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Op-Ed: Who Defines Lubavitch Education?
The following op-ed was written by a Lubavitcher mother, who shares her thoughts after a frustrating experience signing up her young child for his first year of school.
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The Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, MI.
Court: Head Shliach’s Lawsuit Can Go Forward
Rabbi Berel Shemtov, head Shliach of Michigan, won a small victory in a state appeals court last Thursday, when the judges overturned a lower court’s dismissal of his lawsuit against the Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, led by Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg. The lawsuit has been reinstated and can now go forward.
Knesset to Honor Lubavitcher Rebbe
In an unexpected move, the Israeli Knesset voted this morning to dedicate a session to discussing the life and legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the day marking 20 years since his passing.
Guatemalan Town Threatens to Expel Its Jews
A town in Guatemala has asked its Jewish residents to register with the municipality and warned that they face expulsion, reports the JTA. Approximately 30 Jews live in San Juan La Laguna, in the state of Solola, in a population of under 10,000.
New Jewish Cemetery Dedicated Near Russian Capital
A unique ritual was performed in the town of Novomoskovsk on the outskirts of Moscow last week, with the consecration of a new Jewish cemetery on a plot of land donated for the purpose by a local philanthropist.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday, May 29, for a Christian holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Girls Enjoy First Ever SibClix Shabbaton
What do 5 girls from California, Florida, New York and Arizona have in common? They are all sisters of children with special needs who are growing up on Shlichus, and over Lag Ba’omer weekend they got a chance to meet each other for the first time.
First in 20 Years: Oholei Torah Group Portrait
Over 1,800 students, from pre-school all the way through Shiur Daled Zal, stood in front of the Oholei Torah educational complex for a group portrait this morning.
Video: Belgian Jewish Community Demands Protection
CNN’s Nic Robertson reports on the Jewish community’s fears after a deadly shooting spree in Brussels, Belgium, interviewing local Chabad Shliach Rabbi Menachem Margolin.
From Days Gone By: Rabbi Yaakov Zuber, HYD
Rabbi Yaakov and Rebbetzen Zlata Zuber (standing third and fourth from the right) at a dinner benefiting the Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Boston, circa late 1940s. Rabbi Zuber, a devout Lubavitcher Chosid, escaped the Soviets and the Nazis, only to be brutally beaten to death on the streets of Boston in 1953.
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My First Visit to a Chabad House
Ellen Resnick, a resident of a suburban town in the northeast, relates her experience walking into a Chabad House for the first time, and how it differed from the stereotypes about Chasidic Jews that she assumed to be true since her youth.
IDF Heroes Honored in New York
The tension between religious Jews and the Israel Defense Force has been hotly debated and fiercely criticized in the media during the past few months – both in Israel and abroad. But for one community of observant Jews in New York, you’d be hard pressed to find it.
‘Shark Tank’ Comes to Crown Heights
What’s the next big idea to come out of Crown Heights? On June 18th, members of the Crown Heights Jewish community will have a chance to pitch their start-up ventures to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs in CHYE’s second annual “shark-tank” style event.
ALIYA-Girls Provides Outlet for Young Women
ALIYA-Girls, a learning and social club for young women in Crown Heights, hosted its second annual Lag Ba’omer gathering on Motzei Shabbos with a hit performance by the ‘Bulletproof Stockings’ Band.
Basketball Fans Cared for Over Shabbos in Milan
Chabad-Lubavitch of Milan sprang into action last weekend, when thousands of Israelis poured into their city as spectators of the European basketball championships.
Swagbucks founder Yosef Gorowitz with top-level employees.
Lubavitcher Raises $60 Million for Tech Company
Swagbucks, a Los Angeles-based web-rewards company founded by Lubavitcher Yosef Gorowitz, announced that it has raised $60 million in venture capital from investment firms amid exponential growth over the past year. The company also announced that it has hired a new and experienced CEO.
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Yisroel Levertov (Phoenix, AZ) and Rosie Markowitz (Crown Heights)
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