Merging past, present and future in a hyper-modern Israeli city The people of Modi’in have some pretty big shoes to fill come every Chanukah. The city, located in Israel’s center midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, is the illustrious epicenter of the Chanukah story and hometown of its heroes—the larger-than-life Maccabees and their emboldened leader […]
Hebrew Option for Children in Public Schools
“An astonishing project with stunning individuals running it” portrays Joey Garazi of Skylake, “my girl anticipates her opportunity there consistently, more than whatever else she does.” It’s nothing unexpected to the network that Dade province’s #1 appraised after-school program happens to be controlled by Chabad! An instructive counseling organization procured by Miami-Dade to rate all […]
50 Years Later: Robert F. Kennedy and the Rebbe
On Sept. 3, 1964, shortly after announcing his intention to run for a U.S. Senate seat from New York, Robert F. Kennedy resigned as Attorney General of the United States. Later that month, Kennedy headed to 770 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., to meet with the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, […]
A Pratt Student’s Immersion in Mikvah Design
he spaces that house mikvahs have a plethora of different aesthetics, ranging from the bare bones functionality of a European shtetl to an opulent spa at the Four Seasons. But after spending a summer in Israel in which she visited many ancient and historic mikvahs in Safed and around Israel, recent art-school graduate Rachel Udkoff […]
Demand for Books of Rebbe’s Teachings Leaves Print Houses Scrambling for Paper
In recent weeks, thousands of people have received their brand-new sets of Toras Menachem, 60 Hebrew-language volumes of the teachings of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. An email sent to purchasers notified anyone picking their books up in person in Brooklyn, N.Y., that they ought to come with a car: the three […]
Chabad Opens Its Doors in Barbados, 11th Center in Caribbean
Famous for pristine white beaches, temperate weather and friendly locals, Barbados has long been a favorite tourist magnet. Now the eastern Caribbean island nation has another attraction: its own Chabad-Lubavitch center, headed by Rabbi Eli and Sterna Chaikin, who moved to the island last winter. “The Chaikins have been a blessing for me and my […]
Knesset Honors the Rebbe With Special Session
Members of the Israeli Knesset and other high-ranking Israeli officials took time from their busy legislative schedules to hail the legacy of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—and the work of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries as a unifying and caring force across Israel and the world. “They serve for the Jewish people and for Israel, […]
Thailand Rabbi: Cave Rescue Is ‘The Story the World Needs Now’
As the world cautiously celebrates the rescue of eight children who have been trapped in a cave in Thailand, with five people still underground, the country’s chief rabbi marvels at the Divine assistance and international efforts that made the moment possible. “It is beautiful to see the unifying consensus that these lives must be saved,” […]
Berlin Jewish High School Takes Top Honors in German Capital
A Jewish high school operated by Chabad-Lubavitch in Berlin took top honors in the capital city’s state Regents exams, in which Hebrew was recognized for the first time by the German government as a tested subject. The students who took the exam at the Jewish Traditional School in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf section of the city weighed […]
This Six-Day War Widow Dedicated Her Life to Families of Fallen Soldiers
Shifra Marasow (Golombovitz) was the mother of three (including a newborn) in July 1967 when she got the news that her husband had lost his life defending Israel in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. In the years that followed, she went on to care for hundreds of widows and orphans, devoting herself to their […]