Chabad of Peabody Dedicates New Chabad House
A crowd of some 250 friends and supporters gathered at Chabad of Peabody, Massachusetts for a dedication ceremony of their new Chabad House.
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Assisted-Living Seniors to Mix With Preschoolers at Innovative South Florida Residence
Bernard Baumgarten of Sunrise, Fla., says his situation is all too common. Past his 90th birthday, he is looking for a place to live where he and his wife, Lily, can enjoy the rest of their golden years without having to bother with shopping or cleaning. And he also doesn’t want to compromise their religious ideals: He wants there to be a synagogue close enough for them to walk to on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
UofA Chabad Builds Home for Students
When Rabbi Yossi and Naomi Winner first moved to Tucson to start Chabad at the University of Arizona in 2005, they hosted Shabbat dinners in their two-bedroom house. By the end of the first year, they had nearly 100 students joining them, so they purchased a large tent for the backyard, outfitted it with an air-conditioning unit and converted it into a makeshift Chabad house. “We work with what we have,” says Rabbi Winner.
by Leisah Woldoff – Arizona Jewish News
A Torah rededication in honor of the memory of Alan Kaplan took place on June 7 at Chabad of the North Shore in Swampscott, Mass.
North Shore of Massachusetts Rides a New Wave of Jewish Life
From its idyllic seaside communities to a score of inland villages, towns and small cities founded during the Colonial era, Massachusetts’ North Shore is a region that’s both proud of its history and poised for future growth.
Rabbi Herschel Finman, left, host of the “Jewish Hour” Sunday radio show on Detroit’s Channel WLQV-AM 1500, interviews “Specs Howard” (Jerry Liebman) as part of its “chai” (18-year) anniversary program.
Rabbi’s Colorful Journey Inspires Radio Show
It’s been nearly 20 years since Rabbi Hershel Finman has been broadcasting the “Jewish Hour” every Sunday on Detroit’s WLQV-AM 1500.
Internet Mogul Addresses Chabad of Melbourne-CBD
From his career as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer to managing director of one of the fastest growing companies on the BRW list in just over ten years, Mount Scopus College alumnus Adam Schwab has quite a story to share. A very large lunchtime attendance came to hear that story on Tuesday, June16, at Chabad of Melbourne’s Central Business District (CBD).
EnerJew Group Leaders Convene in Jerusalem
Last week, Jerusalem hosted the annual convention of the professional staff of EnerJew – the Jewish Youth Movement of the Former Soviet Union. Thirty two leading experts participated in the event, which will have a critical effect on the future of Russian Jewry.
Chabad of Beijing Celebrates ‘Bar Mitzvah’ Year
Several dozen people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the ‘Bar Mitzvah’ of Chabad of Beijing, China’s capital city, which was founded by Rabbi Shimon and Dini Freundlich 13 years ago.
Generations of Goodness Building for the Future
Growth and building for the future were two prevalent themes expressed by the honorees at Generations of Goodness, Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy’s (LYA) Scholarship Dinner held on June 2, 2015 in Longmeadow, MA. Close to 200 community members attended the gala event at Bnai Torah during which LYA honored Ron Eckman and Oscar Plotkin for their generosity to the school.
Young Shluchim Join ‘Rolling Farbrengen’ Through the Time Zones
Spanning 8 locations around the world, MyShliach, a division of Merkos 302, has united Yaldei Hashluchim online for their very own regional Farbrengen in preparation for Gimmel Tammuz.
Torah Welcomed to Its New Home in Medford
Dozens of people gathered in the Chabad Jewish Community Center in Medford, NJ, this past Sunday to celebrate the completion of a brand new Sefer Torah. It was the first time in history that a Torah had been completed in Medford, a suburb of Philadelphia that has never had a large Jewish presence.
Top: Bethesda, MD. Bottom: Artist rendering of new Chabad center. Inset: Mrs. Zlata Geisinsky, OBM.
Maryland Jewish Community Sees Remarkable Growth
Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., is one of the most affluent and highly educated communities in the United States. In 2014 it placed first in Forbes list of America’s most educated small towns and first on CNNMoney’s list of top-earning American towns in 2012. The large local Jewish population of professionals, lobbyists, and academics is highly secularized, and one would expect Chabad’s message of traditional Judaism to be a hard sell in the progressive community.
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Family Donates Torah in Honor of Son’s Bar Mitzvah
A family has donated a new Sefer Torah to the Chabad Center of Bergen County in northern New Jersey, directed by Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan, in honor of their son’s Bar Mitzvah.
New York Area Shluchim Gather in Dix Hills
The numerous standing ovations during the gala banquet of last week’s New York and New England Regional Kinus echoed the overall feelings of empowerment, excitement and renewal of the attending Shluchim.
Upstate Hebrew School Celebrates Accomplishments
Chabad of Orange County’s Hebrew School Awards Ceremony was full of spirit and excitement. Held at the Pavilion of the Chester Commons Park in upstate New York, the nearly 100 students and their families gathered for a memorable June afternoon.
New Mikva and Shul Inaugurated at EU Headquarters
A brand new Mikva and Shul were Inaugurated at the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. A special guest for the event was Rabbi Leibel Groner.
One Year Later, Exiled Rabbi Returns to ‘Surreal’ Lugansk, a Ukrainian City Ravaged by War
Rabbi Shalom Gopin was in a car heading back towards Lugansk. Burned-out shells of cars and tanks littered the side of the highway, and as they drove, Gopin’s driver took care to avoid the missile craters pockmarking the road. War had irrevocably changed this once quiet eastern region of Ukraine.
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