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 | | |  | | Elul 27, 5771 · September 26, 2011 | By Joshua Runyan |  |
|  | | | For the droves of adventurous Israelis backpacking their way around the world this High Holiday season, Chabad-Luvabitch centers in such far flung tourist havens as Bangkok and San Carlos de Bariloche provide not only prayer services and a hot kosher meal, but also a warm, nurturing and spirited home. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | | For the first time ever, Israeli officials have upgraded beach facilities at the Dead Sea to cater to the needs of the observant Jewish public. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | | Believed by locals to be the first time the Jewish community in the Albanian capital of Tirana has gathered to dedicate a Torah scroll since World War II, hundreds of people celebrated the event with Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | Talk of the Planet | | Georgia Attorney General Addresses Rabbinical Conference | | The annual Southern Region Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries took place in Marietta, Ga., this month, concentrating on program development and welcoming the state's top attorney to address 65 emissaries from Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana and Alabama. | | Rabbis Head to Iceland for High Holidays Amidst Eclectic Community | | Rabbinical students are returning to Iceland months after leading Passover Seders for Reykjavik's small but energetic Jewish community. | | More News Briefs  |  | | In the Media | | A pre-Rosh Hashanah Blast of Spirituality The Jewish Exponent - PA Mayor wishes Shana Tova Umetukah to Jewish community The Jewish Tribune - Canada Chabad's new Center for Jewish Life opens in Agoura The Acorn - CA | | More Media Stories  | | |  | | |