Over 120 rockets have fallen on Israel over the past 24 hours; Baruch Hashem, there were no casualties. All summer camp programs have been cancelled – the children and their parents must remain at home so that they are near shelters. It is a very anxiety-filled situation, never knowing when or where the next rocket will hit. One can feel the tension and fear everywhere, especially among the children.
Sarah Fitoussi, a mother of three living on the outskirts of Paris, speaks about her kids’ switch to a Jewish school in dramatic terms. Her children had been subjected to anti-Semitic abuse in their previous school and their recent move to a Chabad Jewish day school, something she hadn’t considered before, brought her relief and peace of mind. “The school didn’t just save our kids, they saved our entire family.”
Visiting Rome for the wedding of a nephew, Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz – who are Shluchim in Kathmandu, Nepal – toured the ancient ruins of the city on Friday afternoon when a man dressed as a roman called out to them and asked if they had Tefillin.
After decades of being served by “Roving Rabbis”—rabbinical students sent by Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters to traverse the state each summer—Mississippi is poised to become the 49th state in the union to have its own full-time Chabad presence.
Hundreds of Jews packed into the Sea Breeze Jewish Center in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn for an evening of reflection and inspiration on the day of Gimel Tamuz. In addition to the inspiring messages by the speakers, they were moved by the songs of the Rebbe and a film commemorating his life’s work.
Dan Pine, a writer for the San Francisco area newspaper J Weekly, wrote the following feature article on the family of Chabad Shluchim in the Bay Area, which we share with our readers in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Chabad of Hallendale, FL, directed by Rabbi Raphael Tenenhaus, hosted a Gimmel Tammuz gathering Monday night, with over 200 people from all over southern Broward County in attendance. Also in attendance were reporters from local affiliates of ABC, CBS and Fox News, who were there to gauge the Jewish community’s reaction to the horrific news of the murder of the three missing Israeli teenagers.
A crowd of over 500 people from across the Greater Boston area turned out for an Evening of Inspiration marking the 20th anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz. Over 20 Shluchim gathered with their communities at the Taj Boston overlooking the Public Garden.
A capacity crowd filled Chabad of Five Towns to pay tribute to the Rebbe and reflect on his timeless leadership. The event featured Rabbi Chaim Miller, author of of Turning Judaism Outwards.
Rabbi Matisyahu and Chana Rivkah Friedman, along with their young daughter, will be moving to Richmond, Virginia to join the activities of Rabbi Yossel and Mrs. Nechomi Kranz, directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Virginia.
Rabbi Benny Zippel opened his email a few months ago to find that he had been selected to receive an award from the Utah National Guard. So on June 11, he and his wife, Sharonne—co-directors of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah—joined seven other honorees and supporters at a black-tie event at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. There, they were recognized as part of the 53rd Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards.
Rabbi Yitzi Loewenthal, a Shliach in Denmark, recently traveled back to his hometown of London to participate in the Levaya and Shiva of Rabbi Nachman Sudak, OBM, head Shliach to the UK. When he returned home, Rabbi Loewenthal penned the following ‘obituary,’ relating his experiences with a man who exemplified what it means to be a true Chossid.
About 100 people joined The Friendship Circle of Alabama for its 2nd Annual Dinner honoring its teen volunteers at the Beit Ariel Chabad Center in Birmingham.
Megaphones served as centerpieces and pom-poms dotted the room, as if imploring a passer-by to pick one up and sound out a cheer, encouraged by pennants from different schools adorning the walls. If this weren’t enough to put attendees in the university spirit, a marching band kicked off the evening’s program with pomp and circumstance—and some very resplendent trumpets.
Beis Chabad Ohel Devorah hosted the Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, who inspired the listeners and gave Brachot to those who asked
In his Psalms, King David refers to 70 years as a lifetime. In that case, Rabbi Dovid Edelman, 89, is currently marking a lifetime as an emissary of two Lubavitcher Rebbes, educating Jewish children since the summer of 1944.
Over 100 members of the Jewish community of Western Monmouth County, New Jersey gathered last night at the local Chabad Center for an evening of prayer and unity on behalf of the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers.
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