Baby Girl!
Shloimy and Rivka (nee Dubov) Shagalow from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Mushkie Lebovics from S. Petersburg, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!
Zalman Pape (Crown Heights) to Devorah Leah Berstein (Freehold, NJ)
Our Heroes: Rabbi Shmaryohu Gurary (1897-1989)
Rabbi Shmaryohu Gurary, known to all as The Rashag, was the Previous Rebbe’s oldest son-in law. This brief overview cannot convey all the qualities of his personality, accomplishments and life events that he was involved in. To date, nothing unfortunately has been published that would comprehensively present a biographical sketch of his life. In researching the Previous Rebbe’s letters, it is possible to obtain some of the details of the RaShag’s experiences.
Weekly Letter: The Woman’s Role in the Construction of The Mishkan
Learning this week about the construction of the mishkan – right after the receiving of the Torah, we share the Rebbe’s letter where he explains the woman’s role in the construction and the connection with her status as a Jewish woman.
Shomrim Publishes Image Of Man Wanted For Installing Skimmer In Crown Heights Store
Crown Heights Shomrim has released an image of a man wanted for installing a skimmer device in a Crown Heights store. The man may be the one responsible for stealing tens of EBT card numbers and stealing more than $100,000 from Crown Heights families.
Baby Girl!
Eliezer and Chaya (nee Kessler) Gurkov from Pomona Heights, NY had a baby girl!
Governor Hochul Announces $200 Million in Utility Bill Relief for 8 Million New Yorkers
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Public Service Commission adopted a $200 million New York State energy bill credit to be administered by the large electric and gas utilities on behalf of their customers.
Video of the Day
This video might make you feel like pulling out some Mashke and Farbaisen. Lichayim and Ashrecha for being Mekarev the Bochurim ever closer to the Rebbe.
MyShliach Announces Complete List of Shabbos Tzuzamen Locations
With Shabbos Tzuzamen just a few weeks away, the over 100 locations where the global community of young Shluchim will meet in person have been announced. See the complete list below to find a Shabbaton near you and sign up.
Siyum Sefer Torah Event In Crown Heights In Memory of Rabbi Moshe Miller OBM
The Axlerod, Miller, Brody, and Golowinski Families invite the community to join them in celebrating a Siyum and Hachnasas Sefer Torah in memory of Rabbi Moshe Miller OBM takin place in Crown Heights on Sunday, February 18th.
Complete Likkutei Dibburim Series Available Online
Likkutei Dibburim was originally published in Yiddish and Hebrew. Starting in the 1980s, Uri Kaploun began the work of rendering this series into English and the collection was published by our partners at Sichos in English (SIE), providing the English-speaking world with access to this timeless treasure.
NYC Mayor Files Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies Over Youth Mental Health Crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the filing of a lawsuit to hold five social media platforms – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube – accountable for fueling the nationwide youth mental health crisis.
The Life and Legacy of the “Rashag” – Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary
In honor of the Yartzeit of Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary, the Rashag, we present a history by author and historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin.
Here’s My Story: The Critic
Rabbi Meir Tzvi Gruzman was one of the first lecturers in the Tomchei Temimim yeshivah in Lod, Israel, and went on to serve as one of the heads of Tomchei Temimim in Kfar Chabad for nearly fifty years. He was interviewed in his home in November 2011.
Gallery: Shluchim of France Gather For Regional Kinus
The Shluchim of France, of which there are over 400, gathered in the French city of Toulon for a regional Kinus Hashluchim. The event was highlighted as a very large success.
Chazan Tzvi Hersh Tsatskis, 85, a Musical Fixture at the Rebbe’s Farbrengens
Chazan Tzvi Hersh Tsatskis was a cantor, pianist and choral leader who maintained his Jewish faith in the Soviet Union despite persecution and brief imprisonment. Following emigration to the United States in 1970 as a young refusenik, he became a synagogue cantor and a beloved leader of Chassidic songs at many farbrengens of the Rebbe—Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. He passed away on 10 Shevat (Jan. 21) in Cedarhurst on Long Island, N.Y. He was 85 years old.
