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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

Lubavitch

Chana Raskin and her Raza circle who recorded 'Kapalya', an album of sacred Lubavitch tunes, sung by women, released February 22, 2023 (Courtesy Chana Raskin)
March 12, 2023, 5:20 am
Barrier-busting women-only album of Hasidic tunes gives new voice to aging nigunim
‘Kapelya’ marks the debut album for Chana Raskin, whose Chabad upbringing led her into exploring sacred music with other women, breaking into a club once reserved solely for men
By Jessica Steinberg
An exterior view of the Altman Family Chabad Community Center at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue, on April 27, 2019, in Poway, California. (AP/Denis Poroy)
April 29, 2019, 12:28 am
Chabad center targeted by gunman is focused on reaching out
Movement known for placing emissaries around the world to connect with unaffiliated Jews and provide spiritual home away from home, emphasizing openness
By Ben Sales
Perry Farrell performing at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Dec. 8, 2017. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Rhonda’s Kiss via JTA)
June 27, 2018, 4:34 am
Rock star Perry Farrell is obsessed with Chabad rabbi Schneerson
Kabbalah follower says he reads the writings of the Lubavitch leader ‘like crazy,’ all night long
By Gabe Friedman
Manhattanville Coffee, opened two years ago, merges two of Crown Heights' communities: It's a chic artisanal cafe with strict kosher certification. (Ben Sales/JTA)
May 19, 2017, 11:59 am
A Jewish hipster haven in the heart of Chabad’s Brooklyn territory
Known as Lubavitch Hasidic headquarters since the 1940s, Crown Heights is becoming home to a new kind of Jew
By Ben Sales
Ari Edelkopf and wife Chana in 2009 in Sochi, Russia. (Courtesy of Federation of Jewish Communities)
March 29, 2017, 8:50 pm
US Chabad rabbi loses appeal against deportation from Russia
Local Lubavitch leader calls it a ‘dark day’ for Jews as emissary in Sochi deemed threat to national security
By JTA
Israel Shemtov, one of Crown Heights' most distinguished tailors, poses next to a photograph of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. (Madison Margolin/Times of Israel)
February 12, 2017, 3:02 am
In ultra-Orthodox fashion, you can tell a lot about a person by his button holes
Crown Heights Jews set themselves apart with such nuance that getting the lowdown on Hasidic chic takes a trained eye
By Madison Margolin
Circle dancing at the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, November 23, 2014. (Adam Ben Cohen/Chabad.org)
February 8, 2017, 8:19 pm
US Chabad rabbi faces deportation from Russia
Ari Edelkopf ordered out under national security rules, while Jewish civil rights activist arrested by Moscow police
By JTA
Yaacov Behrman
November 19, 2016, 3:38 pm
Yaacov Behrman
The Rebbe never blessed LSD trips
A Times of Israel article on Jewish spirituality and drugs failed to address the dangers of taking psychedelics
Photo from 'The 770: Lubavitchs of Brooklyn' series by Sacha Goldberger. (Courtesy)
August 2, 2016, 7:32 pm
French Jewish photographer trains wry eye on Brooklyn’s Lubavitchers
In bid to combat ‘fashionable’ anti-Semitism in France, Sacha Goldberger creates stylized scenes to entertain while educating about Jews and Judaism
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The gang's all here (Courtesy Miriam Shechter)
February 16, 2016, 5:02 pm
Goats for sale, via Facebook
A family of farmers in the Beit She’an Valley uses social media to sell their ovines
By Jessica Steinberg
David Eliezrie
November 13, 2012, 7:06 pm
David Eliezrie
The Rebbe’s quiet role in freeing Soviet Jewry
Did public protests or quiet diplomacy unlock the gates?
Perl Wolfe and Dalia G. Shusterman are the Bulletproof Stockings (Photo credit: Sefira Lightstone)
October 3, 2012, 5:46 pm
Ladies (and not gentlemen): The Bulletproof Stockings!
From Brooklyn, the best two-piece Hasidic alt-rock girl band you’ve never heard of
By Renee Ghert-Zand
US Jewish rapper Matisyahu seen visiting near Jerusalem's Old City. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
June 27, 2012, 12:51 am
New look Matisyahu seeks new spark
The reggae rap star dons a black kippah for part of his new video, but sticks with skinny jeans and scarves for a new artsy look
By Dani Bronstein
Lia and Meny Elbaz, Ms. Bikini and Mr. Israel (Courtesy Sky Gym)
June 21, 2012, 5:55 am
In love and in shape, a bodybuilding ex-Chabadnik
Meny Elbaz and his wife Lia believe in pumping iron to tone body and mind
By Dani Bronstein
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