Men Caught Fishing Checks From Mailbox
Two men were arrested in Crown Heights after they were caught taking checks and money orders from a mailbox with a glue-soaked bottle tied to a string.
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The note left by an anonymous friend
Chabad Synagogue Receives Flowers and Love
A Chabad rabbi in California is sharing a heart-warming story to cheer up Americans still reeling from last weekend’s violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville.
The town of Lubavitch, where the Rebbe Maharash was born and passed away.
Weekly Story: What Is Appropriate for a Chossid
“Due to health considerations, it is difficult for me to say a maamar at this time,” the Rebbe replied. “However, in honor of the assembled I will say something brief.”
Video: Week 6 at Gan Yisroel-New York
Camp videographer Motty Reizes captured the sixth week of excitement, inspiration and fun at Camp Gan Yisroel-New York.
Weekly Letter: A Healthy Diet
This week we read in Parshas Re’eh the laws of a kosher food. The importance of a proper diet for the general state of health and emotional life is well known and established. How much more so, says the Rebbe, the dietary laws given by the Creator, Essence of Perfection – for our physical, mental and spiritual health. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Weekly JLI Video: Your True Worth
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Re’eh is titled: Your True Worth.
Shabbos at the Besht: Bikur Cholim Via Skype?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Klein will lead a discussion on the topic: Can one fulfill the mitzva of bikur cholim via Skype?
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a pair of photos of the Rebbe officiating at a wedding, circa mid 1950s.
Parenting Conference Stresses ‘Care of the Soul’
This year’s Chabad of Greenwich’s parenting conference took an introspective journey into parenting, benefiting both parent and child.
Miami High-Schoolers to Start Year in New Building
When students return on Aug. 29 to the Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, a good number of them will be trekking a little farther to school, settling into a new facility.
Final Week at BRDC Is Mivtzoim Week
It was a special week in Bais Rivka Day Camp. The campers’ days were filled with learning about the Rebbe’s Mivtzyoyim, and the BRDC campers had a chance to learn hands on!
Op-Ed Response: Enough with the Real Racism
In response to this op-ed published earlier this week on CrownHeights.info on racism in Chabad, one community member responds that the only true racism is not holding up our African-American neighbors to the same standards as everyone else.
Amid Rise of Neo-Nazism, Montana Shluchim to Build Holocaust Museum
Holocaust Museum of Montana, a recently formed nonprofit by Shluchim to Bozeman Rabbi Chaim and Chavie Bruk, announced its plan to build an educational facility on 5 acres of land in the city.
Van Rams Tourists Near Barcelona Chabad Restaurant
A van driven by a suspected terrorist rammed into pedestrians in a popular tourist area of Barcelona, Spain, right outside a Kosher restaurant run by the local Chabad emissary, Rabbi Dovid Liberson. At least 13 people have been reported dead in the attack, and many were injured, none patrons of the restaurant.
2,000 Sets Not Enough: Toras Menachem on Sale Again
After setting an amazing record of selling 2,000 sets of the sixty Seforim of Toras Menachem in under 72 hours, Vaad Hanochos Belahak was contacted by many who were upset for having missed the opportunity to purchase the set for themselves. Now, the Vaad is announcing that those who missed out can once again place orders at the same subsidized price.
New Shluchim to Ohio
Rabbi Moshe Sasonkin and his wife, Mussie, are the children of Chabad Shluchim, so the idea for the couple to begin co-directing their own center at Kent State University in Ohio, came naturally.
Here’s My Story: A Holistic Approach
Professor Chaim Doron served as Director General of Kupat Holim Clalit from 1976 to 1988. A professor of Community Health at the University of Tel-Aviv, he was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project at his home in Ramat- Gan, Israel, in December of 2012.
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