On the day Don Manuel was to be burned in the auto de fe, the king realized that if he can get him to admit his sin and publicly convert, then he has the authority to save him. So when the prisoner was brought to the public square in chains, the king left his place and walked over to his trusted advisor and asked him to kiss and bow down to the cross and he will save him and restore him to his position.
The Chabad on campus student Pegisha is underway, with students coming in from across the world to spend Shabbos in Crown Heights.
This past week, Yeshivas Erev opened two new locations to accommodate more and more boys as Crown Heights expands. Now boys living in the Midwood – Rutland area can attend their own Yeshivas Erev program in Darkei Menachem, located at 432 Rutland Ave. Boys living on the northern end of Crown Heights now have the opportunity to go to “Anshei Moshe,” located at 1334 Lincoln Place.
This Week, as we read in the Parsha about some of the ten tests of Avraham, we present a letter from the Rebbe to a person experiencing great challenges. The Rebbe’s encouraging message refers to Avraham our patriarch, and the great challenges he faced and tests he withstood. He did so with bitachon and with joy and gladness – for which he was richly rewarded. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Mendel Hershkop, Rabbi of “The Shul” in Crown Heights, will lead a discussion on the topic: Akeida vs. Al-Qaeda.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe looking on as Reb Mendel Futerfas bentches Hagomel after coming from abroad for Tishrei, 1975.
Preparations are underway for a one of a kind event: In celebration of 40 years since the Rebbe’s miraculous recovery on Rosh Chodesh Kislev, a huge Mitzvah Tank parade is being planned.
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