by Yaacov Behrman Much to my surprise, Prof. David BergerÂ’s recent lecture at Yivo was entertaining, well structured and some of the quotes were even accurate. It amazed me because I had previously heard Prof. Berger speak on the Zev Brenner Show eight years ago, and back then he sounded disoriente...

Rabbis of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement created a virtual nightclub on wheels to bring the celebration of the holiday Purim to students at five New England colleges....

And let me get this out of the way: we didn't talk about Borat. I didn't ask him if anyone had ever jokingly threatened to throw the Jew down the well. He didn't show me a picture of his pet chicken. To have gone into any of this, even as a joke would have been incredibly disrespectful, not to menti...

By Baila Olidort for Lubavitch.com Even by Western standards, MoscowÂ’s Jewish infrastructure is impressive. In the Marina Roscha part of the city, a complex of buildings houses the community's comprehensive social and educational institutions catering to MoscowÂ’s Jewish population. The erosion of ...

Lindsay was in Pico-Robertson for the High Holidays and she is a fan of Chabad. Joe emails: “I suppose if Ronson has the kid, then there’s no halachic problem?” According to IMDB: Lindsay Lohan and her girlfriend Samantha Ronson have fuelled rumours they are set to wed - by visiting a ...

This is copied from a letter to the editor in the most recent Neshei Chabad Newsletter. This is one of the primary chabad publications in English and it is sent to shluchim all over the world. I am copying the letter directly, emphasis mine. &nb...

By Y P Rajesh for the Indian Express MUMBAI, India — Hoping to continue the legacy of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, both of whom were killed in the 26/11 attack on their Jewish centre in the city, the ultra-orthodox Chabad-Lubavitch movement has chosen RivkaÂ’s younger sister Sar...

Along with pictures (Click Here to View Gallery) that were on the restored hard drive of the Holtzberg's computer were video clips of the Chabad House activities. Enjoy this 12 minute clip, compiled by Shturem, giving us another glimpse of the kedoshim and their peulos. Some of the footage was taken...

By Dina Kraft for the UK Telegraph It was one of the most heartbreaking stories to emerge from the bloodshed of the Mumbai massacre. AFULA, Israel — The baby boy who was orphaned when his parents were gunned down during a siege at the city's Jewish centre. Moshe Holtzberg was snatched to safet...

And it isn't just Chabad. The JTA reports: …The economic crisis has hit us crushingly hard and we are in an emergency situation. Though we always keep our overhead low (-- our editors and writers do their jobs for comparatively......