Laws and Customs: Taanis Esther and Purim
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Taanis Esther and Purim for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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Mrs. Chana Gopin, Chabad Emissary to Lugansk, Ukraine.
Emissary in Exile: Ukraine Shlucha Tells of Rockets, Refugees and Resilience
When Chani Gopin and her husband moved to Lugansk 15 years ago to open a Chabad center in the small Eastern Ukrainian city, she thought it would be hard. But she had no idea just how hard it would be.
The Jewish Week
File photo: a UC-Berkeley Student Senate hearing.
Berkeley Student Senate Passes Bill Condemning Anti-Semitism
Jewish students at UC Berkeley were in a celebratory mood last Wednesday night after the unanimous passing (20-0) of a bill by the student government (ASUC) condemning anti-Semitism. The bill empowers Jewish students “to define, within the guidelines of the nationally recognized definition put forth by the United States State Department, what is and is not antisemitism, in the same manner in which other communities are granted that right.”
4 Children Rescued from Crown Heights Fire that Hurt 9
Four children were rescued from a burning second-floor apartment when they were dropped into neighbors’ arms as families crawled to safety from a fire that injured nine people, one critically, witnesses and officials said.
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NYC Preparing for Snow After Cold Month
After a frigid February, New York City is preparing to start March with a snowstorm, with 3 inches expected to fall late Sunday afternoon.
Eldar Hughes (right) was attacked in front of the Chabad House in Kfar Saba (left).
Man Attacked by Arabs Near Chabad House
Eldar Hughes, a 31-year-old man from Kfar Saba, was attacked tonight, Motzei Shabbos by Arab assailants near a Chabad House in the Israeli town.
Weekly Living Torah Video: 75 Years of Lubavitch in America
This Shabbos marks 75 years since the Previous Rebbe came to America; it was then that he proclaimed “America iz nisht andersh” and totally changed American Jewry. Seen here is footage of the Rebbe arriving to America, along with historical narration from people who witnessed it.
Russia’s Jewish Leaders Gather in Moscow
Hundreds of Shluchim and Jewish Community Leaders from across Russia gathered in Moscow today, Thursday, for the annual conference of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia.
Tomorrow: 75 Years Since Previous Rebbe’s Arrival in U.S.
Tomorrow, the 9th of Adar, will mark 75 years since the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, arrived at the shores of New York City from war-torn Europe in 1940.
Mothers and Daughters Unite on Chof Beis Shvat
Chana Hirschowitz, a student at Ohel Chana Seminary in Melbourne, Australia, describes the momentous day of Chof Beis Shvat experienced this year by the students of Ohel Chana.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Inner Altar
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Sholom Dovid Geisinsky will lead a discussion on the topic – Mizbeiach Hapnimi In Halacha And Agadah.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a Yechidus with donors to the Machane Yisroel Development Fund.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended Friday, February 27, due to cold weather conditions. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Letter & Spirit: Is the Hereditary Kehunah Undemocratic?
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of Parshas Tetzaveh, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he comments on an article which discusses the seeming inconsistency between “the otherwise democratic orientation of Judaism” and the fact that there exists a hereditary aristocracy in the persons of the Kohanim and Levyim. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Israeli-Made App to Help Drivers Find Parking
When it comes to helping drivers, there’s no shortage of in-car technology from GPS navigation to collision-warning systems. But now start-ups are tackling a perennial source of frustration—finding a parking space.
Bal Harbour, Fla., just north of Miami Beach: At left is the Americana Hotel, next to it is the low-lying Balmoral, both Jewish-owned, and next to that is the Sea Isle, a high-rise that was restricted to Jews when this image was taken in 1960, the year Chabad Rabbi Avrohom Korf moved to Florida.
Dramatic Chabad Growth in South Florida Latest Sign of 75-Year ‘American Jewish Revolution’
It has been 75 years since the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory, a refugee from Communist Russia, Nazi Germany and war-torn Europe—arrived on America’s shores in 1940, on 9 Adar, 5700, which corresponds this year to Feb. 28, 2015. And in that time, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement has developed into a vibrant presence in Jewish communities around the nation and the world, with the most dramatic recent growth taking place among young families.
From Vienna to South Carolina: The Long Journey of the Chofetz Chaim Film Clip
As the Jewish community continues to marvel at what is possibly the only footage of the Chofetz Chaim, new details have emerged about the four minute fifty one second clip that has logged tens of thousands of hits on YouTube over the past 48 hours.
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