2 Planes Clip Wings at JFK Airport
The FAA is investigating an incident in which a plane clipped wings with another plane while taxiing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport last night.
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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle
Today: Mitteler Rebbe’s Yom Hageulah
Today, the 10h of Kislev, marks the day of liberation of the Mitteler Rebbe, Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch, who was imprisoned by the Czar after he was slandered by the opponents of Chassidism.
Chief Rabbi Visits Chabad Yeshiva in L.A.
This past Thursday, 5 Kislev, the Sephardic Chief Rabb of Israel, HaRav Yitzchok Yosef, paid a special visit to Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad in Los Angeles, California.
Video: What Is Our Job Description?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha — Vayishlach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is our job description?
Photo: Lubavitch Archives
From Days Gone By: Reb Avrohom Mayor
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present this photo of the famed elder Chossid Reb Avrohom Mayor (Drizin), circa 1985. Can you identify where the photo was taken?
Rabbi Shmueli Feldman with his daughter, Chaya Mushka
Shliach Denies Saying Doesn’t Feel Safe in Australia
An Australian Chabad rabbi has denied a report saying he does not feel safe in his country.
Chabad Opens First Kosher Restaurant in Cabo
A new kosher restaurant just opened in the heart of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the first of its kind on the Baja California Peninsula.
‘Shabbat House’ Welcomes 1,000 in First Year
For more than 10 years, the property near a busy intersection sat dormant. Deeded to Lubavitch Center of Essex County, it had potential. At least, that’s what Rabbi Baruch and Devorah Klar thought.
Newborn Boy Named After Shua Polonsky, OBM
Yesterday, the newborn son of Eli and Ilana Duban was named Yehoshua, honoring the young Crown Heights father of two, Shua Polonsky, who tragically passed away last week after a sudden and brief illness.
Mitteler Rebbe's gravesite in Niezhin, Ukraine.
Today: Birthday and Yahrtzeit of Mitteler Rebbe
Today, 9 Kislev, is both the birthday and day of passing of Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch, son of and successor to the founder of Chabad Chassidism, Rabbi Schneur Zalman·of Liadi.
ULY Hosts Father & Son Farbrengen
In honor of the birthday and Chag Hageulah of the Mitteler Rebbe, whose very life was Chassidus, a Father and Son Chassidus program was held in United Lubavitcher Yeshiva for the 7th and 8th grades.
Video: The Jews and the Mob
Myron Sugerman will hold you spellbound as he tells the history of the Jewish Mob and their remarkable contributions to the betterment of the jewish people. They fought the American Nazi party in the 30s and supplied arms, cash, and illegal weapons to both the Hagana and Irgun in the struggle for Israel’s independence.
Over 1,000 Children at CKids Unity Day
For children from small Jewish communities, it can be hard to imagine that there are other Jewish kids like them. They are often the only Jewish children in their grade, feeling as though they are small fish in a big pond. To bolster their Jewish pride and to combat the misconception of being ‘the only Jew in their grade,’ CKids hosted four Grand unity events in cities like Los Angeles, Toronto, and Maryland, giving children of all ages something to feel proud about.
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Zeev and Maayan Albalia (Crown Heights)
8:00pm: The Rebbe’s Opinion on Ultrasounds
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 190, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Can We Learn from the 190th Anniversary of the Mittelere Rebbe’s Histalkus? What Is the Rebbe’s Opinion About Ultrasound? Should I Have a Relationship with My Non-Jewish Children from the Past? How to Retain Bitachon After Financial Loss? Unfulfilled Shlucha: Should I Go to School?
Picture of the Day: Tel Aviv, Israel
The Israeli Minister of Finance, Mr. Moshe Kahlon, put on Tefilin with local Shliach Rabbi Mendy Duchan on Thursday morning in Tel Aviv.
Moscow Machon Opens Doors to New Students
Machon Chomesh in Moscow, the FJC’s Jewish Institute for women, hosted an open house seminar last week, welcoming potential students from all over Russia, from Birobidjan to Yekaterinburg. The Institute holds a unique place among the country’s higher education institutions offering high-quality professional education together with a homey Jewish atmosphere of spiritual growth and personal attention.
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