New From JEM: Beautiful Elul Collage
A beautiful clip that takes you on a journey through the month of Elul with a collection of unique images from some of the most memorable moments with the Rebbe during these special days has been released by JEM.
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Palace of the Czars in St. Petersburg
Weekly Story: All Blessings Come from Hashem
Yaakov came in and sat in one of the plush chairs, dreaming of the fortune he is about to receive and what he should do with it. All of a sudden, four burly officers entered the room and began binding his hands behind him as if he is a terrible criminal. They ignored his protests that he is here because the nobleman instructed him to come, but rather brought him outside and placed him in a waiting wagon that took him with other condemned individuals to Siberia.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe in the mid 1970s.
Laws and Customs: Week of Selichos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the week of Selichos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Here’s My Story: The Young Headmaster
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen worked in the rabbinate in England and Belgium until his retirement in 2008. He is presently a scholar-in-residence at the JCC in Manhattan. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in March of 2015.
Video Playlist for Chai Elul from JEM
Chai Elul is one of the most important days in the Chasidic calendar, celebrating the Birthdays of both the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. In honor of this day, JEM presents a special YouTube playlist of Sichas and unique clips related to the day and its relevance to us as Chassidim.
Video: What Should We Be Grateful For?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Tavo. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What should we be grateful for?
8:00pm: What Can We Do About Rising Tuition Costs?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 132, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Can We Do About Rising Tuition Costs? How Can We Improve Our Educational Systems? What is the Meaning of Chai Elul Today? Is There a Standard for Applying Chassidus? What Personal Conduct is Appropriate in 770? Why the Need to Break Ourselves Through Avodah?
Weekly Living Torah: Why Chassidus?
In this week’s Living Torah, the Rebbe discusses the founding of the Chassidus movement. How, why, and what?
Weekly Story: The Power of a Small L’Chaim
There was no room for questions, the Rebbe said to go and he was going to listen. Distressfully, the Chossid picked up his bags and began trekking back on the same road he had so happily traversed the past few days, just now it was with a heavy heart, instead of the buoyant spirit he had before.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe davening before the Amud, circa late 1980s.
Here’s My Story: Patient Empowerment
Dr. Mordechai Shani served as the director of the Sheba Medical Center for 33 years. He received the Israel Prize in 2009. Presently he is Professor of Healthcare Systems at Tel Aviv University. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Tel Hashomer Hospital in March of 2013.
President Ronald Reagan working in his residence study on April 15, the day he wrote the letter to the Rebbe. Photo: The Reagan Library.
Hinckley Release Recalls Rebbe’s Correspondence With Reagan
John Hinckley, 61, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was released Saturday from a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C.
The Chess Grandmaster and the Lubavitcher Rebbes
Samuel Herman Reshevsky (1911-1992) won the U.S. Chess Championship seven times, and at one point he put together an incredible streak, between 1936 and 1942, of 75 games without a loss in U.S. Championship competition. He scored spectacular victories in international tournaments, defeating seven world champions including Bobby Fischer (Fischer’s only loss in tournament competition). He was also a close acquaintance of the previous and current Lubavitcher Rebbes, reveals The Jewish Press.
Video: How to Keep Your Spiritual Fire Alive
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Teitzei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can you keep your spiritual fire alive?
8:00pm: Did the Rebbe Say Anything That Can Help Us Understand 9/11?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 131, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Did the Rebbe Say Anything That Can Help Us Understand 9/11 and Today’s War on Terror? Is it a Crime to Ignore Another? What Lessons Can California Redwoods Teach Us? Being Constantly Aware of a Higher Purpose: Realistic or Fanciful? Do Women Have More Faith Then Men?
Weekly Living Torah Video: Individualized Education
In this week’s Living Torah, the Rebbe addresses what a teacher’s responsibility really is. Every child is different; while some students respond to discipline, others need more tender care. Examining the specific needs of each individual child is the core responsibility of an educator.
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