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News about Chabad-Lubavitch Dedicate an email Adar 19, 5772 · March 13, 2012 Schools Closed, But Classes Go On for Shell-Shocked Israelis By Atara Beck Israelis Cope With Largest Missile Barrage Since Fall Israelis living in the southern part of the country spent the Jewish Sabbath holed up in bomb shelters under nearly continuous rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Post Comment  |  Read Story Jewish Collegians Camp Out Near UC Irvine Brianna Lerman had a rare opportunity one recent weekend. The California Polytechnic State University junior traveled to Costa Mesa to attend the West Coast Jewish Student Summit with 250 of her peers. Post Comment  |  Read Story Talk of the Planet Israeli Girls Robotics Team Gets High Marks for Teamwork The middle school girls from the Nes Tsiyona Chabad public day school placed first in the curiously-named "coopertition" category at the Israeli national FIRST LEGO League (FLL) science and technology competition last week. Memory of Illinois Students' Mother Lives On Through Torah Scroll Initiated by a student in memory of his mother, a new Torah scroll was completed and dedicated at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign last week. The Torah, which took a scribe just under 11 months to write, was dedicated in memory of Bonnie Dayan, whose sons followed in her footsteps to attend the university. More News Briefs   In the Media South Korea community gets its first Torah scroll Jewish Chronicle - UK  SPOTLIGHT: Jewish community completes 1st Torah Champaign News Gazette  Purim celebration held in Buffalo WIVB - Buffalo, NY  Chabad to Offer Annual Public Passover Seder Jewish Times of South Jersey  More Media Stories   Dedicated in honor of the Rebbe, and in memory of Lyle Federman. Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Children's Book of Berachos Berachos are such marvelous things, connecting us to our Creator and giving us an enhanced appreciation of the blessings that He bestows upon us every day. And they're easy enough for our little ones to say with gusto and excitement. Price: $15.99  $14.39 More from Chabad.org • Society & Living • Lifecycles • Daily Life • Jewish Holidays • Ideas & Beliefs • Spirituality • Parshah • Audio Classes • Video • Women • News • Kids • Calendar • Daily Study • Find A Center • Donate • Ask the Rabbi • Contact Us • Subscribe Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy