Assad Wins Presidential Election With 95% of the Votes
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, according to The Associated Press.
Daily Archives: May 27, 2021
Weekly Letter: Taking a Second Wife
On the subject of shiduchim and marriage – during this time of year of a flurry of weddings – we share an unusual letter of the Rebbe in which he advises a childless man who asks about taking a second wife, as is the custom among Sefardic Jews. The Rebbe gives guidelines and advice.
Picture of the Day
“Happy to help.” (NYS Trooper Twitter). New York State Troopers have been deployed in New York City in a surge to increase patrols around Jewish religious and other communities. This officer was posted outside 770 yesterday.
Nine Department of Correction Officers and Employees Charged with Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband to Inmates at New York City Jails
Nine current and former employees and officers of the New York City Department of Correction have been cgarged with taking cash bribes in return for smuggling contraband such as scalpels, razor blades, drugs, alcohol, and cellphones to inmates in New York City area jails.
Video of the Day
Bolt down those benches and keep a close eye. A bench loving burglar has has targeted not one, but two Crown Heights homes to steal outdoor metal benches. The thief apparently drives around on a moped, and hay have a bench on it. If you see something, call Shomrim at 718-774-3333 and 911.
JEM: 50 Year Anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s Arrival in America
Rabbi Levi Jacobson narrates scenes from 770 on Chof Ches Sivan 5751 – 1991, the 50th anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s arrival in America, heralding a new era of Hafatzas Hamayanos.
Gimmel Tammuz and the Shabbos Before at the Ohel
Ohel Chabad Lubavitch has announced that after much effort, they have been able to open registration for sleeping accommodations for Shabbos Erev Gimmel Tammuz. Details in extended article.
Over 33,500 New Yorkers Have Exchanged Their Drivers Licenses for Florida ones Since 2020
If South Florida is suddenly feeling like New York’s sixth borough, you’re actually onto something. This is a 32% increase from the same period between 2019 to 2020.
Report Claims Israel Sabotaged Hamas Rockets to Fall Short
The Daily Mirror reported that the over 600 rockets fired by the Hamas terrorist organization which fell short in Gaza may have been sabotaged by Israel.
New Studies Claim COVID-19 Immunity May Last Years
Most people who recover from COVID-19 could have immunity that lasts at least a year or even longer — and may not need a booster shot after being vaccinated, as pair of new studies suggest.
“Likras Shabbos is Not The Only One”
Following the publishing of a viral Op-Ed that exposed the use and sale of Chabad lists to spam people with texts and requests to donate, the following recording was released.
INTENTION Vol #4: A Monthly Glimpse Into the Happenings of Oholei Torah
Please enjoy Volume 4 of INTENTION, a monthly glimpse into the tents and happenings of Oholei Torah.
Alaskan Pleads Guilty for Threatening Los Angeles Synagogue
An Alaska defendant pleaded guilty today to making threats to a synagogue and attempting to obstruct the free exercise of religious beliefs in Los Angeles, California.
A teen in Skokie, Ill., responds to cheers after he put on tefillin at a CTeen event with Rabbi Yochanan Posner, right. (Photo: Ryan Owen)
Jewish Teens in Skokie, Ill., Respond to Hate With Celebration
Seneca Park is a lovely patch of green shielded from the busy Dempster Street by the tan-bricked Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie, Ill. It’s here that Rabbi and Mrs. Posner decided to answer hate, with a positive message.
180 Tefillin, 180 Shabbos Candles, and 180K In 18 Days
180 participated in Tefillin campaign, 180 participated in lighting campaign, 180K to be raised in 18 days to beef up security at Broward Chabad Headquarters after three antisemitic attacks in Hallandale Beach.
Jewish Speed Dating Gone Virtual
Intermarriage rates continue to rise as more than half the number of Jews–60 percent– who married over the last decade, chose a non-Jewish spouse. Que in Chabad’s Young Jewish Professionals division where 1,500 young Jews from around the world sighn up for a virtual speed dating event.
Here’s My Story: They Have Enough Businessmen!
Rabbi Gershon Dov (Berke) Shiff was one of the founders of the CHAMA organization in the Soviet Union. After his immigration to Israel in 1971, he continued to work to strengthen Judaism among immigrants from the former Soviet Union and was one of the founders of the Bukharan Yeshivah in Kfar Chabad, continuing as its administrator for many years. He was interviewed in September of 2014.
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