Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, December 8, for a Catholic holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Leshana Tovah Belimud HaChasidus ve Darchei HaChasidus, Tikosaivu VeTichosaimu!
Today, Yud Tes Kislev, “The Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus,” marks 219 years since the release of the Alter Rebbe, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chasidus Chabad, from prison in the year 5559 (1798). This year also marks 205 years since the Alter Rebbe's Histalkus. In honor of this auspicious day, which is referred to by Chasidim as the “Holiday of Holidays," Farbrengens are being held around the world!
Gut Yom Tov! Gut Yom Tov!
Leshana Tovah Belimud HaChasidus ve Darchei HaChasidus, Tikosaivu VeTichosaimu!
Today, Yud Tes Kislev, “The Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus,” marks 219 years since the release of the Alter Rebbe, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chasidus Chabad, from prison in the year 5559 (1798). This year also marks 205 years since the Alter Rebbe’s Histalkus. In honor of this auspicious day, which is referred to by Chasidim as the “Holiday of Holidays,” Farbrengens are being held around the world!
The Shpy Returns to Save Chanukah
There’s trouble in the air. Agent 18 spotted a delivery man carrying boxes of “moldstein chocolate” into a grocery store that sells “Goldsteins chocolate!”
Chanukah Celebrated in Australia’s Parliament
On the last sitting day of Australia’s Parliament and Senate, Thursday, December 7th, the Jewish festival of Chanukah was celebrated at the now-yearly “Chanukah on the Hill” event. In attendance were the Jewish politicians from the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as other politicians from all sides of politics who came to enjoy and learn from the joyous festival.
Here’s My Story: Old Wisdom for a Young Man
Rabbi Yitzchak Maier Gurary is a mashpia, spiritual mentor and teacher of Chasidic philosophy, at the Lubavitcher yeshivah in Montreal. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in January of 2011.
File photo: Palestinian demonstration
House Votes to Suspend US Aid to Palestinians
The Republican-led House easily approved legislation that would restrict financial aid that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority until it takes credible steps to end what lawmakers say is a practice of rewarding Palestinians who kill Americans and Israelis.
LIVE: Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen in Flatbush
WATCH LIVE: In honor of Yud Tes Kislev, the Chag HaGeulah of the Alter Rebbe, a large Farbrengen in talking place in the Veredsky Hall on Avenue L in Flatbush featuring guest speaker Rabbi Sholom Kaplan.
Florida Chabads Sue FEMA for Hurricane Funds
Two Florida Chabad synagogues damaged by Hurricane Irma have filed a lawsuit contending that houses of worship are unconstitutionally barred from receiving disaster assistance through a key federal program.
Video: Yud Tes Kislev with the Rebbe
On 19 Kislev 5559 (1798), the Alter Rebbe, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi was released after being imprisoned by the Russian authorities. Today marks the anniverssary of this holiday known among Chassidim as the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Mindelle Feller, 75, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Mindelle Feller, OBM, veteran Shlucha and educator who co-founded Chabad’s activities in the state of Minnesota as one of the first Shluchim sent by the Rebbe in the United States. She was 75 years old. Levaya times added.
Timely Tales: A Child’s Cry
Countless souls are crying for the spiritual comfort of their heritage. Do not remain indifferent.
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
Following through on a campaign promise, President Donald Trump has formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the first U.S. president in history to do so, and will move the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv.
Moshav to Kick Off Chanukah at Grand Army Plaza
The Largest Menorah of Brooklyn will proudly stand at the monumental Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park this Chanukah. The first candle will be lighted on Tuesday evening December 12, at 5:30 pm, with a grand celebration, featuring a concert by the Moshav Band.
Taylor Talks: The Mechanics of Positive Thinking
We’ve all heard that we need to “Think good and it will be good,” and that this is an effective way to invite blessings into our lives. Recently there have even been secular studies that suggest a connection between our thoughts and reality. What are the mechanics of how positive thinking works? Is there a way in which we can grasp this idea in a practical sense?
Great Debates: The Public Menorah’s Legal Battle
When Chabad erected their first giant public Menorah to celebrate the Chanukah of 1975, a legal war was launched by powerful segments of the Jewish community to have public menorahs banned. Both the menorahs and the battles persist annually.
The central Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen in Kfar Chabad, Israel, drew thousands, including high-profile dignitaries from a cross spectrum of Israeli society. The event was also broadcast on the radio and surreptitiously listened to by Jews in the Soviet Union.
Memories: Secret 19 Kislev Gatherings in 1960s’ Moscow
For more than 200 years in Chabad-Lubavitch communities around the world—in the best of circumstances and the worst—these early winter days have been dedicated to preparing for the Chassidic holiday of Yud Tes Kislev, the 19th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev.
Vicki O’Neill Haber, left, a 40-year-old mother of two, donated a kidney to Rachel, 35, who was grappling with a serious medical condition, was on dialysis and needed a new organ.
Woman Meets Her Organ Donor at Chabad
On Rosh Hashanah this year, Vicki O’Neill Haber stepped out of synagogue services in Denver because her 9-year-old son, Max, needed to take a break. Outside the sanctuary, she saw someone who looked familiar. A woman named Rachel had also left services because she had received a long-awaited call from a hospital, and it was a matter of life and death.
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