Chabad-Lubavitch News
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OBITUARY
Israeli Grandmother Stopped by Mumbai’s Chabad House to Say Thanks
Dec 3, 2008 4:00 PM
For days, Yocheved Orpaz’s family prayed that she wasn’t among the hostages at the Chabad house, but an e-mail left them fearing the worst. |
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OBITUARY
Mexican National was Just Days From Celebrating Son’s 18th Birthday
Dec 3, 2008 3:15 PM
Friends and family remembered Norma Shvartzblat Rabinovich, whose life was cut short by terrorists’ bullets at the age of 50, as an idealistic, adventurous and thoughtful woman. |
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ISRAEL
Mumbai Terror Victims Laid to Rest in Israel as Jewish Nation Mourns
Dec 3, 2008 1:30 PM
Beneath a starlit sky, throngs of weeping mourners returned the bodies of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg to the earth at Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives ceremony within view of the Temple Mount. |
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OBITUARY
Rivkah Holtzberg, Chabad House Director, Was No Stranger to Hardship
Dec 2, 2008 11:00 PM
How Rivky, amidst dealing with her personal tragedy, running a Chabad house, teaching classes, caring for Moshe, and cooking meals for dozens of people daily, had extra hours available for talking is a mystery. |
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OBITUARY
Volover Rav’s Son Traveled the World as Kosher Inspector
Dec 2, 2008 9:15 PM
When terrorists stormed the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, and stole the life of Rabbi Aryeh Leibish Teitelbaum, 37, they also took a father from his eight young children. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
Campus-Based Goodness Drive Aims to Honor Victims’ Memories
Dec 2, 2008 7:15 PM
In the hours following the tragic news that six people perished inside the central Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, Jewish women across North America heeded a call to light Shabbat candles in the merit of those whose lives were cut short. |
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ISRAEL
Thousands Mourn Fallen Victims in Central Israel Ceremony
Dec 2, 2008 7:00 AM
Thousands of people are reciting Psalms in Kfar Chabad, Israel, awaiting the memorial service for Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, the directors of the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, Israel, attacked by terrorists last week. |
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ISRAEL
India’s Jewish Terror Victims Arrive in Israel
Dec 1, 2008 8:00 PM
A gray-coated Israel Air Force jet carrying six Jewish victims of the India terror attacks landed at Ben Gurion International Airport just before midnight Monday, ferrying its precious cargo on the last leg of its journey before expected burials on Tuesday. |
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OBITUARY
Terror Victim Came to Mumbai to Help Out a Colleague
Dec 1, 2008 3:00 PM
Rabbi Bentzion Kruman took the kosher supervision job that would eventually take him to India so that he could purchase a home. He was one of the victims recovered from the Mumbai Chabad House. |
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ISRAEL
Chabad House Victims on Their Way to Israel for Burial
Dec 1, 2008
Following a tearful memorial ceremony for the terror victims recovered from the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, family members and the deceased are in transit to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. |
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ISRAEL
UPDATE: Air Force Jet Leaves for India to Assist in Transfer of Victims
Nov 30, 2008 4:00 PM
An Israel Air Force jet took off for India on Sunday with a team who will assist in the transfer back to Israel of those killed at the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai. |
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ASIA
Chabad House’s Shabbat Table Famous for its Hospitality
Nov 30, 2008 1:00 PM
Less than an hour before suspected Islamic terrorists stormed the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, its directors were discussing matters of faith with a visiting Israeli backpacker. |
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ROUNDUP
World Leaders React to Terrorist Attacks
Nov 30, 2008 9:00 AM
Condolences are pouring in from capitals around the world in the wake of one of India’s worst terrorist attacks. |
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ISRAEL
Funeral Preparations for Chabad House Victims Under Way
Nov 30, 2008
Despite press reports to the contrary, the funerals of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, who perished at their Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India, will likely not happen before Monday afternoon. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Remarks by Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of the Worldwide Educational and Social Services Arms of the Chabad-Lubavitch Movement
Nov 28, 2008 12:30 PM
With profound sadness and deep sorrow, we received the definitive news, just a short while ago, confirming the brutal murder of two of our finest, Rabbi Gavriel Noach, 29, and Rivkah Holtzberg, 28, our dear representatives in Mumbai, India, who served their community with love and devotion. |
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OBITUARY
UPDATE: Mumbai-Based Rabbi and Wife Killed in Terrorist Attacks
Nov 28, 2008 11:00 AM
Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, the beloved directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai, were killed during one of the worst terrorist attacks to strike India in recent memory. |
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ASIA
UPDATE: Military Incursion at Chabad House, No Word on Hostages
Nov 28, 2008
India’s worst terrorist attack in history has stretched into its 40th hour, and the fate of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, directors of Mumbai’s Chabad House, is still unknown. |
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ASIA
Jewish Child Safe in Hostage Crisis at Mumbai Chabad House
Nov 27, 2008
Three people, including the son of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, walked out of Nariman House, home to Mumbai, India’s Chabad-Lubavitch center. The fate of the parents are unknown, but it is believed they are still inside. |
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ASIA
Residents at Mumbai's Nariman House Still Unaccounted For
Nov 27, 2008
Hundreds of thousands of Jews worldwide continue to pray for the welfare of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, directors of the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Mumbai, India. Officials in New York and Israel, however, are growing increasingly concerned with each passing hour. |
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