Gift gives Russian Jewish centre its own home - Canadian Jewish News

...Schottenstein celebrated the windfall by making a $500,000 donation to the Jewish Russian Community Centre of Montreal, headed by Chabad Rabbi Israel Sirota. Why? One reason is that Schottenstein’s wife, Eda, is Rabbi Sirota’s daughter. Schottenstein himself is a graduate of the Lubavitch Oholei Torah Rabbinical Seminary in New York City...

Chabad Lubavitch of CNY to celebrate Shavuot - Syracuse Post Standard

Chabad Lubavitch of CNY will celebrate Shavuot at 4 p.m. May 27 with a reading of the Ten Commandments at The Oaks at Menorah Park, 18 Arbor Lane, DeWitt. The group will also hold a “Bridge the Generations” ice cream party at the reading to bring young and old together...

Stolen Torah scrolls discovered in Safed - Ynet

A group of kids playing in a deserted house in the old city of Safed was surprised to uncover an unexpected treasure of six Torah scrolls hidden under piles of sheets and blankets. The boys told their parents about their discovery, who called the police. After a short investigation, the police linked the stash to a reported theft from the Chabad "Tsemach Tsedek" synagogue, one week earlier. The books' worth is estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels...

Chabad of South Brunswick Celebrates Lag BaOmer - South Brunswick, NJ Patch

Men, women and children joined Chabad of South Brunswick in celebration of Lag Bomer for an evening BBQ and Bonfire on the grounds of the Chabad Jewish Center on May 10...

Chabad will hold Shavuot programs at three locations - St. Louis Jewish Light

Chabad centers will be offering a triple-header of holiday fun with three Shavuot celebrations taking place throughout the St. Louis region on Shavuot, Sunday, May 27. The celebrations are open to the entire community, regardless of affiliation or background...

Jewish festival draws families for day of fun - Chicago Sun Times

It wasn’t just a parade or a fair packed with games and rides nor was it just a musical concert or an offering of favorite summer foods. It wasn’t just a sing-along around a bon fire either. The Great Jewish Family Festival, held May 10 at Westfield Old Orchard, was all of the above, and to leave out any of these features was to miss some of the fun...

Chabad brings Israeli female soldiers, terror victims to NY - JTA

A group of 10 female Israeli soldiers and terror victims are in New York on a trip sponsored by a Chabad-Lubavitch group. The group of injured Israel Defense Forces veterans and attack victims arrived in the Big Apple last weekend as part of a 10-day trip hosted by Chabad Terror Victims Project...

Chabad Rallies Children for Lag Ba’Omer - Arutz Sheva

Thousands of children from around Israel took part in rallies Thursday led by the Chabad Chassidic movement in honor of Lag Ba’Omer. In Tel Aviv several hundred children marched on King George Street under the slogan, “All Children of Israel Together.”...

Chabad Hosts 10 Wounded Female IDF Officers in New York - JNS

Chabad-Lubavitch welcomed a group 10 wounded female soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces on March 6 in New York City, kicking off a 10-day trip for the soldiers...

Oak Park community surprises woman with new home - Daily Tribune - MI

...“What we needed to do is find this special, magical place for Liliya that is private and is a place where she can breathe and enjoy her friends and her freedom away from mom and dad,” Bassie Shemtov, director of Friendship Circle, stated in the release...

Chabad of Boulder Celebrating Lag B’Omer with BBQ - Boulder Jewish News

...Chabad of Boulder invites YOU to join us THIS Thursday evening, 5:30 pm for a delicious FEAST of BBQ fare, consisting of sizzling shish kebabs, succulent burgers, assortment of salads, and a celebration of unity...