It is rare for a faculty member younger than 35 to win the prestigious Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching at Boston University, but Dr. Binyomin Abrams is far from an ordinary professor. In fact, he’s one with lots of energy, known for a dynamic delivery of his subject matter.
Monsters are terrorizing our community. I have seen them harass otherwise decent and upstanding community members. They are difficult to detect, usually managing to harm and dive back into the shadows without so much as being seen. They remain mostly anonymous, and yet, creep up on you and wreak havoc.
Standing behind the counter in Rodal’s Judaica on Van Horne Avenue, 34-year old David Silberstein is in his element. Proprietor of Montreal’s oldest Judaica retailer, he dispenses advice on bar-mitzvah gift ideas, the latest Jewish children’s book releases, and more.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Naftaly Silverberg will lead a discussion on the topic: Teshuva – Mandatory or Optional?
Hundreds of Lubavitcher Yeshiva Students lined Albany Avenue and hundreds more stood outside 770, all participating in the Levaya of R’ Mordechai Goldin, OBM, a devoted husband and father, a dear friend, and dedicated bus driver.
Jewish-Australian philanthropist Jack Smorgon, AO, delivered a lunchtime address at Chabad of Melbourne-CBD on Wednesday, May 27, titled “One never knows what the future holds for him.”
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe davening in the spring of 1987.
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