800 Russian Students Participate in March of the Living
Yesterday, Tuesday, some 800 Jewish students from Russia, along with 40 Shluchim, took part in the opening of this year’s March of the Living in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Guests from Around the World at Playa Seder
Chabad of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, under the leadership of Rabbi Menachem and Chaya Goldberg, hosted a large Pesach Seder in a five-star hotel, with over 300 guests from all over the world in attendance.
Some Very Special Kids Await Some Very Special New Bikes
The families of some 200 children are waiting, as patiently as they can, for a prize they won in a very special contest.
Photos: Se’udas Moshiach in the Himalayas
Hours after Yomtov ended, over a dozen Jewish backpackers and tourists still sat together and ‘Farbrenged’ at the Chabad House in Katmandu, Nepal, where the world’s largest Seder was held one week earlier.
Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov with Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez
Uruguay: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Uruguay’s tight-knit Jewish community was stunned last month when a prominent Jewish businessman was murdered in Paysandu, a small city 235 miles north of the country’s capital. David Fremd, a beloved leader in the Jewish community, was stabbed ten times in the back while the assailant shouted, “Allahu Akbar.”
Ahead of Pesach, Jamaican PM meets Local Shliach
Recently elected Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica met last week with local Chabad-Lubavitch representatives in advance of the Passover holiday.
Artist's rendering of the new center
Chabad on Toronto’s Bayview Breaks Ground
With temperatures soaring, more than 150 people came out April 17 to break ground and lay the cornerstone for Chabad’s $9.5-million Bayview Centre for Jewish Life in Toronto.
Ridgefield, CT, Town Hall
Zoning Board Approves Home-Operated Chabad House
Rabbi Sholom Deitsch got the go-ahead from a local zoning and planning board to operate Chabad of Ridgefield, Connecticut, in a two-family house where he lives with his family.
New Center to Help Jewish Life Blossom in NE Portland
The west hills of Portland have been a hub for Jewish goings-on for decades. From synagogues to schools to kosher delis, the west side is the place to find Jewish resources in Portland — leaving east side Jews without many accessible services. But come mid-May, Northeast Portland Jews will have a community center to call their own.
Photos: Dilapidated Historic Chabad House Restored to Former Glory
When Rabbi Shmuly and Rashi Weiss took on the roles of directors at Chabad at McGill nine years ago, they had three people around their humble Shabbos table. Within several weeks, as Rosh Hashana came around, they suddenly found themselves cutting each piece of schnitzel into four as their crowds had quickly hit 60 plus.
Wounded Israeli Soldiers Bond as They Heal
A special reunion took place in Israel—one that had the power to bring the strongest and bravest of men to tears.
Rabbi Avi Richler, director of Chabad of Gloucester County, with the new Torah.
Brooklyn Couple Donates Torah to NJ Chabad House
Congregants at Chabad of Gloucester County in Mullica, New Jersey, participated in a historic moment Saturday, as Rabbi Avi Richler read from a new sefer Torah for the first time.
Jews in Nigeria Celebrate a Special Passover
A unique partnership between Chabad in Nigeria and an Israeli-owned security company enabled six large public Seders to take place in Africa’s largest country for the first time in history.
The derelict home of Chabad at McGill University was recently renovated and reopened.
Historic Montreal Chabad House Reopens After Several Years
After being boarded up for three years and coming close to being declared derelict, the Chabad House on Peel Street at Montreal’s McGill University has reopened following a $2.2-million renovation and expansion.
Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky, co-director of The Shul of Bellaire, was trapped in his car on Monday when more than 10 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours in Houston, flooding waterways, streets and neighborhoods.
In Flooded Houston: ‘Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat’
Many Jewish residents in Houston were forced to put Passover preparations on the backburner as they focused on clearing water from their homes this week after record flooding closed schools, shut down the city’s mass-transit system and led to hundreds of emergency rescues throughout the city.
A Model Seder at a Catholic University
After meeting the students on their turf for the first time last week, Rabbi Mendy and Tzippy Weiss wasted no time engaging those attending St. Thomas University, a private Catholic school. For the past 21 years, the Weisses have worked with the South Florida community nearby the university, but struggled trying to establish a Chabad presence on the campus.
File Photo: Rabbi Dovid Edelman, OBM, on his 89th birthday.
Descendants of Massachusetts Shliach Continue Matzah Delivery Tradition
More than 60 years ago, Rabbi Dovid Edelman of Springfield, Massachusetts began a tradition of delivering hand-made shmurah matzato local Jewish residents. Rabbi Edelman, who passed away on Jan 2, 2015, at the age of 90, began his matza route in 1954. The tradition is now continued by Rabbi Edelman’s son-in-law, Rabbi Noach Kosofsky, and grandson, Rabbi Lavy Kosofsky, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. This month, the rabbis will hand deliver the matza to 900 local addresses, including Jewish individuals, families, and businesses.
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