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 Ellen Braunstein is a freelance writer working for several Jewish publications. She is based in Chicago.
Rabbi wants to ensure Jewish burial for every Jew in county
A new Jewish cemetery will soon be consecrated in St. Charles County, Missouri, under the rabbinic leadership of Rabbi Chaim Landa, co-director of the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center of St. Charles County. The plans for the cemetery, which will be owned an...
Cookbook helps families work around country-wide egg shortage and high prices for Purim favorites
As egg prices continue to soar and grocery-store shelves display increasingly sparse inventory, Jewish families preparing for the upcoming Purim holiday are facing some culinary challenges. Purim, which this year begins on Thursday evening, March 13, and ...
Jewish Community of Bahía Blanca Rallies to Support Each Other Ahead of Purim
Unprecedented torrential rains in the Argentinian port city of Bahía Blanca have already claimed the lives of 13 people. Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Shmuel and Shterni Freedman, together with their four children, were rescued from their flooded home...
International Conference of Chabad Women Emissaries draws leaders from over 100 countries
Sarah Cunin and her family of 11 were forced to evacuate three times when the wind-whipped Palisades Fire and ensuing mudslides threatened their home in Malibu, Calif. That it was spared—not to mention her family’s lives—was nothing short of a miracle, sa...
‘We have to do something,’ says rabbi
There is no greater Jewish cause than protecting the sanctity of human life. That’s why the Friendship Circle of Wisconsin, under the auspices of Chabad-Lubavitch of Wisconsin, is addressing this issue by providing prevention training at no cost, support ...
New Sydney, Australia, Jewish center opens doors after decade-long wait
The long-awaited inauguration of a new Jewish community center and the installation of a new Sefer Torah scroll marked a highly anticipated moment for the 5,000-member-strong Russian Jewish community in Sydney, Australia. The Bondi Beach Friends of Refuge...
A decade-long journey is a ‘dream come true’
No more tents and mud—that’s two of the positive changes brought about by the new $1.85 million center built for Chabad-Lubavitch of Clinton in upstate New York, which opened in time for the new 2024-25 semester and the Jewish new year. When Rabbi Didy an...
Community left with no food, water and power
Just days before Rosh Hashanah, western North Carolina has been slammed by Hurricane Helene’s inland trek, leaving residents without power, water and food. The Category 4 storm, which has already claimed 100 lives, made landfall on Thursday, sweeping thro...
World-renowned tenor brings spiritual depth to High Holiday services
The field of full-time chazzanim (cantors) has grown smaller and smaller in recent years. While there were hundreds, if not thousands, of trained chazzanim in the U.S. a century ago, there are perhaps several dozen today. But Chabad-Lubavitch of Central B...
Hot lunches and spiritual connection for residents in Southeast Florida coastal community
Chabad of West Palm Beach, Fla., has teamed up with Palm Beach County to provide free kosher lunches to seniors. The kosher food program is the first of its kind to be offered by the county, which has 13 other free meal sites. As many as 50 meals a day ar...
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