Premium Post
Eber’s Pesach Sale 2024

Mazal Tov's View More

Obituary: Rabbi Pinchas Weberman, 92, Architect of Orthodox Judaism in South Florida

With his long payos (sidelocks) tucked under his baseball cap and his woolen tzitzit billowing out behind him, Rabbi Pinchas Weberman and his ATV were a fixture on the Miami Beach shore. Every Friday, he’d spend hours inspecting the eruv he built around the island, where he had built Jewish life for more than 60 years.

Weekly Story: Battling For Proper Jewish Education

Last week I mentioned that one of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s contributions to Jewish education in America is that Limudei Kodesh (religious studies) is in the morning followed by secular studies in the afternoon. I noted that the New York Board of Education wanted to implement a decision that would have mandated that the day begins with secular education. This is the story.

Tales of War Captivate Regional Kinus

The Kinus Hashluchim of the New England and New York region, took place this past week at Chabad of Briarcliff-Ossining, New York, with Shluchim sharing Chizuk and advice. The Kinus culminated with a keynote address by Rabbi Yosef Wolf, Shliach to Kherson, Ukraine, who inspired the Shluchim with personal stories from the war.