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LEC Staff Treated to Evening of Appreciation

Teachers and staff of Lubavitch Educational Center’s schools were treated to a special Chanukah men’s evening of appreciation at the home of LEC parents and supporters Mendy and Chani Fischer. The event was organized by the school’s Simcha Fund, which provides financial gifts to staff members on the occasion of their simchas. “LEC has incredible staff members across eleven girls and boys divisions,” said Associate Head of School Rabbi Yossi Zavdi, who administers the Simcha Fund. “They are the heart …
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We’re Expanding!

LEC is proud to announce the erev Chai Elul purchase of 4.5 acres adjacent to Campus Chaya Mushka! With our classrooms filled to capacity, the addition of 54,000 square feet will allow us to continue to ensure that every Jewish child receives a Jewish education, as we were tasked by the Rebbe, without turning anyone away due to lack of space. Thanks to your kind generosity, our school raised over $2.6 million toward the down payment! We are now working …
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Miami’s Lubavitch Educational Center Goes Into Contract for 4.5 Acre Expansion

When your institution is the largest Jewish school in the US outside the tri-state area, you’re going to need multiple campuses to house all the students. Lubavitch Educational Center has three, with two more currently under renovation. But with over 2,300 students enrolled from early childhood through Yeshiva Gedolah for the upcoming school year, and over 400 staff members to lead them, even these five aren’t enough. “We’re bursting at the seams,” says Head of School Rabbi Benjy Korf. “Every …
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New Torah Honors Memory of LEC Student

In the summer of 5782, the LEC community went into shock and mourning over the untimely passing of three-year-old Sholom Tauber, a beloved student, son of longtime educators at our school. Sholom’s tragic passing touched us all deeply.Two years later, on Yud Beis Elul, we joyfully celebrated Sholom’s life and legacy by completing a new sefer Torah in his memory, in a beautiful siyum and hachnasas sefer Torah hosted by the Tauber family. Surrounded by family and community, the last …