BDE: Mr. Benzion Lewis, OBM
With great sadness we inform of the sudden passing of Mr. Benzion Lewis OBM of Manchester, UK. He passed away Motzai Shabbos the 17th of Kislev, 5780.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Live from Warsaw for the 91st Wedding Anniversary of the Rebbe part 2 – The Wedding Meal location
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch the fifteenth installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Video of the Day
In the aftermath of the Jersey City attack, Rabbi Shapiro, Shliach in Hoboken, NJ spoke at a forum regarding the attack. There he promoted education as a form of combating hate and deterring future attacks.
El Al Plane Grounded After Striking Electric Pole
An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner was grounded after its wing struck an electric pole in Las Vegas on Friday while being towed to a parking space. A preliminary investigation revealed that the airport employee failed to wait for someone to direct him before towing the plane.
At White House, Chassidim Recognized for Getting Criminal Justice Reform Done
Acknowledging the Jewish people’s “resilience, endurance and faith” at the annual White House Chanukah reception and symbolic menorah lighting, President Donald Trump publicly recognized the work of two Chassidic activists who were instrumental in spearheading the First Step Act, the most sweeping package of criminal justice in a generation.
FBI Recovers Van Believed To Be Connected to Jersey City Attackers
Eyewitness News has confirmed that the FBI has recovered a white van with a possible connection to the Jersey City shootings. The van was recovered Saturday morning in Orange, NJ, and the FBI is examining it for any evidence.
Mossad Helped Foil Terror Attacks in Denmark
Nir Dvori, the site’s army and security journalist, on Saturday night reported that the ones helping Danish police and intelligence services foil a long list of terror attacks was the Israeli Mossad.
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach:
FBI Puts Out BOLO For White Ford Van in Connection WIth Jersey City Attack
The FBI has published a BOLO for a white Ford van believed to be connected to the Jersey City attack that killed four including two Jews.
Video of the Day
While Lubavitchers in Eretz Yisroel have set the bar high with every sign and traffic pole having a picture of the Rebbe stuck to it, the Lubavitchers of Moscow have taken things to a whole new level. A massive LED screen overlooking a highway in Moscow can be seen playing a video of the Rebbe, and presumably galvanizing people towards acts of goodness and kindness.
Yud Daled Kislev Celebrated in Cincinnati Yeshiva
Yud-Daled Kislev in Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, directed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, is legendary. Every year a big Seuda with dancing is arranged followed by a festive farbrengen until the early morning.
New Engagement!
Zalmy (ben Avraham) Simpson (Crown Heights) to Shaina Shaikevitz (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Motzei Shabbas at 651 Montgomery St
Left: Ilhan Omar Right: Rashida Tlaib
Tlaib Falsely Blames Jersey City Shooting on White Supremacy, Quickly Deletes Tweet
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Thursday appeared to blame the Jersey City shooting on “white supremacy” even though the attackers have been identified as members of an extremist “anti-white and anti-Semitic” movement. Twitter users were quick to call out Tlaib before she deleted the tweet.
UK Conservatives Wins Big, Labour Loses Seats, Anti-Semite Corbyn To Step Down
Prime Minister Boris Johnson trounces Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, and leading the party to its biggest win since 1992. The conservative party gaining nearly 70 seats, paving the way for 2020 Brexit.
Tanyas printed in Morocco
Weekly Story: We Speak A different Language
In continuation of the farbrengen on Yud Tes Kislev which we began two weeks ago, I am posting a conversation/farbrengen which I heard last year. On Yud Tes Kislev We begin the Tanya anew, and the discussion at that farbrengen, was on the first chapter of the Tanya.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe delivering a sicha at the groundbreaking of the expansion of 770.
Shabbos at the Besht: “Learning to COACH Others to Turn Tragedy Into Triumph.”
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, LMFT is a licensed therapist based in Brooklyn and Monsey. For years he has improved the lives of families, couples and individuals in New York and around the world. This shabbos he will be giving a lecture titled “Learning to COACH others to turn tragedy into triumph.
In the memory of the Kedoshim in Jersey City.”
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