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Rabbi Bentzion Butman on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

On the 19th of Kislev in 1798, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, a Hasidic leader, was released from prison in St Petersburg. He had been arrested on charges of treason, laid by Jews who opposed the nascent movement of Hasidism (a mystical variety of Orthodox Judaism) as a heresy. In Phnom Penh on the 19th of Kislev last year, a dozen Jews celebrated the 214th “Festival of Redemption” at the home of Rabbi Bentzion and Mashie Butman, the shluchim (emissaries) of Chabad in Cambodia.

Op-Ed: Romney Picked the Right Day to Visit Israel

Mitt Romney posts a note in a crack in the Western Wall.

Comments have been circulating, accusing Mitt Romney of ‘disrespect’ and poor choice in selecting Tisha Be’Av, a day of national Jewish mourning over the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, for his photo-op tour of the Jewish State. Frankly, I personally can’t think of a better day for him to visit.

Anash Study the Laws of the Beis Hamikdosh

Members of anash gathered all over the world to study the laws of building the Beis Hamikdosh, following the Rebbe’s directive to do so during the nine days. We present a collection of photos of two such gatherings: at the home of Rabbi Shimon Raichik in Los Angeles, California; and at the central Lubavitch Shul in Montreal, Canada.

Video: Treating a Sun Burn with Sara Chana

Sara Chana Silverstein, a Lubavitcher from Crown Heights and mother of 7, who specializes in areas of alternative medicine and herbs, was featured on the ‘Cool Moms’ daily blog where she showed a natural way of dealing with and healing sun burns – the natural way.