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Devorah Goldberg (Crown Heights) and Effie Kupferstein (Lawrence, NY)
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Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe giving a young boy Tzedakah as the Rebbe enters the shul to listen to Krias HaTorah.
Shabbos at the Besht: Manufacturing Passover Products
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Tri-State Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. Prior to his current position, Rabbi Hanoka worked as a mashgiach for various manufacturing facilities certified by the OK. He will be giving a lecture on the topic of Manufacturing Passover products, An insight into making products kosher for Pesach and what are the standards.
Weekly Letter: Our Customs for a Birthday
With the Rebbetzen’ s and the Rebbe’s birthdays being celebrated during these couple of weeks – we share a letter where the Rebbe explains our customs for a birthday. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Accountant Fired After Attacking an Orthodox Jew with MAGA Hat
A California woman verbally abused an Orthodox Jew wearing a Make America Great Again hat in a Palo Alto Starbucks, later posting his picture and abrasive comments about him on social media. Her posts and the political furor which ensued went viral. Mansey lost her job as an accountant as a result and reportedly received death threats, according to the Palo Alto Weekly.
Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, 95, and The Rebbe
As the last Chassidic Rebbe born in pre-war Europe, the passing of the Skulener Rebbe at the age of 95 on Monday afternoon draws ever closer the conclusion of a torturous era in the narrative of Jewish history—the dispersion of Chassidic courts from the Eastern European villages, towns and cities where they had shaped Jewish life for centuries. Known for his kindheartedness and prolific composition of Chassidic melodies, Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, of blessed memory, was a beloved fixture of Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood.
Here’s My Story: Discuss it with Your Ancestors
Mr. Kasriel Oliver has served as the chief chemist for Kosher Australia for over thirty-six years. He was interviewed in Melbourne in July of 2016.
Massive Fire in Brooklyn Guts Floor of Building
A massive five alarm blaze tore through a building in Sunset Park Wednesday, leaving its’ upper floor gutted. The fire, which spanned the entire buildings upper floor, goes down in Brooklyn’s history as one of largest fires in years.
Video of the Day
Watch from the control room as Beresheet broadcasts its successful ‘Lunar Capture’ maneuver. The lander will touchdown on April 11th, if all goes according to plan.
Rabbi Dani Ash, A Profile
Dani Ash was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in 1982, three years into his parents’ eight-year “career” as refuseniks—Jews forced into an underground life of fear, privation and incarceration after their application to leave for Israel was denied by Soviet authorities, and they were deemed a threat to the state. Today, Rabbi Dani and Rivka Ash co-direct a bustling Chabad center in the same city he left as a child, never dreaming that he would one day return.
Baby Boy!
Meir and Sarah Simon (Longtree, Colorado)
Photo Gallery: Hate Crimes Forum at the JCM
A Forum on Hate Crimes was held last night at the Jewish Children’s Museum. The event was in a collaboration between District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, who was in attendance, and the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.
NYPD Pledges Extra Security for Jewish Community Over Passover Holiday
New York City’s police department on Wednesday assured the Jewish community in the five boroughs that synagogues and community centers will receive extra security during the Passover holiday, which begins on April 19.
2,000-Year-Old Jewish Settlement Uncovered in Beer Sheva
For the first time, the remains of a Jewish settlement of the Second Temple period have been discovered in Beer Sheva. The archaeological excavation carried out to facilitate a new neighborhood near the northern entrance to Beer Sheba has revealed evidence of Jewish day-to-day life there, including part of an oil lamp decorated with a nine-branched menorah – one of the earliest yet discovered by researchers – as well as limestone vessels used by Jews for reasons of ritual purity, a watchtower and more.
Putin Gives Netanyahu Zachary Baumel’s Belongings
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended an official ceremony of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Thursday afternoon, during which the remaining items belonging to the late Zachary Baumel were handed over to the prime minister.
Chabad for the Deaf Celebrates One Year
Chabad for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community celebrated their first anniversary last month. Based in the central Israeli city of Rishon LeZion and directed by California-born Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff and his Israeli wife Cheftziba, this unique Chabad center serves a large, but niche, community.
JEM Foundation Gala Hosted in NYC
Over 200 members and supporters of the JEM Foundation from around the world gathered in New York City for the inaugural JEM Foundation International Gala.
