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EUROPE
UK Campus Emissaries Review Unprecedented Growth
July 24, 2009 8:30 AM
Community leaders and academics gathered at a Brooklyn, N.Y., museum to discuss the state of Jewish life on college campuses in the United Kingdom. |
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ISRAEL
Tour Opens Israeli Doors for Young Adults with Special Needs
July 22, 2009 5:00 PM
Almost three dozen U.S. young adults with special needs wrapped up a unique tour of the Holy Land, the second time in as many years the Friendship Circle has worked to make the free tours provided by Taglit-Birthright Israel available to its constituents. |
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AUSTRALIA
Wounded Israeli Soldiers Share Stories of Survival with Australian Audiences
July 21, 2009 9:00 AM
Spurred by a special invitation from a Melbourne rabbi, 10 wounded Israeli soldiers embarked on a tour of Australia, using the time to challenge each other and spread their message of survival and defeating the odds. |
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ISRAEL
“100-Mile Man” Funds Educational Center for Underprivileged Children
July 20, 2009 5:00 PM
The central Israeli city of Rishon Letzion celebrated the opening of a new educational center whose main donor, former rap artist and Marquis Jet co-founder Jesse Itzler, ran 100 miles, non-stop, for its benefit. |
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EUROPE
Parents of Mumbai Emissaries Encourage Jewish Institutions in London
July 17, 2009 12:00 PM
Rabbi Nachman and Freida Holtzberg embarked on a four-day speaking tour of London to share with audiences their message of hope and faith in the face of tragedy. |
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ISRAEL
After-School Program Teaches Music to At-Risk Children
July 17, 2009 9:00 AM
In the Upper Galilee city of Safed, Israel, an end-of-year concert by some 20 children highlighted the skills they’ve developed as part of an after-school program run by Colel Chabad. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Long Island Community Confronts Symbols of Hate
July 16, 2009 9:20 PM
When attorney Michael Soshnick saw the two four-foot-tall swastikas emblazoned in bright orange on the front doors of Congregation Beth Sholom Chabad in Mineola, N.Y., he was both hurt and outraged. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Jewish Summer Camps Offering Greater Number of Specialty Programs
July 13, 2009 4:45 PM
With summer in full swing, thousands of Jewish children across the northern hemisphere are exploring their heritage – and working up a sweat – at scores of camps affiliated with Camp Gan Israel. |
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AUSTRALIA
Australian Head of State Visits Seminary and Community Kitchen
July 8, 2009 8:30 AM
Governor General Quentin Bryce made an official visit to Chabad-Lubavitch regional headquarters in New South Wales, lauding the soup kitchen at Sydney’s Yeshiva Centre for its contribution to fighting hunger and poverty. |
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FEATURE
At 90 Years Old, Omaha Man Reads Torah for the First Time
July 7, 2009 12:00 PM
More than seven decades after Elliot “Bus” Rubin chose to forego a bar mitzvah ceremony, the nonagenarian decided to have his very own service at Omaha’s Chabad House. |
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ISRAEL
Mass Celebration Sees 107 Bar Mitzvahs at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
July 6, 2009 12:15 PM
Dozens of leading figures in Israeli life and politics, from former Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau to current Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, lent a hand in a massive celebration marking a special milestone in the lives of 107 of their country’s orphans: their bar mitzvah. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Campus-Based Emissaries Evaluate Programs at Annual Conference
July 6, 2009 10:00 AM
Hundreds of campus-based Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries kicked off their seventh-annual international conference with a prelude event in honor of philanthropist George Rohr. |
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AFRICA
Rebbe’s “Man in Washington” Tells of Missions to U.S. Capital
July 5, 2009 12:00 PM
South African Jewry marked the 15th anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, with a glimpse into the Rebbe’s work on behalf of education, a focus that extended into the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Waiting in Line: Visitors to Rebbe’s Resting Place Reflect on His Life and Message
July 1, 2009 1:00 PM
An estimated 50,000 people flocked to the resting place of the Rebbe, producing scenes similar to the block-long lines that used to snake through Brooklyn when people waited for their turn to meet the Jewish leader in person. |
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EUROPE
Cambridge School Born of Communal Partnership Celebrates First Year
July 1, 2009 10:45 AM
A community Hebrew school in Cambridge, England, celebrated the completion of its first academic year with a graduation ceremony for its student body of close to 30 students between the ages of 2 and 12. |
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OBITUARY
Seven-Year-Old Daughter of Chabad Emissaries in Bangkok Passes Away
June 28, 2009 11:30 AM
Classmates and teachers of a young Jewish girl who succumbed to a brain tumor remembered her for a maturity beyond her years and a profound love of Jewish people the world over. |
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ISRAEL
Mass Bar Mitzvah at Western Wall
June 24, 2009 11:30 AM
A total of 107 Israeli boys from needy families will gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday for a mass bar mitzvah celebration under the auspices of the social-services organization Colel Chabad. |
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OBITUARY
Baltimore Community Mourns Passing of Beloved Kosher Supervisor
June 24, 2009 10:00 AM
Tragedy struck the Jewish community of Baltimore when a freak traffic accident claimed the life of a 53-year-old resident heading to a doctor’s appointment after visiting his mother. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Israeli Diplomat Tells Gathering of Rebbe’s Prime Ministerial Connections
June 24, 2009 8:30 AM
Jewish residents from across the state of Michigan joined a veteran Israeli diplomat to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. |
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EUROPE
London Center Celebrates Night of Music
June 22, 2009 11:30 AM
Popularly referred to as a “pen of the soul,” a nigun is a typically wordless melody intended to express and stir one’s spiritual essence. |
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