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Chabad-Lubavitch in the Media

		Chabad Richmond Hill Opens New Building The Canadian Jewish News, Thursday, January 08, 2009
		After 11 years in temporary quarters, Chabad Lubavitch of Richmond Hill is gearing up for an inaugural banquet Jan. 15 and an open house three days later, featuring food, crafts, music and dancing at its new 10,000-square-foot building... “It’s absolutely a dream come true. A real shul is something we’ve looked forward to from the day we moved here,” said Rabbi Bernstein.
		Chabad Romano Centre – Maple, ON Canada
		Vandals Defile Camarillo School with Hate Speech CBS 2 - Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday, January 06, 2009
		It was the third time the Chabad Center was the target of vandalism tainted with hate speech.
		Hebrew School – Camarillo, CA
		Peoria Jewish Community Prays for Security of Israel Peoria Journal Star - IL, Tuesday, January 06, 2009
		Prayers were said for the safety and security of Israel at the Labavitch Chabad of Peoria on Tuesday afternoon. "We feel it's a special time for prayer," said executive director Rabbi Eli Langsam. "So while everyone is going around their day-to-day life, it's important that we stop and think for a second and pray for those in harm's way and for our brothers and sisters in the land of Israel."
		Chabad Jewish Center – Peoria, IL
		A Taste of Eastern Europe Opens in Naples Naples Daily News - FL, Tuesday, January 06, 2009
		Rabbi Fishel Zaklos, director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Naples, while not endorsing this market because he was not familiar with it, said kosher foods are hard to come by. His personal groceries and those for the center are trucked in twice a month from Daytona Beach. Having had grandparents from Eastern Europe, food from the region evokes memories of community and tradition, he said. “The fact that there is this type of store ... is actually a representation of our community and the uniqueness to it,” Zaklos said. “We all stem from different corners of the world and we’re coming here to acknowledge and unite the people coming from different places.”
		Chabad of Naples – Naples, FL
		Hanukka Revelers Pause to Remember Mumbai New Jersey Jewish News, Tuesday, January 06, 2009
		Zaklikovsky reminded the gathering they should not take for granted the religious freedoms they enjoy as Americans. He noted that in Monroe alone, three menoras had been erected on public land with the full blessing of the municipalities. “We live in a culture where different religions and nationalities can come together to celebrate,” said Zaklikovsky. “As we celebrate Hanukka today, we must remember there are places in the world where there is not freedom of religion, where there is darkness.”
		Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe – Monroe Township, NJ         Chabad Mumbai – Mumbai, India
		Play Tells Story of how Maccabees Recaptured Temple Toledo Blade - OH, Saturday, January 03, 2009
		The humorous video was the first scene in an interactive journey for children titled Maccabees: A Live Hanukkah Adventure!, presented six times this week at Chabad House-Lubavitch in West Toledo... The play was presented at Chabad House-Lubavitch in West Toledo and starred a small cast of teenage girls from Yeshiva Schools in Pittsburgh.
		Chabad House-Lubavitch of Greater Toledo – Toledo, OH
		Finding Jewish Soul Brothers, Kosher Eats in Bangkok Cleveland Jewish News - OH, Friday, January 02, 2009
		In both places, plus two others in Thailand, as well as in Laos and Vietnam, there are established Chabad Houses, where one can find sustenance, both culinary and spiritual, as well as convenient access to Internet and telephone lines. Our Shabbat experience at the Ohr Menachem Chabad House in Bangkok was almost surrealistic: Hundreds of young backpackers, the vast majority of them young Israelis traveling during their post-army wandering ritual, stream into the multi-story Chabad House in the seedy and raucous Khao San Road area of Thailand’s capital city every Friday evening to partake in a festive Shabbat dinner.
		Chabad of Bangkok - Ohr Menachem – Bangkok, Thailand
		Chabad Remembers Mumbai Merrick Herald - NY, Friday, January 02, 2009
		Rabbi Avraham Holtzberg lit a candle, signifying the first night of Hanukkah and warding off a bit of the coming nightfall and perhaps the personal darkness that Holtzberg felt when his brother, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, was murdered in the attacks in Mumbai, India, in November... Merrick's Chabad center has taken steps to fulfill Holtzberg's vision, creating the Mumbai Scholarship Memorial Fund, which will benefit preschool children. Merrick Chabad Rabbi Shimon Kramer compiled a list of good deeds done by the congregation and presented it to Holtzberg.
		Chabad Center for Jewish Life – Merrick, NY         Chabad Mumbai – Mumbai, India
		Let There Be Light: Menorah Lighting at LIRR Port Washington News - NY, Friday, January 02, 2009
		The Annual Menorah Lighting at the LIRR sponsored by Chabad of Port Washington was held last Sunday. The kick-off for the Festival of Lights conveyed the spirit of the holiday as stated by Rabbi Palteil as it provided "warmth, joy, strength and inspiration" to all who attended this festive event.
		Chabad of Port Washington – Port Washington, NY         Chabad Mumbai – Mumbai, India
		Mumbai's Jews Determined to Stay Despite Attacks France 24, Friday, January 02, 2009
		During the attacks on Nariman House, its steel menorah, the Jewish traditional candelabra, remained standing. One month after the bloody rampage that struck Mumbai, the Jewish orthodox movement of the Chabad-Lubavitch came to light the menorah, which has become the symbol of the reopening of the Jewish centre.
		Chabad Mumbai – Mumbai, India
		CRMC Presented Menorah in Memory of Rabbi and Wife Killed by Terrorists in India Mid-Hudson News - NY, Friday, January 02, 2009
		Catskill Regional Medical Center is now the home of a larger menorah dedicated in memory of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, both killed in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India... “It is important that we not forget our fallen brother and his wife during this time of celebration. They were helping to spread a great word, and we should continue that message of faith and love in their memory. Let us never forget their efforts,” said Rabbi Chanowitz.
		Landfield Avenue Synagogue – Monticello, NY
		Chanukah Celebration Queens Chronicle - NY, Wednesday, December 31, 2008
		The Chabad Jewish Community Center of Long Island City invited the community to light a nine-foot-tall menorah on Vernon Boulevard... Organizer Rabbi Zev Wineberg of Chabad L.I.C. hoped to bring a lively holiday spirit of giving to the neighborhood. “The light of the menorah, coupled with the good deed of feeding the poor will help to dispel the darkness brought into the world after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,” he said.
		Chabad of Long Island City – Long Island City, NY
		Chanukah and Lady Liberty Queens Chronicle - NY, Wednesday, December 31, 2008
		Councilman David Weprin (D-Hollis) celebrated the third night of Chanukah at Liberty Island, the home of the Statue of Liberty. With Lady Liberty as a backdrop, Weprin honored the memory of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, his wife, Rivkah Holtzberg, and four others who were killed in the Mumbai attack at the Chabad-Lubavich Center there.
		Chabad Mumbai – Mumbai, India
		Indian Jewish Leader: Killers were ‘Warped Monsters’ The Villager - NY, Wednesday, December 31, 2008
		The gunmen also targeted a Chabad House — a Jewish outreach center — “and they killed all five of our people,” Daniel said. The victims included Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka Holtzberg, who was six months pregnant, a kosher supervisor and a Mexican Jew who was making aliyah — or immigrating — to Israel. “Why did they kill them?” Daniel asked. “It was just plain hatred.”
		Chabad Mumbai – Mumbai, India
		Ped Mall Menorah Lit for Hanukkah Iowa City Press-Citizen, Monday, December 29, 2008
		Rabbi Avremel Blesofsky dedicated the ceremony to Rabbi Gabi Holtzberg and his wife, Rivky, who were killed during the Mumbai attacks last month. "It's the way they would want their lives remembered," he said. "They dedicated their short lives to helping others." ...Blesofsky said the holiday holds various messages for the faithful. "One of those messages is that our small acts of goodness can ... bring light to the world," he said.
		Lubavitch of Iowa City – Iowa City, IA         Chabad Mumbai – Mumbai, India
		Hanukkah Celebrated in Front of City Hall ABC 13 - Houston, TX, Sunday, December 28, 2008
		Mayor Bill White joined many of the Jewish faith for the 13th year of the lighting of the giant menorah. The mayor lit the center candle last night and then said a few words to the crowd.
		On Year’s Longest Night, Lights of Hope Madison Eagle - NJ, Friday, December 26, 2008
		The night was cold, but the spirits were warm as several dozen celebrants gathered around the menorah on the grounds of the Madison Train Station on Kings Road to observe the first night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 21. Rabbi Shalom Lubin, director of Chabad of Southeast Morris County on Park Avenue, led the group in prayers as two lights were lit on the menorah... “This is the 10th year we celebrated here,” the rabbi said of the annual menorah lighting in Madison.
		Chabad Jewish Center – Madison, NJ