Posts Tagged: chabad
Oprah’s Cable Network Showcases Chassidic Wedding (VIDEO)
Oprah Winfrey's cable channel "OWN" showcased a Chassidic Lubavitch wedding this week, as Michoel and Chava Shapiro tied the knot. The program "Our America with Lisa...
Munich Rabbi: Some Jewish Families May Heed German Circumcision Ban
European Rabbis met in Germany on Thursday to proclaim their opposition to a German court's ruling which outlaws circumcision. The ban has brought religious leaders...
Kat Graham Wants Mitzvah Tank Tour Bus
Actress and singer Katerina Graham took to Instagram to proclaim her next tour bus will be the Mitzvah Tank. Graham, who speaks some Hebrew and whose...
The Dynamism of Chabad Franchises
The Chabad (Lubavitch) Chasidic movement is one of the phenomena of our time. It originated in Eastern Europe. Its transplantation to the USA in...
Connecticut Declares “Day of Goodness and Kindness” in Honor of Famous Rabbi
Connecticut issued a proclamation declaring June 22 a statewide "Day of Goodness and Kindness" marking the 18th anniversary of the Rabbi Manachem M. Schneerson's...
The Atheist Passover Seder With Christopher Hitchens
It may surprise you to hear that foremost atheist and anti-theist Christopher Hitchens made a seder and even required his daughter to attend. In a...
The Seder of the Recovering Alcoholic
Fifteen years ago, I observed a Passover in Japan. It was a few weeks before Passover 1997. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Chabad World Headquarters...
Defending Israel and Judaism is a Passover Must
On the eve of Passover this year, it's worth noting that it hasn't been an easy 12 months since the last seder for...
Let the Mormons Baptize Jews After Death, Who Cares?
Candidates for the Republican nomination for president have brought the Mormon Church right into the public eye. No doubt the successful, clean living,...
The Florida Sukkah Made from Toys
The holiday of Sukkot may be six months off - after all, the springtime holiday of Purim begins Wednesday night - but people in South...
Klout: The Top 10 #Jewish “Influencers”
People have always had the power to influence others, and that power is being democratized with new social media tools. Klout's analysis is done on data...
Chabad Breaks the Ice With Mission to Antarctica
Chabad has gone where no Jewish movement has gone before: Antarctica. Last Wednesday, Chabad emissary Meir Alfasi set sail from Argentina to Antarctica,...
Despite Reports on Hezbollah Attack, Chabad Says it Was Not Targeted in Bangkok
A week after Israeli and American officials tipped off Thai authorities about a Hezbollah presence in Bangkok, rumors have swirled as to what Atris Hussein...
An Open Letter on the ‘Kosher Jesus’ Tussle
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and his new book 'Kosher Jesus' recently came under attack by Chicago Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf. Rabbi Wolf called for Rabbi...
