Posts Tagged: Chabad-Lubavitch movement
Convicted Murderers of UAE Rabbi Zvi Kogan Handed Death Sentence
i24 News - The United Arab Emirates sentenced three Uzbek nationals to death for the murder last November of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an emissary of...
Christian-Jewish Group Sends Emergency Aid to French Jewry, Pledges Aliyah Support
JNS.org - Following Friday’s Islamist terror attacks that killed at least 132 people, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews said Sunday that it is providing immediate...
A Year After Milestone, Visitors Mark 21st Anniversary of Chabad Leader’s Death
JNS.org - More than 50,000 people visited the gravesite of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson—the seventh and final leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism, most commonly...
Ruderman Family Foundation, Chabad Partner on $1 Million Disability Inclusion Initiative
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation (RFF) will devote $1 million to a new partnership with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in order to help "create a...
From Preschools to Colleges, Chabad Penetrates Mainstream Jewish Life
JNS.org - The numbers are staggering: 4,202 shluchim (emissary) couples working around the world; 94,650 students interacting with Chabad-Lubavitch on campus annually; 37 million...
Holy Texting! Does New App Make Smartphone Use Permissible on Shabbat?
JNS.org - Teens love texting. Cell phones don't jive with Shabbat. A new app seeks to address this uniquely Jewish case of "unstoppable force...
With New Presence in Mississippi, Chabad Now in 49 U.S. States
JNS.org - Chabad-Lubavitch has a new presence in Mississippi, meaning the Hassidic movement known for its outreach efforts around the world is now working...
Florida Reinstates Kosher Food Program for Prisoners
The Florida Department of Corrections has agreed to reinstate its kosher food program following a five-year struggle by Jewish groups that included a federal lawsuit. The...
