Seeing a Triathalon athlete run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours is incredible, but watching a tie-wearing, tzizis flying, masked Chabad Rabbi joining him is simply mind-boggling. Rabbi Avraham Friedman and Thomas Dobbs are running the second set of 4 miles for the Goggins Challenge which will help sponsor Chabad of Coral Spring’s food drive.
This Shabbos marks the Yahrzeit of Reb Yisroel Friedman, a”h, The Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah Beis Medrash. Each class of the elementary division joined in marking the Yahrzeit by participating in the Sefer Torah written in his honor and by learning of the many minhagim and halachos regarding the writing of a Sefer Torah.
As this Wednesday is 120 years since the Rebbe ‘s neshoma descended into this world, Jews will commemorate and celebrate the day, with the intent of bringing the Rebbe’s fervent desire to fruition: to elevate the world and bring about the ultimate redemption with Moshiach tzidkeinu. With that in mind, I chose not to write a miracle story; as the recognition of the Rebbe’s greatness is not the objective, and no one needs any convincing. Instead I chose to mention some stories, as I heard from mashpiim farbreng, to bring to our attention the deep love and concern the Rebbe has for each Tomim and member of his community, and for every Jew.
In his weekly letter, Rabbi Zalmen Wishedski discusses the four sons, and how we may without noticing it, we may actually be the son that is eino yode’a lish’ol, and are simply not realizing the that we have to ask a question.
Master storyteller Rabbi Shalom Perl has released a new children’s story titled, “Any Whiskey For Sale?”. The story is available on Soundcloud, and on his website at RabbiPerlStories.com.
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Avraham Lerner will be teaching everything you need to know about gebroks.
New Korban Processing Center, Egyptian Scholar Releases New Books, Torah Sage ReJEWvenates Study, and Ads. Shazak has released a special edition of their weekly Parsha Post for Parshas VaYikra titled the “Special Sacrifice Edition”, and has made it available for all here on CrownHeights.info.
With Pessach fast approaching, it was of primary importance for the Jewish community Chabad Berlin to make it possible for everyone to have a wonderful and kosher Passover despite the pandemic restrictions.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe at the burning of his chametz.
