80 CTeens to Explore Poland and Israel
For three weeks this summer, 80 teenagers from across the world will embark on the CTeen “Heritage Quest” trip, traveling through Poland and Israel to explore Jewish history, with focus on the Holocaust.
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Moscow ‘Machon’ Girls Celebrate Graduation
Last week saw the graduation of young ladies from the Machon Chamesh Jewish Institute in Moscow, who received their Bachelor degrees in Public Relations and Economics. The diplomas were distributed at a moving graduation ceremony in Moscow’s Jewish Community center.
Sold Out Crowd at CTeen Kinus
Teen leaders, Shluchim, Shluchos, and their children from around the world came together this weekend in the scenic Bushkill Inn and Conference Center for the 3rd annual CTeen Leadership Retreat and Kinus.
Campus Shluchim Focus on International Growth
While Chabad on Campus is best known for servicing virtually every university in the United States, it is very much an international movement. That fact was on marked display at the Celebration of Jewish Life on Campus Dinner, which took place on the first evening of the Chabad on Campus Kinus in Stamford, Connecticut.
‘Rabbi, How Can I Prepare for the Worst?’
Rabbi Danny Yaffe, who serves as youth rabbi in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, was recently contacted by a young Jewish man from overseas who was alone in an Australian hospital, and whose doctors thought his days on this earth were numbered. Rabbi Yaffe relates the miraculous and inspiring story that followed, which he agreed to share with our readers.
Children Mark 40 Years to the 12 Pesukim Campaign
It was forty years ago when the Rebbe launched the 12 pesukim campaign, a move that changed the face of Jewish education. In the next few days, hundreds of young shluchim will be wrapping up an exciting four-week course from MyShliach on the 12 Pesukim.
Chabad on Campus Leaders Gather
Close to 200 Chabad on Campus Shluchim and Shluchos couples – together with their families – began arriving today at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, for the annual Chabad on Campus Kinus. The four days conference consists of lectures, workshops, farbrengens, shiurim, relaxation and camaraderie for the parents, as well as full time camp for the children.
Jon Denning (in car No. 46) spent six years as a NASCAR driver, racing cars. Recently, the spotlight shone on another skill: reading Torah.
Driving NASCAR or Learning Torah: It Takes Training
Jon Denning isn’t a stranger to the spotlight. After all, being a NASCAR driver for six years put him in front of massive crowds of racing enthusiasts as he worked the circuit pursuing his dreams.
Chabad Opens 3 Tourist Centers for Rio Olympics
So, you’re a Jewish tourist in Rio de Janeiro for Brazil’s Summer Olympics and find yourself wandering about on the honking streets of Copacabana. Where do you go for kosher food? How do you find a minyan? What if you’re struggling with the language or can’t figure out how to hail a cab? What address do you turn to?
Rabbi Levi Banon of Jeunesse Chabad Morocco, center, led a group of volunteers to some of the poorest areas in the cities of Kenitra, Rabat and Sale to distribute the food.
Jews, Christians and Muslims Join Forces to Help Needy During Ramadan in Morocco
In what sounds like a page ripped out of novel, several dozen Muslim activists, a group of Jewish teens and a rabbi joined forces on Sunday in a number of Moroccan cities to supply 1,500 underprivileged Muslim families with food staples for the daily meal that marks the end of each daily fast during Ramadan.
Rabbi Mendy Korer (l) with Samuel Lyons (r) after the bar mitzvah boy laid tefillin.
85-Year-Old Finally Makes Up for Missing Big Day
East London resident Samuel Lyons proves it’s never too late to have your bar mitzvah, after Hitler’s bombs cancelled his first attempt.
‘Jewish Republic’ in Siberia Revived by New Torah
The Jewish community of Birobidzhan, an ‘Autonomous Jewish Republic’ set up by Stalin in the Russian Far-East, received a gift of a new Torah scroll from an anonymous American sponsor last week.
Friendship Circle School Ends Year on High Note
The first year of the Friendship Circle of Bergen County, NJ’s Hebrew school has ended, but the learning, growth and personal rewards for everyone involved have just begun.
Chabad Celebrates New Torah in Ashland, Oregon
Amid much dancing, feasting and procession through the streets of Ashland, Chabad of Southern Oregon on Sunday celebrated the completion of a New Sefer Torah.
Pioneering Chabad at UPenn Celebrates New Building
Cloudy skies couldn’t put a damper on the early-evening ribbon-cutting and building dedication of the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Jewish Life-Lubavitch House at the University of Pennsylvania. Dozens of alumni, supporters, community members and rabbis gathered on June 16 to be a part of the celebration that was more than 10 years in the making.
Chabad Launches Hospital Assistance Program
In response to a growing need for the development of Jewish hospital services across the United States, Merkos Suite 302 has launched “Chabad on Call”, a National Hospital Assistance Program.
New Torah Welcomed to Hendon Chabad
A memorable Hachnosas Sefer Torah took place in Hendon, a borough of London, UK, on Sunday.
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