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Despite lawsuit by former president, Modern Orthodox Shul hires Chabad Rabbi [UPDATE - VIDEO]
On Dec. 19, at a closed-door meeting in Congregation Shaarei Tefilas social hall, about 60 of the Modern Orthodox synagogues current members voted to hire Rabbi Moshe Kesselman to lead the shul.
Thousands of Chabad emissaries gather for Brooklyn banquet
Thousands of emissaries from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement gathered for their annual banquet in Brooklyn.
New Chabad center brightens up Palisades
Members of the Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox movement may be known for their traditional black and white clothing, but theyve brought a splash of color to Pacific Palisades with the new Chabad Jewish Community Center there and its Palisades Jewish Early Childhood Center.
Chabad renews push to evict Crown Heights shuls leaders
Chabad-Lubavitch leaders have renewed their push to evict the congregational leaders of the Chasidic movements main Brooklyn synagogue.
Chabad Telethon to air on Sunday
The 31st Chabad To Life Telethon, Chabad of Californias highest-profile annual fundraising event, is scheduled to air on KTLA at 8 p.m. on Sunday, this time with former talk-show host Larry King as its celebrity host.
The Met nixes Russian art loan over Chabad archive
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art reportedly has canceled plans for an art loan to a Russian museum in the ongoing dispute over a Chasidic archive.
Chabad planning 6 new student centers on European campuses
Chabad will establish six new student centers on college campuses in Northern Europe over the next year.
Florida Chabad offers $1,000 for return of rebbes dollar
A Chabad center in Florida is offering $1,000 for the safe return of a dollar bill signed by the movements late rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui of the Chabad House-Lubavitch of Palm Beach Gardens told reporters that the dollar bill was stolen during a break-in at the synagogue on the night of June 14.
Holtzberg Family Removes Objections to New Mumbai Chabad
The family of murdered Chabad emissaries Gabriel and Rivky Holtzberg has removed its objections to the reconstruction of the Chabad house in Mumbai.
U.S. airs concerns on Chabad-Russia feud over texts
American officials have weighed in for the first time on a Chabad court victory over the ownership of Chasidic texts, reportedly saying it could jeopardize Russia-U.S. cultural ties. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Justice Department's response Monday to the Chabad-Lubavitch victory about the dangers to cultural relations between the two countries underlines the importance attached to the case by the government.
Chabad rabbis denounce one of their own for lighting torch at Israel Independence Day ceremony
A group of Chabad rabbis in Israel this week signed a letter denouncing one of their own for lighting a torch in the State of Israels official Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration.
Chabad Explosion Suspect Brought Back to California
After Santa Monica bombing, shuls ponder openness vs. security
Nobody thought much about the shabby but quiet middle-aged man who showed up last weekend at an Orthodox study hall in suburban Cleveland.
Fire destroys Chabad preschool in Brooklyn
The cause of a fire that destroyed a Chabad preschool in Brooklyn is under investigation.
[UPDATE] Chabad rabbi discusses explosion suspect + video footage from explosion site
Explosion near Chabad of Santa Monica may have been a bomb [UPDATE]
A device believed to be a pipe bomb exploded about [6:45am]. Thursday in the parking lot of a Jewish temple in Santa Monica, authorities said. No details were available regarding injuries or damage.
Israelis seek promised wave in Costa Rica
Zula is a delightful beachside restaurant where you can breathe in the salty air as Eyal Golan songs play in the background. It also advertises the best falafel in town, made with local garbanzo beans.
Why more modern orthodox synagogues are taking Chabad Rabbis
The past few weeks I have seen a revolution. On a lecture tour that took me to Sydney, Australia and Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, I hardly found a major mainstream synagogue without a Chabad Rabbi. Shules that once swore they would not invite in Chabad are now attracting large numbers of new members under the helm of young and charismatic Chabad Rabbis. Many are the biggest Shules in their respective countries. In Sydney, Australia I spoke at Central Synagogue, where Rabbi Levi Wolf has transformed a synagogue on the decline into a renowned powerhouse; for Rabbi Benzion Milecki whose years at Southhead Synagogue have made it one of the most vibrant in the Southern Hemisphere; and for Rabbi Motti Feldman, creator of the vibrant Dover Heights community.
Chabad ships food to quake-ravaged Japanese city
Chabad-Lubavitch centers in Tokyo and Hong Kong have shipped tons of food into one of the Japanese cities hardest hit by last week's earthquake and tsunami. The Tokyo-based Chabad-Lubavitch of Japan and the Hong Kong-based Chabad-Lubavitch of Asia have shipped bread, rice, noodles, soups, canned foods, flour and oil to the city of Sendai, Chabad.org reported.
Expanding its presence in Africa, Chabad faces unique challenges
Congolese President Joseph Kabila probably had other things on his mind last week other than the celebration in his capital city of Kinshasa marking the 20th anniversary of the city's Chabad center. On Feb. 27, about 100 fighters armed with assault rifles and rocket launchers staged two simultaneous attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of them directed at Kabila's residence in an affluent neighborhood of the capital. More than a dozen people were killed, including several Congolese soldiers.
L.A. judge denies Chabad claim to $18 million
A Los Angeles judge has tentatively denied Chabad of Californias $18 million claim against a philanthropists estate. Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy said she found insufficient evidence that Roland Arnall promised the money to Chabad before his March 2008 death, according to the Contra Costa Times.
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Yale alumnus donates $1 million to campus Chabad
A Yale University alumnus has donated $1 million to the campus Chabad House. Brad Berger, a private investor from Los Angeles who graduated from the university in 1977, made his pledge to the $6 million capital campaign on Sunday, the Yale Daily News reported Tuesday. The building when it reopens in 2012 will be called the Berger Family Building, according to the newspaper.
Camarillo Chabad awarded $635,000 to fight drug abuse
Chabad of Camarillo, located just outside the planned senior community of Leisure Village, is receiving a federal grant of $625,000 to prevent teen drug abuse in Ventura County. It will also receive $10,000 in county funds to focus specifically on prescription drug abuse.
Thousands to sit down at Chabad banquet in N.Y.
More than 4,000 guests are expected to be on hand for the final banquet of the annual conference of Chabad emissaries.
Northwestern University Jewish center vandalized
A Chabad House serving Northwestern University in suburban Chicago was vandalized.
Camarillo Chabad awarded $625,000 to fight drug abuse
Chabad of Camarillo, located just outside the planned senior community of Leisure Village, is receiving a federal grant of $625,000 to prevent teen drug abuse in Ventura County. It will also be receiving $10,000 in county funds to focus specifically on prescription drug abuse.
Webcast: Iranian rabbi championing online competition for funding L.A. Jewish school
Lessons for the Rest of Us From the Success of Chabad
Most Jews, whether Orthodox, non-Orthodox or secular, acknowledge that Chabad is a uniquely successful Jewish enterprise.
Chabad to open new student centers
Ten new Chabad Houses for Jewish students will open on college campuses during the 2010-11 school term.
Chabad schools, gets schooled in diplomacy at D.C. confab
Chabad emissaries usually associate Washington with their emphasis on education, but this year they got a taste of foreign policy suasion while handing out some, too.
Biden meets with Chabad group
Chabad emissaries convening in Washington met with Vice President Joe Biden.
Budapest Chabad stoned during Seder
A Chabad house in Budapest was stoned during a Passover Seder.
Indian official: Chabad house targeted
Chabad House was the target of last month's bomb attack on a bakery in India, a government official said.
The Indian state of Maharashtra's Chief Minister Ashok Chavan told the Indian Legislative Assembly Monday that the target of the attackers was the Pune Chabad House, located several yards from the German Bakery.
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Madoff scheme deals new hit to FSU Jews
The Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff is the latest in a string of financial blows to Jewish aid programs in the former Soviet Union, wiping out a major foundation that was the primary funder of Jewish higher education in Russia
MUSIC VIDEO: Chabad of Conejo Chanukah party ‘Yes We Can’
There are lots of versions of this video out there -- apparently produced by Chabad in NYC and customized locally. This version promotes Chabad of Conejo's Chanukah party.
The will of the people, the light of Chabad, the gift of ‘The Goldbergs’
" . . . If we left it to the 'will of the people,' would we ever have ended segregation in this country? . . "
Grim news from Mumbai hits home
Until confirmation finally came that the Chabad emissaries in Mumbai were among the more than 170 victims killed in this weeks terrorist attacks in India, Chabad Chasidim and emissaries the world over prayed for the best while fearing for the worst
First Person: Remembering Mumbai victims Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg
I lived in Mumbai for six months last year, and would go to the Beit Chabad with friends for a Shabbat meal about every second week. Over the course of six months, we got to know the rabbi and his wife quite well.
Chabad rabbi and rebbetzin dead in Mumbai attack
A Chabad rabbi and his wife were among the dead after Indian forces retook a Jewish center in Mumbai, India from terrorist gunmen
Some Mumbai hostages freed; Chabad house still under siege *
Report: Five Jewish families taken hostage by Mumbai terrorists
Chasidic beatboxing keeps Matisyahu moving
Puff the magic Palin, Chabad hockey moms, Playboy singles
" . . . How insulting to equate Sarah Palin with the women of Chabad. How many of these women would welcome pregnant Bristol Palin's boyfriend into their family when he calls himself a 'f----in' redneck' and talks about how if anyone messes with him he'll 'kick their f---in' ass' . . . "
Neighbors oppose Chabad expansion on Pico
Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin, head of Chabad of California, has a dream -- a block-long, five-story "village" on Pico Boulevard that would provide a girls day school and boarding school along with affordable, safe housing for Holocaust survivors and other elderly people and for teachers with large families.
VIDEO: Kids make shofars with Chabad in South Carolina
65 Jewish children from Columbia, S.C. learn how to make a shofar with Rabbi Levi Marrus. The Gipsy Kings, we think, only sing in the video's soundtrack,
Sarah Palin and Chabad share the same appeal
Who would have figured that in 2008, liberal pews in most of America would be emptier than their rabbis would like, while everyone has now heard of Chabad?
Federation drops security grants for shuls; Farmar shoots, scores for Chabad
Concern about security at services and how to fund it persists among at least some of the small synagogues, which will now need to reallocate resources or decide to go without.
Farmar shoots, rabbis dance, Chabad raises $8 million-plus [VIDEO]
Chabad Telethon is back
A boy becomes a man in Beijing
"Other tourists, especially Jews, were really blown away when we told them about the bar mitzvah. Lots of people said it was the best story they'd heard yet in Beijing."
Wise moves jazz up Chabad telethon
While taking violin lessons at The Juilliard School, Wise became interested in musical theater. He has since followed two paths in that field -- as a creative producer, responsible for some projects from conception to staging, and as an international presenter of successful Broadway shows.
Allies and foes scrape through Palin bio for Jewish material
Palin is likeable enough that she got props from Ethan Berkowitz, the Jewish former minority leader in the Alaska House of Representatives who appears poised to become the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives since Nick Begich disappeared in a snowstorm in 1972.
Key dates in recent Chinese Jewish history
From the opening of the first synagogue in Shanghai to the start of diplomatic relations between Israel and China, some key dates in Chinese Jewish history.
Your guide to Jewish Beijing
Beijing has had an organized Jewish community since the late 1970s, the city's congregations cooperate well and Jews coming for the Olympics will find plenty of choices for davening.
Jews in China roll out red carpet for Olympics [VIDEOS]
Gold medalists won't be the only ones climbing podiums in Beijing once the 2008 Olympic Games are under way. Isaac Shapiro of Highland Park, Ill. will be stepping up to celebrate his bar mitzvah
Pacific Palisades Chabad preschool denied lease extension
An eight-to-one vote by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Board -- along with a unanimous vote by the Conservancy Advisory Board -- last night soundly defeated Chabad of Pacific Palisades' appeal to temporarily extend the lease for its preschool site at Temescal Gateway Park from September 2008 through January 2009
Chabad finds possible solution to land-use problem in Pacific Palisades
The recent discovery of a long-overlooked legal document could substantially alter the situation, potentially allowing for a public street to be constructed that would lead directly to the entrance of the proposed site.
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