Victim of police beating on video at N.Y. Chabad center has charges dropped

Published on October 23, 2012

All charges have been dropped against a homeless man shown on a video being beaten by New York police officers at a Chabad youth center in Brooklyn.

Israel opens schools with record number of students

Published on August 27, 2012

Israeli schools opened for more than 2 million students, a record for the country.

Rebbe on the go

By David Suissa
Published on August 1, 2012

It's one thing to feel holiness when you enter a synagogue on Shabbat or a holy day. You go in expecting holiness. You expect that the rabbi's sermon will inspire you; that you will have a spiritual experience and connect with God.

Irvine Chabad House hit by potted plant

Published on June 2, 2011

A potted plant was thrown through the front window of the Chabad House at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) on Tuesday, May 31. The building is the site of regular Friday night and holiday dinners for UCI students and serves as the residence of UCI Chabad co-directors, Rabbi Zevi Tenenbaum and his wife, Miriam.

Witness: Pakistani intelligence official ordered Chabad house attack

Published on May 26, 2011

A Pakistani government intelligence official directed terrorists to attack the Mumbai Chabad house in their November 2008 rampage through the Indian city, a witness in the terror trial testified.

Chabad bombing suspect pleads ‘not guilty’

By Ryan Torok
Published on May 23, 2011

Ron Hirsch, a transient accused of setting off an explosive device outside of a Chabad in Santa Monica last April, pleaded not guilty to four felony charges in a downtown Los Angeles federal court on May 23. A trial has been set for June 28.

Religious books rescued from Christchurch Chabad House

Published on April 13, 2011

Nearly 1,000 religious books have been rescued from the heavily damaged Chabad House in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Chabad House is located in the city's downtown, near the epicenter of the major Feb. 22 temblor that claimed more than 165 lives, including three Israelis. Days after the quake, a rescue worker, at risk to his own life, removed the Chabad center's two Torah scrolls.

Thailand Chabad House again damaged by floods

Published on March 29, 2011

A recently renovated Chabad House in Thailand has been ravaged again by flooding. Heavy rains and flooding this week once again put the Chabad House in Koh Samui under water. The center recently completed a $50,000 renovation after floods in November destroyed electrical equipment, furniture, books and computers.

Two more Israelis dead in New Zealand quake

Published on March 1, 2011

Two more Israeli bodies were identified in New Zealand, and at least two others remain missing since last week’s devastating earthquake. The dead Israelis, Ofer Levy and Gabi Engel, 22-year-olds from Rehovot, were found in Christchurch Tuesday by New Zealand search and rescue personnel, Israeli officials confirmed. The families were notified Tuesday morning in Israel.

Several Israelis still missing in New Zealand

Published on February 23, 2011

Up to four Israelis who were in Christchurch, New Zealand at the time remain missing and are feared dead. On Wednesday, Israel's consul to New Zealand, Teddy Poplinger, said that his staff is working to contact all Israelis who were reported to be in the area of the quake when it struck on Tuesday.

Israeli killed, Chabad House destroyed in New Zealand quake

Published on February 22, 2011

An Israeli backpacker was among dozens killed in an earthquake that devastated the city of Christchurch, New Zealand and destroyed its Chabad center. At least 65 people are reported dead and many buildings toppled, including the city’s Chabad house, in Tuesday's temblor, which measured 6.3 on the Richter scale.

New Mumbai Chabad house to memorialize Holtzbergs

Published on October 20, 2010

Tentative plans for a new Chabad House in Mumbai feature a memorial to the emissary couple slain in the 2008 attacks in the Indian city.

USC Trojans march for restored Torah; Backyard tashlich in Fairfax

Published on September 21, 2006

USC Trojans march for restored Torah; backyard tashlich in Fairfax.