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U.S. Refuses to Return 7 Chabad Books to Russia

The U.S. officially refused in 2013 to return seven books from the so-called Schneerson Library, i.e., a collection of old Jewish books and manuscripts built by Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak Schneerson in the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th century, that were lent to it in 1994, said an attorney representing the Russian State Library and the Culture Ministry in a lawsuit against the U.S. Library of Congress at hearings at the Moscow Arbitration Court on Thursday.

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Miami Students and Their Parents Mark Yud Shvat

The special day of Yud Shvat at the Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami was an uplifting one, to say the least. After writing panim on Friday, each student was given his very own “Farbrengen in a Box.” Grape juice, snacks and a Shabbos Morning Chassidus packet awaited each child when he got home – a special Yud Shvat farbengen right out of a box.

Chabad Cheders in the Northeast Unite for a Day

It was a busy day in New Jersey this past Thursday, Ches Shevat, as busloads of children from New Jersey, Philadelphia, Connecticut and Wilkes-Barre assembled together for the 6th annual Kinus HaChadorim. This was no ordinary Kinus, as its participants are all Tzeirei HaShluchim and Anash of small Jewish communities – children who daily epitomize dedication and commitment to Chassidishe Chinuch.