For days the Secret Service has been preparing for a visit to the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel by Former President and Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. Take a look at the preparations and his visit through the lens of the iconic photos.
Thankfully there were only minor injuries Motzei Shabbos in a two-car crash on Kingston Ave. Crown Heights Shomrim, Hatzalah, and FDNY were all on the scene and all injuries were thankfully minor.
In a modest yet impactful ceremony, the first Chabad House and shul in the Bergen Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, was opened by the Rebbe’s shluchim, Rabbi Menachem Mendel and Sterna Weisberg.
In a unique and beautiful event just before Rosh Hashana, Machon Lehoraa Online Smicha program, led by Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, celebrated the Dayanus ordination of 18 talmidim, showcasing their achievement and impressive knowledge and understanding.
After extensive preparations, the central “Marina Roscha” Synagogue and Jewish Community Center in the heart of Moscow stood resplendent and ready to accommodate the throngs of worshipers and guests who arrived from far and wide to celebrate the two days of Rosh Hashanah and the following Sabbath.
Mr. Yoseph Yitzchak Popack, a respected businessman and philanthropist, has once again stepped up in an extraordinary way. Mr. Popack, who owns extensive property in Crown Heights, has graciously sponsored dozens of fully prepared, spacious apartments, providing the Bochurim with a clean and comfortable place to stay.
The 7th Grade students of ULY Crown Street and 8th Grade talmudic of Oholei Torah, spent a few afternoons crafting their own ram horns into beautiful kosher shofars.
After a full week of packed busses making the trip from Crown Heights to the Ohel and bringing many to the Rebbe, Bus to Ohel announces this coming weeks schedule.
A special effort was made this year in Moscow to ensure that every needy family and individual receives an expanded food basket for Rosh Hashanah.
Do you have cherished memories of spending Tishrei with the Rebbe? Or wish you had experienced those special moments? Imagine being able to share with your child those experiences? Now, you can do just that with Tishrei Explorers, a brand-new video series from JEM’s popular Good Night My Child bedtime program.
On Monday, thousands of Bochurim participated in the official “Welcome” gathering, an annual event organized by the spiritual department of Eshel – Hachnosas Orchim, the organization appointed by the Rebbe to care for the needs of guests in Crown Heights.
On Thursday, Chof Daled Elul, a moving community-wide challah bake took place at Bais Rivkah Lefferts in Crown Heights. Over 500 women gathered in a show of solidarity, praying for the protection of Eretz Yisroel and the safe return of the hostages. This event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Rebbe’s Mivtza Neshek campaign.
In a moving ceremony, a new Torah scroll was introduced to the local Chabad “Simcha” community in Kyiv Ukraine, in memory of the young boy, Yoel David Lanao OBM, who tragically passed away in a fatal car accident in Jerusalem.
Hundreds celebrated the 43rd Annual Dinner of Congregation Levi Yitzchok-Lubavitch/Chabad of South Broward Headquarters in a most joyous manner, this past Motzoei Shabbos Selichos.
Rabbi Shimon Kramer of Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Merrick, welcomed US House of Representative Anthony Esposito as he joined The Tefillin Club at Chabad this past Sunday morning.
Anash in Paris France gathered Motzei Shabbos for the first night of Selichos, which first began with many in depth Farbrengens and culminated with Selichos led by Head Shliach Rabbi Mendel Azimov.
Photographer Levi Nazerov presents a gallery of images from the Selichot service at the central “Marina Roshcha” synagogue in the heart of Moscow, where hundreds of Jews gathered for a Chassidic gathering in preparation for the Selichot.
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