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Weekly Letter: “How Can a Civilized Person Today Accept Such a Command to Wipe Out an Entire Nation?

This Shabbos it is a mitzvah to read the additional portion Parshas Zachor – to remember what Amalek did to us, after we left Mitzrayim, and the command to annihilate the nation of Amalek. Haman was a descendant of Amalek and we therefore read this portion before Purim. The Rebbe’s letter is in answer to one who is questioning this seemingly cruel command “How can a civilized person today accept such a command to wipe out an entire nation?”

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Moshe Aryeh Gansburg (Aubervilliers, France) to Esther Malka Levinson (Kharkov, Ukraine) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
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Reuven Krichevsky (Russia) to Rina Konsipulski (S. Paulo, Brazil) L’Chaim: Sunday, Nov. 16th, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
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Mendel Fischer (Montreal, Canada) to Chaya Esther Hildeshaim (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s 1439 President Street
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Binyamin Vishetsky (Kiev, Ukraine) to Mushka Bruk (North Ridge, CA) L’Chaim: Thursday, Nov. 13th, 8:30pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
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Michel Blotner (Arizona) to Goldie Rosenberg (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 8:00pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
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Osher and Esti Gutnick from Remsen Village, had a baby boy!
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Levi Cozocaru (Montreal, Canada) to Miriam Copeliovitch (S. Paulo, Brazil) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Nov. 5th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Ari Herzog (Encino, CA) to Mushkie Broshevitzky (Doral, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Small Hall
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Moshe Turk (Chicago, IL) to Chani Rav-Noy (Los Angeles, CA)
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Yaakov Caytak (Ottawa, Canada) to Chanchie Lowenthal (Copenhagen, Denmark) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Nov. 4th, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
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Yossi Jacobs (Cleveland, OH) to Moussia Shmotkin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Dovvi Gopin (Hartford, CT) to Rochelle Katzman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, Nov 9th, 7:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
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Mendel Belhamon (Cretail, France) to Nechami Malka (Kfar Chabad, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 7:00pm at 4 Rechov Baal Hatanya, Kfar Chabad
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Weekly Letter: Chinuch Devoid of Jewish Spirit and Pride

Living in the foreign culture of the Mitzrayim of today – being overwhelmed with the raging waters of the Nile and its secular environment – we present a letter where the Rebbe addresses the question of “Kindness of nations is sin.” Explaining it as it relates to Jews of today being fooled into exposing their children and daughters to a chinuch devoid of Jewish spirit and pride.

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Weekly Letter: The Power Of A Jewish Name

In the week when we read of the beginning of our enslavement in Egypt, we present a letter about the importance of a Jewish name. One of the merits the Jews had, making them worthy of being delivered from golus Mitzrayim, was that they did not change their Hebrew name. Not only did they preserve their Jewish identity, but they also proclaimed it proudly.

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Weekly Letter: Ensure That Our Place Of Residence Is Conducive to Torah Living

As Yaakov and his family are now moving to Mitzrayim, devoid of anything Jewish, Yehudah is sent to prepare the proper Torah environment for the family. This has been the Jewish custom ever since – to ensure that our place of residence should be conducive to Torah living. The Rebbe’s letter this week is in answer to one who is asking about accepting a position in a city where there is no organized orthodox community and the education of the children would be a challenge.

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Weekly Letter: Why Do Jews Fear Non-Jews?

From this week’s parsha we learn from Yaakov our father how to interact with Esav. When Jews need to confront non-Jews and advocate for Jews and Jewish causes – they should study well the encounter of Yaakov and Esev This week’s letter is in answer to a non-Jew who asks the Rebbe why it is that Jews fear non-Jews.

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