Jacksonville Chabad Center Welcomes New Torah
Chabad of Southside in Jacksonville, Florida, under the leadership of Rabbi Shmuli Novack, celebrated its 10th anniversary and the completion of a new Sefer Torah – just in time for the high holidays.
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Left: Rabbi Mendy Kessleman. Right: Frisco, TX.
Chabad Couple’s ‘Start-Up Synagogue’ in Texas
In his adopted hometown of Frisco, Mendy Kessleman stands out with the look of one who might have just stepped off the stage of a production of “Fiddler on the Roof.”
The Frisco Enterprise
Rabbi Shea Hecht, Chairman of NCFJE.
Sunday: $5 Chickens for Kaporos by NCFJE
Subsidized chickens for the traditional Kaporos ritual will once again be made available for Crown Heights residents by the NCFJE.
ULY Starts Shnas Hakhel with Gathering
In accordance with the Rebbe’s urgent personal plea (‘Bakosho Nafshis’) to make Hakhel gatherings as often as possible – beginning as early as Aseres Yemei Teshuva, the Talmidim at United Lubavitcher Yeshiva had their first Hakhel gathering on the day after Rosh Hashana.
Jewish Father of 3 Goes Missing in Uman
A young Israeli father of three has gone missing in Uman, and now a desperate search is underway to find him.
Leviev Visits Russia’s Far East ‘Jewish Republic’
“He changed my life. A few days have gone by since Shabbat, but I’m still here sitting around the table with him.” These were the words of Mr. Misha Katz, a Jewish businessman from the famous city of Birobidzhan, the ‘Jewish Autonomous Republic’ in Eastern Russia.
Video: Healthy Attitude of Repentance
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayelech. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is a healthy attitude of one who is repenting?
Here’s My Story: “He Thinks I Don’t Know”
Rabbi Hirshel Chitrik, of blessed memory, was a philanthropist and a respected member of the Crown Heights Community. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in January of 2009.
Naomi Benenson displays the app she developed and launched, explaining that she drew inspiration from the knowledge she gained at Chabad Hebrew school.
14-Year-Old Develops CTeen App
The start of the school year is a busy time for any high-schooler. Packed with new classes, electives, clubs, teachers and friends, most students don’t seek out extra projects in their “spare” time. Unless, that is, you’re Naomi Benenson.
Photos: Erev Rosh Hashana in Moscow
Photographer Levi Nazarov visited the Marina Roscha Chabad synagogue in Moscow on Erev Rosh Hashana, where preparations for the prayers and a lavish Yomtov Seudah for the whole community were underway.
New Shluchim to Ohio
Rabbi Levi Raichik and his wife Chanee are spearheading to bring Chabad to serve the Jewish community of students and locals alike in the town of Athens, home of the University of Ohio.
Electrical Engineer Invents Safe Shabbos Hotplate
Ben-Tzion Davis is an Orthodox-Jewish Electronic Engineering Technician living in New York. After learning of the tragic story of the Sassoon family of Flatbush, in which a Shabbos hotplate caused a fire that lead to the death of seven children r”l, he was determined to reinvent the appliance to be as safe as possible, so as to prevent such tragedies from ever reoccurring.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rochel Shapiro, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Rochel Shapiro, OBM, of Jerusalem, Israel, sister of the Lerman brothers of Crown Heights, and a revered member of her community for many decades.
Handwriting Analyst Gives Pre-Rosh Hashana Seminar
In honor of Rosh Hashana, and the season of introspection it heralds, The Beis Medrash Women’s Circle of Crown Heights hosted noted graphologist Yaakov Rosenthal, who is well-respected for his work exploring the intricate ways that handwriting reflects the personality and mind of its creator.
Pesach Steiner, the 92-year-old gabbai of the synagogue, shows off a bit of history to volunteers cleaning the building.
A Rosh Hashanah Miracle on Bograshov St.
It sounds like a story lifted from a Hassidic tale: With Rosh Hashanah fast approaching, a new rabbi was in need of a synagogue. After running around town trying to secure a location for the holidays, he had all but given up, until he met a 92-year-old gabbai who just happened to have the keys to an abandoned synagogue across the street.
Times of Israel
Fitness Programs Help Campus Rabbis Shape Up
As an Orthodox Jew, Rabbi Moshe Gray may not need a cross. But CrossFit? That’s another story. Gray, the director of a Jewish center at Dartmouth College, hits the high-intensity core strength and conditioning program five days a week. And he’s not the only campus rabbi getting in shape as he shores up spirits.
Website, App List ‘Open Sukkahs’ All Over the World
A world-wide registry of ‘open Sukkahs’ all around the world has been set up, and is listed online at www.localsukkah.org. The directory has been designed for Jews to locate a Sukkah near to them, so that they can go there to eat.
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