In the Media

New Synagogue Dedicated in Moscow
JTA,Sunday, May 19, 2013

A Russian chief rabbi dedicated a Torah scroll at a new synagogue in Moscow. Rabbi Berel Lazar, who is affiliated with the Chabad movement, installed the scroll at the Michurinsky synagogue, which opened two months ago, the Interfax news agency reported. The dedication ceremony was held May 14...

Chief Rabbinate of Russia–Moscow, Russia

New Torah Dedication in South West Coral Springs Florida (Photos)
Examiner,Sunday, May 19, 2013

Today , Sunday, May 19th, the Chabad of Southwest Coral Springs will receive their new Torah. The Torah scroll is a long scroll containing the entire text of the Five Books of Moses, that he received from G-D , while on Mt. Sinai...

Chabad of SouthWest Coral Springs–Coral Springs, FL

10 Years of Presence of The Jewish Community Center in Cyprus
EJP,Friday, May 17, 2013

...300 guests joined the event including the Mayor of Larnaca, Andreas Louroutziatis, as well as many diplomats, ministers and members of Jewish communities. The Cyprus Jewish Community Center, whih is headed by the Chief Rabbi of Cyprus, Rabbi Arie Zeev and Mrs Sheindel Raskin, reaches out to the Jewish people living in Cyprus through a wide variety of classes and programs and activities...

Chabad - CJCC - Cyprus Jewish Community Centre–Larnaca, Cyprus

Chabad to Stage May 29 Women’s Concert at CMU
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle,Friday, May 17, 2013

...“The concert will be a lineup of singers and musicians interspersed with short words of wisdom that relate to the music,” said Chani Altein, organizer of the event. The program, titled “Words of Wisdom,” will be delivered by an assembly of women from varied backgrounds and different ages, Altein said, including Meryl Ainsman, Destin Groff, Danielle Krajnec, Judy Robinson, Rochel Tombosky and Ali Tuchman...

	Chabad Outreach–Pittsburgh, PA
	Chabad of Carnegie Mellon University–Pittsburgh, PA

Focus On Faith: Workshop to Kindle Reflection on Shabbat Candle Lighting
Palm Beach Daily News,Thursday, May 16, 2013

Chabad of South Palm Beach will host a workshop to explore the “beauty of the mitzvah of Shabbat candlelighting,” featuring history, poetry, songs and candlestick creating. “The Shabbat candles evoke feelings of warmth and security as the family and the entire Jewish nation draws succor from the warm glow of the Shabbos lights,” says Shaina Stolik, co-director of the Chabad...

Chabad of South Palm Beach–Lantana, FL

Michelangelo Was Right About Tablets
Times of Israel,Thursday, May 16, 2013

Michelangelo had it right. Most synagogues around the world have it wrong. The two tablets of stone, divinely inscribed with the 10 Commandments and bestowed upon Moses at Mount Sinai, did not have the rounded tops familiar from their depictions in most houses of worship and popular art since the Middle Ages. And the Chabad (Lubavitch) Hassidic movement is encouraging synagogues to correct the misrepresentation...

Tzerei Agudat Chabad H.Q. Israel–Kfar Chabad, Israel

Friendship Circle of Houston Offers Services to Children with Special Needs
Houston Examiner,Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Throughout the year, The Friendship Circle of Houston provides social and recreational activities for special needs children and teens while teaching them about their Jewish heritage. During Shavuot, children and their families will be marking the holiday tonight by attending a program at Chabad Outreach of Houston, 1100 Fondren Rd...

The Friendship Circle of Houston–Houston, TX

Chabad-Lubavitch in the Media

Stories and reports that have appeared in the media during the past two weeks