No negotiations on the future of the Schneerson Library, a collection of old Jewish books and manuscripts built by Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak Schneerson at the end of the 19th century, are possible until a New York-based Hasidic organization withdraws its lawsuit against the Russian Federation, said Mikhail Shvydkoi, a Russian presidential envoy for international cultural cooperation.
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Sukkos (up to – but not including – Hoshanah Rabbah) and Eruv Tavshilin for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
[Update: Guide from Crown Heights Badatz Added]
A few dozen women gathered at the home of Laya Biggs on New York Ave. for a show by the Australian group ‘Monday Morning Cooking Club.’ Proceeds from the event went to KSCVK, a fund that helps young Crown Heights couples cover their wedding expenses.
Schneur and Levi Malinas and Yosef Chaim Maor cut and gather schach for the Sukkah of the Postville, Iowa Shul.
That must be something Jewish, Ben Hadden thought, recognizing the five-foot-tall golden menorah in front of the brick building from childhood holidays at his grandmother’s house.
The Besht Center, in collaboration with the Lubavitch Youth Organization, kicked off the new year with a lecture for women by Rabbi Manis Friedman.
The Algemeiner Editor’s Club hosted Fox News Executive Editor John Moody Tuesday night at its second annual (End of) Summer Party.
The congregants of Oihel Nosson, located at 580 Crown St., have built what is being billed as the largest Sukkah in Crown Heights on the property of adjacent Lubavitcher Yeshiva.
57 year-old Esther Benzohar Ohayon, a member of Chabad of Jacksonville, FL, was tragically killed by a car while crossing the street on her way to Shul the eve of Yom Kippur.
It was a celebration unlike any other in Grand Cayman. The Jewish community on the island Monday night welcomed its first Torah, which was delivered to Grand Cayman from Israel by an anonymous benefactor and will reside next to a borrowed Torah at the home of Rabbi Moshe Katz. His home, for the time being, serves as a synagogue for the small congregation.
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