A study released by the Latin American branch of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) found that almost half the adults who depend on social…
Chabad-Lubavitch Accepted in Israel’s Tal Law
(lubavitch.com) A change in Israel's Tal Law now includes Chabad-Lubavitch among the social service agencies in Israel where high school graduates may fulfill their mandatory…
Daily Minyan, Kosher Box Lunches For Jewish Guests in Twin Cities
(lubavitch.com) The streets of St. Paul this week are filled with both convention participants and protestors. Whoever they are, says Chabad representative Rabbi Mendel Feller,…
Portland Community Member Says: Thank You Rabbi Wilhelm
More than once, every day, I say to myself: “I should do X or Y, but I don’t have time right now, this X or…
Chabad Rabbi First Non-Catholic Ever Offers Prayer at America’s Freedom Festival
(lubavitch.com) Rabbi Benny Zippel, Director of Chabad of Utah, became the first non-Catholic clergy to offer the invocation at America’s Freedom Festival. Billed as the…
New Chabad Reps Join Lauder Business School Faculty
(lubavitch.com) Rabbi (Dr.) Michael & Yael Kigel (Toronto) are newly installed Chabad Shluchim to the Lauder Business School in Vienna, Austria. The position is underwritten…
Passover in Quito, Guayaquil, Banos, Montanita . . .
Chabad representatives to Ecuador, Rabbi Tomer and Rivka Rotem are expecting about 100 to join them at their Seder in Quito. The couple has been…
Chabad Honors High Ranking US Marine Corps General
(lubavitch.com/lns) Several hundred packed the hall at the Crystal Gateway Marriott last Sunday, April 6, celebrating the revival of Jewish activity to the Alexandria-Arlington area, inspired…
Jewish Soldiers in Russian Army To Receive Passover Provisions From FJC
In the days leading up to Passover, the FJC is reaching out to tens of thousands of Jews in 15 states of the FSU, with…
In New Hampshire, Kids, Parents Prepare for Passover With Chabad
An article in Tuesday's Nashua Telegraph, Rabbi's Bakery Blends Families, Bread, by Dean Shalhoup, featured a lively profile of New Hampshire’s Rabbi Levi Krinsky in…
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