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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.
Photos: Last Minute Prep’s to Kinus Open
Months of preparation are culminating in this final stretch of round-the-clock hustle and bustle as the untiring Kinus staff puts the finishing touches to what is set to be the largest International Kinus Hashluchos yet.
JCC Bomb Threat Suspect Briefly Escapes Custody
The American born teenager who is suspected of making hundreds of bomb threats to JCC’s and Jewish institutions in the US is back in custody after he briefly escaped.
Israeli Court Rules in Favor of Religious Freedom
An Israeli court ruled in favor of religious freedom. The ruling – handed down this weekend, sided with two religious newspapers who refused to publish an ad that did not fit their religious beliefs.
Video: Does G-d Want Us to be Independent Thinkers?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha — Mishpatim. This week he answers the question: Does G-d want us to be independent thinkers? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
1 Family on Shlichus, 30 Suitcases
1 Family of Shluchim and 30 suitcases. It’s no joke, but this photo of the Kripor family traveling with some 30 suitcases made waves on social media. But why does a family of six need so many suitcases?
Israeli Chief Rabbi Visits “Otzar Stam” in Tzfat
Israeli chief rabbi, Rabbi Dovid Lau, took some time out of a meeting of Dayanim to visit the “Otzar Stam” that is run by Kiriat Chabad in Tzfat, Israel.
Shluchos to Honor Rebbetzin’s Legacy on 30th Yohrtzeit
A special evening program on Feb. 7 to honor the 30th anniversary of the passing of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of righteous memory, will open the 26th annual Kinus Hashluchos, the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The Shidduch “Crisis” Song
Describing his own journey in finding his soulmate, Nosson Zand uses his singing talent to sing a song he composed titled “Lost Object – The Shidduch Song,” and the strength he draws from the instructions of The Rebbe.
