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Opinion When Natalie Portman Shook the Lulav
Levi and Yisroel Pekar have asked thousands of people, “Are you Jewish?” in their years of conducting street outreach for the Chabad movement during Sukkot. Since the twins mainly operate in New York City, it should come as no surprise that they have shaken the lulav with some famous Jews over the years. Like Natalie…
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News Meet the ‘Are You Jewish?’ Chabad Guys
“Excuse me, are you Jewish?” It’s a question heard on the streets of New York and other cities this time of year as members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement approach other Jews and ask them to shake the lulav and the etrog — a sheath of palm fronds and a citrus fruit — in observance of…
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News Chabad’s Michigan Jewish Institute May Close After Failing To Win Accreditation
Thousands of Jewish students are at risk of losing their federal student aid after the Michigan Jewish Institute failed for a second time to win accreditation — and now faces the risk of closure. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools deferred its decision to grant the Chabad-affiliated MJI accreditation until December 13. MJI’s…
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Breaking News Synagogue in Ukraine Hometown of Late Lubavitcher Rebbe Schneerson Gets $100K Facelift
The Jewish community of Nikolayev in southern Ukraine, the hometown of the late leader of Chabad, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, has renovated and rededicated its century-old synagogue. Hundreds of Jews attended the rededication ceremony earlier this month to celebrate the $100,000 renovation which gave the structure marble floors, Jerusalem-stone panels and air conditioning, the synagogue’s…
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Breaking News Australian Chabad Yeshiva Guard Found Guilty of Raping Boy
A former security guard at an Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne was convicted of child rape and molestation. David Cyprys, 44, was a contract worker for Yeshivah College, a Chabad-run boys’ school, when he abused nine boys in the 1980s and early 1990s. A jury at the County Court of Victoria found him guilty last…
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Breaking News Colorado Floods Wreak Havoc With Jewish Holidays as Shuls Battle Rising Water
(JTA) — Before the start of Yom Kippur, a flood of historic proportions swallowed Boulder, Colo., and surrounding areas, displacing families, damaging synagogues and threatening services on the holiest day of the Jewish year – until determination came to the rescue. Orthodox Boulder Aish Kodesh hit the Internet first, sending a mass email to 500…
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Breaking News Synagogue in Flood-Ravaged Colorado City Holds Yom Kippur Service
Some 300 worshipers attended Yom Kippur services in the lobby of the Chabad on Campus center in flooded Boulder, Colo. The lobby of the synagogue building is above the flood line, according to Chabad.org, which reported Sunday on the services. Rabbi Yisroel Wilhem, co-director of Chabad of the University of Colorado, said many were unable…
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Breaking News Floods in Colorado Close Shul Before Yom Kippur
Flooding in Colorado submerged a synagogue and a rabbi’s home. The flooding, which has killed three people and displaced hundreds, hit Boulder County hardest, including the Chabad synagogue near the University of Colorado. “Thank G‑d, the students have been immensely helpful moving the Torahs and other sacred items to higher ground, and we still have…
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