Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique pair of photos of the Rebbe during yechidus, circa 1970s.
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Community Member Launches Effort to Help Her Rabbi’s Sick Child
Ask anyone who knows him, and they’ll tell you the same thing: Seven-year-old Meir Samuels has the sweetest smile.
Letter & Spirit: Keeping America Great
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe written to President Ronald Reagan in 1982, thanking him for his good wishes on the occasion of the Rebbe’s birthday, along with a message of gratitude and encouragement to the president of the United States for his efforts in maintaining America’s greatness as a Super Power among the nations of the world. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Tour of Spanish Palace Becomes Impromptu ‘L’chaim’
After their somber visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland on Monday, some 800 Jewish students from Russia, accompanied by several Chabad Shluchim – including Russia’s chief rabbi Berel Lazar, continued on to Spain, where they visited historic Jewish sites from before the Jews were expelled from the country in 1492.
Here’s My Story: The Eternal Soul
Mrs. Chana Sharfstein is a noted author, educator and tour guide. During March of 2014 her daughter, Zlata Ester, passed away at the age of 53. Mrs. Sharfstein published Zlata’s Story, a book describing the experiences of a mother raising an autistic daughter. She was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in April of 2014.
Teens Throw Brick at Jew; Flee on Subway Tracks
A brick, aimed at the head of a Jewish bus driver, thankfully missed its mark and instead struck the mirror and body of the bus, causing significant damage. The young teenagers who threw the brick fled into an adjacent subway station and onto the train tracks.
Op-Ed: Shopping Bag Tax Hurts Real New Yorkers
The proposed five-cent tax on plastic shopping bags being considered by the NYC Council will hurt real New Yorkers, argues Councilman David Greenfield.
NATO Welcomes Israel After Turkey Removes Veto
After years of delays, Israel may open offices in its Brussels headquarters, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) advised Jerusalem on Tuesday, and may complete the process of credentials for its representatives, the Foreign Ministry stated.
Video: Helfgot Sings the National Anthem
World-renowned cantor Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Helfgot was recently naturalized as a U.S. citizen. To celebrate the occasion, he sang part of the American National Anthem right outside the courthouse on the streets of New York.
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Kosher Pop-Up Fills Void in Bowery
On a recent Tuesday night at the Chabad House Bowery on the Lower East Side, a crowd began to form. Tables covered in craft paper filled the room, tea lights flickering in mason jars. At a long table at one end, servers set up paper plates and jugs of ice tea — but no food. “Jazzie’s running late,” explained Matt Glick, the Chabad House chief of staff.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Sarah Springer, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sarah Springer, OBM, who was one of the founding settlers in Kfar Chabad after its founding in 1949 along with her husband Reb Yankel Springer, OBM.
200-Year-Old Budapest Synagogue Restored
The Jewish community of Hungary celebrated the restoration of the 200-year-old Great Synagogue in Budapest.
Jewish Toddler Killed in Tragic Elevator Accident
A two-and-a-half-year-old Orthodox-Jewish toddler died this morning in a freak elevator accident in Antwerp, Belgium.
‘Shabbat in a Box’ Aids and Comforts Jewish Patients
For Jewish patients in Essex and Morris counties in northern New Jersey, observing Shabbat in the hospital has become much easier, thanks to a little “thinking outside the box.” Or, perhaps, in it, as part of a program called “Shabbat in a Box.”
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Kasich Suspends Campaign, Clears Path for Trump
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is leaving the Republican presidential contest, giving Donald Trump a clear path to his party’s nomination.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday, May 5. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Multiple terror attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip over the past few days may signal the beginning of new hostilities between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.
Multiple Mortars Fired from Gaza into Israel
Multiple terror attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip over the past few days may signal the beginning of new hostilities between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.
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