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PHOTO GALLERY
Florida Family Dedicates Torah Scroll to Israeli Soldiers
Jan 5, 2009 7:30 PM
Israeli troops stationed at an army base near Beit El celebrated the dedication of a Torah scroll written specifically for the nation’s soldiers. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
American Students Engage in Community Service While Israel Fights Latest War
Jan 5, 2009 1:45 PM
A group of 37 students took part in an alternative winter break trip to Israel as the war raged in the Gaza Strip. The students say that wouldn’t have missed it for the world. |
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ISRAEL
Israeli Soldiers Remain Confident After Two Days of Ground Fighting
Jan 5, 2009 8:45 AM
After saying goodbye to Staff Sgt. Dvir Emanueloff – the 22-year-old elite soldier who came under mortar attack inside the Gaza Strip – Israelis woke up Monday to the news that five more soldiers and an officer had been injured in clashes with Hamas forces, and that another soldier had narrowly missed being kidnapped. |
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ISRAEL
Israel Mourns Fallen Soldier After Start of Gaza Operation
Jan 4, 2009 3:30 PM
Israelis young and old were saddened Sunday night after learning of the first military casualty of the now-nine day old offensive against Hamas targets in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip. |
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ISRAEL
Israeli Ground Incursion Begins as Tanks and Heavy Artillery File Into Gaza
Jan 3, 2009 6:30 PM
After one week of pounding Hamas targets from the air, the Israel Defense Force sent columns of tanks, armored personnel carriers and heavy artillery into the Gaza Strip under the cover of darkness Saturday night. |
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THE FAR EAST
South Korea Gets a Public Menorah
Jan 2, 2009 8:30 AM
South Korea made history last week with the country’s very first public Chanukah menorah lighting, sponsored by the new Chabad-Lubavitch center in Seoul. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Central Park Celebrates Chanukah With Ice Menorah
Jan 2, 2009 7:30 AM
More than 900 Manhattan residents gathered for a family Chanukah event at New York City’s Central Park sponsored by Chabad-Lubavitch centers on the island. |
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NORTH AMERICA
These Chanukah Menorahs Literally Feed the Hungry
Jan 2, 2009 6:30 AM
Chabad-Lubavitch centers across the United States embarked on a unique Chanukah campaign to fight hunger. |
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ISRAEL
Rockets Continue Falling as Israel Presses Ahead With Attacks on Gaza
Jan 1, 2009 12:30 PM
Some of the largest rocket barrages of the past week rained down on Israel Wednesday and Thursday as the country continued its offensive against Hamas targets in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip. |
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ISRAEL
Memorial Ceremony Concludes Month of Mourning for Mumbai Victims
Jan 1, 2009 7:40 AM
More than 5,000 people gathered in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood for a moving ceremony marking the conclusion of the first 30 days since the burial of the victims pulled from Mumbai, India’s central Chabad-Lubavitch center. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Hockey Fans Watch Lighting of Nashville Menorah
Dec 31, 2008 12:00 PM
More than 16,000 people were on hand for a Chanukah menorah lighting at Nashville, Tenn.’s Sommet Center stadium sponsored by the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch center. |
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ISRAEL
Desert City Joins List of Targeted Israeli Locales, but Residents Cope
Dec 31, 2008 6:45 AM
The desert city of Be’er Sheva joined the list of Israeli towns struck by ever-improving Palestinian rockets Tuesday night, but in the midst of the chaos, at least one function continued as if the country’s latest offensive against the Gaza Strip had not landed smack dab on its doorstep. |
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ISRAEL
Israeli Military Families and Frightened Citizens Adjust After Days of Warfare
Dec 30, 2008 4:25 PM
Countless loved ones across the country are grappling with the unknown as their sons, brothers and husbands wait for the order that will start the ground war in Gaza. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Chanukah Occupies Place of Honor at Wyoming Rotunda
Dec 30, 2008 12:30 PM
For the first time in the state’s history, a Chanukah menorah stood beneath the rotunda of the capitol building in Cheyenne, Wyo. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
Kremlin Lighting Kicks off Thousands of Chanukah Celebrations
Dec 30, 2008 12:15 PM
Thousands gathered outside the Kremlin for a traditional Chanukah menorah lighting in below-freezing weather presided over by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar. |
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ISRAEL
Hospitalized Son of Slain Chabad Emissaries Succumbs to Illness
Dec 30, 2008 11:45 AM
The family of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg buried the couple’s four-year-old son Dov Tuesday morning after the boy succumbed to a long illness. |
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ISRAEL
Palestinian Rocket Inflicts Heavy Damage on Chabad Rabbi’s Home
Dec 30, 2008 7:00 AM
As Israel Defense Force air strikes against Hamas targets in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip extended into the fourth day of fighting, enemy rockets rained down on civilian centers, sending citizens scurrying and damaging homes, including that of Rabbi Chananel and Tzivia Pizem, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in the border town of Sderot. |
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HOLIDAY WATCH
Florida Gov. Hosts Capitol Chanukah Party
Dec 29, 2008 11:00 AM
Jewish leaders from the Sunshine State joined Gov. Charlie Crist in celebrating Chanukah at a menorah lighting at the state capitol in Tallahassee. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Fire Engines Lead the Way in Chanukah Parade
Dec 29, 2008 6:45 AM
In cooperation with Chabad-Lubavitch of Upper Montgomery County, the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department in suburban Maryland made history this Chanukah with what is believed to be the world’s only menorah fire truck parade. |
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