The Jewish community of Cyprus is gearing up for a landmark event in several weeks, when it will embark on a first for the island nation: a printing of 1,000 copies of the Tanya, the fundamental Chasidic text penned by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, in 1798.

Chabad-Lubavitch of Cyprus, located in Larnaca, is encouraging people to contribute to the publishing effort – which will see the volumes bound in leather – by purchasing dedication pages. ...