North Carolinians Join Chabad for Unforgettable Trip to Israel
As school vacation kicked into full gear in the US, twelve families from Charlotte, North Carolina, traveled across the globe and arrived in Israel for an unforgettable 10 day journey.
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Hersh and Fraidy (nee Kagan) Loschak (Glassboro, NJ)
CTeen Leaders Inspired at Retreat
At the Second Annual CTeen Leadership Retreat, over forty teen leaders came together from around the world to learn the secrets behind what it takes to be a powerful leader. From dynamic workshops and hands on activities, the teens gained all the tools they will need to go out into the world and be the leaders of tomorrow. Surely, the inspiration and insight that the teens gained at the retreat will continue to affect their chapters—and their lives—for years to come.
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JEM Debuts New Series for Torah Scholars
A new series from JEM debuted recently at the Lapidus-Aizenman wedding in Buenos Aires, showcasing the Rebbe’s Torah scholarship.
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Shiya Lishner (Crown Heights) and Shaina Dubkin (Tzfat, Israel)
Here’s My Story: Sephardic Recordings
Mr. Josef (Joe) Cayre is a businessman, philanthropist and co-founder, along with his brothers, of GoodTimes Home Video. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in Brooklyn in January of 2007.
Photos: CGI-Parksville Campers Enjoy ‘Bivouac’
The N.O.D. and 4th Grade Divisions of Camp Gan Yisroel-Parksville were treated to bivouac in ‘the Rebbe’s Forest,’ and an amazing time was had by all.
Train Station to Auschwitz Now a Shelter for Refugees Fleeing ISIS
Ripped from their homes by the Nazis 70 years ago, 8,000 Jews were hauled to Stazione Centrale – Milan, Italy’s central train station – where cattle cars on an underground railroad waited to transport them to their death in Auschwitz.
Arrests Made Over Crown Heights Stabbing Death
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with last month’s stabbing death of a 17-year-old on Utica and Eastern Parkway during an especially violent few hours in Crown Heights that saw another young man killed just a block away.
Jewish Life Thrives in Chattanooga Once Again
The South holds fast to its roots and traditions, an ideal practically synonymous with the Jewish people. So it’s not too surprising, then, that a population dwindling in the 1990s has re-emerged in the 2000s—so much so that the Chabad-Lubavitch couple on the ground there had to find more room to accommodate the community’s budding needs.
Young Boro Park Father Gives Kidney to CH Mother of 5
On Tuesday, July 7th, Sharon Sabbagh, a Crown Heights mother of five who suffered from kidney failure and was close to going on dialysis, was given a second chance at life thanks to a kind stranger – a young Munkacher Chosid from Boro Park with a child of his own.
Photos: YSP Trip to Water and Amusement Park
On Tuesday, the Talmidim of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ, visited the Clementon Water and Amusement Park. They were first given two hours to splash around the water half of the park, enjoying the various water slides and wave pools.
Glenn Broder with Rabbi Yisroel Levine announcing the launching of the Shema Yisroel Project at a Chabad of the Conejo Gala.
Chabad of the Canejo Launches ‘Shema Yisroel’ App
As part of its ongoing campaign to promote and facilitate increased awareness, access and consistent recital of the “Shema” among Jews the world over, Chabad of the Conejo has launched a new “Shema Yisroel App” for the iphone and Android operating systems, which is now available to users as a free download by searching under “Shema Yisroel.”
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Avremel and Brachie (nee Wayden) Zirkind (Montreal, Canada)
NY Health Officials Warn of Mosquito Risk
Public health officials in New York State are reminding residents of the dangers posed by mosquitoes after West Nile Virus was found in two counties.
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Shmuli and Chanie (nee Lasker) Turk (Crown Heights)
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