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THE ARTS
Philadelphia Art Students Embrace Modest Fashion
Dec 7, 2011 11:45 AM
Organized by the Chabad House for Students of the Arts, the all-women’s event drew a crowd of 100 to a Philadelphia auditorium and showcased a section of the market that typically receives short-shrift in today’s fashion-conscious world. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Faced With Chaplain Shortage, Army Letting Rabbi Keep Beard After All
Dec 2, 2011 9:00 AM
Rabbi Menachem Stern has wanted to be an army chaplain since August 2008, when he came across a Jewish news site that got him thinking it was the right job for him. Halfway through an introductory meeting, he texted his wife to tell her, “I think I’ve found what we’re looking for.” |
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EDUCATION
New Family of Exhibits Will Immerse Children in Jewish Story
Dec 1, 2011 4:30 PM
Enter one of four vibrantly colored canvas entrances, and you’ll immediately find yourself at ease in Abraham and Sarah’s cozy tent. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Jewish Soldiers Find a Spiritual Home While at Fort Jackson
Nov 29, 2011 5:00 PM
During the 10 to 12 weeks of basic training at Fort Jackson – which is also home to the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force chaplaincy training programs – soldiers are not expected to leave the base, but in a first for Fort Jackson, dozens of trainees got to spend the High Holidays at the Aleph House. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
Jewish Community in Zhitomir Celebrates Productive Season
Nov 29, 2011 2:45 PM
The Jewish community in Zhitomir, Ukraine, is celebrating a series of accomplishments, from the construction of a new fence protecting its local cemetery to the recent circumcisions of three boys and one 60-year-old man who decided to embrace their heritage. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Erupts in Dance
Nov 28, 2011 2:15 PM
The halls of the specially-decorated Brooklyn Cruise Terminal rocked with energy Sunday night as thousands of people attending the banquet of the 28th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries got up from their chairs to dance at the signature event. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Thousands of Rabbis Block Brooklyn Traffic
Nov 28, 2011 12:45 PM
Traffic clogged along both sides of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Eastern Parkway Sunday morning as thousands of rabbis assembled for their traditional group photo during the 28th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. (Photo: Tina Fineberg/Chabad.org) |
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NORTH AMERICA
Transcript: Chief Rabbi Sacks Highlights Rebbe’s Inspiring Charge
Nov 28, 2011 11:59 AM
The Rebbe did something absolutely extraordinary; he said to himself: if the Nazis searched out every Jew in hate, we will search out every Jew in love. |
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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. |
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ISRAEL
At 77, Israeli Rabbi Becomes Oldest Director of New Chabad House
Nov 27, 2011 9:45 PM
Young at heart and brimming with enthusiasm, Rabbi Sholom Ber Butman, 77, became the oldest person to open a new Chabad-Lubavitch center with the establishment of the 32nd Chabad House in Tel Aviv. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Thousands of Jewish Leaders Unite in New York
Nov 24, 2011 4:00 PM
Rabbi Moshe Wilansky arrived in New York for the 28th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries noting that while the yearly event has grown in its offerings and attendance, its spirit of camaraderie and spiritual focus have remained the same. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Opening Day at Rabbinical Conference: Thousands of Hungry Guests
Nov 24, 2011 3:00 PM
Thousands of Jewish scholars, educators, counselors and community leaders arrived in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Wednesday for the 28th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, a multi-day collection of workshops, study sessions, and inspirational gatherings designed to strengthen those at work strengthening Jewish communities around the world. |
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FEATURE
Harlem Gives Birth to First Torah Scroll in 75 Years
Nov 23, 2011 9:15 PM
Not too long ago, it might have been one of the least likely locations from where a religious scribe would start writing a Torah scroll, but on Sunday, families and friends affiliated with a Jewish center in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem gathered to celebrate just such an occasion. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Eight-Year-Old Transplant Recipient Overcomes Life of Challenges
Nov 23, 2011 10:00 AM
Last month’s surprise snowstorm that wreaked havoc on the Tri-State area toppled trees and snapped power lines, sweeping up Chabad-Lubavitch of New Jersey’s fifth annual Friendship Circle Walk—originally scheduled for Oct. 30—in its wake. |
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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. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Young Emissaries Look Forward to New York Rabbinical Conference
Nov 22, 2011 12:10 PM
Last December, Rabbi Chaim and Chaya Mushka Slavaticki moved to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to open a new Chabad-Lubavitch center. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Fraternity Brothers Unite in Celebration of Jewish Sabbath
Nov 21, 2011 4:10 PM
Kevin Fine’s fraternity sponsored a Sabbath dinner the other week. As a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi, he joined his brothers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus for a five course meal he called “delicious.” |
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CAMPUS LIFE
College Students Return From N.Y. Weekend Inspired to Do More
Nov 20, 2011 10:30 PM
When Noah Gross, 21, headed to Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton and Conference, he wasn’t really sure what to expect, or if it’d really be the combination of fellow students, lectures, and community his campus rabbi had been promising. |
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EUROPE
After Three Years Without, Hamburg Jews Appoint Chief Rabbi
Nov 17, 2011 6:00 PM
Hamburg, Germany’s Jewish community appointed local Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky as the city’s new chief rabbi. |
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THE FAR EAST
Jewish Volunteers Comfort Victims of Thailand Flooding
Nov 17, 2011 3:40 PM
Described as the worst monsoon season flooding in recent history, Thailand’s so-called “Great Flood” has left hundreds dead and millions without homes, inflicting psychological suffering among many evacuees. |
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