Leaves eight children; community recalls emissary’s warmth, generosity and dedication Rabbi Binyamin Wolff was dedicated to his family, his work and the Jews of Hanover, Germany. Fifteen years ago, the rabbi and his wife, Sterni, arrived in the capital of Lower Saxony and established Chabad-Lubavitch of Hanover. In a short time, the passionate and dynamic […]
Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, 79, Former Chief Rabbi of Israel
Remembered as a wise scholar and ‘man of the people’ Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, who served as Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi (Rishon Letzion) between the years of 1993 and 2003, passed away on April 12, in the middle of Passover, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 79 years old. Bakshi-Doron was born in […]
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Two Universities React as Antisemitism Steps Out of the Shadows
“Viva, viva intifada!” The chant filled the atrium and echoed back through bullhorns outside. Waving Palestinian flags and wearing black and white keffiyah scarves, 600 students had converged on the building to vent their hostility toward Israel and its citizens. The second Palestinian terror campaign may have ended in 2005, but at Toronto’s York University, […]
Final moments’ prayer uploaded online for isolated coronavirus patients
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 […]
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Decades Before Zoom, The Rebbe Used Interactive Video to Connect the World
In 1989, the “Chanukah Live” program showed that satellite technology can advance connectedness, peace and unity Under the pressure of social distancing and social isolation, we are seeing the awakening of a renewed social consciousness. Not only have our interactions with others not declined, but they have become more meaningful, more precious, more intentional, more […]
Interview: How to Find Purpose in Isolation
Rabbi Tuvia Teldon to host a four-week online course on individual aspiration Stuck at home in a world shaped by (G‑d forbid) illness, isolation, monotony and worry, it’s easy to lose sight of purpose. To provide much-needed Jewish insight and inspiration in these extraordinarily challenging times, Chabad.org has produced an all-new online course hosted by […]
Yitzchok Kosofsky, 89, the CPA Behind Kosher Milk for Chicago
He was a dedicated volunteer for many projects to spread Judaism As thousands of Jewish families in the Midwest enjoyed fresh, chalav Yisrael milk over Passover, few knew that their dairy drink was due to the efforts of a humble CPA named Yitzchok Eliyahu (Irwin) Kosofsky, who passed away prior to the holiday at the […]
Oxygen And Other Blessings
A thank you note from a covid-19 survivor. I’ve had a fever for weeks. Every day seemed like forever. I isolated myself in the Chabad Center. Shivers. Sweats. Shivers and sweats. Coughing. Coughing that wouldn’ stop. I took the COVID testing in Ephrata [Pennsylvania], on Monday. They said they’ll know in four days… Four days […]