This past Friday night, 30 students from London’s Imperial College and other universities’ international study abroad programs celebrated an eco-friendly Sabbath with Chabad-Lubavitch of South Kensington.
Rabbi Avrohom and Rivky Bergstein have been appointed to be the Rebbe’s Shluchim to Fair Lawn, New Jersey. The Bergstiens will direct the adult education department at Anshei Lubavitch, which is one of the oldest Lubavitch institutions in the world.
Representatives of real estate, tourism, health care and hi-tech industries participated at the fourth Israeli Expo in Moscow. The two-day event which opened Sunday morning was sponsored cooperatively by the Jewish Agency in Moscow, the Israeli Embassy, Gordon Rock Investment Company, and the Israeli Moscow Jewish community.
Professor Velvl Green, former chair of epidemiology and public health and professor emeritus at Ben-Gurion University, and director of its Lord Jakobovitz Center for Jewish Medical Ethics, passed away at the age of 83. A pioneer in the field of hygiene and the development of sanitary standards used in hospitals, at the height of his career, he maintained a scientific and religious dialogue with the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. He became a highly regarded lecturer on Torah and its compatibility with science, and also contributed to NASA’s search for extraterrestrial life.
Walking into the large, white Chabad house on 40th and Pine streets on Friday, one was greeted by the sight of hundreds of bottles of wine and grape juice, packages of kugel and a bustling group of students.
Some will say it is providence, others will claim it is a simple coincidence: “I came to the Kotel to kill Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,” a mentally ill man admitted to police when he was arrested for questioning. Based on his previous history, it is reasonable to assume that he was serious.
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Dear Reb Moshe Kotlarsky,
First of all, Yasher Koach for all the hard work that you do on a daily basis for all the Shuluchim. You and the Shluchim you care for are a true inspiration for all of us here in Crown Heights.
Ever ready to showcase student talent and emphasize Jewish ideas, the Chabad House for Students of the Arts created ‘Inner Expressions,’ a unique student fashion show, to inspire students and the greater Jewish community of Philadelphia about the essence of Jewish femininity. The women-only event took place on Thursday evening, November 17 in the Gershman Y’s Levitt Auditorium, in Center City Philadelphia.
…to convicted child predator. ”This is one of the most aggravating circumstances and crimes that I’ve ever seen. This, I must say, is the most depraved I have had for some time,” said Linda Reade before the sentencing. Really Linda!? Was Sholom Rubashkin‘s case that long ago? after all, he must have been equally evil, having received an (almost) equal sentence.
The Eighth Annual Auction of Chabad in Alaska has attracted again more than 500 business leaders and government officials thanks to the hard work of the friends of Chabad in Alaska, Gala Co-Chairs, Liz Ashlock and Shani Green. The “Event of the Year” in Alaska took place at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage and raised funds in support of the Esformes Campus in Alaska, which includes Chabad House, Synagogue, School, and Jewish Museum, led by the Shluchim Rabbi Yosef and Esty Greenberg.
Starting today, the Besht Center will be hosting a weekly shiur on Gemara every Tuesday. The Shiur will be given by a renowned Torah scholar, and will be connected to the Parshah of the week. Today’s shiur will be given by Rabbi Shmuel Kuperman, and will be on the subject “Can one transfer ownership of an object which has not yet come into existence?”
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