This is the Forward’s coverage of Chabad-Lubavitch, a Hasidic movement.
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Fast Forward ‘Choc Et Tristesse’: Poway Chabad’s Facebook Page Accumulates Well Wishes
The Facebook page of the synagogue near San Diego that was the site of a shooting quickly became the virtual equivalent of those makeshift memorials that materialize after tragedies. The page quickly accumulated condolences and expressions of sympathy and solidarity from all over the San Diego area, and the world. A message from Mickael Szerman…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Wounded In Synagogue Shooting Finished Sermon Before Going To Hospital
The San Diego rabbi who was shot in the hand during Shabbat services — but insisted on finishing his sermon — has also served as the county’s police chaplain. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein is a rabbi with the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement, which emphasizes outreach and education to other Jews, and as chaplain tended to the “spiritual…
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Fast Forward UPDATED: San Diego Tragedy Could Have Been Worse But For Shooter Training
Update, April 27, 11:09 p.m.: This version of the story includes information on shooter drills the Poway Chabad congregation recently did. The shooter at a San Diego-area synagogue praised the man who attacked a Pittsburgh synagogue exactly six months ago, but the carnage in San Diego would have been worse but for safety and shooter…
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News Despite Lull In Attacks, Some In Crown Heights Worry About New Cycle Of Violence
On a recent Thursday afternoon in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, Orthodox Jewish men of all ages were rushing towards 770 Eastern Parkway, the headquarters of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement, for prayers. On their way, a few paused to speak about their frustration over a spike in assaults on Orthodox Jews in the neighborhood…
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Fast Forward Synagogue Window Smashed On Shabbat In Latest Attack Targeting Brooklyn Jews
(JTA) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Brooklyn synagogues will receive more security after an attack on a Chabad synagogue on Friday night. “The NYPD is adding security to this synagogue and others nearby,” the mayor said Sunday in a tweet which linked to a local article about the attack on…
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News Crown Heights Jews Feel ‘Invisible’ As Anti-Semitic Attacks Persist
Just before 1 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, a 22-year-old man was sucker-punched while speaking on the phone in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A few minutes earlier, a 51-year-old man nearby was knocked down and beaten. Neither had anything stolen from them. Both were Jewish. The twin attacks, from the same group of three assailants, make…
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Community Is There A Jewish Blessing For Better Sex?
I’m 60 years old and I’m having the best sex of my life. Before you think I’m bragging or just a late bloomer, understand that this blessing of great sex comes from the infinite generosity of Hashem and though my beloved (though the wonders of modern pharmaceuticals may have something to do with it, too)….
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Who Visited North Korea Says Don’t Follow Him
A jet-setting Orthodox rabbi who spent five days in North Korea described hiding his religion as a terrifying experience, Insider reported. Meir Alfasi is a rabbi, photographer and former photojournalist from Israel who has traveled to 80 countries wearing the traditional Lubavich black hat and bekishe, a long black coat. “I travel with the uniform…
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