Coral Springs Holds First Imos U’Bonos Study Program
The first Imos U’Bonos of 5778, at the Chabad of Coral Springs, kicked off last Sunday with over 25 participants joining the program.
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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle
Video: “What is Key to Freedom and Happiness?”
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha — Yisro. This week he answers the question: What is key to the greatest freedom and happiness? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Shabbos Robberies Being Investigated as Hate Crime
A series of Friday night robberies targeting Jewish men is now being investigated as a possible hate crime by the NYPD.
Laws and Customs: Tu B’Shvat
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Tu B’Shvat for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Rabbi Nissen Mangel walks along the Appellplatz in the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria during his Dec. 2017 visit, the first time he has been there since the Holocaust. Mangel was the guest of honor at the opening of the Chabad center in Bratislava, Slovakia, the city from which he was arrested and deported as a boy in 1944.
Two Holocaust Miracles in Slovakia
Somewhere in northeastern Slovakia sits the village of Kurima; at least, that’s what it’s called. For centuries, Kurima was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire before finding itself a part of the newly birthed Czechoslovakia in 1918. At the dawn of World War II, it was in a part of the country sawed off by Hitler to create the puppet state of Slovakia, led by Roman Catholic priest-turned-dictator Jozef Tiso, who happily collaborated with his Nazi overlords. Then, in 1942, its Jews were shipped away and the place that was Kurima disappeared, leaving behind a very different village bearing the same name.
Children Learn about Tu B’Shvat at Mr Greens
A class of young students got a special treat ahead of Tu B’shva, they visited Mr. Greens – a local produce store – and got a visual lesson on the different new fruit from the stores owner Shloime Klein.
Putin and Netanyahu Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day at Jewish Museum
Russian president Vladimir Putin was joined by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Jewish Museum of Moscow. They were both joined by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
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Chaim and Chani (nee Clapman) Simon (Crown Heights)
Moscow’s Tomchei Tmimim Hosts Shabbos Hiskashrus
In honor of the special day of Yud Shvat, which this year commemorates sixty eight years of our Rebbe’s leadership, a grand “Shabbos of Hiskashrus” took place in Moscow. It’s central focus was the students of all the Tomchei Tmimim Yeshivos of Moscow, and was also attended by members of Anash, shluchim, community members and many other guests.
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Shua and Mussie (nee Reinitz) Shneur (Crown Heights)
Video: Making a Murderer
Why would people admit to crimes they’ve never committed? Do these confessions hold any weight? Join Dr. Steven Drizin for a personal account of fighting this injustice, as documented in a popular series.
New Engagement!
Yisrolik Gurevitch (Lyon, France) and Risha Kaminezki (Dneper, Ukraine)
New Engagement!
Mendel Weinstein (Crown Heights) and Sheina Caplan (Crown Heights)
At a Friday rally in front of 26 Federal Plaza Congresswoman Yvette Clarke compared government agencies to the Gestapo, and likened Trumps’ policies to those of the Nazis, drawing swift and bitter condemnation.
Clarke Evoke Nazi Analogies on Eve of Holocaust Memorial Day
At a Friday rally in front of 26 Federal Plaza Congresswoman Yvette Clarke compared government agencies to the Gestapo, and likened Trumps’ policies to those of the Nazis, drawing swift and bitter condemnation.
Beis Rivkah Montreal Marks Yud Shvat by Reaching Out
Beis Rivkah of Montreal marked Yud Shvat in a very meaningful way. Four bus-loads of students were transported to uplift the lives of others.
New Engagement!
Avinoam Mizrachi (Flatbush, NY) and Sara Chana Brummel (Crown Heights)
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