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On Sunday Rosh Chodesh Elul – September 1 – at 5pm PDT Chabad of California will be hosting its 40th annual L’Chaim-ToLife! Telethon. This annual Telethon is one of the most watched Jewish event of the year with hundreds of thousands of Jews tuning in from across the country and even many more across the world watching it live on www.tolife.com.
A shooting incident has occurred in Odessa, Texas following a police traffic stop. Five people were killed and the Midland Police Department has informed the public that the suspect shooter has been shot and killed.
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Re’eh:
Mendy and Nechamy (nee Kessler) Segal (Crown Heights)
As the new school year is about to begin, we hear parents lamenting that their sons/daughters are not being accepted (or allowed to return) to the school of their choice for the upcoming year. Many times it is not the school’s fault, as they are full and the parent applied late or for similar reasons. However, sometimes the reason given is that your son/daughter is scholastically not up to our level. In my research on the Rebbe Rashab for my upcoming book, The Rebbeim Biography Series: The Rebbe Rashab, I came across the following story that sheds light on this phenomenon. This is taken from Section Three of the book, which includes stories that shed light on his life.
Watch as the brand new 20-ton power air conditioning units were delivered to United Lubavitcher Yeshiva’s rooftop just in time for the new school year.
Yehuda and Estee (née Goldberg) Lieblich (Crown Heights)
Yisroel and Goldie (nee Shachter) Silverman (Hollywood, Florida)
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Pinchas Doron-Spalter OBM, the author of Pelulei Pinchus on Rashi, and the compiler of an encyclopedia on the Talmud.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe.
The Chabad tent by Me’arat Hamachpelah hosted thousands of guests as both sides of the holy Kever were opened for Rosh Chodesh Elul. Access to the side holding Yitzchak and Rivkah is granted to Jews only 10 times a year.
Yosef Chayempour (Great Neck, LI) to Chanale Gansburg (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday Night, at 1349 President St 3:00pm -6:00pm
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Thursday afternoon declared a state of emergency for 12 South Georgia counties ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. The counties under the alert are Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce and Wayne.
The author of a book about “Ten Vital Jewish Issues” invites the Rebbe’s input and in this letter in answer, the Rebbe shares, interestingly, what he considers the most vital Jewish issue.
It isn’t only a new school year for Tbilisi’s Jewish students. It’s an entirely new experience. On September 16, the first day of the Georgian school year, 107 students will sit at their shiny new desks at Or Avner Kiryat Moshe. Dedicated in May, the 40,000 square foot campus boasts side by side kindergarten and elementary buildings.
Ahead of the new school year, a giant billboard right outside Kfar Chabad features a blessing and picture of the Rebbe. The text of the blessing was in fact written by the Rebbe to students of Kfar Chabad, and now is displayed for all to see. This is one of several such billboards erected recently across Israel, all featuring Rebbe pictures courtesy of JEM.
