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Worldwide Events Commemorate Chabad’s Founder
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Celebrating of the life and legacy of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
Teachers Make Chanukah Visits To More Than 800 Families
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More than 800 families and thousands of children in the New York area were visited at their homes during Chanukah by instructors from the Released Time after-school program. (Photos: Ira Berger)
Roving Rabbis Made Chanukah Special at Ski Resort
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Celebrating Chanukah with students far from home.
Chanukah Inspires Those Rebuilding after Hurricane
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Communities devastated by storm find comfort during Chanukah.
Chanukah, the Festival of Light, Begins Worldwide
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Light shines forth from millions of windows and doorways, and thousands of public menorah lightings.
Students Spin 749 Dreidels, Hoping for a New World Record
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Guinness World Record to be smashed at Binghamton University
Downtown Huts Invite Sukkot Celebrants of All Types
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With temporary huts of all shapes and sizes dotting landscapes across the globe, passing motorists and pedestrians in the know can tell that the Jewish world is celebrating the holiday of Sukkot.
Busiest Month Winds Down for Jewish Ritual Scribes
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On a recent weekend in Davenport, Iowa, Jewish community members gathered to have their mezuzahs and prayer boxes known as tefillin checked by a ritual scribe.
Jewish National Guard Troops Learn About High Holidays
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Ariel Rice, who serves in the Maryland Army National Guard, was on base earlier this week when he got word there was someone coming to speak about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the holiest days on the Jewish calendar.
Young and Old Welcome High Holidays With Open Arms
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Neal Reizer has big plans for the year ahead, reflecting on the events of the past 12 months and how he’s spent them, and discovering opportunities for growth and transformation for the months that follow.
Finding the Right Note for the Holidays: Cantors Pack Their Bags
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A cantor who has spent the past seven years singing at different synagogues around the United States, Aryeh Leib Hurwitz typically begins his prep up to three months ahead, first with daily voice exercises.
Break Out the Ice Cream and Cheesecake, Shavuot is Coming
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As Jews around the world prepare to commemorate the giving of the Torah with the quickly-approaching holiday of Shavuot, Rabbi Menachem Hartman is preparing to milk a cow.
Mystical Holiday’s Outdoor Celebrations Focus on the Kids
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Jewish communities the world over are heading for the great outdoors this week, scheduling a host of barbeques, carnival games and bonfires in celebration of Lag B’Omer, the festival that marks the anniversary of the passing of the 2nd century sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Classes Help Passover Seder Participants Become Seder Leaders
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In the Dominican Republic and elsewhere, Chabad-Lubavitch centers are empowering locals and visitors alike to host their own Passover Seders.
Throughout the World, Jews of All Stripes Find a Seat at a Passover Table
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Chanie Zirkind knows her crowd. Before her Seder guests even arrive, she sets out a smorgasbord of goodies at the entryway to her central California location, arranges special handmade matzah on the table, and does her best to be a navigator of sorts to participants who might have special needs.
Jewish Troops Prepare for Passover With Help of Aleph Institute
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A team of volunteers started the Passover season earlier this month packing goods for delivery to Jewish soldiers around the country and serving overseas.
Holiday Parties Spreading Purim Joy to the Masses
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Copenhagen’s most famous landmark, a 100-year-old amusement park in the middle of town, is about to be home to what locals are saying will be a pretty fantastic Purim party.
Worldwide Parties Celebrate Eight Nights of Lights
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Jordana Raban loves that there are giant holiday symbols standing tall in Basking Ridge, N.J. From the huge Chanukah menorah to what some say is the world’s biggest dreidel, it makes her proud to drive by and see it all.
Anniversary of 18th Century Rabbi’s Liberation a Chance to Look Inward
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Lou Furman started attending services at Chabad-Lubavitch of New Orleans because he was drawn by its intense focus on prayer and contemplation. Today, he reflects on how his weekly study of the Tanya, the 18th century foundational work of Chabad Chasidism that provides much of the intellectual underpinnings of that focus, has made a difference in his life.
Temporary Huts Geared to Tourists Signal Sukkot’s Arrival
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Just before Epcot Center’s ticket counters, to the right of guest relations, visitors to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., can expect to see a sign welcoming them to a specially-erected sukkah.
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