Almost 600 people gathered for an evening with the noted author, holocaust survivor and childhood friend and step-sister of Anne Frank, Mrs. Eva Schloss, 85, of London, UK. The event was hosted by the Chabad community center of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, directed by Rabbi Chesky and Mrs. Miri Rothman.
Over 270 students attended a Shabbaton and Pegisha hosted by the Chabad Center of Palermo-El Lazo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, directed by Rabbi Shlomo and Rebbetzin Rachel Levy.
The Toldos Aharon Rebbe, Rabbi Dovid Kahan, visited the Chabad Kollel of Buenos Aires, Argentina while on a visit to the country.
Chicago supermarket chain Jewel-Osco, which features one of the largest Kosher offerings in the Midwest, held its “A Taste of Kosher Food” fair this past Sunday. The event was a tremendous success, with over 1,000 people attending to sample Kosher foods displayed by over 35 different Kosher companies from around the U.S. and Israel.
This past Sunday Chabad at the Shore welcomed a New Torah Scroll to it’s Chabad House and Shul in Ventnor, NJ.
Family, Friends and community members gathered to mark the Shloshim – thirty days since the passing of Reb Yosef Raksin who was gunned down Shabbos morning as he was walking to Shul in N. Miami Beach, FL.
Hundreds turned out for a very special and unique occasion, the completion of new Sefer Torah for the Friendship Circle of Crown Heights. The new Torah was dedicated by the Chein family in honor of their son Boruch Shneur.
Dozens of combat soldiers of the IDF’s recent Operation Protective Edge in Gaza participated in a Gala Party hosted by Chabad of Ashkelon.
Oholei Torah students lined the street in front of 667 Eastern Parkway, the home of the school founded by the husband of Rebbetzin Esther Teitelbaum, OBM, for her Levaya. From there the Levaya proceeded to 770, where hundreds partook.
This year, close to 6,000 people joined together in order to walk and raise not only crucial funds for next year’s programs at Friendship Circle, but also to raise awareness for children with special needs.
A new Minyan in Tel Aviv received a brand new Sefer Torah, courtesy of Reb Yakov and Chava Ohana of Crown Heights. With a large attendance and much joy, the final letters were written and a joyous procession made its way through the streets of North Tel Aviv.
Surrounded by guests from around the world and more than 25 Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries from Asia who are in India for a regional conference, Chabad of Mumbai’s headquarters—also known as Nariman House—opened its doors once again today.
Gan Israel Day Camp in Edgware, UK has always had a name for exciting activities, superb staff and an all-round wholesome, fun summer experience, but this year the camp’s reputation brought it registration on an unprecedented scale.
A group of around 15 affluent New York Jews took to the skies yesterday in their private jets for a remarkable display of support for the Jewish homeland. Chabad photographer Itzik Roytman accompanied them to document the event.
An amazing triumph brought the Shluchim of Asia together for a regional Kinus Hashluchim in the Nariman House in Mumbai, India. After being largely destroyed in a terror attack, which claimed the lives of Shluchim Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg along with three other Jews HYD, the building has been rebuilt and is being dedicated with the day’s long conference.
For its 8th year since its inception, campers of Camp Gan Israel Florida Overnight presented the Rebbe with a beautiful gift; a total of 32,319 lines of Torah; Mishnayos, Tanya, Siddur and Yediyos Kloliyos were learned as part of the camp’s annual Mishnayos Be’Al Peh program – with results far surpassing the achievements of the previous year.
As the summer drew to a close, campers attending Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY bid farewell to their newly-found friends and dedicated counselors and teachers at the grand banquet.
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