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For who who have been eager to attend a Jewish communal gathering or movie during these months of quarantine, Chabad of Chesterfield has come up with a solution. The Jewish organization will host a drive-in movie event featuring the film “Young Abraham” on Sunday, May 24 in the parking lot of Chesterfield Mall. Other groups […]
Rabbi Mendy Minkowitz of Elon Chabad said this was an act of vandalism Updated at 7:20 p.m. on May 14 to include surveillance video of the incident that was released by the Town of Elon Police Department on Thursday evening. The menorah posted outside of Elon University’s Chabad off-campus house was torn down late Tuesday […]
Last-ditch effort in Caribbean saves life of Israeli seafarer stranded by coronavirus It was eerily reminiscent of the route that Jews-turned-pirates fleeing Spain and Portugal in the 17th century would take. Making their way across the North Atlantic, these legendary swashbuckling Jewish pirates once roamed the Caribbean from Curaçao to Jamaica. In ships bearing names […]
CHESTER – The Jewish community spread cheer and gratitude – along with a live concert – in a festive “Honk for Heroes” car parade to honor health care workers, first responders and seniors. Dozens of cars participated in this unity and community event organized by Chabad of Orange County, led by Rabbi Pesach and Chana […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way almost everything is done. The Chabad Jewish Center of Tamarac has adapted to this new normal by finding new ways to connect with residents. On May 12, the Chabad celebrated the Jewish holiday, Lag B’Omer. Typically celebrated at a park with a barbecue, Rabbi Kopel Silberberg explained that […]
The Jewish community spread cheer and gratitude – along with a live concert – in a festive ‘Honk for Heroes” car parade last week to honor health care workers, first responders and seniors. Dozens of cars participated in this unity and community event organized by Chabad of Orange County, led by Rabbi Pesach and Chana […]
Memorial marking the shloshim since the passing of Rabbi Yisroel Friedman a”h will be held on Thursday, April 30 at 8pm. The program will be livestreamed by Chabad.org at Chabad.org/RebYisroel. Reb Yisroel was born in the Belarusian city of Beshenkovitz, then part of the Soviet Union, in 1936, to R. Yaakov and Gittel Friedman, prominent […]
The recorded prayer, fewer than ten minutes long, has since been played in a number of hospital rooms, allowing for patients, even among isolation, to have the prayer read to them. The prayers for the final moments of life have been recorded and uploaded to Chabad’s website for medical staff to play for isolated coronavirus […]
Hospital staff stand in for family and clergy Chest rising and falling, machines beeping, the hospital room is eerily calm. Nurses flitter in and out, staying just as long as they need to before turning their attention to the next patient. They have so much to do and so little time to do it. The […]
An energetic leader and personal mentor to hundreds, she worked under the Rebbe’s guidance for decades The story of Rebbetzin Rachel Altein’s life is intertwined with the history of Chabad in America like that of few others. She served for decades as the English language editor of Di Yiddishe Heim, a periodical by and for […]