The Levaya of Rabbi Sholom Menachem Mendel Simpson obm took place Friday morning, and passed by 770. A large crowd rowd gathered in respect for Rabbi Simpson, who was zoiche to be a secretary of the Rebbe.
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Rabbi Sholom Menachem Mendel Simpson obm, a senior Chabad Chassid who served for many years as a member of the secretariat of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—passed away on Aug. 1st, his 90th birthday. We present a brief overview of his life, and connection to the Rebbe.
A fire broke out on the second floor of a Crown Heights building Thursday evening, gutting and apartment. Firefighters quickly gainA fire broke out on the second floor of a Crown Heights building Thursday evening, gutting and apartment. Firefighters quickly gained control over the fire, and put it out within minutes. No one was injured in the blaze.ed control over the fire, and put it out within minutes. No one was injured in the blaze.
After years of waiting, an over 100-year-old Torah that was smuggled from communist Belarus finally found a home in a suburb of Albany, New York, at Chabad of Colonie.
Known for its steamy jungles, raw beaches and bustling markets, the West African nation of Ghana is home to 28 million people, perhaps 500 of them Jewish. Since 2015, the Ghana Jewish community has found a home at the Chabad-Lubavitch Center of Ghana in Accra, directed by Rabbi Noach and Altie Majesky. In this interview, Zachary Bucheister, a native of Westchester, N.Y., describes what it’s like to be part of Ghana’s tight-knit, but chronically transient Jewish community.
Israeli-born Guatemala-based ZAKA volunteer Shay Salamon has been awarded the “Ambassador of Peace” honor in a moving ceremony recently held in the National Palace of Culture in Guatemala.
The first Siyum of the 9 days the world over, was made last night in Sydney Australia. The Siyum Maseches took place at the Chabad Shtieble, at 41 Flood street, Bondi, NSW, Australia, and was followed by refreshments and L’chaim.
When a flight from Israel got diverted to Cleveland due to weather, Daniel Eleff recruited another Lubavitcher to help, as he sprang into action, and made sure that enough kosher food was on hand for all to eat.
The Shluchim of New York and New England gathered together for a Kinus in Greenwich Connecticut.
Wherever there is a large Orthodox Jewish population, there is Hatzalah. A recent milestone was crossed by Montreal Hatzalah, after they bought their first ambulance.
In a Newsweek op-ed last week, Dr. Howard Kaye, who lost his wife to a gunman’s bullet on April 27 at Chabad of Poway, Calif., shared with the world for the first time since the tragic shooting the depth of his grief and his resolve, and sought to prevent similar tragedies by calling for the re-education of society on the “basic laws of human civilization.”
My Encounter with the Rebbe recently interviewed Dr. Louis Teichholz, a cardiology specialist from Mount Sinai Hospital who was among the first to attend to the Rebbe following his 1977 heart attack. Among the many anecdotes he discussed during his interview, Dr. Teicholz related that as he spent time with the Rebbe, the Rebbe became his friend. His doctor-patient relationship with the Rebbe developed into much more, and for many years afterward, even after the Rebbe fully recovered, he would come to 770 to visit the Rebbe.
Rabbi Aharon Rakeffets, a teacher of Rabbinical and Talmudic studies, visited 770 on Monday. Rabbi Rakeffets is a noted scholar with an incredible memory, who was zoiche to be by a farbrengen in the 1950’s and speaks fondly of Lubavitch activities.
Yeshivas Kayitz Kingston hosted the campers parents on visiting day this year, for a memorable day of fun and excitement.
A video has surfaced of the car jacking that occurred this morning on Kingston Ave. The car was brazenly stolen by two teenagers, who dragged the owner of the car, and sent him to the hospital.
On Thursday night 25th July, CBDChabad launched their newest inner city hub to serve the Jewish professionals and residents of Surry Hills.
We all know about Snapple facts, but did you know about New York City facts? According to NYC fact Number 971, there are “18 miles of clear wire strung around much of Manhattan to make a symbolic enclosure (Eruv) on Shabbat.”
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