European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 19 religion As Many jewish groups see dwindling interest among members chabad Branch of Faith is flourishing by Jacqueline Salmon the Washington Post Washington with ice Cream Sun ipod give spa Days and yoga a group of orthodox rabbis in the Washington area is employing decidedly unorthodox methods to address a growing problem the fad ing involvement of jews in local jewish although the Region has one of the largest and youngest jewish communities in the re cent studies have found that a shrink chg proportion of jews As elsewhere in the country is joining Community jewish schools and other centers of jewish a controversial 250yearold Branch of Judaism with Mystic has significantly increased its pres ence in the in the past five five gathering places called chabad houses have opened two in Northern two in Montgomery and one in rabbi Shmuel regional director of chabad Zubavitch of said the movement expects further people ask me who our target audience he its every single jew in metropolitan Nikki Post Henry of Falls talks with rabbi lev Deitsch after a prayer service at chabad House in chabad emphasizes outreach to practising and non practising with their Black thick and Black male chabad Niks look like throwbacks to old they Are part of the movement called whose members men and women ordinarily live apart from mainstream society to shelter their the Fol Lowers of chabad pronounced Kahn and emphasize out reach to practising and no prac timing but the group has also engendered resent ment from Many mainstream who regard them As hover ing on the far fringes of the although chabad Zubavitch practitioners do not seek to con Vert mainstream jews regard their outreach As Evange a practice frowned critics also dismiss Chabas out reach As superficial and say its leaders Are too Quick to claim Suc there offering a Motel Juda not a Home said Jacob a professor and senior fellow at Bard Institute of advanced theology in new they rely on intense experiences which last for a Little bit of time and dont really have a permanent another source of great Auto rates Are rates As Low As 99 with arcu youll experience a no hassle application process that will you smelling the roses in no time negotiate your new Auto Price today with Confidence using focus convenient online or Telephone loan burst into Spring by applying for an Auto loan today v stateside 0080048756267 overseas Dan 3376581 Andrews Federal there offering a Motel they rely on intense experiences which last for a Little bit of time and dont really have a permanent Jacob Neusner Bard colleges Institute of advanced theology in new York inside and outside the has been the belief on the part of some followers of chabad that a revered rabbi Menachem who died in will return As the despite the chabad is one of the fastest growing major movements of said Jonathan professor of american jewish history at bran Deis in the past de the number of Chabas emissaries has doubled worldwide to rabbis and their said rabbi Zalman a National chabad As in other jewish communities in the local leaders Are concerned about lagging enthusiasm for social and religious organi unless we figure out How to handle said Misha chief executive of the jewish federation of greater the sense of us being a Community of people who Are connected to each to a set of is very much a 2004 study by the jewish out reach Institute Laid the blame for the Low participation at least partly on local jewish organizations particularly to singles and families consisting of both jewish and no jewish costs of memberships at synagogues and Community centers Are often it and some newcomers have been met with apathy or or rudeness or even to combat the the jewish federation launched a multimillion Dollar Effort last year to boost the proportion of jews who say they feel a part of the local jewish Community to two thirds within the next among its efforts sponsoring festivals of jewish subsidizing synagogue memberships and encouraging jewish groups to establish a presence at no jewish such As Street chabad has been a very Good teacher for Galperin they have been focused on out reach for a Long and Treyve done things i think really Are admirable and work very