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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 […]
A new app and fresh interface for Chabad.org Video’s 23,502 offerings (and counting) When her children’s school was closed in Peoria, Ill., in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Jenny Kravetz, like so many parents around the world, was plunged headfirst into the new world of online education. Her two children, ages 11 and 14, started […]
Chabad Lifeline pivots to serve and support people in recovery Amber is a young Canadian mother who has spent much of her life dealing with the wreckage caused by alcohol and drugs. After residing in an in-patient rehabilitation center during the first part of 2019, she was connected with Chabad Lifeline—a Montreal-based center that provides […]
Sarah Dukes is sure that her comatose husband hears the music she plays for him. The accomplished composer sits at her piano every night, her fingers dancing on the keys as she tries to nudge Rabbi Yehuda (Yudi) Dukes, 38, in the fight of his life, back to health. Her musical compositions reverberate through an […]
Wife and mother of OK Kosher leaders worked with Soviet underground Mrs. Thelma Levy, a feisty and spirited woman known for her wit and her steadfast commitment to her religion and connection with the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—as well as the stalwart force behind her husband, Rabbi Berel Levy, who grew OK […]
A doula and teacher who valiantly fought an auto-immune disease In the book of Exodus, we are first introduced to the prophetess Miriam, sister of Moses. There, the Torah—referring to her and her mother as Shifrah and Puah—tells us of their self-sacrifice to defy Pharaoh’s decree to murder all Jewish newborn boys. Instead, they assisted […]
With classes and jobs on hold, Kaila Zimmerman-Moscovitch of Chicago still keeps busy from morning till night Most weeks, Kaila Zimmerman-Moscovitch is busy juggling a full load of college classes and two part-time jobs. It’s a schedule that doesn’t allow for much free time. With the coronavirus upending her normal routine and her part-time jobs […]
Emphasizing Jewish unity while maintaining social distancing Defying all odds, Lag BaOmer in the era of the coronavirus was celebrated in grand style, checking off another year celebrating that magical day when the light of Kabbalah shone strong with the passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Social-distancing practices posed some significant challenges, but all that […]
