OPINION: "I called Gary to let him know that I would like to come to visit his father in the hospital. He began sobbing on the phone... The funeral was scheduled for the next day, September 11" Full Story
Rabbi Butman’s shiur: Ki Tavo
Rabbi Shmuel Butman of the Lubavitch Youth Organization broadcasts his weekly Torah class every Motzei Shabbos on COL Full Story
Telethon or no telethon
Howie Mandel, host of the Deal or No Deal show, appears in a new promo the the annual Chabad Telethon scheduled for Sunday, Sep. 14 Full Story
Shliach and son hit in Ukraine
Local Ukrainians were identified as the attackers of Vinitza Rabbi Shaul Hurvitz and his 3 year old. But he kept receiving threats on his cellphone Full Story
Crown Heights deals with ‘abuse’
Activists and psychologists spoke at a closed session in Crown Heights about physical and mental abuse towards children in frum communities Full Story
Wedding: Baumgarten-Nash
Many attended the wedding of Shmaryahu and Chanie Baumgarten in Crown Heights. The groom's father Chazan Shneor Zalman Baumgarten entertained the crowd with a duet with his brother Hamptons Shliach Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten. The bride's father R' Leibish Nash was busy greeting the guests. PHOTOS Full Story
Drama series produced about Chabad Nepal
A 12 episode drama series about the Chabad House in Nepal will be produced by Israel's TV Channel Two. The local Shliach is consulting the filmmaker Full Story
Guilford synagogue hearing continued
Guilford Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing over the Chabad of the Shoreline synagogue proposed for an R-5 zone Full Story
Child labor charges spark O.U. threat
Following the filing of criminal charges against Agriprocessors, the Orthodox Union may withdraw its kosher certification of the company Full Story
Oklahoma builds eco-friendly Chabad House
Oklahoma Attorney General joined rabbis and cut the ribbon on the first Jewish building to be constructed in Oklahoma City in the last 50 years Full Story
Chabad is not bipartisan, Democrat claims
A Jewish Democratic leader says he will decline invitations to future Chabad-Lubavitch events in Washington because of its "partisan activities" Full Story
Brazil tycoon meets Chabad Shluchim
Jewish tycoon Elie Horn, positioned 574 in the Forbes' worlds richest list, met a group of 25 Chabad Shluchim in Brazil Full Story
Binghamton toasting new Jewish center
Located just five minutes from campus, the new Chabad Center at Binghamton University comprises 24,000 square feet of space Full Story
A third mikvah for Southern California
To an outsider, the newly completed construction project at Chabad of the Beach Cities, CA may look like a lavish spa. But it's a mikvah worth $350K Full Story
Route 17: Sarah Palin, Shliach
BLOG: The Republicans just might win for one reason alone, and it makes no sense, just like Chabad makes no sense to the Jewish elite, writes Jonathan Mark Full Story
Chabad Telethon will Hava Nagila
Jon Voight , who mingled with the Republicans in St. Paul, will be dancing with rabbis on the Chabad Telethon next Sunday, reports the New York Post Full Story
Friendship Circle mentioned in TV spot
U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) has cited his assistance to Chabad's Friendship Circle in Michigan in a reelection TV ad Full Story
Chabad and Christian fund team up
Collel Chabad launched a joint project with the International Fellowship of Christians & Jews in aiding Israeli needy families Full Story
Quitting jobs for pious work in Oregon
Roving Rabbis Mendel Pershin and Shmuel Druk took time off from their jobs in New York to travel to Oregon in hopes of meeting fellow Jews Full Story
Vort: Levi Raskin & Itta Gurary
PHOTOS: Many Crown Heights residents attended the L'Chaim engagement party of Levi Raskin of Montreal, Quebec and Itta Gurary of Crown Heights, held in the Razag. It quickly turned into a Farbrengen Full Story
Anonymous donor boosts Chabad UK
An anonymous British hedge fund manager is funding an expansion that will more than double Chabad activities on UK universities Full Story
Where cows outnumber people 5 to 1
Two Roving Rabbis Avremi Wolff and Yekutiel Kalmenson tell of their journey to a Salto, a city with just twelve Jews Full Story
Vort: Levi Illulian & Devorah Leah Traxler
PHOTOS: Friends and family attended the L'Chaim engagement party of Levi Illulian of Beverly Hills, CA and Devorah Leah Traxler of Houston, TX, held in the Lubavitcher Yeshiva hall in Crown Heights Full Story
Shliach lines up 4 Torahs in 4 years
Rabbi Avraham Holtzberg is the manager of the Kehot book store, but that dosen't explain how he got his fourth Torah scroll in four years Full Story
Deceased: Bernard Dorfman of Montreal
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Avraham Ber (Bernard) Dorfman of Montreal, Canada. The Levaya will take place on Friday, 2:00 PM at Paperman and Sons (3888 Jean Talon West, Montréal, Québec). He is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim, his wife Sybil (tzivia) and Children: Mrs. Mushka Lightstone (Los Angeles), and Mr. Eric (Yichiel) Dorfman (NJ). Please e-mail condolences to: [email protected] Full Story