Weekly Dvar Torah: Dancing Toward Redemption
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman puzzles through the question of how it is possible that the Torah be an inheritance, something to be earned, and also a gift?
Non-Stop Requests From Crown Heights Families
On Hoshana Rabba we ask Hashem for water and our sustenance for the coming year. While asking for our needs please don’t forget the many in our community who are asking YOU for help!
Gallery: Hoshana Rabba in Moscow
Hundreds of Moscow Jews joined for a festive Hoshana Rabba in Moscow’s Marina Roscha Shul.
Reminder: Don’t Forget to Make an Eruv Tavshilin
It is forbidden on a holiday to do any act in preparation for the following day, even if the following day is Shabbat. However, the sages created a halachic device, called an eruv tavshilin, which allows one to cook food on a holiday day for use on a Shabbat that immediately follows it.
Gallery: Hoshana Rabba and Tehillim in Paris
Courtesy of photographer Mordechai Lubecki, we present a gallery from Hoshana Rabba Tehillim in Paris France.
Elected Officials Visit Chabad of Melbourne’s Sukkah
Chabad Melbourne CBD has hosted a lunch in the Sukkah as part of its Sukkot in the City for local leaders.
UPDATE: Unity Hakafos To Highlight Simchas Torah Day In Crown Heights
The Crown Heights community is invited to join a Unity Hakafa on Simchas Torah day courtesy of the multiple Crown Heights Shuls.
BDE: Mrs. Gittel Eckhaus, 86, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Gittel (nee Griner) Eckhaus OBM, a child survivor of the Holocaust. She passed away Tuesday night, Chof Aleph Tishrei, 5785.
Weekly Letter: Why Was Man Created Single?
In his letter this week – the Rebbe answers the question– why was Man created single, unlike other species which were created by G-d in large populations. This one distinguishing feature of man comes to teach us an important lessons of the great power of ONE single individual, which the Rebbe expands on.
IDF Chief of Staff Rips Mashiach Patch off Soldiers Arm, His Issue? It’s Not Army Issued
Halevi placed the patch in the soldier’s sleeve pocket, telling him, “You can place this inside, near your heart, but on the uniform you can have only military items.”
Sukka Built at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland
Thanks to the efforts of Baltimore Shliach Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director of the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland-Chabad, a Sukka was built at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Here’s My Story: The Rabbi and the Rich Man
Today one of the senior members of the Chabad community in Rishon Litziyon, Israel, Rabbi Amram Malka served as an assistant in the Rebbe’s home during the year he spent studying in 770. He was interviewed in his home in February of 2012.
Mechanchim Gather in Montreal To Farbreng
Close to fifty Mechanchim, both local and guests from all over, came together for a Farberngen in Montreal. The focus of the Farberngen was how to be better Mechanchim for our Children, taking lessons from Succos and all the Ushpizin.
Shomrim Releases Footage of Union Street Road Rage Assault
Crown Heights Shomrim has released footage of a blood-boiling road rage incident that ended with a Jewish man punched in the face.
JLI: Why Antisemitism is So Rampant on College Campuses
Join longtime campus educator Rivkah Slonim for an up-to-date survey of the state of Jewish life on college campuses. Hear of challenges facing Jewish students today and the necessary path forward.
Rutland Road To Be Paved Starting Wednesday
The residents of Rutland Road will soon see an all-new blacktop this week as the city plans to pave the street from Kingston Ave to Flatbush Ave starting Wednesday.
Laws and Customs: Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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