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The island of Maui experienced a major wildfire disaster fueled by windy and dry conditions with much the town of Lahaina destroyed, Aug. 8, 2023. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Hawai'i Pacific District 14 via Wikimedia Commons.

As wildfires rip through Hawaii, Jewish leadership on ground offers relief

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As of Thursday, wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have claimed 36 lives and left thousands homeless (on Friday, Aug. 11, that number had climbed to 53 fatalities), as emergency workers searched through...
Entertainment, arts-and-crafts and more will be featured at the fifth annual Jewish Food Festival in Mequon, Wis., on Aug. 6-7, 2023 Credit: Chabad of Mequon.

Wisconsin Jewish food fest to feature international dishes, entertainment

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What began as a rabbi and his wife offering a “Taste of Kosher” at local supermarkets has now grown to an annual gathering that last year drew as many as 6,000 people. The fifth annual Jewish Food...
The Polish flag with Warsaw in the background. Credit: Velishchuk Yevhen/Shutterstock.

Jewish life in Polish capital thriving 80 years after Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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On the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Jewish life is thriving in the capital city, reports Rabbi Shalom Ber Stambler, director of Chabad of Poland. He and his brother, Rabbi Mayer Stambler, arrived in...

Montenegro Jewish community to inaugurate Torah scroll on Lag B’Omer

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During Lag B’Omer last year in Montenegro, which is roughly east of Rome across the Adriatic Sea, the Jewish community was eager to gather around a bonfire and put the pandemic behind it. This...
JewQ contest logo. Credit: Chabad/org.

Non-Jewish day-school students to compete in ‘JewQ’ knowledge championship

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How many Jewish holiday foods can you name? In what city did King Solomon build the Beit Hamikdash, the Jewish Temple? What did Rabbi Akiva see that made him realize he could, at 40,...
Charles Goldberg. Credit: Courtesy.

Lubavitcher psychotherapist creates rap video to aid addicts in recovery

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Charles Goldberg, a Lubavitcher Chassid, refers to his latest project, “Recovery,” as “a video that can save lives.” “I’m a clinical psychotherapist, but in order to ensure my mom is proud of me, I’m also...
U.S. Army pilot Gerald Teldon. Credit: Courtesy of the Teldon family.

Decades after serving, Jewish lieutenant receives World War II war medals

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Gerald Teldon, 97, nicknamed himself “Mr. Lucky,” flying more than 60 missions for the U.S. Army during World War II. What he never received, however, were his service medals. That changed on July 29, when—surrounded...
Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiates with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Ukrainian wheat, July 18, 2022. Credit: 42nd Street in Manhattan/Shutterstock.

Chabad threatens legal action against Kremlin over historical archives

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Chabad announced on Monday that it would launch unprecedented legal proceedings against Russia to demand the return of the Chassidic group’s historical library, which was illegally confiscated by the Russian authorities. Almost simultaneously, the Russian...
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Idaho to gets first ‘mikvah’ as part of $3.5 million Chabad construction project

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A new $3.5 million construction project at Chabad Lubavitch of Idaho in Boise will include the state’s first Jewish ritual bath, also known as a mikvah, reported the local KTVB 7 news. “This is a tremendous milestone that...
A father rushes his child to safety as gunshots are fired at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., on July 4, 2022. Credit: @LynnSweet/Chabad.org News.

Gunman targets July Fourth parade in one of Chicago’s most Jewish suburbs

CHICAGO—As the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., commenced heading down Central Avenue in one of Chicago’s most Jewish suburbs, gunshots rang out at approximately 10:19 a.m. CST from the rooftop of...