|
|
Article: Inside Philadelphia's vibrant Orthodox world: For Lubavitch here,
- Article from:
- Jewish Exponent
- Article date:
- April 1, 1994
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Shelley Kapnek Rosenberg
Jewish Exponent
04-01-1994
Inside Philadelphia's vibrant Orthodox world:For Lubavitch here, samll. numbers belie large push for maximum outreach
A small, bearded man wearing a dark fedora stands atop a cherry-picker at Independence Park lighting the candles on an enormous menorah. The yearly ritual is but one of a number of outreach efforts launched by a small but outspoken group of Orthodox Jews called the Lubavitch.
"A central component of the celebration of Chanukah is to observe it in a public way, to share the message with others," explains Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, director of the Lubavitch Movement in Philadelphia.
"What is paramount [to the Lubavitch] is that ...