In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, as we read in this week’s Parsha about the parting words of Yaakov to his children, we present a letter from the Rebbe about a Jewish will. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Diskin, currently the chief rabbi of Kiryat Ata, has served as Chabad emissary in Israel since 1983. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in June of 2014.
In commemoration of the Taanis today, JEM released a moving presentation from Asara B’Teves of 5725 (1965). Just a few short months after the passing of his mother, Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe was Davening by the Amud.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayechi. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What can we do when we find ourselves in a challenging situation?
Rebbetzin Nechamah Dinah Schneersohn, wife of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, poses for a photograph with their three young daughters – (l-r) Chaya Mushka, Shaina and Chana.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Asara B’Teves for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 95, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Why Hair Covering? Inspiring Children; Chemistry in Dating; Is the Rebbe’s Advice Specific to Questioner? Tzimtzum K’pshuto Part III.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during Krias Hatorah, circa mid-1980s.
The townspeople of Zhitomir were not all that pleased. “This sefer is much too overpriced,” they declared. “A sefer of this size is never sold for even close to such a sum!”
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Vayigash. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: When Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, him and Benjamin embrace and weep together, because they each foresaw the other’s future suffering and destruction… But why weep for the other guy when they should have each just wept for themselves?
Mr. Mordechai Reich is a psychologist practicing in Efrat, Israel, where he lives with his wife and their five children. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in June of 2015.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayigash. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the purpose of life?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 94, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Zos Chanukah; Hei Teves; Deciding Where to Live vs. Honoring Parents; Rebbe’s Advice to the Judgmental; Messianism Continued; Tzimtzum K’pshuto and Perpetual Creation Part II.
In honor of Chanukah, JEM offers a short excerpt from Chanukah Live! in 1992. Seeing the time the Rebbe dedicated to this event is amazing, clearly demonstrating how much importance the Rebbe attributed to publicizing the miracle of Chanukah.
The chassidim who were arrested at the same time of the Alter Rebbe’s first arrest were freed and returned home on the third or fifth day of Chanukah. One of the most prominent among them was Reb Meir Raphaels. The following is a new story about him that is being printed in the expanded edition of Farbreng With Reb Meir Raphaels, which will be released iy”h by Yud Shevat.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a set of unique photos of the Rebbe during a children’s rally for Chanukah in 1987.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Mikeitz. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: When Joseph’s ten brothers start feeling all regretful as mighty Joseph begins throwing challenges their way, Reuven, the eldest of the brothers, seems to get all condescending and rude to his brothers… Does that make sense? Was he really that heartless? And what is the lesson that we can take from it?
