In the 1980s, Ari Goldman was a reporter for The New York Times. In this week’s Living Torah, he recalls several encounters that he shared with the Rebbe, as well as an unexpected telephone call shortly after one particular visit.
Do we still have the phenomena of Tevas Noach? Could it be on wheels? Was Noach alone in the Teiva? What possible connection could this Parsha have to a story with The Rebbe and Matza for a Yid? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on the weekly Parsha – Noach.
“There already are a few other established craftsmen in the city,” the watchmaker told the Rebbe, “and there isn’t enough work to sufficiently support all of us. Simply put, I am unable to provide for my family in Polotsk. I am therefore asking the Rebbe for guidance: should I perhaps move to the distant town of Vladamir, where, I am told, my talents are in great need?”
Thirteen-year-old Australian singing sensation Levi Niasoff has just launched his debut Kumzitz album, “Mipi Olelim” – a collection of soulful, heartfelt melodies.
This week, JLI launched a new educational project, the JLI Weekly. Each week a unique one-minute video will be released featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. The first video presenting a theme from Parshas Noach can be viewed in the extended article.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yoni Katz, creater of 11213.org, will lead a discussion on the topic – Empowering the Next Generation.
This Friday marks 75 years since the Chabad students arrived from Shanghai, China, to Montreal, Canada, in 1941 during World War II. The Chabad students joins thousands of other refugees in Japan and later Shanghai. Presented is an excerpt of a biography on Rabbi Mendel Tenenbaum by Dovid Zaklikowski.
Rabbi Chaim Bruk, Director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Montana, reflects upon the recent passing of his grandfather and personal hero, Rabbi Shimon Goldman, OBM.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe at a Farbrengen in the 1980’s.
