Venice Jewish Community Battles Catastrophic Floodwaters

Historic high tides overwhelm the City of Canals In the face of the worst flooding in Venice since the mid-1960s, which has resulted in two deaths and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, the city’s longtime Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries struggled to save their own facility while reaching out to help residents and visitors overcome the […]

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Amid Unrest, New Emissaries Join Chabad of Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a battle zone now, with violent clashes and political protests crippling the colony. But Rabbi Mordechai and Goldie Avtzon at Chabad of Hong Kong are maintaining steady calm and focus. Last month, they recruited Rabbi Chaim and Menuchy Birnhack to help them serve the younger demographic of Asia’s World City. The couple, originally from Israel, have taken up Chabad’s programming for children, […]

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Chabad on Campus Annual Gathering Draws More Than 1,000 to New York

Event attracts students from six nations to an extended communal Shabbat More than 1,000 Jewish students from universities in six nations gathered in New York City last weekend for an annual event that brought together young men and women from France, England, Brazil, Argentina, the United States and Canada. Sponsored by Chabad on Campus, students […]

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What It’s Like to Be a Rabbi in Romania

Celebrating 20 years of Chabad, where Judaism was decimated by Nazis and Communists t’s nearly 10 p.m. in Bucharest, Romania, when Jerusalem-born Rabbi Naftali Deutsch has a bit of time for a phone interview, in which he shares the trials and triumphs he and his wife have experienced in the two decades since they arrived […]

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Digging the New Digs at Chabad of Indiana University

Doubly blessed, a Chabad campus center upgrades its space without even trying Chabad of Indiana University’s new home is only a short block away from its predecessor, but its central location acts as a magnet to the school’s 3,000 Jewish students. The new building boasts 7,000 square feet, almost double the space of its previous […]

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Rockets From Gaza Strike Israel, Including Tel Aviv

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries out in force with spiritual artillery Schools and shopping centers throughout southern and central Israel, including in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, were ordered closed by the Israel Defense Forces as terror groups in the Gaza Strip fired barrages of rockets at cities and towns throughout the country following the assassination of a […]

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The Israeli of Alamo

A Pit Stop that Changed Lives Forever Levi Goldshmid was thirsty.  Together with Yossi Posner, Goldshmid spent the month of August visiting Jewish inmates in 32 prisons across the American South. The pair, both 25 years old, brought Judaism and hope to inmates on behalf of the Aleph Institute. On this sunny afternoon, they were […]

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