Foto Friday – Chabad in India

November 28, 2008 - 3:30 PM by · 4 Comments
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There isn’t that much to say. Chabad Houses are known stops for Israeli backpackers on their post-army service trips. Whether in Katmandu, Bangkok or Mumbai, these are places where travelers can drop in, get a hot meal, perhaps even celebrate Passover or Sukkot with friends from home. Whatever animosity secular Israelis may hold towards the local haredi community all but vanishes when it comes to parents wanting a safe haven for their kids as they wander the big wide world. Now that sense of security has been irrevocably shattered. Here are a few images of Chabad in India from quieter times, taken from Chabad.org.
Chabad House sign in Goa, India
A sign in English and Hebrew points the way to Goa, India’s Chabad House. (Photo: Meir Alfasi)

Mumbai Chabad House exterior
School children run outside the Chabad House in the Colaba Market area of Bombay, India. (Photo: Menachem Gansbourg)

Israeli lays tfillin in Goa
One of Goa’s many Jewish visitors prays while wearing tefillin. (Photo: Meir Alfasi)

Chabadnik helps Israeli lay tfillin before days end
A Jewish man puts on tefillin in the last minutes before sunset. (Photo: Meir Alfasi)

Israelis will doubtless continue their love affair with all things Indian, and Israel’s strategic relationship with India will undoubtedly be strengthened. Chabad-Lubavitch will continue to grow. But the greater ramifications of this traumatic event — an attack on Israel and Jews, Americans, Britons, and, by extension, Western civilization — are as yet unknown.
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