The three black-clad haredim appeared incongruous among a busload of footloose backpackers en route to the sacred Hindu town of Rishikesh on the banks of the river Ganges.
“We’re the advance party setting up a Beit Chabad for the High Holy Days,” explained Jacob Sall, 32, a former computer programmer from Jacksonville, Florida who now lives in Israel.
“We’re in India on a mission – to save those who bow down to idols. If Jews want Judaism, we’re here for them.”

Following up on my earlier post regarding Israeli youth’s obsession with India, The Jerusalem Post ran a feature yesterday on India’s Chabadniks.