Israel Govt. Selects Colel Chabad to Provide Food to Israel’s Poor During Lock-Down

(JERUSALEM, ISRAEL) In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Israel is currently in the midst of an indefinite lock-down. Only stores that sell food and pharmaceuticals are open. But what about those who can’t afford food?  For them, the government has issued food stamps. There’s just one problem: The government doesn’t have the infrastructure to distribute […]

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Despite Challenging Times, World Matzah Supply on Track

As the holiday of Passover rapidly approaches, rabbis and Jewish community members across the globe are navigating the process of procuring holiday essentials, especially matzah, concerned both about its availability and how to safely distribute the matzahs to the millions who are homebound as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Most matzah bakeries have […]

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How Neo-Nazis Helped Bring Passover to Tasmania

In late February, Tasmania’s Jewish community was rocked from its tranquil existence by a string of anti-Semitic displays—a synagogue defaced and swastikas prominently displayed in front of a home—horrifying local residents and the state as a whole. Tucked away in a hidden corner of the world, separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait, Tasmania […]

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Rabbi Yosef Neumann, 72, Monsey Chanukah Stabbing Victim

Those who knew him all use the same Yiddish words to describe Rabbi Yosef Neumann, who was brutally stabbed at a Chanukah celebration in Monsey, N.Y., and passed away on Sunday of his wounds: “He is a fartzeitishe Chassidisher Yid,” a Chassidic Jew from a bygone era, an unending font of Chassidic stories, anecdotes and […]

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Everything You Need For An At-Home-Seder

Dear Friends, While we pray for a speedy and healthy end to the challenge we face, it is time now to begin preparing for Pesach. Passover is traditionally spent with family and friends, a celebration of the Divine gift of Jewish survival and community. But with coronavirus curtailing travel plans and social interactions, many are […]

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200 Israelis and 74 Foreign Nationals Arrive Home From Abroad Due to Pandemic

A special flight with 200 Israelis who were stranded in Hungary departed on Thursday from the Hungarian capital of Budapest and arrived back to Israel. The Israelis had been unable to leave Hungary since the country has closed its borders, responding to the ever-increasing coronavirus pandemic. Taking initiative in making the necessary arrangements for the flight were […]

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Local bar mitzvah celebrated online because of social distancing due to COVID-19

COVID-19 has stopped people from going out, but it couldn’t stop Shmueli Goldman from having his bar mitzvah. The 13-year-old Gainesville resident celebrated his coming-of-age Thursday from the safety of his own home at the UF Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student & Community Center of Gainesville. His ceremony was streamed live on Zoom Video Communications to a […]

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Mega-Seder Guests to Get Passover Help Wherever They Are in the World

Last Passover, Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand oversaw Passover Seders for more than 5,000 across the tropical Southeast Asian nation—22 Seders held in five cities, from Bangkok’s five Seders to a mega-Seder in Koh Samui—popular with young Israeli backpackers flexing their newfound independence after their army service and holiday-makers from the world over. A herculean effort and […]

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