ULY Marks the Rambam’s Yahrtzeit
In honor of Chof Teves, the Rambam’s Yahrtzeit, the students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva learned about the Rambam’s Seforim, as well as his special work as a physician and how he always helped others with their health.
Daily Archives: December 31, 2015
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Letter & Spirit: The Nature of Egypt
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, as we read in this week’s Parsha about the enslavement of the Jews in Egypt, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the state and nature of the land of Egypt – in the time of Yaakov and Yosef and today. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Motzai Shabbos: Melava Malka and $18,000 Raffle!
This Motzai Shabbos, men and women are invited to join Hatzalah of Crown Heights for a Melava Malka, featuring a hot buffet and wine tasting, alongside a health symposium and entertainment by Benshimon Orchestra and singing sensation Eli Marcus. Also, a $500-value Garmen Forerunner 920XT sports-watch and a $200-value case of assorted fine wines will be raffled off among those in attendance.
Video: Nazi Propaganda Returns in Palestinian Incitement
Palestinian incitement uses the very same anti-Semitic motives used by Nazi propaganda in the dark 1930s. This incitement is translated into actual terror attacks against Jews. 24 people have been slaughtered in terror attacks against Israelis in the current wave of Palestinian violence.
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Rabbi Kanievsky to Paramedics: Don’t Save Terrorists
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the leading haredi authorities on Jewish law, instructed members of the United Hatzalah paramedic organization not to treat injured terrorists in a meeting Thursday.
WhatsApp Goes Offline Worldwide
WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered outages in parts of Europe, America and Canada for a short period on Thursday, leaving people unable to send or receive messages.
As Cleveland Jews Migrate West, a Community Is Born
Like many young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis, Rabbi Mendel Jacobs grew up watching and learning how to serve a Jewish community directly from his parents, who have run a Jewish pre-school in Cleveland for many years.
A Baby Cry Interpreter? There’s an App for That
An app that can differentiate between a variety of crying sounds made by babies has been developed by Taiwanese researchers.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Friday, January 1, for New Year’s.
Vehicular Terror Attack Injures IDF Soldier
A Palestinian terrorist rammed his vehicle into a group of Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, north of Jerusalem.
From Days Gone By: Oholei Torah in the ’70s
In honor of its 60th year campaign, we present to our readers a selection of six never-released-before pictures of Oholei Torah, taken in the 1970s. Can you identify anyone in the photos?
Here’s My Story: Ariel Sharon’s Missed Flight
Rabbi Zev Segal (1917–2008) served for 33 years as the rabbi of the Young Israel of Newark. He held various leadership positions with the Rabbinical Council of America, including that of president from 1968 to 1971. After his retirement from the rabbinate, he devoted most of his time to working for Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in May of 2007.
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