| Developing Story:Updated
Blast Near Chabad House in Katmandu |  | A very strong blast rocked the area near the Katmandu Beis Chabad in Nepal. A hotel building adjacent to the Beis Chabad went up in flames, and began spreading in the area. There are tens of injured from the fire ■ more | | | |
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| 10 Years of Shlichus
President of Cyprus Celebrates with Chabad |  | | Ten Years of Shlichus in Cyprus | Photograph: Shmulik Sofer | Shluchim Rabbi & Mrs. Zev Raskin celebrated 10 years of the Rebbe's Shlichus in Cyprus with friends and supporters. Among the honored guests was the island's president ■ more  | | | |
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| Chabad on Campus UK
Coaching Program for Campus Shluchim |  | | Photograph: Avi Friedrich | Just this week Shluchim from university campuses around the United Kingdom gathered for a two-day fundraising seminar as part of the highly successful Chabad on Campus Strategic Initiative Coaching Program. The seminar took place at Chabad Lubavitch of Bloomsbury in Central London directed by Rabbi Yisroel and Devora Lew ■ full story | | | |
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| Avner Netanyahu to Shliach:
"Do You Have a Pair of Tefillin for Me?" |  | | Kiddush Hashem in Shanghai | Photograph: Shturem Exclusive | As a Chabad emissary in Shanghai, Rabbi Abraham Greenberg has abundant experience putting tefillin on other people. But even Greenberg was surprised when Avner Netanyahu, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s youngest son, approached him during his father’s tour of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum and asked if he had a pair of tefillin on Tuesday ■ more | | 4 comments | |
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| Live Broadcast
Shloshim for Shliach Rabbi Lipa Dubrawsky |  | A shloshim memorial evening marking the conclusion of the first 30 days since the sudden passing of Shliach Rabbi Lipa Dubrawsky will be held tonight, Tuesday, 27 Iyar, at 7:30 p.m. PDT at the Schara Tzedeck Synagogue in Vancouver, Canada ■ more  | | | |
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| Avos U'Banim
Beating the Winter Cold in Sydney |  | | Photograph: CHI | Winter has arrived Down Under, and with it comes a wonderful program for Sydney boys. Every Motzoei Shabbos fathers and sons come streaming through the doors yeshiva center of Sydney for an hour of quality learning time with their children ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer 5773
In the Best Chabad & Danish Tradition |  | | Lag B'Omer was celebrated in the best of Danish and Chabad tradition. Close to 500 people joined together at a Central Park ■ more | | | |
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| Holland:
Welcoming New King with Prayers & Blessing |  | | Together with millions of Dutch people celebrating the coronation of Willem-Alexander as Holland’s new king, the nation’s Jews celebrated this historic day in their own way: with a special prayer and an ancient traditional blessing ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer 5773
Buenos Aires: 6,000 Proud Jews Inspired |  | | Over 6000 people from all areas of the Jewish community of Buenos Aires Argentina gathered in the Tecnopolis theme park for a Mega Lag B'omer Parade and an amazing day of adventure and inspiration for the entire family ■ more | | | |
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| The Netherlands
Shliach Attends King's Coronation |  | The Chief rabbis of Amsterdam and the Netherlands, Rabbis Aryeh Ralbag and Shliach Rabbi Binyamin Jacobs were requested to attend the coronation of King Willem Alexander to express his honor for Dutch Jewry ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer 5773
Thousands Celebrated at Eiffel Tower |  | | Paris, Lag B'Omer 5773 | Photograph: hassidout.org | A giant Tzivos Hashem Lag B'Omer Rally took place with thousands of Jewish children and their parents at the base of the Eiffel Tower in Paris ■ more | | | |
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| Mazel Tov!
Netherland Shluchim Celebrate Bar Mitzvah |  | | Photograph: Shturem Exclusive | | HaTomim Yisroel Aryeh Leib Van Praag of Amstelveen, Netherlands, son of Shluchim Rabbi & Mrs. Daniel Van Praag, celebrated his Bar Mitzvah with hundreds of guests from the Netherland Jewish community, fellow Shluchim, family, and other honored guests ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer 5773
Sydney: Over 500 Rejoice with Rabbi Shimon |  | Over 500 people attended this year’s Lag B’Omer evening at Tzemach Tzedek. People came from all around Sydney to join in this annual event. The evening started with the lighting of the Bonfire by Vice President of Tzemach Tzedek , Rabbi Yitzchok Shimon Barber ■ more | | | |
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| Bris Controversy:
Israeli Chief Rabbinate Supports Berliin Shliach |  | This week, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel issued a letter of support for Shliach Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal, Rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin. Rabbi Teichtal has been the center of controversy since he was charged for performing a bris on his infant son, including Metzitah B'Pe. In the official letter, the Chief Rabbinate declared their uncompromising stance that the traditional ceremony of ritual circumcision be allowed to remain unchanged ■ more
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| Chabad of Sofia, Bulgaria
Iranian Sponsored Woman Monitored Chabad |  | | Photograph: Illustration | | Police officers last summer arrested a Canadian citizen linked to the Iranian government who engaged in surveillance of the local Chabad center in the capital of Sofia, a well-placed and reliable local source told The Jerusalem Post last week, on condition of anonymity due to security reasons ■ more | | | |
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| Miracle in Nepal
Iranian with Fake Israeli Passport Arrested |  | | Beis Chabad Nepal | Photograph: Shturem Archives | It has been revealed that the security personnel at the Israeli Embassy in Kathmandu recently arrested an Iranian national, allegedly doing suspicious activities outside the facility, and handed over to the police ■ more | | | |
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