Glasgow, Scotland — The Jewish community of Glasgow now has for the first time a Glatt Kosher restaurant under the supervision of Chabad Lubavitch of Scotland Shluchim Rabbi and Mrs Chaim Jacobs and the Glasgow and West of Scotland Kashrus Commission.
The Rebbe says:
This talk will be based on a verse in this week’s Haftorah (a short selection from the Prophets which we read after reading the regular Torah portion):
1. In this week’s Haftorah the Torah tells us that the Prophet Zechariya refers to the Jewish people and says “I see and behold there is a Menorah made entirely of gold…with it’s seven branches…”.
2. The Rebbe now explains to us why the Prophet Zechariya compared the Menorah and the Jewish people:
Lowering the speed limit on Route 17 would not make the highway safer, according to an internal state Department of Transportation report.
In fact, reducing the limit from 65 mph to 55 mph could reduce safety on the stretch of highway between the Town of Wallkill to the New York State Thruway.
“If (the speed limit) was lowered, it might be more dangerous,” said Josh Ribakove, a DOT spokesman.
This weeks Living Torah clip is titled; Charity: A Collage of Directives (Volume 36, Episode 143):
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Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Glendale, CA — On May 28th, the city of Glendale in Southern California played host to a gathering unlike anything it had seen before: 150 women, Chabad representatives on the West Coast, came together for a Kinus HaShluchos – regional convention.
More in the Extended Article!
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The diary is an excerpt from Mr. Jaffe’s forthcoming volume of ”My Encounter with the Rebbe, Volume 2″ at www.myencounter.com. Thank you to Rabbi Pinny Lew for sharing and publicizing these.
To read the Diary click the Extended Article!
Manalapan, NJ — The young volunteers who share fun and friendship with special needs children through the Ari Kraut Friendship Circle will be honored by Chabad of Western Monmouth County during a Morning of Appreciation on June 10. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Chabad House, 26 Wickatunk Road.
Bonita Springs, FL — Rabbi Mendy Greenberg is hoping to create a home away from home for the Jewish community by acquiring a new gathering space for the Chabad of Bonita Springs and Estero.
The Chabad moved into the 2,000-square-foot office space off Old 41 in Bonita Springs less than two weeks ago. The space will act as temporary home until a permanent spot is found to build a synagogue and Jewish community center.
“We got this place so we could have an identity of our own and so people could locate us on a regular basis,” said Greenberg. “This way we don’t have to rent a space every time we have a gathering or event.”
In the euphoric months following the Six Day War, Chabad rabbis and volunteers helped 400,000 Jews bind tefillin at the newly reclaimed Western Wall. With Jerusalem’s reunification Chabad resuscitated an ancient Jewish practice that continues to this day.
There’s much that American Jews today take for granted, making the Jewish experience a comfortable and familiar one. It wasn’t always this way. In this feature, Lubavitch.com brings readers a look at some of the early press releases issued by Lubavitch News Service on behalf of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Many of the press releases announce the launching of a new educational initiative or a mitzvah campaign that offer a glimpse into a different milieu, and help us appreciate just how far the Jewish American experience has progressed.
Dusseldorf, Germany — In honor of Chabad of Dusseldorf sixth anniversary, Chabad held a couple of event. A corner stone was laid for the new ‘Rohr Chabad Lubavitch Center’, a festive dinner was held and a new Sefer Torah is being written.
Many more pictures in the Extended Article!!
A while back Rabbi Zvi Drizin, Shliach to Dallas, TX uploaded YouTube video on how to put on Tefillin, and pioneered the idea of using of YouTube on Shlichus. He can now also be the first to make a YouTube ‘Mekuriv’!! In the video above a man thanks Rabbi Drizin for helping him. Enjoy!
Miami, FL — After a thorough screening and security check by armed guards dozens of bochurim from the Semicha Institute in Miami entered the Dade Correctional institution in Florida to participate in a 3-day seminar which included shiurim in Gemoro, Chassidus, Halacha and Hashkofo.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Brooklyn, NY — Sunday, May 27th, about 150 Shluchim from New York and New England got together this past weekend for the regional northeast Kinus HaShluchim. The following pictures were taken as the Shluchim made their way to Borough Hall for the group picture, and then inside where a dinner was held.
Photo Gallery in the Extended Article!
Glendale, CA — Monday, May 28th, over 150 Shluchos from California and Nevada got together to honor the memory of Horav Hachosid HaShliach, Rabbi Avrohom Levitansky.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Houston, TX — Sunday, May 27th, Jewish history was made in the state of Texas. At 5pm the first Kosher meal was served from the first Kosher Kitchen in the Stringfellow Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn – Yesterday, Sunday, a car attempted to pull into a driveway on Empire Blvd between Albany and Troy coming from the opposite side and hit a passing minivan causing it to collide with a parked car.
B”H there were no injuries and there was no one passing on the sidewalk where the parked car was pushed into. Drivers need to take extra care in that area of Empire, it’s the most accident prone intersection in Crown Heights.
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