Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY marked the completion of the first session of camp, a month filled with learning, fun and spiritual growth. Of particular note was the success of the learning directors’ ‘Kluger’ program, a game-show which creates a fun and competitive atmosphere out of learning class.
In light of media bias against Israel and several recent anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, Chabad of Berlin organized a meeting yesterday, July 24, with Israeli diplomat Emmanuel Nahshon to discuss what can be done for the situations to improve.
About 539 years ago, Jewish printer Abraham ben Garton ben Isaac produced a version of Rashi’s commentary on the Torah using moveable type. Two pages from this rare book are now on display at the Chabad-Lubavitch Library in Crown Heights.
This Sunday, the 15th of Tammuz, marks 57 years since the Lubavitcher Rebbe took time out of his busy schedule to visit the girls at Camp Emunah B’nos Yaakov Yehudah in Greenfield Park, NY. On this day the camp dedicated four brand new bunk houses.
A memorial service was held in Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, recently annexed by Russia, on Thursday to commemorate the tragic events of July 12, 1942, when more than 4,200 Jews were killed by Nazi forces.
The room rang with applause. It was the encouragement of 500 or so people, who crammed the auditorium at Queens College’s Kupferberg Center for the Arts in New York City on Sunday night for the plenary session of the day-long program “Soul Encounters: A Journey of Connection, Reflection and Upliftment.” Attendees were enlightened and enthralled by Jewish leaders, educators and lecturers about the Rebbe, Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
On Monday, in a joint resolution, the NJ State Senate and Assembly unanimously declared July 1, 2014 as a “Day of Good Deeds” throughout the Garden State. This date was chosen to coincide with Hebrew date commemorating the 20th anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson, the most influential Jewish leader in modern history.
The Yeshiva Centre of Melbourne, Australia bade a warm welcome Friday morning to the Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Amar.
Nearly 500 friends and supporters of Chabad of the Conejo came together on Monday evening, June 9, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, California, to celebrate the organization’s annual Dinner.
At YNS (AKA ‘Rabbi O’s Yeshiva) in New Jersey, a compelling, sensitive and worthwhile addition to their History and English curriculums, taught by Mrs. Ruth Newman this year, included a curriculum on the Holocaust.
Shavuos celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. Appropriately, author Mordechai Lightstone compiled an exposition on eight special Torah scrolls chosen from across the Jewish world as a tribute to the document that binds us to each other and to G‑d. These scrolls, chosen for their unique history or appearance, are as diverse as the Jewish people they represent.
There was communal joy and celebration, with a little dancing thrown in for good measure, at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library near Troy, NY Sunday with the completion of the hand-written American Jewish Heritage Torah scroll.
Rabbi Chaim Miller, compiler of the Gutnick Chumash and other popular works, has written a complete biography of the Rebbe, chronicling his entire life in vivid detail from 1902 until 1994 and beyond.
Thousands of people took part in the Lag Ba’omer Parade & Fair, organised by Chabad Youth of Melbourne this past Sunday. The parade, which was the first to take place in the world, united men, women and children in the streets of Melbourne, Australia for a day of Jewish unity and pride.
Amid much celebration, the Ohr Hatorah Library in Stamford Hill, London has re-opened its doors on Thursday, 15 Iyar, with brand-new, spacious and state-of-the-art premises in the center of the community.
Santa Fe is renowned for its architecture, art galleries and numerous museums. But soon, the 400-year-old city and capital of the state of New Mexico will also boast another place of interest: a brand-new Chabad center.
Faculty, students, alumni and family members sat at dinner tables in a hushed hall on the Colorado State University Campus last week to honor six outstanding professors who had been bestowed the “Best Teacher Award” by the CSU Alumni Association.
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