JLI: Menus with Meaning
JLI has released a video that explains Kosher in 60 seconds. Why do we follow a Kosher Diet? Is it for our physical health? or our spiritual?
Daily Archives: March 28, 2019
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Wedding: Shmuel Sholom Lokshin (Crown Heights) and Miriam Leah Lieblich (Crown Heights at Oholei Torah)
The wedding of Shmuel Sholom Lokshin of Crown Heights and Miriam Leah Lieblich of Crown Heights happened Wednesday night at the Oholei Torah Ballroom.
Historic Village in Mexico Welcomes Chabad Presence
There are no traffic lights in the historic village of S. Miguel de Allende, Mexico, but now there is Chabad. Rabbi Daniel and Raizel Huebner, and their three children, moved to the city just before last Chanukah and have begun producing programs for the Jewish community.
Weekly Letter: Space Travel and Exploration
With the renewed interest in space travel and the successful launching recently by Israel of the lunar space craft, we share a letter of the Rebbe regarding space travel. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Two Chassidic Jewish men were brutally beaten in an assault in Newark NJ Thursday. The two men were a father and son business duo, and the motive for the assault is under investigation.
Father and Son Assaulted in NJ in Vicious Attack
Two Chassidic Jewish men were brutally beaten in an assault in Newark NJ Thursday. The two men were a father and son business duo, and the motive for the assault is under investigation.
Chabad House Opens in Kyoto as Judaism Blossoms in Japan
Japan’s famed cherry trees are in full blossom, tourists are streaming in by the trainload with ooh’s and aah’s over Kyoto’s traditional architecture and serene rock gardens, and the (often kosher) sake is as delightful as ever. Just before Passover, it’s the perfect time for Rabbi Dovid and Chaya Mushka Posner, and their infant son Menachem Mendel, to found the city’s first permanent Chabad House.
BREAKING NEWS: Measles Hits Crown Heights
The Measles epidemic which has plagued the Willimsburg and Rockland County Jewish communities has reportedly hit Crown Heights, with the first confirmed case having having been confirmed by the Department of Health. Doctors and physicians are urging residents to get their titres checked even if they have previously been vaccinated. Anyone who has not received their vaccinations are urged to get them immediately.
JEM: Story of the Rebbetzin, in 7 Languages
Next week Monday, the 25th of Adar II, marks the birthday of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson in 1901. In 2008, JEM produced a short video on the life and times of the Rebbetzin, and the film’s reception was tremendous. Now, to ever-broaden the the impact, that video has been translated into 7 languages.
WOW Air collapses, Leaving Thousands of Passengers Stranded
The Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air announced on Thursday that it is ceasing all operations and all its flights have been canceled. The thousands of passengers that found themselves stranded were advised to find flights on other airlines.
Damien Zeller, one of the people who rushed out to by a bottle of Israeli wine in the Netherlands, March 2019. (Courtesy Damien Zeller, via JTA)
Dutch Craze for Israeli Wine Sparked by Anti-Israel Tweet
A tweet by Mieke Zagt, a supporter of boycotting Israel, has sparked a Wine craze that nearly sold out all Efrat Wines at the Hema Store chain, reported the Jerusalem Post.
Syrian Army Says Israeli Strikes Hit Northern City of Aleppo
The Syrian military released a statement Wednesday saying that Israel launched raids on an industrial zone in the northern city of Aleppo, causing damage only to materials, while opposition sources said the strikes hit Iranian ammunitions stores and a military airport used by Irans Military forces.
Picture of the Day
For the first time, a Purim Party was celebrated for the soldiers and employees of Aberdeen Proving Ground a US Army facility located in Maryland, thanks to the efforts of Maryland Shliach Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum and the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland-Chabad (JUSA).
Here’s My Story: The Elegance of the Spirit
Since 1977, Rabbi Chaim Moshe Bergstein has served as the director of Chabad of Farmington Hills, Michigan. He was interviewed in July of 2018.
‘World’s Longest Salt Cave’ Found in Israel
Israeli cave explorers said Thursday that a salt cave with striking stalactites near the Dead Sea is the world’s longest, beating the record-holder in Iran. The cave named Malham, stretching over 10 kilometers (6.25 miles), runs through Mount Sodom, Israel’s largest mountain, and spills out to the southwest corner of the adjacent Dead Sea.
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