Category Archives: Chabad

Do Lubavitchers Want You To Become Lubavitch?

I’ve spent a lot of time in Chabad shuls and I never remember any pressure to become Chabad. The Chabadniks I know want Jews to study Torah and to do mitzvahs but I’m not aware of them exerting much effort … Continue reading

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Lubavitchers Not Intimidated By The Internet

Chabadniks were among the first groups of Jews to make widespread use of the internet to spread their values. Lubavitchers are that rare type of Orthodox Jew who believes in interacting with the world. More: Brooklyn, NY – In an … Continue reading

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Israel’s Crackdown On Right-Wing Publications

The Jewish Press writes: Rabbi Hanan Herbst, a Chabad emissary and resident of Ma’ale Levona in the Binyamin region who returned with his wife and children Thursday morning from half a year of outreach work in India, was arrested at … Continue reading

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LA’s Chabad Rabbi Comic

From Wikipedia: Mendy Pellin is a Hassidic comic with a web-based satirical news show called The Mendy Report. Pellin was born to a Hassidic family in Denver, CO. He spent most of his childhood growing up in Crown Heights, NY, … Continue reading

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The World Of Chabad-Lite

Chabad is an elite religion. It has long prided itself as the most intellectual of the Hasidim, the group most devoted to Torah study. Over the past 40 years, Chabad has devoted itself to outreach and it is easy to … Continue reading

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