Monumental Op-Ed: We Are One

by Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz – Editor and Publisher of Yated Neeman

The following is a monumental Opinion Editorial that was published in this weeks Yated Neeman by its editor Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz about Achdus and Unity.

Two weeks ago, 4,200 Chabad shluchim gathered in New York to celebrate their accomplishments and dedication. This week, no one is celebrating. But they are more united than ever before. After the atrocities in India, all of us are more united.

Today, the shluchim sit in their outposts around the world and mourn the loss of a couple who gave their lives al kiddush Hashem. All disputes between brothers are brushed aside as Jews everywhere join in mourning the senseless slaughter of beloved, exemplary Jews.

Lubavitch, Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok, Bobov and Volover chassidim, along with Mexican and Indian Jews, and unaffiliated Israeli Jews. Jews of all stripes are mourning as one.

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JLI Video Tribute to the Holtzberg’s HY”D

JLI’s Multimedia Department has produced a five-minute video tribute to Rabbi and Rebbetzin Gavriel Holtzberg, HY”D, for JLI affiliates in 300 cities to open their class with and dedicate their studies in their memory.

JLI classes worldwide, attended this semester by close to 15,000 students, will be dedicating this week’s class L’ilui Nishmas the Holtzbergs. This week, Shluchim are teaching the fourth of six classes of Soul Maps series, the largest simultaneous Shiur in Tanya since its publication.

More Anti-Semitism in Brooklyn Heights

Sarah Portlock – The Brooklyn Paper

Police at the scene of the incident – Photo the Brooklyn Paper / Sarah Portlock

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are investigating a possible bias crime in Brooklyn Heights after a Pineapple Street resident found an anti-Semitic note taped to her front door on Tuesday morning.

The note was written in thick black marker and partially said “kill” and “Jews,” but police did not release the full message to a Brooklyn Paper reporter on the scene.

VIDEO: JEM Produces A Video Tribute to the Holtzbergs

A group of video editors have made a video about the Holtzberg and their guests.

The work of love, completed in 48 hours, included many photos and unseen footage of the Holtzbergs, and interviews with both Gabi and Rivkie – including an interview in which she makes a “prophetic” reference about Sandra, the Nanny who ended up saving her son’s life.

Part two in the Extended Article.

Op-Ed: Mumbai: Deadly Media Euphemisms

Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman – NY Daily News

The international media have already morphed the horrific slaughter in Mumbai into the murky realm of euphemism and apologetics.

Al Jazeera and The Guardian label the terrorists “gunmen”; CNN calls them “militants.” Some analysts identified the underlying cause as the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. Psychological guru Deepak Chopra called it the result of “collateral damage” from the US war on terrorism and the Iraq war.