Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Vayishlach. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: Why does Rashi imply that Jacob pushed his limits when preparing for his encounter with his brother Esau? And why did Jacob prepare with three totally opposing methods?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayishlach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one merit to live a life without any pain, and with only true peace and happiness?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 91, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Tes-Yud Kislev; The Rebbe Rashab and Freud; Staying Inspired as a Community Leader; When Children Choose Another Path.
9 Kislev marks the Birth and Passing of Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch, son of and successor to the founder of Chabad Chassidism, Rabbi Schneur Zalman·of Liadi. Just one day later, the 10th of Kislev, marks the anniversary of his liberation from Russian imprisonment. He was imprisoned for the “crime” of spreading Judaism, in defiance of the anti-Semitic government at the time.
As is known, two of the Mitteler Rebbe’s daughters married grandsons of Reb Levi Yitzchock of Berdiychov. The first Chassunah took place in the town of Zhlobin and is called The Zholbiner Chassunah.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe to the father of a student of Lubavitcher Yeshiva who was upset that his son had chosen to grow his beard, and asked the Rebbe to intervene on his behalf. 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.
In honor of the 34th completion of the Rambam, which was celebrated last night, JEM has released a collection of videos on the first such events in the mid ’80s.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Vayeitzei. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: During his travel to Haran, why does Jacob only place stones around his head when he sleeps? What about the rest of his body?
Tzvi Hersh Tsatskis is a cantor and pianist who has performed across the globe. He was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in Brooklyn in March of 2013.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayeitzei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Where can we find strength to overcome challenges?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 90, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chassidic Dress Code; High Standards without Being Judgmental; Validity of Conversion; Are Other Religious Practices Legitimate? Colors of the Sefiros.
JEM offers a special presentation in this week’s Living Torah, all centered around the Rebbe’s focus on Hakhel.
The following is a story/thought that I heard last week in one of the many farbrengens that was going on in conjunction to the Kimus Hashluchim.
JEM has released a collection of videos in connection with Rosh Chodesh Kislev, the day the Rebbe fully recovered from a serious heart attack in 5738 (1977).
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in response to criticism of the Rebbe’s successful initiative to have public Menorah lightings in cities all over the world. 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 Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Toldos. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: Why does the Torah wait until Isaac is 60 years old to mention the miraculous “face-change” that G-d gave him, making him resemble his father Abraham? And what does it have to do with us?
Susan Blauner is the Director of Operations for the Saving Lives Drug and Alcohol Coalition and the Executive Director of Prevention Outreach for Evolve Treatment Centers. She was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project at the Chabad of the Valley in Encino, CA, in 2011.
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