Now that we have begun the month of Iyar – which stands for “Ani Hashem rof’echo” – we present a letter of the Rebbe on the subject of health. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Chabad of Hunterdon County’s Teen Network (CTeen) hosted a well-attended gathering to promote and create awareness for diversity and acceptance.
New York State Senator Simcha Felder and Assemblyman Michael Cusick are seeking to overturn the NY City Council’s recent passage of a plastic bag tax. Felder, Cusick and many of their colleagues held a press conference today asking New Yorkers to sign an on-line petition and encourage their elected officials in Albany to support the Felder-Cusick’s bill (S.7336) to protect New Yorkers from taxes or fees on the use of carryout bags.
Weekly deliveries of freshly-baked Challah to Facebook Headquarters by Mrs. Ella Potash, co-Chabad of Redwood City, CA, inspired the creation of Bots for Messanger, a revolutionary new communication medium.
Police have announced the arrest of a second 11-year-old boy in connection with the arson of a school bus outside a Jewish school in Crown Heights earlier this week.
A thief entered the driveway of Crown Heights home and stole a package that had been left there by delivery personnel. The thief then placed the package in an expensive garbage bin and walked off the property in broad daylight.
Dr. Yaakov Hanoka (1936-2011) was a specialist in solar energy who held 57 patents in the field. He was the founder of Evergreen Solar Inc. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Brooklyn, New York, in March of 2008.
Over 100 prominent individuals have signed on a letter accusing prosecutors of misconduct in the Rubashkin trial and calling on U.S. Attorney Kevin Techau to correct the “miscarriage of justice” that occurred during the Rubashkin proceedings.
Police are looking for a woman who robbed a man inside his Crown Heights apartment while she was dressed as a Verizon worker.
Mrs. Sonia Hershcovich, of Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Though fame, is very excited to be spending this summer with the girls of Camp Emunah’s Pioneer Program. She is already all packed up, and made this informative video to show exactly how it’s done.
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