http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e Jewish Community Center -- Tokyo Japan Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:10:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 400 Km away from Tokyo, in the mountains of Gifu, live a Jewish family. Chanit and Tal have lived in Japan for 15 years, together with their 5 children. Recently, they moved to a new house, and they asked if Rabbi Edery would come to put up the mezuzah. Rabbi ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/08/mezuza-400-km-from-tokyo/   David Moshe Abitan came to volunteer this summer in the Chabad House to help out in all the activities, kosher food preparation and supervision, assisting with the children and anything that was necessary. This is a great way to spend ''vacation'', by helping others. We would like to wish ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/08/what-does-a-yeshiva-student-do-during-the-summer/ Rabbi Edery visits Jewish detainees and prisoners daily, giving them moral support and uplifting their spirits. This week was the trial of one of Jewish boys being detained. The Dayan Weiss from Belgium who took on himself the financial burden of the case and all legal details involved, came ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/07/torah-lesson-by-dayan-weiss-in-tokyo/ Recently Rabbi Edery visited a Green tea factory in Fukuoka, Japan to supervise the process and give kosher certification. The company is one of the biggest and most famous in Japan. It has a long time reputation for the finest and tastiest green tea. A big thank you to Muto san for ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/06/best-quality-kosher-green-tea/ A big Thank you to Shaul Ben Dayan for the beautiful frame that he built for the Chabad House's picture of the Rebbe. On the picture it says- Moshiach promises ''No Jew will be left in Exile''. This is referring to the Messianic era, when G-d will gather the Jews from ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/06/new-beautiful-frame/ It was great to see the wonderful guests who participated in the Shavuot Holiday. On Sunday before Shavuot, Rabbi Edery together with the Chabad House kids went to milk cows. Kosher milk means that the milk is from a kosher animal, and was supervised from the beginning of the milking ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/05/shavuot-and-milking-cows-for-kosher-milk/ We welcome Rabbi Binyomin Edery back from his trip to Delhi, India for the Asia Chabad Emissary Conference. Among the participants was the Head Rabbi and Head Emissary of India, Rabbi Bezalel Kupchik. The main emphasis and topic of the conference was how to add in deeds of goodness and ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/04/chabad-asia-conference-in-delhi-india/ Now that Pesach is over, Chabad of Tokyo Japan continues to offer its kosher food services. King Falafel will reopen this coming Monday, April 19. Kosher Delica delivery service has started since last week, to deliver delicious food to hotels, offices to any address, anywhere in Japan. (No international shipments ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/04/kosher-sushi-at-its-best/ It was wonderful to see so many people at the Seders. Down to the very last minute, people were emailing and calling. The Seder hall was packed, more and more people kept on coming in and joining. There were around 200 people at the end there was hardly room to ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/04/pesach-in-the-land-of-the-rising-sun-5770/ Pesach prepations are in high gear at Chabad House of Tokyo. Many people will be participating in both Seders. You can see Kobayashi san preparing the fish for the Seder in the Koshered Pesach kitchen. Many deliveries of matzot, wine and other Pesach products are sent all over Japan, as ... http://chabadjapan.org/blog_e/2010/03/pesach-preparations-at-chabad-tokyo/