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HOLIDAY WATCH
In Advance of Yom Kippur, Congregants Embrace Concept of Free Services
Oct 8, 2008
When Jewish men, women and children walk through the doors of Chabad-Lubavitch centers all over the world for Yom Kippur prayer services, they won’t be expected to pay a dime. |
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OBITUARY
Boris Efimov, One of World’s Oldest Jews, Passes Away at 108
Oct 6, 2008
The political cartoonist helped stoke morale among Russian troops fighting in World War II. His 109th birthday would have been later this month. |
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OBITUARY
Rabbi Hillel Pevzner, Founder of First Jewish School in Post-War Paris, Passes Away
Oct 6, 2008
The founder the first Jewish day school in post-World War II Paris was awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest civilian distinction. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
After Nearly a Century, Russian City Welcomes Torah Scroll
Oct 3, 2008
Underscoring the significance of the event, Stavropol’s only other Torah scroll – confiscated by Soviet authorities close to 80 years ago – is housed in the basement of the local museum. |
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THE FAR EAST
Israeli Filmmakers Follow Young Family’s Move to Strengthen Jewish Life in Vietnam
Sep 29, 2008
Having traveled all over the world, there was one constant that filmmakers Ido and Yael Zand came across in their various journeys: the local Chabad House. |
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SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil Camps Condense Season’s Worth of Inspiration Into Six Days of Fun
Sep 25, 2008
When you’re staying at a resort smack dab between mountains and a river, it’s hard not to be inspired. |
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HOLIDAY WATCH
Jewish Community in Seoul Prepares for First-Ever Non-Military Services
Sep 25, 2008
From this year on, Jewish residents of South Korea won’t need a ticket – or a permit – to attend High Holiday services. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Baltimore Rabbi Musters Small Army to Spiritually Take Area Hospitals by Storm
Sep 24, 2008
Volunteers with Chabad-Lubavitch of Downtown Baltimore have spent the past week learning how to blow the shofar in order to bring the spirit of Rosh Hashanah to Jewish patients around the city. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
School Year Kicks Off With a Blast at Campus Chabad Houses Nationwide
Sep 23, 2008
Campus-based Chabad-Lubavitch centers, whether they’re in large cities or small college towns, are joyfully rolling out the red carpet to embrace Jewish college students as they begin the new school year. |
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EUROPE
Jewish Romans Hold Fast to Summer Custom at Seaside Resort
Sep 22, 2008
Hearing the blast of a ram’s horn to usher in the month before Rosh Hashanah is a big deal in the Italian seaside resort of S. Marinella. |
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ISRAEL
Free Pediatric Dental Clinic Caters to Needy Populations in Israel’s North
Sep 22, 2008
The Mazal Kryss Children’s Dental Center in Migdal Ha’Emek is the second such clinic to open in the Galilee region in the past year. |
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OBITUARY
Director of Children of Chernobyl Succumbs to Illness
Sep 21, 2008
Rabbi Yossie Raichik, who as director of Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl project oversaw the rescue of thousands of children from the dangers of radioactive fallout, succumbed Sunday to complications from a lung infection. He was 55. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
Hundreds Travel to Holy Sites on Important Chasidic Holiday
Sep 18, 2008
Four busloads of people from Odessa, Ukraine, made the nine hour journey to Mezibush to pray at the resting place of the Baal Shem Tov. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Jewish Students Travel to Houston to Help Out Hurricane-Stricken Residents
Sep 17, 2008
Students from Texas A&M joined their campus-based Chabad House in helping senior citizens whose residence was damaged by last weekend’s Category 2 storm. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
New York Jewish Center Goes Green During Construction Project
Sep 17, 2008
For students at the State University of New York at New Paltz, finding inspiration for making eco-friendly decisions is as easy as finding a place to go for the High Holidays. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Jewish Student Center at Binghamton Hailed as Spiritual Landmark
Sep 15, 2008
Invoking a blessing bestowed by Moses on the Jewish people at the dedication of the biblical Tabernacle, an estimated 600 people consecrated the newly expanded Chabad Center for Jewish Life at Binghamton University. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Southeast Texas Emerges From Hurricane Ike With Costly Property Damage
Sep 14, 2008
The Category 2 storm slammed into the Texas Gulf Coast in the early morning hours of Sept. 13, shattering a peaceful Shabbat with howling winds, flying debris and driving rain. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
Jewish Family of Four Perishes in Russian Airline Disaster
Sep 14, 2008
A Jewish family of four was killed Sunday morning when a Boeing 737-500 airplane crashed during its final approach to Perm, Russia. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Largest Jewish Center in NY University System Gears Up for Grand Opening
Sep 8, 2008
Located just five minutes from campus, the new Chabad Center for Jewish Life at Binghamton University comprises 24,000 square feet of space, making it the largest Jewish student center in the State University of New York system. |
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