What do people do for Lag B’Omer? Roast marshmallows, of course!
By Daniel Ofman
For Mitzpeh
@OfmanDaniel
UMD Chabad held a celebration, organized by Rabbi Eli Backman, for Lag B'Omer Wednesday night. About 30 people attended the event, and everyone was socializing while making the s'mores. At this relaxing evening at the end of the school year, people could take a break from studying and forget about ...
Kosher on wheels: Brooklyn Sandwich Co. food truck comes to Chabad UMD
By Athiyah Azeem
Multimedia reporter
@AthiyahTA
Tired of dining hall kosher food? The Brooklyn Sandwich Company partnered with Chabad to bring a Kosher food truck to this university’s campus. The truck is conveniently located near Fraternity Row, which is a big draw for students to buy kosher food.
The truck sells items ranging from ...
After year off, Chabad menorah lighting returns at new location
By Eugene Nash
For Mitzpeh
@Mitzpeh
Chabad’s menorah lighting program kicked off the first night of Hanukkah at its new location on McKeldin Mall Tuesday night.
The program is now in its 21st year at this university, and was previously held at Hornbake Mall. The event was hosted by Rabbi Eli Backman, university President Wallace Loh and ...
23 years after his death, “The Rebbe” still impacts Chabad movement
By Jackie Budko
For Mitzpeh
@JackieBudko
Affectionately known as “the Rebbe,” Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson led a Hasidic in the mid-twentieth century movement known as Chabad.
According to the Chabad website, the movement has thousands of followers and is the largest Hasidic movement of the Orthodox Jewish religion.
Schneerson ...
Chabad raises record total in 24-hour donation campaign
By Mollie Higgins
For Mitzpeh
@MollieHigginss
Chabad held a 24-hour-long donation campaign that began Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the hopes of raising $50,000. The group surpassed the goal by raising a total of $60,070.
Chabad applied for and received a grant from the Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation, Inc.,which matched every $1 donated with ...
Campus organizations offer students variety of ways to celebrate Hanukkah
Editor's note: In the interest of transparency, it is important to note that Miller is an AEPi member.
By Miller Friedman
Staff writer
@miller_friedman
Hanukkah is a holiday that was started to celebrate a miracle.
While the Maccabees’ unlikely defeat of Antiochus and the miracle of the oil is still at the forefront of Jewish minds ...
Mezuzah program provides students with sense of home, identity
By Erin Garry
For Mitzpeh
@egarry12
Jewish students across campus can receive discounted or even free mezuzahs for their dorms, apartments, and houses thanks to a special fund that supports purchasing a mezuzah from Chabad at this university.
The Mezuzah Fund is sponsored by the Helfgott family in honor of Jack Helfgott. Yonatan Helfgott, ...
Chabad gives Sukkot a mobile twist
By Anastasia Marks
Copy editor
@stasiasayshey
For more than twenty years, Chabad’s mobile sukkah has traveled from fraternity row to North Campus assisting students in celebrating the holiday. This year, the sukkah began its rounds Sunday, October 8 and ended Wednesday, October 11.
Built for the holiday Sukkot, the sukkah, a small, ...
Chabad kicks off semester with Chinese Shabbat dinner
By Angela Roberts
For Mitzpeh
@Mitzpeh
On Friday night, Rabbi Eli Backman and his family opened their home for Jewish students to enjoy a free Shabbat dinner. Although the Backman family hosts Shabbat dinners weekly, their house was particularly crowded this past week.
Chinese cuisine may not be considered exactly typical fare for a ...
