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Obituary: Rabbi Moshe Miller, 67, Translator and Teacher of Chassidism and Kabbalah

With his flowing white beard, Rabbi Moshe Miller looked the part of the scholar and kabbalist. But more importantly, it’s what he was at his very essence: a lifelong student, teacher, thinker, and guide. Poetically, his soul ascended on the Kabbalistically significant final day of Chanukah, Dec. 26, at the age of 67 in Miami.

In a Nepal Monastery, a Menorah’s Glow Brings a Jew Home

Nir walked into our Chabad House in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the flowing robes of a Buddhist monk. His head was shaven and his arms were bare. His eyes turned to survey the scene: The people milling about on the couches, sitting at the computers, eating at the kosher restaurant and those in the synagogue. “I didn’t come here to tour. I’m actually looking for something else,” he said passionately. “I’ve come to fulfill my years-old dream.”

Obituary: Masha Vogel, 64, Mother to Countless Students in Rochester

Masha Vogel was a refined, humble woman, whose legacy speaks more than she’d ever admit. For decades, the mother of 10 was a surrogate mother to many, many more students at the University of Rochester, where she and her husband, Rabbi Nechemia Vogel served as directors of Chabad-Lubavitch at University of Rochester. Masha Vogel passed away on Yom Kippur, 2022, at the age of 64.