Volunteers will be Honored

Manalapan, NJ — The young volunteers who share fun and friendship with special needs children through the Ari Kraut Friendship Circle will be honored by Chabad of Western Monmouth County during a Morning of Appreciation on June 10. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Chabad House, 26 Wickatunk Road.

Chabad Settles into New, Temporary Home

Bonita Springs, FL — Rabbi Mendy Greenberg is hoping to create a home away from home for the Jewish community by acquiring a new gathering space for the Chabad of Bonita Springs and Estero.

The Chabad moved into the 2,000-square-foot office space off Old 41 in Bonita Springs less than two weeks ago. The space will act as temporary home until a permanent spot is found to build a synagogue and Jewish community center.

“We got this place so we could have an identity of our own and so people could locate us on a regular basis,” said Greenberg. “This way we don’t have to rent a space every time we have a gathering or event.”

A Six-Day War Inspiration: Forty Years Later, And Still Binding

In the euphoric months following the Six Day War, Chabad rabbis and volunteers helped 400,000 Jews bind tefillin at the newly reclaimed Western Wall. With Jerusalem’s reunification Chabad resuscitated an ancient Jewish practice that continues to this day.

Nearly Half Million Jews Observe Tefillin at Kosel

There’s much that American Jews today take for granted, making the Jewish experience a comfortable and familiar one. It wasn’t always this way. In this feature, Lubavitch.com brings readers a look at some of the early press releases issued by Lubavitch News Service on behalf of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Many of the press releases announce the launching of a new educational initiative or a mitzvah campaign that offer a glimpse into a different milieu, and help us appreciate just how far the Jewish American experience has progressed.

History made in Texas

Houston, TX — Sunday, May 27th, Jewish history was made in the state of Texas. At 5pm the first Kosher meal was served from the first Kosher Kitchen in the Stringfellow Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.