Baby Boy!
Avremi and Cherry (nee Wolff) Freeman (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a Farbrengen, circa early 1970s.
A Chabad Rabbi’s Hurricane Harvey Diary
Writing in Tablet, Rabbi Yitzchok Schmukler, who directs Chabad of the Bay Area in League City together with his wife, Malky, chronicles his thoughts, feelings and actions as Hurricane Harvey bore down on his family, home, and community.
India Grants Visa to Son of Slain Shluchim
Fulfilling a promise made by the Indian Prime Minister during a recent visit to Israel, Moshe Holtzberg, the son of Chabad emissaries to Mumbai Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, HYD, received an entry visa to India.
Video: A Different Version of ‘Avinu Malkeinu’
A vintage video of the famed Chazan Rabbi Zalman Bronstein, OBM, one of the founding settlers of Kfar Chabad, was recently uploaded to Youtube, in which he sings the age-old Chabad Niggun ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ in a slightly different Nusach than what is familiar to most Lubavitcher Chassidim today.
Missing Mother’s Body Found in the Hudson
The body of an Orthodox-Jewish mother from Monsey who had been missing since April was discovered in the Hudson River, near Bear Mountain Bridge in Upstate New York.
A Story of the Rebbe You Can ‘Witness’ Yourself
Rabbi Mendy Paltiel, Shliach to Laguna Niguel, CA, shared on Whatsapp a remarkable, personal story of the Rebbe he heard from fellow Shliach Rabbi Zalman Marcus of Mission Viejo, CA. A short while later, a recording of the Rebbe’s Sicha surfaced that verifies the story to the tee, allowing everyone to “witness” it for themselves.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday-Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday through Sunday, September 1-3, for a Muslim holiday. Alternate side parking and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Monday, September 4, for Labor Day.
‘My Story’ Bestseller Returns to Store Shelves
After selling out in just a matter of days, JEM’s My Story is back in stock, and right in time for Tishrei.
Here’s My Story: It’s Their Right
Rabbi Moshe Tzur, an Israeli Air Force veteran, now lives with his family in Jerusalem, Israel. After his service in the Air Force, he went on to found a number of yeshivot and other non-profit organizations. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in December of 2015.
Video: Why Did Your Soul Come into This world?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Teitzei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Why did our Neshamas (souls) come into this world?
Gold Rush Town Becomes Bedrock for Chabad
Bar Adam moved to Nevada City, Calif., two years ago from Israel with her husband and two children. When they arrived, they started looking for a Jewish outlet to meet their family’s needs, eventually deciding to shuttle the kids to Chabad in Roseville, about an hour each way, for Hebrew school on Sundays.
Is having a Beard Good for Your Health?
Is having a Beard Good for Your Health? A recent study from the University of Queensland says it likely is.
Wedding: Zalmanov – Belinow
Photos from the wedding of Shmuel Zalmanov (Crown Heights) and Chana Belinow (Paris, France) which took place at the Beth Chaya Mushka wedding hall in Paris.
Legal Defender of Israel Speaks at Melbourne Chabad
Nitsana Darshan Leitner is an Israeli attorney, a human rights activist and the founder of Shurat HaDin Israel Law Centre. She is renowned for the civil actions her law firm has brought against numerous banks and institutions that have aided and abetted Islamic terrorism. In 2014 she was named one of the 50 most influential Jews by The Jerusalem Post. On Tuesday, August 29, she spoke to a packed room at Chabad CBD-Melbourne.
Chabad and Lakewood Coordinate Food Truck
In a tremendous display of Achdus among Klal Yisroel, a large truck was filled to the brim in Lakewood, NJ, with kosher food to be donated to stranded and hungry families. The distribution will be coordinated by Chabad of Houston.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Yosef Tzvi Volovik, 71, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Volovik, OBM, a beloved father, grandfather and longtime member of the Crown Heights community, after a short illness. He was 71 years old.
