PARIS, France [CHI] — Thousands of Anash, Mekurovim and friends of Beis Lubavitch in Paris gathered to salute the Rebbe’s Mosdos in the city, headed by Shliach Rabbi Shmuel Azimov, at the annual gala dinner.
MONSEY, NY — A letter released today by one of the Rabbis that has provided kashrus certification for years to Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa, before it was sold to AgriStar, has informed the public that he has removed his hechser from the poultry processing facility.
Like millions of people around the world, I have been following the tragedy in Haiti since the earthquake jolted the country just over a month ago. Although the media portrays a great deal of the devastation that has been visited on this poorest of Western nations, it wasn’t until I traveled to Haiti on a humanitarian relief mission that I truly understood just how severe the crisis really was.
The Jewish Audio Bible is a masterful delivery of the Kol Menachem Chumash – a much loved, best-selling translation of the Five Books of Moses.
Known for a disarming smile and a dignified love of all people, Rabbi Chaskel Besser, who worked to spur a revival of Jewish life in his native Poland, passed away this week at the age of 87. Having made it out of Europe shortly before World War II, he eventually settled in the United States, where he maintained close contact with heads of state, as well as the “regular people” who, despite having never met, regularly called him for advice.
CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, “No Doubts”. Mrs. Bassie Garelik and her husband have been Shluchim in Milan, Italy since 1958. She shares a heartwarming letter she received from the Rebbe during a time when she was doubting her ability as a Shlucha…
The Bochurim who volunteer in the Wednesday Released Time Program, learning with Public School children about their Jewishness; went ahead on their Mivtzoim despite the heavy snow fall. The program is arranged by Rabbi Yitzchok Bogomilsky.
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SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — Cheder Chabad Lubavitch in Sydney, Australia just celebrated a “Hachnosas Sefer Torah” dedication of a new Torah scroll, complete with filling in the last letters, Dancing Hakofas and a “Seudas Mitzva” full course meal for men woman and children!
Nearly 100 women attend the Chof Beis Shevat evening organised by the ladies of N’shei Chabad, Manchester. The theme of the evening was royalty with the hall and tables decorated with the royal colours of gold, burgundy and black. A beautiful royal reception of salads and milky desserts was served.
