First & Only Food Truck on Vanderbilt Campus Is Kosher
Some students brought mini-fridges or overstuffed armchairs to campus this fall. Zach Freeling drove his 1971 Airstream to Vanderbilt. And parked it right at the center of the Tennessee campus.
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Sikh Landlord Gives Chabad House in Need Free Rent
As Chabad of Saskatoon, Canada, under the leadership of Rabbi Raphael Kats, is forced to move out of its current location, landlord Bob Dhillon, a Sikh, stepped in to provide them with free rent until it can find a new home.
New Chabad Student Center Opens at UK
Nearly 100 people stood on the front lawn of the brick bungalow on Columbia Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday evening as Rabbi Avrohom Litvin and Rabbi Shlomo Litvin cut a ceremonial blue ribbon stretched across the front porch of the Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Kentucky.
Student Sees Immediate Response to Hachlota
In an effort to inspire and strengthen Jewish leadership and involvement on university campuses throughout North America, Sinai Scholars Society, a project of Chabad on Campus International and the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, gathered 150 students to hear from prominent Jewish thinkers, address topics of Jewish identity, and facilitate increased commitment in their lives.
Tallahassee Chabad House Damaged by Hurricane
After days of relentless heat—temperatures are expected to continue in the 90s—rain and no electricity and air-conditioning, one thing is clear: rebuilding parts of Tallahassee, Fla., that were impacted by Hurricane Hermine is going to take time, money and determination.
Oslo’s Jews Dance in the Streets, Hoping for Better Days Ahead
Mr. Chaim Hirsch (Hermann) Kahn, one of the oldest Jews in Oslo, rubbed his eyes in disbelief last week. “I have been living here for the last 70 years and never believed that in my lifetime I would witness what I saw today.”
For Kids Traumatized by War, Summer Camp Salves Wounds
Like their counterparts in the West, most Jewish campers in the former Soviet Union receive the most extensive, joyous and impactful encounters with their heritage and traditions during the summer months. What makes some of the 5,000 campers in the 61 Chabad-Lubavitch Gan Israel camps in the FSU so different than others, though, is that many of them have suffered through the trauma of war, displacement and even witnessing death, while many others come from families whose connection with their Jewish roots was severed during decades of Soviet oppression.
Chabad Synagogue Makes it on to National Register of Historic Places
The Albany Times-Union interviewed Chabad Shluchim Rabbi Leible and Elisheva Morrison of Troy, NY, after their synagogue made it onto the National Register of Historic Places.
German Foreign Minister Congratulates Shliach for 20 Years of Service
The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met last week with the Rabbi of the Jewish community and Chabad Shliach in Berlin, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal. During this meeting, Steinmeier congratulated Rabbi Teichtal on reaching 20 years of rabbinical public service in the capital Berlin, and wished him much success in his future endeavors.
History Made in Argentina
On Sunday August 21st the Congress of Shluchim and Lay leader partners of Chabad Argentina was held in the city of Tucuman. To honor the Bicentennial of the Argentine Independence and the Jewish year of Hakhel, a year of gathering for the Jewish people, more than 70 Rabbis representing 40 national institutions of Chabad Lubavitch along with their partners took part in this congress.
After Assassination Attempt, Shliach Turns to Art
These days there are many artists and art-lovers flocking to the exhibition center of Moscow’s municipality to view the paintings of Rabbi Ovadya Isakov, Chabad Shliach and Rabbi of Derbent, capital of Russia’s Dagestan region.
Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy Keeps Growing Up
For many young Jewish families in Brooklyn Heights—a neighborhood directly across the East River from Lower Manhattan—Kiddie Korner is the “go to” preschool in the area. The Chabad-run school is so popular that for some time now, there has been a waiting list to get in.
Kosher Comes to the Amazonian Rainforest
What’s a Chabad rabbi to do if he wants to help Jews in the in the Amazon Rainforest keep kosher? Rabbi Arieh Raichman, Chabad representative to Manaus, Brazil, has been chewing on this conundrum for some time now.
Lubavitch of New Hampshire Provides an Oasis
Each summer, thousands seek respite from their busy lives and head to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for some well-deserved R&R. They come for the mountain climbing, cave crawling, hiking the Flume Gorge, driving up Mt. Washington and to see some breath-taking views.
600 at Jewish Summer Fest on Atlantic City Beach
More than 600 people packed the Ventnor, NJ, Beach for the 11th Annual Jewish Summer Fest at the Jersey Shore. The Event was organized by Chabad at the Shore.
Photos: First Day of School at LYA
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA), located in Longmeadow, MA, opened its doors yesterday, August 30, for the 2016-17 school year and is proud to welcome its student body for its 71st year of offering excellence in Judaic and secular education to families of the greater Springfield area.
Chabad in Israeli Hospital Keeps Children Busy
Beit Chabad in Assaf HaRofeh Hospital in Rishon L’Tzion is running a summer camp experience for children who are admitted to day admissions area of the hospital. The program includes drawing, singing, dancing, and workshops, including one on eating healthy, which is run by a health professional under Chabad supervision.
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