Rebbe in 1972: Constantly Strive for Spiritual Beauty
Jewish communities throughout the world commemorated 63 years since the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, ascended to the leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch.
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A Yechidus in 1951 That Inspired 10,000+ Tefillin
by Raphael Tennenhaus
This picture, which I recently found, reminded me of a Yechidus that my father, Reb Avrohom Dovid Tennenhaus OBM, had with the Rebbe the night of Yud Shvat, 5711 – the evening before the Rebbe officially assumed leadership.
Jews in Super Bowl History
Jewish Journal
Offensive lineman Alan Veingrad, pictured here as a member of the Green Bay Packers, won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys in 1993. He now goes by the name “Shlomo” and is part of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hassidic movement.
With less than a minute to play in the biggest football game of his life, Jewish punter Josh Miller wanted a sandwich.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: A Surprise Package
In this 17th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how an young NKVD officer from Dnepropetrovsk illegaly sent them a food package which likely saved their lives.
David Ariel De Guglielmi in his charming gallery in the Jewish ghetto in Venice, Italy. Photo: Algemeiner.
This past summer I had the pleasure of meeting David Ariel De Guglielmi in his charming gallery in the Jewish ghetto in Venice, Italy. Batsheva and I were on vacation visiting the beautiful city of Venice, the place where I studied to be a Rabbi 10 years ago, and have always wanted to return and to share with my wife.
From Venice with Soul
David Ariel De Guglielmi in his charming gallery in the Jewish ghetto in Venice, Italy. Photo: Algemeiner.
This past summer I had the pleasure of meeting David Ariel De Guglielmi in his charming gallery in the Jewish ghetto in Venice, Italy. Batsheva and I were on vacation visiting the beautiful city of Venice, the place where I studied to be a Rabbi 10 years ago, and have always wanted to return and to share with my wife.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Our Last Bite of Bread
In this 16th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how she had given away her last bites of bread to a starving Jew.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: The Five Day Week
In this 15th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how the Soviet Union’s (failed) attempt at creating a five day week caused a Jew to inadvertently violate the Shabbos.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Courage for Jewish Burial
In this 14th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describers how her husband Reb Levik committed himself with self-sacrifice to bring a departed Jew’s body to proper burial.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Bread from Heavan
In this 13th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how she and her husband Reb Levik managed to acquire bread for Shabbos at the last moment.
A story is told that in 1929, when the Previous Rebbe made a trip to Israel, his vehicle broke down on the road to Tzfat, and was warmly welcomed in to someone’s home and was served tea. Who was this family? Did this incident really happen? The Encounter with the Rebbe team found this person!
‘My Encounter’ Preserves a Frierdiker Rebbe Memory
A story is told that in 1929, when the Previous Rebbe made a trip to Israel, his vehicle broke down on the road to Tzfat, and was warmly welcomed in to someone’s home and was served tea. Who was this family? Did this incident really happen? The Encounter with the Rebbe team found this person!
The Victory,The Legal Team,The Testimony – Marking 25 Years
Both parties at the bank when the Seforim were returned to the Aguch library
This Shabbos marks 25 years of “Hey Teves,” the victory in which a Brooklyn Federal Judge gave ruling that all books that were taken from the Previous Rebbe’s library Agudas Chassdei Chabad be returned. CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present historic moments of this case, including the first, strategic meeting between the Rebbe and his legal team; cross-examination with Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, of blessed memory; and Nobel Prize winner Eli Wiesel’s testimony on behalf of the Rebbe.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: The Very Stones Danced
In this 12th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how she and her husband Reb Levik “celebrated” Sukkos and Simchas Torah in their far-away exile in Kazakhstan.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: What Will We Eat?
In this 11th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how she and her husband Reb Levik managed to survive in their day by day quest for food and shelter, and protect themselves from the relentless swarm of bloodthirsty mosquitoes.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
In honor of Yud Tes Kislev, Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present a series of unique photos from the Yud Tes Kislev farbrengens of the years 1954, 1955 and 1959.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Missing Son’s Wedding
In this 10th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how she and her husband Reb Levik, unable to attend their son’s wedding in Warsaw, celebrated the occasion in their apartment in Dnepropetrovsk.
Chinuch: Today’s Greatest Challenge
In the Kinus issue of the Compass Magazine, a publication of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, Rabbi Shmuel Lew talks about Effective Chinuch.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Attempts at Extortion
In this 9th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how various people tried to extort money and valubles from her by claiming to have classified information as to her husband Reb Levik‘s whereabouts.
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