A Lubavitcher has initiated a federal lawsuit against Eshel Hachnosas Orchim and its owner R’ Menachem Mendel Hendel over what he claims is a for-profit hotel being illegally operated out of building in Crown Heights. DNAinfo has profiled the lawsuit in an article describing bother parties as “Mishechistim”, and that the social services organization was meant to provide shelter for the needy, but instead charges Manhattan prices for its rooms.
The Chabad Shliach to Canberra, Australia’s Capital Territory, has spoken out against the rise of hate crimes after a playground near his synagogue was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
Yeshivas Kayitz Kingston, a summer overnight camp geared for 8th grade and Mesivta-age bochurim run under the auspices of Educational Institute Oholei Torah, has made a great positive impact this summer, both on the campers, as well as the broader Chabad summer programs for anash talmidim.
There’s trouble in the air. Agent 18 spotted a delivery man carrying boxes of “Moldstein’s chocolate” into a grocery store that sells “Goldstein’s chocolate!” He immediately gets a funny feeling that the Yetzer Harah is up to no good! Agent 18 calls his boss, Agent 613, who then orders the Shpy and Feivel to get to the bottom of it all.
Michael Caras of Carasmatic Design created this short video explaining the Alter Rebbe’s analogy of the King in the field during the month of Elul.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Shoftim. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is closer to G-d, Our thoughts or our actions?
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