Photos: Day 2 Breakfast and Morning Sessions
Day 2 of the International Kinus Hashluchos began with a hearty breakfast at Oholei Torah, followed by morning sessions at Leonardo Plaza in Great Neck, New York.
Picture of the Day: Brunoy Class Reunion
Members of the 1976-77 class in Tomchei Temimim Brunoy, France are gathering for a reunion this Shabbos. Classmates came from all over the world, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, France, Israel, the Netherlands and the U.S.
Photos: Paris Farbrenges for Chof Beis Shvat
Paris Anash community marked Chof Beis Shvat with a farbrengen in the Beis Chaya Mushka community center and school. The farbrenged with area Shluchim.
What is Breitkeit?
Ahead of of Oholei Torahs massive fundraising campaign – which is titled “What is Breitkeit?” – they explain the meaning behind the word, and what the Rebbe used it for.
Breaking the Taboo of Addiction in Jewish Communities
A Chabad Shliach, who is the head of religious services at a Kosher rehab facility, is joining in to help break the taboo of substance abuse within the orthodox Jewish communities. “When the number of addiction cases are increasing then we are at crises levels,” he said in an interview to Fox News, which doing a feature on a “kosher” addiction recovery center in New Jersey.
Shluchim Lead Build-a-Bear Inspired Workshops
Chabad houses near and far are currently running their own Build-a-Bear inspired workshops with a twist: cuddly challah pillows. The event, designed by CKids of Merkos 302, teaches children about the ancient origins of Challah and its deeper connection with Shabbos.
Here’s My Story: The Stock Tip
Mr. Bernard Perrin is a businessman and a supporter of Chabad in England. He was interviewed in March of 2015.
Photos: Day 1 at the International Shluchos Conference
Thousands of Shluchos from around the world are in Crown Heights for their annual five day conference – the International Kinus Hashluchos – which is taking place over the coming days. Shluchos registered and already began partaking in workshops and Farbrengens.
New Engagement!
Levi Baitelman (Vancouver, Canada) and Rivky Klein (South Africa)
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Couple Killed in Crown Heights Home Invasion Robbery
A couple was killed Wednesday evening during a reported robbery in progress in their Crown Heights home on Winthrop Street.
Story: The Rebbe’s Care and Concern for the Rebbetzin
In honor of Chof Beis Shvat, which this year marks the 30th year to the passing of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, Rabbi Lipa Brennan shares a personal story from which he learned a lesson in caring for another personal, especially if its someone they care about.
WOW Air Spotted Using Unauthorized Kosher Symbol
Budget international airline Wow Air was spotted using the OK Koshers’ kosher symbol without authorization on a number of dairy meals it serves on flights to Tel Aviv.
Chof Beis Shvat Dinner Featured Women’s Empowerment
Chabad of Georgetown, Brooklyn held their annual Chof Beis Shvat Women’s Dinner last night, filling Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg’s Shul with close to two hundred women. The evening, emceed by Sterny Holtzberg, began with the candle lighting ceremony and the recitation of the Rebbe and Rebbitzins Kapital said by the Shlucha Rebbitzin Shulamis Holtzberg.
Video: Nine Stories of the Rebbetzins Sensitivity
In honor of Chof Beis Shvat, Jewish Educational Media put together a video montage featuring nine personal accounts of people’s unique interactions with the Rebbetzin, who was known for her modesty, including many newly-recorded interviews from the My Encounter with the Rebbe project.
Instant Torah: Which are the Greatest Commandments?
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Mishpotim is titled: Which are the Greatest Commandments?
Retreat Moments: One Day a Week We Rest
Former Chief of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, delivered a lecture on the subject of “Shabbat. The Day of Rest. Discover the religious, social, national, and family benefits of this important day”.
100’s Attend N’Shei Chof Beis Shvat Farbrengen
Hundreds of women and girls gathered for a Chof Beis Shvat gathering and farbrengen in honor of Chof Beis Shvat, the yohrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka.
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