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Weekly Letter: Are Women in “Orthodox” Judaism in an Inferior Position?

We present another letter on the topic of women – as the Rebbe would traditionally speak to a gathering of women and girls during these weeks preceding the summer. In this letter the Rebbe addresses the question of the woman’s role from the viewpoint of “orthodox” Judaism (as he denounces the use of “labels”) and whether there is validity in the notion that she has been placed in an inferior position. The Rebbe brings a clear and concise analogy to explain the functions of man and woman.

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New Engagement!

Yossef Itshak Amram (Strasbourg, France) to Gueoula Nathan (Brunoy, France)
New Engagement!

Yossi Grimberg (Crown Heights) to Miriam Ives (Brussels, Belgium)
New Engagement!

Moshe Cohen (Manchester, UK) to Sara Beenstock (Manchester, UK)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Gutey Engel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Wilhelm (Morristown, NJ) to Esther Goldberg (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, Feb. 15th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Small Hall
New Engagement!

Mendel Nemes(New Orleans, LA) to Chomi Misholovin(West Bloomfield, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 585 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Moishe Livshitz (Crown Heights) to Oria Devorah Toby (Mill Basin, Brooklyn) L’Chaim: Thursday, Feb. 12th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Zaltzman (Brooklyn, NY) to Bracha Gurary (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, Feb. 9th, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Dovid Pewzner (Lawrence, NY) to Chaya Risa Zirkind (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Monday, Feb. 9th, 8:00pm at The JCM Upstairs
New Engagement!

Arié Bensoussan (Paris, France) to Perla Nadjar (Charenton S. Maurice, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 1349 President St
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Chana (née Brackman) Goldberg from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Mordechai and Bassie (nee Rabin) Friedman from Remsen Village had a baby girl!

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New Engagement!

Boruch Dahan (Montreal, Canada) to Hannah Moscovich (Sao Paulo, Brazil) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at The Mitzvah Center 328 Troy Ave
New Engagement!

Menachem Palace (Crown Heights) to Esti Alperowitz (Bournemouth, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Levi and Freidy (nee Bell) Katzman from Staten Island had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Chana Rochel (nee Deitsch) Apfelbaum from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shloimy Galperin (Montreal, Canada) to Chana Leigh (Cambridge, UK) L’Chaim: Motzei Shabbos, Feb. 7th, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave

Weekly Letter: A Jewish Woman’s Role in Disseminating Yiddishkeit

It was customary for the Rebbe to speak to a gathering of women and girls this time of year in 770 – on the occasion of the Neshei Chabad Women’s convention as well as for the end of year graduation and preparation for the summer. We share with you during these weeks letters to and about women. In this week’s letter the Rebbe addresses the question of the women’s role in disseminating Yiddishkeit and of women learning – as well as of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s efforts in promoting this. 

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Weekly Letter: The Jewish Way of Life

In preparation for Shavuos – we share a letter in which the Rebbe emphasizes that the Jewish way of life is “na’asse v’nishma”. We do and then we learn. Even in the realm of science, discipline and methods need to be first accepted. Questioning the truth is fine – yet not understanding truth does not make it not true.

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Weekly Letter: The Essence of a Jew

In preparation for Lag B’Omer we share a letter where the Rebbe explains what the essence of a Jew is – and gives the analogy of a fish in water, to explain the impossibility of changing one’s essence. Just as R’ Akiva had explained to his students.

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Weekly Letter: Tragedies In Our History

In connection with the challenging times we are experiencing now, we share a letter of the Rebbe in answer to someone questioning the tragedy of the Holocaust. The Rebbe refers to other great tragedies in our history : our enslavement in Egypt, the destruction of the Bais Hamikdash by Nevuchadnetzar and the crusades. And emphasizes with an encouraging message – that despite the terrible nature of the catastrophes – the Jews did not weaken their faith in G-d nor their commitment to Torah and Mitzvos.

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Weekly Letter: The Importance of Shabbos Observance

The last few parshios teach about the construction of the mishkan – and in the present parsha we are reminded about the observance of Shabbos and told that however important the construction of the mishkan is – we may not desecrate the Shabbos to build it. We present a letter of the Rebbe about the importance of Shabbos observance – even when it is very difficult to do so when it conflicts with one’s very successful career.

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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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