Controversy Erupts over Rebbe’s Quote on Bus Ad
A bus ad quoting the Lubavitcher Rebbe instructing a woman to ask her husband before traveling to New York has sparked controversy in Israel, with one Knesset Member demanding that it be removed.
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50 Dead; 200 Wounded in Las Vegas Shooting Attack
At least 50 people were killed and more than 200 wounded when a gunman opened fire on an outdoor music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, raining down rapid fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before he was shot dead by police, in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
File photo: Chabad at JFK Airport
For First Time Ever: Sukkah at JFK Airport
For the first time ever, passengers at JFK Airport this Chol Hamoed will be able to take advantage of a sukkah on the way to their flights.
770 Communications Room Opened to Guests
The hundreds of Bochurim who arrived to spend Tishrei with the Rebbe were treated to a rare glimpse of 770’s ‘communication room,’ where they got to see the myriad sophisticated equipment that was used to broadcast the Rebbe’s farbrengens and messages, as well as the wellsprings of Chassidus in general, to all parts of the globe.
Laws and Customs: Sukkos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Sukkos (up to – but not including – Hoshanah Rabbah), including the laws of building a Sukkah and selecting the Daled Minim, for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Mayor Pledges Additional $750K to Fight Rats
New York City’s mayor is doubling down on the war on rats, pledging three-quarters of a million dollars to fight the scourge.
Developer Plans Million SF High Rise in Crown Heights
In what is being pegged as possibly the largest ever developement in Crown Heights history, two real estate moguls are seeking approval for a 1-million-square-foot mixed-income residential project on Montgomery Street, at the site of a century-old spice warehouse.
ULY Choir Performs at Siyum Harambam
A grand Sium Harambam celebration was held in United Lubavitcher Yeshiva for the Talmidim of the older grades. The event was emceed by Rabbi Y. Wolf.
Video: Digging Deeper — A Short Film on Teshuva
Many people struggle with the concept of Teshuva. They feel it’s impractical and unattainable. Rabbi Mendy Shapiro, Rabbi Tzvi Freeman and Rabbi Shais Taub break it down into practical and relevant ideas to inspire us all to reconnect to Hashem through Teshuva.
Photos: Kapporos in Moscow at Sunrise
Hundreds of Jews began streaming into the yard of the Central Marina Roscha Shul in Moscow in the wee hours of the morning for Kapporos. A team of shochtim, who were appointed by the Chief Rabbinate of Russia, awaits them at all hours.
Photos: Midnight Kapporos in Paris
Kapporos was performed by the Lubavitch community of Paris at midnight, with the Shechita undertaken by veteran Shochet Rabbi Levi Sebag.
Scandal as Kapporos Chickens Slaughtered by Arabs
A scandal is roiling the Chabad community in southern Israel after it was discovered today, mere hours after Kapporos ended, that the organizers sold the chickens to an Arab meat-processing plant to be slaughtered and sold as Halal poultry.
Photos: Kapores in the Early Hours of the Morning
Guests and residents of Crown Heights fulfilled the ancient custom of Kapores in the ‘morning watch’.
Video: Erev Yom Kippur Blessings in English
JEM’s daily Rebbe video has been garnering lots of attention today as the Rebbe is heard speaking in English. Addressing an audience from the Machane Israel Development Fund, the Rebbe blesses all Jews around the world to be inscribed and sealed for a sweet new year.
Weekly Letter: Predestination Vs. Free Will
This week, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he explains the idea of predestination and free will, and how they are compatible with each other — a concept relevant at this time of judgement when Hashem writes and seals our destiny for the year. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
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