This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Metzorah:
Daily Archives: April 12, 2019
Op-Ed: “Measles is Just a Rash, They said”
A Physician Assistant in Williamsburg, which was hard hit with the Measles outbreak, penned an Op-Ed on the vaccination that can protect against the measles. This Op Ed was written for the educated, uneducated, and supposedly educated parents of the Crown Heights Jewish community.
Weekly Story: I Had Mesiras Nefesh For You And ….
Rabbi Avtzon is a veteran mechanech and the author of numerous books on the Rebbeim and their chassidim. He is available to farbreng or give a talk in your community and can be contacted at avtzonbooks@gmail.com
Picture of the Day
Rabbi Yirmi Cohen visited Member of Paliament of the Government of Canada, Mr. Michael Levitt, of Toronto, and gave him Hand Baked Matza for the Passover Seders. He also sold his chametz (unleavened bread) and put on Tfillin. He is one of the few Jewish M.P’s in the Canadian Government.
Video of the Day
Following the spread of measles to the Detroit Jewish community, a massive push was made to stem the tide of the virus, this time successfully. Listen as one of the people infected tells you about experience, and sheds light on why it is imperative to get vaccinated.
JEM: Three Pioneers
When members and supporters of the JEM Foundation from around the world gathered in New York City for the Foundation’s International Gala, they were treated to a number of special presentations. This one, “three Pioneers,” speaks on the start of the Farbrengen Broadcast.
$1 Million ‘Moonshot’ Prize Awarded to SpaceIL for Moon Landing Attempt
Despite not landing properly on the moon, Beresheets’ successful lunar orbit and attempted landing on the moon still made history as the first privately funded spacecraft to achieve those milestones. XPRIZE is recognizing those historical achievements by granting a $1 million Moonshot Award to SpaceIL, the nonprofit organization behind Beresheet.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he listens to the announcement being made at the end of a children rally, circa 5731.
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