By Bradford Wiss
HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 13 -- "Even in the darkest of times, there is always hope. And each one of us has the chance -- and the responsibility -- to share the precious gift of hope with those in need. That's been the ultimate message of the Telethon over the years," said Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin, head of West Coast Chabad.
The thread of hope is woven throughout the 28-year history of the Chabad "To Life" Telethon. And thanks to generous viewer support, the broadcast has helped bring that gift to countless men, women, and children of all backgrounds. The 2008 Chabad "To Life" Telethon airs on Sunday, September 14 from 4:00 to 10:00 pm, PDT. Broadcasting live from Hollywood, the show can be seen around the country on television and around the globe online at www.ToLife.com.
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By Rebecca Rosenthal
LOS ANGELES, CA, December 19 -- It’s expensive to die in the United States, and especially in California, where real estate and population booms have jacked up funeral price tags to the $10,000 mark.
To follow Jewish law that insists on consecrated land as a final resting place -- and prohibits the cheaper cremation option -- is prohibitively expensive for those who die poor or without a family to fend for them. But the same laws also make it a mitzvah, the ultimate good deed, and a communal responsibility to bury the indigent with dignity.
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 Convention Generates Initiatives and Inspiration
By Bradford Wiss
RUNNING SPRINGS, CA, February 18 -- Hundreds of Chabad emissaries serving communities across California and Nevada gathered on February 17 and 18 at the Kiryas Schneerson mountaintop campus for the 2008 West Coast Chabad convention.
Participants in the annual convention -- or Kinus -- engaged in interactive workshops, saw the launch of several initiatives that will expand Chabad’s outreach, and enjoyed a stirring keynote address by best-selling author Michael Gerber.
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- 12.03.2007
SACRAMENTO, CA, December 3 -- Chabad of California has announced that “Chanukah Lights Live!” -- the first national TV broadcast of Sacramento’s Capitol Menorah lighting with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger -- will include a live satellite link to...
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