South Africa Camp Posts Record Summer
Down in sunny South Africa, a record-breaking 280 children in Johannesburg enjoyed their summer vacations at the Camp Gan Israel in Johannesburg.
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Students Enjoy Miami Torah Expereince
Over 20 Jewish university students from across North America spent part of winter break hitting the books this winter at Miami Torah Experience, a 10-day immersive program under the auspicies of Chabad-Lubavitch of Florida in cooperation with the Chabad on Campus International Foundation.
Kosher Hot Dogs a Slam Dunk for Kansas Basketball
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, left, who partnered with businessman Jim Badzin and concessioner Centerplate to bring kosher hot dogs to the University of Kansas men’s basketball games, enjoys the new stand with Sheldon, Megan and Cindy Singer.
Molly Rissien stepped up to the hot dog stand at Allen Field House and left happy. It was a first for the University of Kansas junior, who comes from a family of die-hard Jayhawk fans and goes to all the games. Since she keeps kosher, she could never partake in the long-time sporting event snack tradition. Until now.
JLI Launches in Germany
Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky announced that JLI, the adult education arm of Chabad Lubavitch, will now be launching in Germany, joining more than 350 branches worldwide with more than a quarter million students.
Uncovering Chabad in Cancun
by Kristen Tywan
Rabbi Mendel Druk does outreach in Cancun, Mexico.
It’s ironic that after growing up so close to the large Jewish community in Skokie, Illinois that I would finally get my Jewish education from a Hasidic Rabbi in Cancun, Mexico. The Jewish community that I stumbled across in Cancun is an oasis of familiarity for Jews in Mexico. Not only do Rabbi Mendel Druk and his wife Rebbetzin Rachel Druk provide one of the only kosher meals in Cancun; they also offer an opportunity for their fellow Jews to reconnect with their faith and heritage by bringing them closer to each other and to God.
Good Morning, Vietnam
New Voices
Rabbi Menachem Hartman in his Chabad House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The words of the song “Wherever you go there’s always someone Jewish” by Rabbi Larry Milder, have stuck with me since I first heard them as a child. I was reminded of them over winter break when I connected with a Jewish community during my recent trip to Vietnam.
New Shluchim to Auckland, New Zealand
Rabbi Levi Yitzchok and Shoshanah Sarfati and their son Menachem Mendel will be joining the team of Shluchim in New Zealand, together they will iy”h be directing the North Island’s Chabad House for Israeli backpackers in Auckland City, where many thousands of young Israelis travel through each year.
Jewish children take part in a lesson at the Hebrew school run by Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa in Kinshasa.
Students from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s newly established rabbinical school spread out across central Africa over Chanukah to connect with area Jews and a cluster of communities throughout the continent. Traveling by boat and plane to Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Namibia, Gabon, Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville in the Congo Republic, and Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya, they hosted public menorah lightings and holiday events throughout the region with the backing of Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa.
Rabbinical Students Fan Out Across Central Africa
Jewish children take part in a lesson at the Hebrew school run by Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa in Kinshasa.
Students from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s newly established rabbinical school spread out across central Africa over Chanukah to connect with area Jews and a cluster of communities throughout the continent. Traveling by boat and plane to Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Namibia, Gabon, Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville in the Congo Republic, and Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya, they hosted public menorah lightings and holiday events throughout the region with the backing of Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa.
Chabad Ontario to Open $6 Million Overnight Camp
Camp director Rabbi Itche Grossbaum with Rabbi Zalman Aaron Grossbaum, director of Chabad of Southern Ontario since 1974.
Chabad Lubavitch of Southern Ontario will open a new $6 million overnight camp situated on more than 200 acres of Canadian forest with 6000 feet of lakefront property in time for this summer season.
Students Build Jewish Community at Georgia State
Georgia State University students enjoy a Chanukah party at the home of Rabbi Shlomo and Shifra Sharfstein.
When Ryan Dosetareh arrived at Georgia State University as a freshman in 2004 – primarily a commuter school for Atlanta-area students, many of GSU’s enrollees, like Dosetareh did, bunk at home with their parents – there wasn’t much going on in the way of on-campus Jewish organizations.
From Storefront to Brand New Synagogue Building
Chicago Tribune
Rabbi Dovid Flinkenstein lights the menorah outside Chabad of Wilmette, 2904 Old Glenview Road. The congregation is planning to replace the four-unit storefront with a synagogue.
Approaching their 20th anniversary, Chabad of Wilmette members hope to someday be able to walk from their social room to the sanctuary without having to step outside.
Photos: David Miller Studios and Mushka Lightstone
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Thousands gathered to mark the eighth and final night of Chanukah by illuminating a 20-foot Menorah at L.A. LIVE — LA’s new hotspot located across Staples Center, home of the L.A. Lakers, Clippers and Kings. The “Chanukah at LA Live!” celebration took place prior to the Lakers vs. Jazz game, with a sellout crowd of 18,997.
Chabad and AEG Celebrate “Chanukah at LA Live!”
Photos: David Miller Studios and Mushka Lightstone
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Thousands gathered to mark the eighth and final night of Chanukah by illuminating a 20-foot Menorah at L.A. LIVE — LA’s new hotspot located across Staples Center, home of the L.A. Lakers, Clippers and Kings. The “Chanukah at LA Live!” celebration took place prior to the Lakers vs. Jazz game, with a sellout crowd of 18,997.
Unaffiliated Flatbush Jews Now Have a Center
Nearly half a million Jews call Brooklyn, New York their home. To some the image of Brooklyn Jewry is young Yeshiva boys hurrying to school in groups, or hundreds of Kosher restaurants and cafés crowding Flatbush street corners. But to many Brooklyn Jews who do not affiliate with a specific community, Jewish community was never an active part of their lives.
Chabad lights the public menorah in Eisenhower Park on the 930-acre oasis of open space and recreation in the heart of Nassau County. Eisenhower Park is one of the largest public spaces in the New York metropolitan area – larger, in fact, than Central Park!
Menorah Lighting in Heart of Nassau County
Chabad lights the public menorah in Eisenhower Park on the 930-acre oasis of open space and recreation in the heart of Nassau County. Eisenhower Park is one of the largest public spaces in the New York metropolitan area – larger, in fact, than Central Park!
Jews Lace Up Skates for Chanukah on Ice
Atlantic City Press
Zalmy Yanover from South Africa skates at the Flyers Skate Zone in Atlantic City.
It’s x-mas, and you’re Jewish. The malls are closed and there’s nothing good on TV. So what’s a young person to do?
Chabad of the Conejo Opens Food Pantry
Ventura County Star
Chabad of the Conejo Valley / Agoura Hills
Chabad of the Conejo is opening a food pantry to help struggling individuals and families in the Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Newbury Park, Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks areas.
Chabad Illuminates City Hall with LA Mayor Villaraigosa
Photos by David Miller Studios and Mushka Lightstone
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined West Coast Chabad’s Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin, city officials and community leaders to usher in the Festival of Lights by illuminating the historic Katowitz Menorah at LA City Hall today. The 26th annual ceremony at LA City Hall, sponsored by West Coast Chabad, took place on the landmark Spring Street Steps of City Hall, bringing holiday greetings to promote Chanukah’s universal message of freedom, hope, and light.
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