Roundup

Jewish communities around the world are marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, by holding study sessions of sections of classic rabbinical teachings and examinations of works of Chasidic philosophy, new resolutions in personal good deeds and communal projects, intensified Passover outreach and, in Jerusalem, organizing the Bar Mitzvahs of 110 orphans.

With hours to go until the beginning of the holiday, Rabbi Ovadia Goldman, director of the Chabad-Lubavitch Community Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is getting ready to spread the joy of Purim.

When the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, first called for the near-annual study of Rabbi Moses Maimonides’ foundational 12th century legal code known as the Mishneh Torah, he stressed the unity achieved by the entire Jewish People studying the same subject in Torah at the same time.

Jewish communities across the globe united to strengthen observance of the Sabbath this weekend, with Chabad-Lubavitch centers experiencing larger-than-normal crowds for what had been dubbed “One Shabbat, One World.”