Northwestern University Students Petition for Chabad

by Cat Zakrzewski – Daily Northwestern

Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, director of Chabad at Northwestern University, Illinois.

Northwestern students and alumni are voicing their concerns about the University’s decision to disaffiliate with Tannenbaum Chabad House and Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein in a petition distributed to trustees and administrators.

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Op-Ed: Slow News Day for CBS Miami

by Naftali Cohen

This morning, CBS Miami reported on “a possible new development” in the case of missing millionaire Guma Aguiar, who disappeared on his boat in June leaving behind a wife, 4 kids and a $100 million dollar fortune. The earth-shattering news – brought to the press’ attention by Guma’s wife, Jaime – was that Guma’s sister moved to the Netherlands.

RCE Denounces Polish Court’s Ban on Shchita

European Jewish Press

Polish President Bronisław Komorowski (right) meets with RCE rabbis.

The Rabbinical Centre of Europe on Wednesday slammed a ruling by the Constitutional Court in Poland that shechita, the Jewish ritual slaughter of animals, was “illegal.”

Crowdsourcing a Menorah in Needham

Boston.com

Past designs for Chabad Jewish Center’s menorahs on Needham Common have featured ice, toys for Mumbai attack victims, glow-in-the-dark materials, balloons, and wood.

One tradition of Judaism gets a fanciful update every year by the Chabad Jewish Center in Needham, Massachusetts, with its Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony on the downtown common. Each time, the menorah changes: Last year, it glowed a luminous blue-green, and past versions have been made from Legos, ice, and balloons.

Chabad of Mississauga Honors Builder

Mississauga.com

Rabbi Yitzchok Slavin, director of Chabad of Mississauga, with Larry Robbins.

As a developer, he constructed more than 5,000 acres of residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. But earlier this month, Larry Robbins was celebrated for his philanthropy.

Rocket Victim Released from Hospital

Rabbi Scharf at the Tel HaShomer hospital on November 16, 2012. Photo: Moshe Shai.

Chabad Chosid Rabbi Shmuel Scharf, who was seriously injured in Nachlat Har Chabad by a rocket launched from Gaza, was released from the hospital on Monday, 12 Kislev. His wife, Mrs. Mira Sharf, HYD, was among three victims of that attack who lost their lives.