European rabbi to speak at Chabad

Rabbi Ari Edelkopf

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rabbi Ari Edelkopf will speak at a free Chabad of West Orange event on Monday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. Edelkopf is the Chabad shaliach and the rabbi of the Jewish community of Montenegro. He is the former shaliach of Sochi, Russia, where he served the community for 17 years. He and his wife worked around the clock for weeks to prepare for thousands coming to Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics. He will discuss all of this, as well as how he and his family have now come to live in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Chabad of West Orange is located at 401 Pleasant Valley Way. For more information, call 973-325-6311 or visit www.chabadwestorange.com.