Described as the worst monsoon season flooding in recent history, Thailand’s so-called “Great Flood” has left hundreds dead and millions without homes, inflicting psychological suffering among many evacuees.
Shluchim and homeschoolers from around the globe gathered last week for a virtual meeting on curriculum, the first webinar hosted by the Shluchim Office’s pilot program, Partners in Teaching.
A man arrested in an alleged shooting near the White House who has “Israel” tattooed on his neck was charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama.
On a patch of land in south Aventura are five brown trailers put together to make one building, Lubavich Aventura South’s first place of its own.
The other night I received a call from a friend. He was very conflicted and under a lot of stress. He works for a company and receives just enough money to cover his most basic expenses. Worse yet, he sees no room for growth within the company.
Thursday, Novemeber 17, the 20th day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, marks the 151st anniversary of the birth of visionary Jewish leader and chasidic Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn. Though he lived only to age 59, he served as a noted leader for the largely rural Jewish communities throughout the expanses of the Russian Empire, guiding their transition to life in the modern era. During his life, he fought the oppression of both the Czarist and Bolshevik regimes as well as the tides of assimilation corroding traditional Jewish life.
A proposal to renovate the former Kulik Funeral Home into the new headquarters for Chabad at Lehigh, a Jewish center for Lehigh University students and a synagogue, received approval from the Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday night.
In honor of Chof Cheshvan, Tzivos Hashem will be holding a grand online rally today at 1:00 pm.
The unique “Travel the World of Kindness in one Day” began at 8:30am from Chabad in Mineola; the first stop was a local Soup Kitchen where quality time was spent helping serve food to the homeless and the hungry.
In time for Chof Marcheshvan, birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, Sefer HaMaamarim “Ranat,” published by the Kehot Publication Society, recently arrived from the printer.
Warmth, joy, and appreciation were felt in the air as Penn State alumni, students, parents, supporters, and friends gathered to celebrate Chabad of Penn State’s 10 years of Rabbi Nosson and Sarah Meretsky’s Shlichus at Penn State.
On Sunday, November 13, the Great Choral Synagogue in S. Petersburg was filled to capacity. Hundreds of visitors attended an open house on the International Day of Tolerance.
The Brooklyn neighborhood targeted by anti-Semitic graffiti and arson last week is grappling with a new vandalism incident, this time at a subway station.
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