In a letter to The Rebbe, a person laments the tragedies and suffering – such as the holocaust – that have befallen the Jewish people. The Rebbes response is a lesson on perspectives. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Va’eira is titled A Lesson in Rebuke
In a farbrengen with some friends, the topic of how two people can be doing the exact same action, but being that their perspective is different, everything about it is completely different. This act of a person changing their perspective is perhaps one of the initial levels of ishapcha, turning something around and utilizing it for holiness.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of The Rebbe giving children coins to give tzedakah.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Avrohom Eliyohu Wudowsky will lead a discussion on the topic: Dancing and Clapping on Shabbos.
Noach and Dina (nee Elberg) Hurwitz (Crown Heights)
Mendel and Mussie (nee Futerfas) Korf (Miami Beach, Fl)
Mayer and Sara Wayden (Crown Heights)
Yossi and Mushka Overlander (Crown Heights)
Yankele and Hudi (nee Levin) Bistritsky (Crown Heights)
Zalmen Levin (Crown Heights) and Simi (bas Mendel) Lew (Stanmore, England)
Mendel Weinbaum (London, England) and Chana Drukier (New Haven, Ct)
Yankel (ben Shua) Raskin (Crown Heights) and Mushka (bas Chaim OBM) New (Melbourne, Australia)
Family, friends and acquaintances gathered Wednesday evening to mark the Sholoshim [thirty days] since the passing of R’ Michoel Behrman OBM, who was among the first of the Baalei Teshuva movement who came to Crown Heights.
The Headquarters of Chabad of Buenos Aires was evacuated after a fire broke out on the buildings top floor. The building houses the Oholei Chinuch Chabad and Oholei Menachem School, as well as a Chabad house and offices.
Female advocates and police officers were honored at an awards ceremony in Crown Heights. Their work in assisting victims of crime was recognized and their efforts were celebrated by a crowd of local residents, politicians and police brass. by CrownHeights.info […]
Well it depends what you mean by heaven.The Talmud and the early sages teach that God does not deprive any creature of any rewards do to it. Animal reward is different from human reward because humans have free choice—meaning they can make moral decisions, and are therefore more worthy of actual reward or punishment. At the same time, every creature is created with a purpose, and that entity’s spirit can be uplifted to the heavenly realms. Rabbi Pinchas Taylor concisely lays out the role of animals in this short video.
