A student helps construct the sukkah at the Chabad House serving Brandeis University.
ISRAEL Yom Kippur Riots in Akko Residents of Akko, Israel, remained on edge Friday after Yom Kippur riots injured eight people. Some 50 people were stuck at the local Chabad House after the holiday, reciting Psalms for their safety.
HOLIDAY WATCH Free Yom Kippur Services Worldwide When Jewish men, women and children walk through the doors of Chabad-Lubavitch centers all over the world for Yom Kippur prayer services, they won’t be expected to pay a dime.
OBITUARY Boris Efimov, One of Oldest Jews, 108 The political cartoonist helped stoke morale among Russian troops fighting in World War II. His 109th birthday would have been later this month.
OBITUARY Rabbi Hillel Pevzner, Champion of Jewish Education, 85 The founder the first Jewish day school in post-World War II Paris was awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest civilian distinction.
FORMER SOVIET UNION Russian City Witnesses Torah Procession Underscoring the significance of the event, Stavropol’s only other Torah scroll – confiscated by Soviet authorities close to 80 years ago – is housed in the basement of the local museum.
THE FAR EAST Documenting Jewish Life in Vietnam Having traveled all over the world, there was one constant that filmmakers Ido and Yael Zand came across in their various journeys: the local Chabad House.
SOUTH AMERICA Brazil Teenagers Have a Blast When you’re staying at a resort smack dab between mountains and a river, it’s hard not to be inspired.
