Please sign the petition, asking MDCPS to allow CHAP to continue. http://chng.it/kYc59RMbLK. There is no need to donate to the petition site. Please then forward it to your contacts and share on social media, so that we can get as many signatures as possible, as fast as possible. On behalf of the entire Jewish Community, […]
Dreams Come True: Himalayan Hike for the Blind
Betty Ben Bassat, of the Israeli town of Givatayim, loves hiking—she’s trekked through Israel and Europe and, three weeks ago, took a four-day hike through the beautiful Himalayan trails with a group of peers. She and the nine others in her group enjoyed breathtaking views and fresh clear air in the heart of the Annapurna […]
Prayers and Aid in Aftermath of Albanian Earthquake
Chief Rabbi and Chabad representative gathers volunteers to support earthquake survivors. An earthquake that hit the coastal region of Albania early Tuesday morning has left death and wreckage in its wake across the country. The city of Durres on the coast and the town of Thumane further inland are the worst affected areas. “Driving around […]
New Video App Shows Children a Better World
Chabad.org/Kids continues to raise the bar for Jewish children’s media Living as we do in an online world overflowing with toxic words and images, providing children with Jewish entertainment—rich with values and tradition—has been an overarching goal of Chabad.org’s children’s site, JewishKids.org for more than a decade. Created in partnership with Tzivos Hashem, the site […]
Waxman Torah dedicated in memory of family member
Family and friends gathered at the Beachwood home of Leonardo and Karen Polonsky on Nov. 24 to add the final otiot, or letter, to a Torah headed to Waxman Chabad Center. The Torah was donated to the Waxman Chabad Center on South Green Road in Beachwood in memory of Joshua Polonsky, who died Nov. 9, […]
Special-Needs Bar Mitzvahs Bring Joy to a Long Island Synagogue
For parents of children with special needs, day-to-day activities come with a host of challenges. Balancing various therapies can eat up hours and energy. When it comes time for the traditional Jewish rite of passage for boys, a bar mitzvah, it sometimes seems like an insurmountable challenge. “I had assumed that all my children would […]
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Miami and Rostov Bat Mitzvah Girls Celebrate Together
Experience moves twelve bat mitzvah girls from different backgrounds When Ava Greenwald celebrated her bat mitzvah last September in Bal Harbour, Florida, her parents went all-out. The party included a DJ, a special dress, a catered dinner in a hotel hall—all standard for her community. But Ava wanted her special day to be about more than just […]
Eli Marcus – Veniflinu ( ונפלינו )
Produced by: The Kinus Tzeirei HashluchimThe Shluchim OfficeLyrics: Shneur Zalman MinkowitzMusic: Music Studio NYC | musicstudio.nycVocals: Eli MarcusT.T.T.O. Ata Vechartanu Lyrics: http://jewishsongbook.com/song.php?s=872
New Chabad center in Myanmar is home away from home for Jews
Since arriving in 2018, Schneur Raitport and his wife Yehudis have set up a synagogue and Myanmar’s first kosher restaurant. Jews visiting Myanmar now have a welcoming home away from home, where they can enjoy an authentic Shabbat, thanks to a young couple from Argentina, Rabbi Schneur Raitport and his wife, Yehudis. According to an […]