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The Seder Finder, at http://www.Chabad.org/Seders, lists some 2,000 communal seders being held around the world by the Chabad-Lubavitch organization. Anyone is welcome to attend the ritual meals and celebrations…The seders range from celebrations... 

I’ve been told by a survivor of the concentration camps of the holocaust, that positive Kapos brutalized their fellow inmates. He even told about the evils perpetrated by a kapo from a religious background. How could a Jew do such a thing? There... 

A new version of the Velveteen Rabbi’s Haggadah for Pesach is available, for the first day in two years. I look forward to the day when a haggadah which is feminist and poetic, aiming to integrate traditional texts with new and living insights,... 

I was on the phone with a friend in LA last night. I was babbling about Olmert when my friend complained:”You can’t just keep saying that Olmert is silly!” . . .and soon after he asked “Why is the Israeli government going along... 

The Passover season is here. It seemed a bit chilly and snowy to be doing spring cleaning, but it’s been a cold endless winter here on the North Coast. What can you do? I thought I’d kick it off with probably the oddest Passover song &... 

Just after the IDF revealed it arrested a non-commissioned officer for spying for Hizbullah, the Jerusalem Post reports that the Lebanese group was targeting Druse and Beduin soldiers for anti-Israel espionage. Sgt.-Maj. Louai Balut, from Fassuta in the... 

Posting a cartoon every weekday leaves no room for me to simply share news, ideas, and other stuff with you, so here’s a Dry Bones feature called: ‘Sunday Mail: Letters from Dry Bones’. Item One: “Learning Hebrew”. A number... 

I LOVE that video..I hope you enjoy it! Original post by Yehudi01  Read More →

The Chabad Children’s Masquerade Balloon Purim Party took place at the center court of the original Wellington Mall on Thursday, March 20. Each child in costume received a prize. Original post by ATR  Read More →

The best experience we’ve had is with Chabad and the Friendship Circle. Chabad has been phenomenal. They’ve been the most accepting, accommodating and positive. Their attitude is that they are working to meet the kids’ needs and abilities. Original...