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No Stranger to Hardship, Young Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary Offered Hope to Others

Rabbi Mendel Deren, who passed away this month at the age of 36, chats with Vladimir Rosenblitt, a businessman with whom he kept a frequent correspondence.

Rabbi Mendel Deren, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary considered by many New York area businessmen as a personal adviser and confidant, passed away during the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. With his family by his side in his New York University hospital room, Deren succumbed to complications from a lifelong condition. He was 36.

CYNs 2nd Annual Benefit Dinner

On the heels of last year’s resounding success for its inaugural fundraising event, Chabad Youth Network of Ontario has raised the bar at its 2nd Annual Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction, surpassing the expectations of both participants and behind-the-scenes planners alike.

New Chabad Houses Cater to Art Students and Suburbanites

By Jessica Naiman for Chabad.edu
Ohio’s Oberlin College is among several North American locations that over the past six months saw the opening of a Chabad House.

A flurry of Chabad House openings stretching from the Ohio River valley to the East Coast is bringing a burst of Jewish life and learning to campuses and communities.

Cycling’s New Rules of the Road

Bikers, drivers, pedestrians need to adjust to the bicycling boom; ‘Don’t be a Jerk’. Some estimates say daily bicycle ridership in New York City has nearly doubled since 2005. Bicyclists ride in a bike lane in New York City, a sight becoming more and more common as the number of cyclists continues to increase, creating safety concerns.