Hurricane Recovery Still Underway in St. Martin
The Chabad Rabbi on the Caribbean island of St. Martin fears American Jews might stay away from the hurricane-stricken island this winter when it needs their support the most.
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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle
1 Week After Union Vote, DNAinfo and Gothamist Close
Two of New York City’s most popular neighborhood news websites have ceased operations just one week after reporters and editors voted to join a union.
Illinois Governor Joins Shluchim at Western Wall
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen and other university administrators were joined by Rabbi Avraham Kagan of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois on a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem Tuesday night.
Photos: Rabbi Hadad Laid to Rest on Mt. of Olives
Dozens gathered in Jerusalem to accompany Rabbi Yeshuah Hadad, OBM, one of the Rebbe’s earliest Shluchim to Milano, Italy, and a renowned master of Chassidus and Kabbalah, to his final resting place on Har Hazeisim.
Homes Evacuated After Water Main Breaks
Water shot stories into the high, at one point up to 50 feet, so forceful it uprooted a tree, after a huge main break occured on Albany Avenue in the northern section of Crown Heights, forcing dozens of people from their homes before dawn.
Australian Minister Tours Capital Chabad Center
The Hon. Zed Seselja, Federal Senator for the ACT and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, toured the Chabad-run Jewish community centres in Canberra, Australia’s capital territory.
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Shlomie and Batya (nee Newman) Tenenebaum (Crown heights)
A Shabbat for Medical Student Missing in Peru
What do you do when someone you love disappears without a trace? Friends and family of Jesse Galganov, a Montreal native who was last heard from in Peru on Sept. 28, have been living that nightmare for more than a month now.
Here’s My Story: Yiddishkeit Is Not Difficult
Dr. Naftali (Tali) Loewenthal presently directs the Chabad Research Unit, while lecturing at the University College on the subject of Jewish spirituality. He resides in London and was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in December of 2010.
From let: Dr. Paul Oberman, head of school at Beren Academy; Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff of Chabad Harvey Relief in Houston; and Gitty Silver-Francis, MSW, special project coordinator for JFS.
Chabad Distributes Tuition Grants to Harvey Victims
With thousands of people still displaced two months after Hurricane Harvey flooded swaths of eastern Texas, leaving heavily damaged homes and property, Chabad of Houston is directing funds raised towards immediate uses.
New York Set to Vote on Constitutional Convention
New York voters will be asked on November 7th whether they want to call a constitutional convention — as required by law every 20 years — where elected delegates would consider changes to the governmental blueprint. If a convention is approved, any recommended changes would have to be ratified by voters.
Gymboree Pulls ‘Holocaust Dress’ from Shelves
Gymboree has pulled a dress after receiving complaints its “snowflake” design resembled the Star of David Jews were forced to wear on their clothing during the Holocaust.
From Days Gone By: In Search of Bar Mitzvah Revelers
In 1998, a young man had his Bar Mitzvah celebrated at Hadar Hatorah in Crown Heights. Nineteen years later, he wants to thank those who assisted him, and shared two photos of the event with Lubavitch Archives. Can you identify the Bar Mitzvah revelers?
I’m Not Ignoring You, Mom!
Writing for the Huffington Post, Shliach to the State of Montana Rabbi Chaim Bruk relates the touching story of his mother’s tragic passing seven years ago, and the adopted baby girl he just named after her.
ULY Board Moves to Retake Control over ‘749’ Dorm
The board of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva is moving to retake control over the dormitory building at 749 Eastern Parkway, which has been occupied and controlled by unauthorized residents and outside provocateurs – many of whom are not even students in the Yeshiva – for over a decade.
Over 1,000 College Students to Arrive in Crown Heights
This weekend, Shabbos Parshas Vayera (November 3-5), more than 1,000 college and university students with their campus Shluchim and Shluchos from more than 100 schools around the world will be coming to Crown Heights for the largest Chabad on Campus student Pegisha ever.
Maryland Shliach Hosts Appreciation for Those in Uniform
Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum has always felt a great sense of responsibility and gratitude to those who put their lives on the line to protect and serve others. That selfless attitude in part sparked the inspiration behind the formation of the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland, which Tenenbaum started in conjunction with Chabad-Lubavitch of Maryland five years ago.
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