Photos: Children’s Sifrei Torah Throughout the Years
In honor of the completion of the fifth Sefer Torah for Jewish children, we present this collection of photos of brochures for ‘Os B’sefer Torah’ since the Mivtza’s inception in 1981.
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Remembering Mr. Shmuel (Sami) Rohr, 86
Mr. Shmuel (Sami) Rohr, renowned philanthropist and patriarch of the Rohr family, passed away Sunday, August 5. He was was 86. Mr. Rohr, through the Rohr Family Foundation, spearheaded a renaissance of Jewish life and literacy in Jewish communities and on university campuses around the world. Today the Rohr family name is synonymous with Jewish education and outreach.
Left: Zalman Alpert. Right: Yeshiva University.
The Jewish Press' Elliot Resnick conducted an Interview with Zalman Alpert, a Lubavitcher who is the Yeshiva University Librarian and an expert on Jewish history. Among other topics, Zalman discusses his family's Lubavitch background, his own identity as a Lubavitcher, and the reason for Lubavitch's relative lack of focus on the Holocaust.
Interview: Lubavitch Doesn’t Talk About the Holocaust
Left: Zalman Alpert. Right: Yeshiva University.
The Jewish Press’ Elliot Resnick conducted an Interview with Zalman Alpert, a Lubavitcher who is the Yeshiva University Librarian and an expert on Jewish history. Among other topics, Zalman discusses his family’s Lubavitch background, his own identity as a Lubavitcher, and the reason for Lubavitch’s relative lack of focus on the Holocaust.
‘My Encounter’ Catches Up with Israeli President
Forty-six years after Israel’s current President, Mr. Shimon Peres, met the Rebbe in a private audience at 770, he spoke about it on the record for the first time, sharing previously-unknown details about their conversations and correspondence.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: My Son Keeps Me Going
In this 38th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how thankful she is to have such a holy and caring son – the Rebbe.
Our Heroes: Reb Chaim Zvi Hirsch Konikov
by Esther Caplan – N’shei Chabad Newsletter
Reb Chaim Zvi Hirsch Konikov was born in 1897 is a small town in Russia * He was an adherent follower of the Frierdiker Rebbe, and witnesses many miracles while living in Czarist and communist Russia which saved his life on many occasions * Arriving in New York with his family in 1929, he was one of the founding members of the Chabad community in the U.S. * He passed away on 24 Tammuz, 1956.
On July 4th, 1976, the United States' 200th birthday, a daring raid by Israeli commandos in Entebbe, Uganda freed 102 hostages of Palestinian and German terrorists. Rabbi Shimon Posner, director of Chabad of Rancho Mirage, CA, speaks of his childhood memories of that fateful day.
From the Splitting of the Sea to Entebbe
On July 4th, 1976, the United States’ 200th birthday, a daring raid by Israeli commandos in Entebbe, Uganda freed 102 hostages of Palestinian and German terrorists. Rabbi Shimon Posner, director of Chabad of Rancho Mirage, CA, speaks of his childhood memories of that fateful day.
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Rabbi Y. Wineberg, Scholar Whose Teachings Live On
by Yosef Kramer
This past Wednesday a bright light went out. Rabbi Yosef Wineberg was taken from us in the physical sense, but the legacy he left behind is immeasurable. Most famous for the time and effort he spent teaching Tanya to thousands of people across the globe, this great man and his accomplishments will not soon be forgotten.
When the Frierdiker Rebbe Sat in Washington’s Chair
by Yosef Shandling
The Frierdiker Rebbe arrives in the U.S.
This year the 12th and 13th of Tammuz, the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Yemei Hageula and birthday (12th of Tammuz), immediately precede the 4th of July, America’s “Yom Hageula” and birthday.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: What Happened to Berel?
In this 37th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana expresses much worry over the fate of her middle son, Dovber, who had remained in Dnepropetrovsk during Nazi occupation. [The Rebbetzin was unaware that he had been murdered by the Nazis, YMS].
A Teacher in Paris: Rabbi Shmuel Azimov
Emissary of the Rebbe to Paris since 1968, Rabbi Shmuel Azimov is credited by many of France’s Jews for the sweeping changes that have turned Paris and its surrounding areas—once a Jewish wasteland—into a vibrant hub of Jewish life. Over the years, they have flocked to him, seeking his mentorship, guidance, and friendship.
Letter from the Rebbe About Going to College
A father writes to the Rebbe about an ongoing conflict regarding his son’s future, and seeks advice how to resolve it in the most peaceful way. The Avner Institute presents the response, where the Rebbe’s insights on the dangers of higher education affirm the spiritual over the secular.
Remembering Rabbi Zalman Kazen, 92
Rabbi Zalman Kazen with his family. (his mother-in-law, “bubbe” Maryasha Garelik, OBM, sits to the left.)
Ches Tammuz was Rabbi Zalman Kazen‘s first Yartzheit. Rabbi Kazen was a most modest, frielicher, and emeser Chosid. He hated publicity and honor, but he certainly deserved it.
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Interview with Yitzchak Shamir
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin interviewed former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir, who passed away yesterday, about his connection with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The interview is printed in his book Conversations with the Rebbe.
So Different Yet Similar
Music played loudly while the men danced. On the women’s side of the mechitzah, we tried to speak over the sounds. I leaned over the table to hear what my co-worker’s wife was saying. “Well, because we are both Belz, it just made sense,” Zeldy said with a smile, then continued picking at the chicken on her plate.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: A Virtual Head Table
In this 36th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes her mixed feelings of joy and sorrow when she and Reb Levik celebrated their own version of the Rebbe’s wedding from far away in Yekatrinoslav, unable to attend in Warsaw.
Elie Wiesel, one of the most passionate Jewish voices of our time, enjoyed an enduring correspondence and personal relationship with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. An avid student, a sought after teacher, survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Wiesel is the author of numerous related books, among them the bestselling Night, the first in a trilogy about his life in the concentration camps. Recipient of many literary awards and honorary degrees, Mr. Wiesel, a professor at Boston University, spoke with Baila Olidort.
In Conversation with Nobel Prize Winner Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel, one of the most passionate Jewish voices of our time, enjoyed an enduring correspondence and personal relationship with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. An avid student, a sought after teacher, survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Wiesel is the author of numerous related books, among them the bestselling Night, the first in a trilogy about his life in the concentration camps. Recipient of many literary awards and honorary degrees, Mr. Wiesel, a professor at Boston University, spoke with Baila Olidort.
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