Nearly 500 people filled Boston’s JFK Presidential Library on May 14 to mark the 25th anniversary of Chabad of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. While the occasion celebrated a quarter-century of growth and impact, the evening’s keynote address was less a reflection on the past than a vision for what lies ahead.
Mendel Benjaminson (Morristown, NJ) to Chaya Raichik (Gaithersburg, MD)
Newly revealed details of the secretive US-Iran MOU lay out that it would extend the cease-fire to Lebanon, allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily waive Iranian oil sanctions and establish a pathway toward a comprehensive peace agreement, Israel’s Channel 12 reported Tuesday.
Zalmy Hirsch (Pomona, NY) to Feigy Arnauve (Paris, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
A beautiful Chagigas HaSiyum was held this week in the Oholei Torah Mesivta Zal as the Shiur Aleph talmidim celebrated the completion of Maseches Sukkah and marked the successful conclusion of their first year in Mesivta.
The program will take place from June 24 through July 27, in a beautiful and spacious setting in Brazil, offering bochurim a unique combination of serious learning, chassidishe atmosphere, exciting trips, sports, and a warm yeshiva environment.
Agudas Chassidei Chabad is inviting Anash and Temimim to join a central farbrengen marking Gimmel Tammuz, commemorating 32 years since the Rebbe’s histalkus and continuing the mission of spreading the Rebbe’s message and shlichus throughout the world.
Jewish communities worldwide, and particularly in Panama, have experienced a tremendous spiritual renaissance in recent years, as educational institutions, kollels, and yeshivas grow from the foundation up, taking shape and flourishing in the light of day.
The ballroom was filled to capacity as talmidim, parents, grandparents, family members, and staff gathered to celebrate the graduation of over 120 talmidim in Oholei Torah’s Mechina Class of 5786.
Sholom Mintz (Crown Heights) to Sara Raizel Marlow (North Miami Beach, FL) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 16th, 8:00pm at The JCM Upper Level
Chabad.org has released a special presentation in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad put on tefillin for the very first time, moved by a desire to honor his Jewish mother’s memory and embrace his own Jewish heritage. The pair of tefillin he wore made the experience all the more meaningful.
Mendel Eisenbach (Northwest CT) to Schejna Wilhelm (Oslo, Norway) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
The Lubavitch community of Remsen Village marked a major milestone this past Sunday, Erev Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5786, with the dedication of a men’s mikvah taharah – the Rabin Family Mikvah – housed in the community’s building at 305 Remsen Ave.
Selected talmidim from grades 5 through 7 of Oholei Torah, Ohr Menachem, and United Lubavitch Yeshiva of Crown Street studied Mishnayos each evening as part of the Yeshivas Erev program. After every two perakim, the talmidim took a written test and received a monetary deposit into their personal G’mach account.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin has released a third installment from an interview with Reb Aron Dalfin touching on Rabbi Nachman Sudak.
On the spirited day of Chof-Ches Sivan, a day that marked a new chapter in the Rebbe’s leadership and the spreading of Yiddishkeit throughout America, the talmidim of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch Queens held their annual Geulah & Moshiach Pre-Chidon
