New Emissaries
Rabbi Yudi and Feige Ceitlin will soon be moving to Tucson, Arizona, where they
will help expand and broaden the programs and activities at Chabad-Lubavitch of
Tucson. Rabbi Arieh and Devorah Leah Raichman recently moved to Manaus, Brazil,
where they have opened a new Chabad House to serve the local Jewish community
and tourists. Rabbi Chaim and Fraidy Litvin will be arriving soon in Louisville,
Kentucky, where they will be working at Chabad of Louisville as well as reaching
out to Jews living in the communities of Henderson, Brownsboro, Jeffersonville
and Lexington, Kentucky.
Treasures from the Chabad Library
The collection of the Central Chabad Lubavitch Library
and Archive Center is one of the world`s leading repositories of Hebraica,
containing some 250,000 volumes, and is a crown Jewel of the Chabad-Lubavitch
movement. Treasures of the Chabad Library features 154 entries, focusing on some
of the important and rare items housed in the library. Each entry is accompanied
by an explanation in English and Hebrew. Kehot Publications.
Celebrate Purim!
The fun and festive holiday for young and old alike, Purim, starts this coming
Saturday evening February 27 after nightfall. Call your local Chabad-Lubavitch
Center to find out about how and where you can celebrate Purim and fulfill all
of the special mitzvot (commandments) of the day, including hearing the Scroll
of Esther read on Saturday evening and Sunday, eating a festive meal, giving
charity to the poor and gifts of food (mishloach manot) to friends and family.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Nochum and Malki Labkowski have moved to St. Lazare, Quebec, Canada where
they are opening a new Chabad Jewish Community Center serving the communities of
St. Lazare and Hudson.
New Mikvas
The Jewish community of Kostroma, Russia, has begun
plans to build a mikva. The mikva will be located in the Kostroma Synagogue on
the exact site where a mikva had existed previously until it was closed down by
the Soviet regime. A new state-of-the art mikva was dedicated recently in
Seine-et-Marne, a suburb of Paris near Eurodisney.
New Emissaries
This year, 47 couples became emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Israel.
Today, in every major town and city there are Chabad Houses, with many
emissaries in smaller communities, as well. Rabbi Yisrael and Chanchy Kugel
moved recently to the West Side of Manhattan where they will be especially
involved in creating programming for Jews who had little or no involvement in
Jewish activities until now. Rabbi Tzali and Chana Mala Borenstein will soon be
arriving in the North East of Toronto, Ontario, specifically the Durham Region,
where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the Jewish community in the
cities of Pickering, Ajax Whitby and Oshawa.
News from the FSU
Although the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS was forced to
down-scale its construction and restoration plans, many projects were completed
this past year. Among them are a new synagogue that opened in Irkutsk, the
largest in Siberia, and a new synagogue in Malakhovka, near Moscow, a Jewish
Community Center in Novosibirsk and Kanev, Ukraine, a Jewish school in Orenburg,
major renovations on synagogues in Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, and Krivoy Rog. In
addition, new kosher products in the former Soviet Union include wine that is
being produced in Moldova and frozen pizza now available in Ukraine.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Laibel and Chanie Berkowitz will be moving soon to Huntsville, Alabama,
where they will be starting a new Chabad House serving the Jewish community of
Northern Alabama.
Rabbi Levi and Leah Lipskar recently moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, where
they will be working with the young professionals in the community through the
Shul at Hyde Park. Mrs. Lipskar will also be involved in launching a branch of
the Friendship Circle in Johannesburg.
Rabbi Shimi and Rochel Susskind recently arrived in Vernon Hills, Illinois,
where they are establishing a new Chabad Center to serve the Jewish community
there.
Tackling Life's Tasks
In 1942, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, gave his
son-in-law, the future Rebbe, the task of compiling an anthology of Chasidic
aphorisms and customs arranged according to the days of the year. The calendar
was entitled Hayom Yom. In describing this work, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak wrote: "A
book that is small in format... but bursting with pearls and diamonds of
choicest quality. Hayom Yom has become a beloved, classic work and a source of
daily spiritual sustenance and inspiration. In the newly released bilingual
edition, published by Sichos in English, one will find not only a fresh
translation of each daily teaching, but also, under a separate heading, a
creative comment or story that will help the reader find a point of contact
between that idyllic Chasidic teaching and the realities of one's own life in
the busy here and now.
The Big Barrell of Wine
The king is coming to visit Grapetown. The wine-makers excitedly build a
gigantic barrel to be filled with wine in his honor. But something goes wrong
and the great welcome turns instead into a great embarrassment. The people of
Grapetown learn about personal responsibility. This new children's book, adapted
from a story by beloved storyteller and teacher Rabbi ("Uncle Yossi") Yoesph
Goldstein, is illustrated by Joseph Maya and published by the Jewish Learning
Group.
The Two Kings
There are two kings that each one of us has inside. The Bad King, is our selfish
impulsive side, the yetzer hara. The Good King is our rationale, good side, the
yetzer tov. The concept is based in Ecclesiastes (9:14). The idea that the body
is compared to a small city, over which two internal kings - the yetzer tov and
the yetzer hara - fight to gain control forms the central theme of Tanya, by
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad chasidism. The Two Kings (vol. 1
and 2) is Rabbi Jacbos first foray into children's books. Published by Israel
Book Shop.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Moishy and Devorah Mendelson recently moved to Frankfurt, Germany, where
they are directing the youth programs children's educational programming at the
new Ingnaz Blodinger Jewish Center in Frankfurt.
Rabbi Yisroel and Yocheved Newman have established a new center in Nebraska.
Chabad of Lincoln, Nebraska, will serve the Jewish community of Lincoln as well
as Jewish students on college campuses in the area.
Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak and Leah Fradenshetsky recently opened a new Chabad House
in Ganei Yochanan, Israel.
Path to Selflessness
The Chasidic discourse "Yehuda Ata" examines the blessing which Jacob blessed
his fourth son, Judah (Yehuda), as compared to the blessings he gave his first
three sons, Reuben, Shimon and Levi. Jacob's sons embody distinctive forms of
divine service, which correspond to distinct sections of the prayers of Shema
and the Amidah. Using these distinctions, the discourse further derives lessons
about the bond between the individual Jewish soul and G-d. This 20th release in
the Chasidic Heritage Series was translated by Rabbi Shmuel Simpson and
published by Kehot Publication Society
Jewish College Students Leave New York Rejuvenated - Stories - Chabad-Lubavitch News
Hundreds of College Students Visit Resting Place of Lubavitcher Rebbe
Neighborhood Opens Doors to International Students
Chabad on Campus Draws 800 College Students To Retreat in Brooklyn
Hundreds of Arizona Students Pack Tent for Friday Night Meal
Students Take Conference’s Jewish Lessons Back to Campus
Cambridge Synagogue Looks to Campus Rabbi for Leadership
Eight Years Later, Students Still Answering Attacks With Good-Deed Marathons
New Emissaries
Rabbi Bentzion and Mashie Butman, and their two young children, will be arriving
soon in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. They will be establishing a new Chabad-Lubavitch
center in this Asian country. The Butmans led Passover seders there this past
year.
New Center
A new Chabad Center in Palermo Soho, a popular bohemian neighborhood in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, had a gala dedication ceremony this past month. The new center
is under the directorship of Rabbi Tzvi and Rivka Lipinski who have been
organizing Jewish programs in the area for a number of years. The new center
brings the number of Chabad Centers in Buenos Aires alone to 22.
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New Emissaries
Rabbi Moshe and Nechama Dina Leeds have recently moved to Gilbert, Arizona, in
Maricopa County. They have established a new Chabad House to serve the needs of
the local Jewish community.
New Campus
The Menachem Mendel Cheder Day School was founded 35 years ago and has operated
out of Chabad of Seattle's headquarters all of these years. The school recently
acquired a new location, a secluded 1.6 acre property with a 21,000-square-foot
building surrounded by fir trees and a park.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Zevi and Miriam Tenenbaum recently moved to Irvine, California, where they
have established a new Chabad House serving the Jewish students and faculty at
the University of California at Irvine.
Rabbi Zalman and Rochel Chein have arrived in Binghamton, New York, where they
will direct the Chabad House on the West Side as well as give classes to
students who attend Binghamton University.
Rabbi Netanel and Estee BenMesh have moved to Moshav Makmoret located in Emek
Chefer, Israel to work with the 350 families that live on the Moshav.
New Emissaries
Although throughout the years, Lubavitcher yeshiva students and rabbis have
visited Jews in Canberra, Australia, the city recently welcomed permanent
shluchim (emissaries). Rabbi Dan and Naomi Avital moved to Canberra, the capital
of Australia, where the Parliament House, the High Court of Australia and
numerous government departments are located. Rabbi Shmuly and Henna Kopel and
their two children have moved to the southern most Jewish community in the
world, the Otago District in New Zealand's South Island. Rabbi and Mrs. Eli Lang
have moved to Haifa, Israel, to help strengthen the work of the Chabad House at
the Technion University.
Collective Bar/Bat Mitzvas
Three cities in Russia recently celebrated the "coming of age" of a number of
young people in their respective communities. In each place, the youngsters had
to complete a course of Jewish studies before participating in the festivities.
In Nizhny Novgorod, eight boys and girls participated in a collective Bar/Bat a
ceremony. In Tomsk, nine students celebrated gaining the stature of full-fledged
adults in Jewish law, and in Petersburg, Russia's northern capital, nine
children celebrated their Bar or Bat Mitzva.
Two New Mitzva Tanks
Two new Chabad "Mitzva Tanks" (Mobile Chabad Centers) started their work
recently in the central part of Israel. The specially equipped mobile homes
cover the area from Netanya in the Sharon region to Rechovot and even further
south. Regular programs include children's gatherings, classes, and the ever
famous "mitzva on the go for people on the run" like tefilin and the
distribution of Shabbat candlesticks for women.
New Center
The new Chabad Educational Center of Northwest New Jersey was recently
dedicated. The Educational Center will house the state of the art Chabad Early
Learning Center, David Hoffman Hebrew School, Chabad Hebrew High, JLI, and Mei
Menachem Community Mikva.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Avi and Dena Rabin have recently moved to Southern California to open a
new Chabad House in West Hills, in the San Fernando Valley. Rabbi Yossi and
Tzivi Kivman will be moving to Mansfield, Massachusetts, where they will
establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the Jewish residents in the
greater Mansfield - Attleboro area.
Building Wins Award
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce chose the Tzivos Hashem Jewish Children's
Museum on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn as one of its winners in the Building
Awards Competition. The award noted that the museum is "an interactive,
multi-media repository of cultural narratives and artifacts, as well as an urban
community center that will encourage an understanding of Jewish history and
culture through collective instruction and interaction."
85th Flight
The 85th Chabad's Children of Chernobyl emergency airlift touched down in Israel
on April 28, just two days after the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
The 17 children, including twin sisters, bring the total number of children
saved to 2,612 since 1990. On CCOC campuses in Israel, the children receive
life-saving medical care, nutrition, education and everything a child needs to
heal and grow strong. To date, over 2,000 of the children have been reunited
with their parents. This flight was sponsored by Mrs. Lily Safra and the Edmond
J. Safra Foundation in memory of CCOC's beloved director, Rabbi Yossie Raichik,
who passed away last year.
The Aleph-Bais Trip on the Aleph-Bais Ship
A toy ship, a pack of Aleph-Bais (Hebrew alphabet) cards, and a load of
imagination combine to create an adventure on the high seas! This rhyming book
for young children is written by Chani Altein and delightfully illustrated by
Baruch Becker. The pages are laminated for durability. Published by HaChai
Publishing.
Whispers Between Worlds
This newly released book from Kehot Publications is intended to make the
experience more meaningful of visiting the grave of a tzadik (righteous person).
The book contains an adaptation of a talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the
anniversary of the passing of the previous Rebbe. It also has a translation of a
Chasidic discourse explaining the significance of visiting the grave of a
tzadik. Lastly, it contains the portion of the Jewish mystical text Zohar that
is included in the special "Maaneh Lashon" booklet to be read at the gravesite
of the righteous.
Escape from India
Escape from India is the amazing story of Ronen Dvash, who became entangled in a
world he wished he had never known. He was arrested on drug charges and
incarcerated in a Bombay jail. Ronen's imprisonment serves as the impetus to
rise above the prison walls; he repents from the depths of his heart, and
attains freedom, even behind bars. The book is translated by Avigail Meizlick
from the original Hebrew and dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Gavriel and
Rebbetzin Rivka Holtzberg, who cared for Ronen when he was in jail and helped
him escape to freedom.
Torah Scroll and Expansion
Jews in South Africa's West Coast welcomed a Torah scroll donated by the Welkom
Hebrew Congregation, and celebrated the expansion of the Chabad preschool
directed by Rabbi Asher and Zeesa Deren. The school's expansion included an
additional classroom, indoor gym, and renovated bathrooms and lobby.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Shmuli and Sara Stiefel will be arriving soon in St Ives, Australia, where
they will be joining the staff at Chabad of the North Shore.
New Soup Kitchen
A soup kitchen opened in Minsk, Belarus, in the new Jewish Community Center
there. The kitchen will serve 300 needy children daily, as well as supply
indigent families with hot meals.
New Emissaries
Rabbi David and Chani Slavin arrived in Yassi, Romania, a city with 7,000 Jewish
families on the Ukrainian border as emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Rabbi
Levi and Rivky Dubinsky are establishing a new Chabad House in Mountain Lakes,
New Jersey, to serve the Jewish community of Boonton Township and Denville.
Rabbi Bery and Chenchie Schmukler have moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to
establish a new Chabad House to serve the needs of the Jewish community in that
city. Rabbi Yakov Dovid and Sara Leiter will be arriving soon in Mumbai, India,
to carry on the work of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivky Holtzberg (Hy"d) for a
three-month period. Sara is Rivky's sister.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Ber and Esti Rosenblat arrived recently in Palo Alto, California, where
Rabbi Rosenblat will serve as Camp and Program Director for Chabad of Greater
South Bay and Mrs. Rosenblat will serve as Education Director for the Torah
Academy Pre-school. Rabbi Adam and Esther Haston have moved to Orange,
Connecticut, to head programming and development of Chabad of Orange/Woodbridge
New Mitzva Tank
Moscow, Russia, now has its own "Mitzva Tank" - a mobile outreach center,
familiar on the streets of New York city since the Rebbe initiated them in 1974.
New Torah Scrolls
A new Torah scroll was completed and dedicated at the Chabad House on Montezuma
Road in S. Diego, California. Nizhny Novgorod, Russia's fourth largest city,
recently dedicated a Torah scroll for the first time in over 100 years. The
Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS Jewish Community Center in Nizhny
Novgorod dedicated the Torah. The FJC Jewish Community Center in Krasnodor,
Russia, also recently held a celebration for the dedication of a new Torah
scroll. Until now, the community has been using a borrowed Torah scroll. The
Moshiach Center of Chicago, Illinois, celebrated the dedication of a Torah
scroll written in memory of a young child, Menachem Mendel Fine, who passed
away. The Beis Menachem Synagogue in Petersburg, Russia, dedicated their second
Torah scroll this year. In the Chabad synagogue in the settlement town of Adam,
Israel, a new Torah scroll was dedicated. A new torah scroll was also dedicated
in the Chabad House of Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.
A Car that Goes Far
A young boy discovers that using our possessions to help others will really take
us far! Join his family in their little car, as they offer rides to all their
friends and neighbors. What will happen when they can't fit everyone in? This
newest release from HaChai Publishing is written by Yael Mermelstein and
illustrated by Vasilisa and Vitaliy Romanenko.
Thirty Two Gates of Wisdom: Awakening Through Kabbalah
Kabbalah holds the secrets to a path of conscious awareness. In this book Rabbi
DovBer Pinson presents 32 key concepts of Kabbalah and shows their value in
opening the gates of perception. Intended for everyone, those wanting to know
what Kabbalah is all about, and also for deeper readers who wish to understand
the Kabbalistic worldview.
The Teacher and His Pupil
Rabbi Yekutiel Green has compiled advice from our Sages in light of Chasidic
philosophy. The book contains much food for thought in today's day and age when
education is, or should be, a high priority for everyone. The book is intended
for the teacher as well as the student.
Rabbi Zvi Yaakov and Chanie Zwiebel have been appointed the new directors of new
Librescu Chabad Center at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Rabbi Yanky and Chanshy Majesky will be establishing a new Chabad House in North
Orlando, Florida, serving the Jews in the area. Rabbi Hershy and Frumi Spritzer
are arriving soon in the S. Fernando Valley, California, to establish Chabad on
Tampa, serving the local Jewish community. Rabbi Benny and Sonia Hershcovich
have completed their pilot trip to Los Cabos, Mexico, and will soon be returning
their permanently to establish and new Chabad House there that will serve the
local Jewish population and Jewish tourists.
Rechovot
A new Chabad House opened in the "Dutch neighborhood" in Rechovot, Israel. It is
under the directorship of Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Taverdovitz.
Sri Lanka
The Chabad House in Sri Lanka, which opened three years ago under the
directorship of Rabbi Mendi and Talia Crombie, has a new home. The new facility
will include a synagogue, guest room, library, kosher restaurant, classrooms and
eventually a mikva.
Melbourne
A new Chabad House opened in the Carnegie area of Melbourne, Australia. The
Chabad House will be under the directorship of Rabbi Zalman Shimon and Michal
Gutnick.
Unbreakable Soul
Unbreakable Soul is the newest release in the Chasidic Heritage Series published
by Kehot. Rabbi Ari Sollish masterfully translates a chasidic discourse of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe entitled "Mayim Rabim." The discourse speaks to one who feels
comfortable with materiality while struggling to access spirituality. No matter
how much one may be flooded with physicality, the flame of the soul forever
burns. Thus, there is no reason to despair or lose hope, G-d forbid, for nothing
can extinguish the soul`s fiery love of G-d.
Spice and Spirit of Kosher Cooking
Affectionately referred to as "The Purple Cookbook," the Spice and Spirit of
Kosher Cooking was recently published in Russian. Spice and Spirit has over 800
recipes ranging from traditional favorites such as blintzes and chicken soup to
Szechuan chicken, aduki-squash soup and many other international, gourmet and
natural specialties. All in a clear, easy-to-use format with helpful symbols and
numerous charts and illustrations.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Yossi and Esty Zaklikofsky will be moving to Pearland, Texas, where they
will be establishing a new Chabad House serving the needs of the Jewish
communities of Pearland, Friendswood and Alvin.
Rabbi Menachem and Rivky Lazar will be arriving soon in Rome, Italy. They will
be establishing a new Chabad House in the Palazzo Bologna area as well as
focusing their efforts on outreach to teens and university-age students.
Rabbi Yossi and Tiferes Levy recently arrived in the Philippines to establish a
new Chabad House there. Their activities will be for the local Jewish community
as well as the many Israeli tourists who visit there.
World's Largest Dreidel!
The largest Chanuka Dreidel in the world was once again erected in front of the
Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The Dreidel has become a
local landmark during the holiday season, rising over 18 feet.
Chanuka at Macy's
Macy's Department Store, Herald Square location in New York city, hosted a
Chanuka workshop in conjunction with Tzivos Hashem/The Jewish Children's Museum
of Brooklyn. Children learned how to make olive oil and use it to help light the
Chanuka menora. In addition, shoppers were also able to listen to the story of
Chanuka, as well as decorate Chanuka Jewel Lights.
A preschool child's book about the parts of the body from a Jewish point of
view. It's fun to explore the mitzvot (commandments) that every child can do...
from head to toe! This new release from Hachai Publishing is written by Dina
Rosenfeld and illustrated by Patti Argoff
Stories that the Rebbe Told
The second volume in this series, Stories that the Rebbe Told Us contains
stories that the Lubavitcher Rebbe told at public gatherings as well as the
lesson that the Rebbe explained can be derived from the story.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Levi and Hadasa Slonim recently moved to Binghamton, New York, where they
will serve as programming and development directors for Chabad of Binghamton.
Rabbi Chanania and Chani Zohar have arrived in Moscow, Russia, to be part of the
faculty of the Lubavitcher yeshiva in that city. Rabbi Mendel and Devorah Leah
Levin will be arriving soon in Nijmegen, Netherlands, to serve the local Jewish
community as well as organizing educational programs for the neighbouring
cities. Rabbi Itche and Chana Itkin are establishing a new Chabad House to serve
the needs of the Jewish community living and working in the midtown and downtown
areas of Kansas City, Missouri.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Mendy and Esther Schapiro recently arrived in Monroeville, Pennsylvania,
where they are establishing a new Chabad House serving Jews who live in the
eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. Rabbi Shmuly and Adina Altein have moved to
Winnipeg, Canada, where they are focusing on adult education for Chabad
Lubavitch of Winnipeg. Rabbi Yisroel and Sara Bernath have just opened Chabad of
NDG and Loyola College serving the needs of the Jewish community in NDG and the
Jewish Students and faculty at Loyola College in Montreal, Canada. Rabbi Mendy
and Chanie Arad arrived recently in Marrakesh, Morocco, where they will be
working with the local Jewish community as well as the many Jewish tourists who
visit the area.
Around the Shabbos Table
It all began one Friday night when Tova Leiba changed places with her brother at
the Shabbos table because he wasn't happy there. But then her sister wasn't
satisfied with her seat, and her baby brother wanted to switch, too! Join Tova
Leiba as she makes her way... around the Shabbos table! This new book from
Hachai Publishing illustrates the point that we can find something positive
about every situation. By Seryl Berman, illustrated by Ari Binus.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Tzvi and Noa Rivkin recently arrived in the Indian Silicone Valley, as
emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Bangalore, India. Although there are only
50 Jewish families in Bangalore, the city attracts businessmen from all over the
world due to its fast developing high-tech companies.
A new Chabad House on campus has been opened by Chabad-Lubavitch of Western
Monmouth County, New Jersey. The new Chabad Jewish Center will serve the
students of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, and the neighboring
community. Rabbi Shmaya and Rochi Galperin moved to the area recently to open
the new student center.
New Emissaries
Rabbi Yossi and Racheli Halperin recently arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria, together
with their three young children. They will be living in the capital, Sofia,
where they will be bolstering activities of Chabad-Lubavitch in Bulgaria that
was established eight years ago.
Rabbi and Mrs. Yochanon Monssouri will soon be moving to Lake Encino,
California, where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of
the local Jewish Community.
Rabbi Shraga and Chani Marzel arrived recently in Prague, Czech Republic. They
are establishing a rabbinical college in the city that was historically known
for its great Jewish scholars. The yeshiva will be based in the new Maharal
Institute building.
New Torah Scrolls
A new Torah scroll was dedicated in the ancient Baron Rothschild synagogue in Rosh Pina, Israel. For the past 60 years the synagogue had been used as a museum until it was revived recently under the auspices of Chabad.
A new Torah scroll was dedicated in the Chabad House in western Rishon Letzion, Israel. The Torah was written in memory of Assaf Avni, an IDF soldier who was killed in Lebanon.
In Stavropol, Russia, over 300 local Jews participated in the completion ceremony of a new Torah scroll that was brought into the recently established synagogue.
Chabad of Prospect Heights West, Brooklyn welcomed a new Torah scroll amidst much celebration to their renovated Chabad House.
The Chabad Jewish Center of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, also recently celebrated the dedication of a new Torah scroll.
Residents of Bareket, Israel, enjoyed a Yemenite-style Torah scroll dedication ceremony organized by the Bareket Chabad House that took place at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
A dedication ceremony for a new Torah scroll took place in the central Chabad House in S. Paulo, Brazil, after which the Torah was taken to its new home in S. Jose Dos Campos, S. Paulo.
