New Chabad Houses Will Double its Oregon Operations

Portland, OR — As the Portland, Ore., metropolis expands, Chabad-Lubavitch is coordinating its own rapid growth in the city, currently the Pacific Northwest’s most populous locale. By the end of the summer, Chabad operations in the Beaver State will double.

Long Island begins task of storm clean-up

Workers filled a trash container with soaked carpet, floor boards and office furniture Thursday at Congregation Beth Sholom Chabad in Mineola.

Rabbi Anchelle Perl tried to save what he could, but the water had been a relentless invader at the Willis Avenue temple.

“It came up through the sump pump in the boiler room,” said Perl, a 53-year-old Long Beach resident.

Like many Long Islanders, Thursday was about surveying damage and mounting a cleanup after drenching rain pummeled the island a day earlier.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

At the Un-Camp, Girls Explore Their Jewish Identities

Killington, VT — In Vermont’s most southern tip, just a short drive from the New York border, the hills are very much alive. In the cozy lounge area of the Trailside Lodge, a girl is teaching her friends a dance. Two guitars lean on a couch and a pair of dirty sneakers sit on a chair. Girls swim outside, while inside music is playing and the sound of laughter reverberates in the walls.

Chabad California launches Friday Light campaign

Los Angeles, CA — Chabad of California is spearheading a massive campaign to encourage Jewish women to light Shabbat candles.

The campaign to distribute Shabbat candles, first launched 33 years ago by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, is plunging ahead full force again after the organization purchased over one million candle packs, each containing a pair of candles, a wrist bracelet and a leaflet with prayers and information on Shabbat.

A New Campus For Jewish Education

Los Angeles, CA — Chabad of California today announced the acquisition of a 23,000 square foot building on La Cienega Boulevard that will become the new campus of the Cheder Menachem elementary school, named after the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Plans are underway for a full renovation and upgrade of the facility, which is located just south of Pico Boulevard in the heart of West Los Angeles’ Jewish community.

Time Out for Jewish Kids from Industrial Ukraine

Donetsk, Ukraine – The summer camp for girls, organized by the Jewish community of Donetsk, has just come to a close. With residents of Ukraine’s Donetsk Region knowing just how much living in a highly industrial region can take a toll on your health, the local community decided to hold this event outside the region – at a resort on the coast of the Azov Sea.

This is the twelfth season the Jewish community of Donetsk has run the ‘Gan Israel’ camp run by Chabad Lubavitch. Like those before it, the youngsters enjoyed games, sports, contests, lessons on Jewish traditions, crafts, swimming, and other activities. ‘Time Capsule’ was the theme of this year’s camp, with the kids exploring important dates in Jewish history. Highlights included trips to the circus, horse riding, and a boat trip.