News Updates: The Rebbe’s Reach Continues

		Israel Mending Israeli Fences Made Easier by Movement’s Focus on Love Jan 4, 2012 10:10 PM You needn’t look far for evidence of great rifts in Israeli society, fractures whose beginnings stretch back generations.

		North America British Chief Rabbi Applauds Change Sweeping Through Jewish World Nov 28, 2011 11:15 AM Thousands of rabbinical scholars, Jewish community leaders, educators and counselors from around the world filled the landmark Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Sunday night for the gala banquet of the 28th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries.

		Obituary Scientist Advocated for Public Hygiene and Jewish Truths Nov 22, 2011 1:15 PM Professor Velvl Greene, former chair of epidemiology and public health at Ben-Gurion University, professor emeritus there, and director of its Lord Jakobovits Center for Jewish Medical Ethics, passed away at the age of 83.

		Obituary Pioneering Rabbi to Israeli Immigrants Passes Away at 83 Rabbi Shalom Ber Lifshitz Oct 18, 2011 10:00 AM Rabbi Shalom Ber Lifshitz, whose dedication to the physical and spiritual wellbeing of new Israelis nurtured entire communities of freshly-arrived refugees from locations around the world, passed away last month.

		Book Bag Newly Discovered Memoirs Record Vivid Recollections of Rebbe’s Mother Oct 4, 2011 7:30 AM She was, in her own words, “not a writer, nor the daughter of a writer,” but the recently-discovered second volume of handwritten recollections of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson provide a moving portrayal of some of the most gut-wrenching persecutions to befall one of the most illustrious scholars of previous generations.

		The Arts Groundbreaking Video Celebrates Decade of Broadcasting Rebbe’s Teachings Oct 3, 2011 8:55 PM Each week, about 200,000 people around the world sit down to watch the “Living Torah,” a 15 to 20 minute video magazine program built around the teachings and impact of the Rebbe.

		Middle East Combatting Misinformation About Israel, Netanyahu Cites Rebbe’s Directive Sep 23, 2011 2:45 PM Taking the podium of the United Nations General Assembly to educate world leaers about Israel’s impassioned defense of human rights and contributions to the world community, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to guidance he received from the Rebbe and called on that body to turn away from the injustices of the past and finally confront Islamist terror head on.

		Obituary Michel Schwartz, Famed Hebrew Calligrapher Passes Away Sep 16, 2011 3:05 PM Master of Hebrew calligraphy Michel Schwartz, who was cherished for his big heart as much as for his creative art, passed away at the age of 86.

		Book Bag Rebbe’s Pre-1940 Note Shines Spotlight on Scholarly Indices Sep 13, 2011 3:00 PM A recent discovery of a never-before published marginal notation made by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, has shed light on his enormous undertaking to compile all of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s teachings into an orderly index arranged by subject.

		Obituary Attorney of Lubavitch Movement Passes Away in Philadelphia Aug 23, 2011 5:45 PM Jerome J. Shestack, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and human-rights advocate whose work on behalf of the United States government, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, and other organizations took him around the globe, was an intellectual and moral force to be reckoned with.

		Former Soviet Union Amidst ’91 Coup, Russian Jewry Kept Summer Camps Open Aug 21, 2011 8:00 AM As the world watched hard-line Communists make their last-ditch effort 20 years ago to reclaim control of the fracturing Soviet Union, a young Rabbi Berel Lazar was due to return to Moscow.

		Tribute Rabbi Recalls Former Governor’s Style of Public Service Aug 12, 2011 1:30 PM As former New York Gov. Hugh Carey was being interred Thursday in Shelter Island, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin recalled the man as an effectual leader whose dedication to the citizens of the Empire State served as a lesson in public service.

		Birthday Milestone Results in Camp’s Third Van Donation July 27, 2011 1:45 PM Toronto’s Lubavitch Day Camp received its third 15-passenger van in 25 years as part of a grand 70th birthday celebration for local lawyer Martin Teplitsky.

		North America Veteran Far East Rabbi Reflects on Life-Changing Mission July 27, 2011 10:20 AM When the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, arranged for a young Rabbi Marvin Tokayer to serve Jews across Asia from a post in Tokyo, the former U.S. Air Force chaplain didn’t understand why he had been singled out for such a task.

		Israel Israeli Prime Minister Salutes Sacrifice of Russian Emissaries July 20, 2011 6:15 PM Saluting them for “heroically turning on the light” after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Tel Aviv gathering of hundreds of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries from across the Soviet Union that their efforts could be directly linked to the Jewish revolution taking place in those countries and among Russian-speaking immigrants to Israel.

		Obituary Cleveland’s “Kindest Man” Passes Away July 15, 2011 1:15 PM Rabbi Zalman Kazen, a longtime leader of Cleveland’s Jewish community known for his relentless and unyielding energy to assist local Jews with their physical and spiritual needs, passed away at the age of 92.

		Book Bag Sacramento Rabbi Releases Scholarly Examination of Medieval Debates July 11, 2011 3:35 PM Rabbi Mendy Cohen has written a new book analyzing the philosophical underpinnings to Maimonides’ landmark code of Jewish law and the critical gloss authored by Rabbi Abraham ben David, the 12th-century French commentator better known by his acronymic, the Raavad.

		Internet Toronto Television Series Finds Home at Jewish.TV July 6, 2011 3:50 PM The long-running show “Messages,” which produced 182 episodes during its seven years of production, brought the teachings of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, to a late-night audience in Ontario.

		Photo Gallery More Than 50,000 Stream Through Rebbe’s Resting Place July 5, 2011 7:15 PM Over the course of 24 hours, more than 50,000 people streamed through a section of the Old Montefiore Cemetery outside New York City, finding inspiration at the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of his passing.

		Feature Seven Decades After Rebbe’s U.S. Arrival World Jewry Thrives June 29, 2011 7:35 PM Seven decades ago the center of world Jewry in Europe was in the midst of being destroyed. Mass murder by the Germans was the norm, targeted against Jews of all backgrounds and nationalities, who were executed on the streets and gassed in concentration camps.

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		Oakland Press - MI Anti-bullying program touches lives of students in 5 high schools May 21, 2012

		Canadian Jewish News Gift gives Russian Jewish centre its own home May 17, 2012

		Syracuse Post Standard Chabad Lubavitch of CNY to celebrate Shavuot May 17, 2012

		Ynet Stolen Torah scrolls discovered in Safed May 17, 2012

		South Brunswick, NJ Patch Chabad of South Brunswick Celebrates Lag BaOmer May 16, 2012

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