New Engagement!
Levi Biggs (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka (Mussie) Baumgarten (Crown Heights)
BDE: Mrs. Leba Chana Lubin, OBM
With sadness we inform of the passing of Mrs. Leba Chana (Eloise) Lubin, a longtime pillar of the Anash Community in Chicago. She passed away on Tuesday, Chof Alef Cheshvan following an illness. Updated with Levaya and Shiva Times.
JLI Releases Video Following Pittsburgh Tragedy
Following the recent tragedy in Pittsburgh, where 11 members of the Jewish community were murdered while attending a ceremony in a local synagogue, JLI has released a short video of guidance and comfort.
Baby Boy!
Sholomke and Mushka (nee Greenberg) Nagar
New Mikvah Welcomed in Issaquah
Three days before Yom Kippur, the Chabad Jewish community of Issaquah, WA joined to celebrate the Chanukas Habayis of a beautiful new mikvah.
Two Adults, Six Children Killed in Dead Sea Crash
Eight people were killed and three more injured Tuesday afternoon in a traffic accident near the Dead Sea in southern Israel.
Paris Establishes New Office for Local Shluchim
Several days before the Kinus is set to begin, a new and luxurious location was established in Paris as an office to help Shluchim.
Repeat Offender Detained on Kingston
In a bizarre scene, a man was detained in Mendy’s restaurant this evening, following an altercation with an employee. Police officers from the command post on Eastern Parkway and Kingston were on hand, and part of it was caught on video.
Pittsburgh Mezuzah Campaign
In the spirit of unity and Jewish pride so prevalent in the city—and honoring the 11 men and women, most of them elderly grandparents, whose lives were so brutally ended by a murderer who proclaimed, “All Jews must die”—the rabbis, rebbetzins and staff of Chabad-Lubavitch of Pittsburgh have launched a campaign calling for 1,100 mezuzot to be affixed in the Pittsburgh region.
“Trump of Brazil” Wins Brazil Presidential Election
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won a sweeping victory in Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, the BBC reported.
Jewish Pride While Treating a Murderer
A post circulating on social media has brought out the true irony of the world we live in. A man who murders 11 Jews during a religious ceremony, and who continues to spew Anti-Semitic hate while being treated in the hospital, is being treated by a Jew.
Menorah in the Style of the Beis Hamikdash Available
After three years of intricate work, a replica of the menorah from The Beis Hamikdash, made by Shluchim in Russia, is available to the public.
Weekly JLI Video: 7 Lessons from a Thief
In this weeks JLI video, Rabbi Yossi Jacobson teaches us seven lessons for life, from a thief.
Ayelet Shaked Visits the Ohel
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked visited the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York Sunday. Shaked lit a candle in his memory, recited Psalms for the success of her family and the State of Israel, and left a note with requests, as is the custom at the site.
Names of Pittsburgh Victims Released
With sadness we publicize the names of the 11 people murdered over shabbos in the Pittsburgh tragedy. They include two brothers, as well as a married couple.
Picture of the Day
Naftali Bennet, Israels’ Education Minister, speaks with Chesed Shel Emes members outside the synagogue where 11 people were murdered Saturday.
JEM Releases Videos for Chof Cheshvan
In honor of the 20 of Cheshvan, JEM has released two beautiful videos. A history of the Rostover Niggun, and a video encapsulating the moments with the Rebbe on the 20th of Cheshvan.
