Aliba D’Hilchasa: New Smicha Course with Rabbi Yusewitz
LiveHalacha.com is now launching a New English language Smicha Track with Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz.
New Engagement!
Bentzi Wolowik (Woodmere, NY) to Rivka Meijers (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, August 16th, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
Weekly Letter: The Symbolic significance of the Key
In our parsha regarding the obligation to appoint public servants – judges and police, we share a letter of the Rebbe to the newly elected mayor of an American city. In it, the Rebbe thanks the mayor for the honor of presenting him with the Key of the City and explains the responsibilities that come with it and the symbolic significance of the Key. The Rebbe gives the mayor his blessings and reminds him of his duty as mayor – to benefit all the citizens of the city, to each and every segment of the city, including the Jewish community.
The Stolen Tefillin
Recently at LifeTown, one of the pairs of Tefillin from our public Tefillin stand disappeared. We searched high and low, but could not find them anywhere. It was a very sad story. A pair of sacred Tefillin had been taken and then carelessly discarded.
Baby Boy!
Shua and Henna (nee Glick) Laufer from Melbourne, Australia had a baby boy!
Powerball Ticket Holder in Illinois Wins $1.04 Billion Jackpot
A Powerball player in Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot Wednesday night, the game’s largest grand prize of the year.
Rabbi Yusewitz’s Smicha Program Celebrates Completion
After a full year of Yegiah in Yoreh Deah, Talmidim of Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz’ s Smicha Program marked a special milestone, celebrating their successful completion and receiving their Smicha from their dear Rosh HaMachon.
Here’s My Story: A Home on Firm Foundations
Rabbi Zushe Winner is a Chabad emissary in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, as well as the rosh yeshivah at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim – Chovevei Torah. He was interviewed in May 2021 and August 2023.
Lamplighters Podcast: The Storm That Nearly Swept Away Everything They Built
In Episode 67 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Yaakov and Rebbetzin Mushkee Raskin, Chabad emissaries to the bustling island of Jamaica. In just 12 years, the Raskins have built a thriving Jewish community comprised of locals and tourists.
New Engagement!
Chaim Begun (S. Paulo, Brazil) to Estee Katz (Crown Heights)
Laws and Customs: Elul
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the month of Elul (up to but not including the period of Selichos) for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Heritage Quest Ends, but Teens’ Global Impact Has Just Begun
When Abby Eskenazi of Wilton, CT goes back to school this year after spending her summer on the CTeen Heritage Quest trip, she plans to make a change: “I want to connect the small Jewish community in my school.”
INBOX: Kingston Avenue Bike Lane Installed as Crown Heights Streets Continue to Change
The controversial Kingston Avenue bike lane is no longer just a proposal — and as of Tuesday, it has officially been installed, visibly reshaping one of Crown Heights’ busiest streets.
Leading European Rabbis Gather for Conference on Education, Family Life and Community Security
Dozens of Rabbis gathered in the resort town of Divonne-les-Bains for a specialized professional seminar organized by the RCE.
Video: 34 Years Later: A Mechanech Discovers the Lasting Impact of One Summer
The closing session of the International Kinus HaMechanchim brought the two-day gathering to a powerful personal conclusion as Rabbi Chaim Zaklos reflected on the far-reaching impact of a mechanech.
Missionaries Enter 770, Trigger Response From Rabbonim
In the past few hours, a group of missionaries entered the 770 Shul wearing missionary and Christian symbols. They asked to put on Tefillin — while photographing and documenting the entire event.
At the Ends of the Earth: Mehadrin Honey and the “Land of Memory” Initiative in the Jewish Autonomy
Today, thanks to the dedication of the shluchim of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, this artificial vision has transformed into a vibrant, living Jewish reality.
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