Category Archives: Chabad

Hanukkah Lights At LA Live

Kevin Roderick reports on last night’s Lakers victory: "A pre-game rock band from Chabad marked the end of Hanukkah on the plaza at L.A. Live. By game’s end, all evidence of Jewishness was gone and recorded Christmas music blared while … Continue reading

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New Indian Chabad House Seeks Out Gentiles

Maybe Judaism has a mission to the world? Dennis Prager will approve. From the Jerusalem Post: Gentiles will be the focus of a new Chabad House to be opened in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state. Inspired to increase its activities … Continue reading

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Jewish Charities Battle To Take Credit For Baby Moshe

This is rich: Groups battle over credit for baby Moshe NEW YORK (JTA) — Something of a philanthropic tussle broke out between two organizations vying to take credit for their role in helping to care for the orphan of the … Continue reading

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Chabad Rabbis Are The World’s Most Visible Jews

From the Jerusalem Post: There are Chabad Houses in far-flung locations such as the Congo and Vietnam. In all, there are about 4,000 husband and wife teams in at least 73 countries across the globe representing Judaism. This amazing outreach … Continue reading

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Rabbi and His Wife Killed In Mumbai

From Chabad.org: Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, the beloved directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai, were killed during one of the worst terrorist attacks to strike India in recent memory. Jewish communities around the world reacted with shock to the loss … Continue reading

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