Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe greeting someone as he enters a Farbrengen, circa mid-1970s.
Video: Why We Love Nostalgia
Why do we love Nostalgia so much? Nostalgia is a sentimental affection for the past, a longing for a period or place with happy associations. So why do we love it? We’re wired to forget the intensity of past life-challenges and hardships, and yet we tend to remember the good stuff.
Shabbos at the Besht: Scrabble on Shabbos
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Binyomin Kreigsman will lead a discussion on the topic: Scrabble and puzzles on shabbos – practical applications of the melacha of kosev and mochek on shabbos.
Baby Girl!
Moshe and Chana (nee Graj) Fraenkel (Melbourne, Australia)
Baby Boy!
Lipman and Shulamis Heller (Crown Heights)
Chabad of North Haven Finds a New Home
Since its 2013 founding, Chabad North Haven, New York, has been restrained in its potential.There was no concrete meeting place. Rather, East End residents searching for a spiritual outlet met in a hodgepodge of accommodations: a person’s den one week, another individual’s kitchen the next—whatever made itself available. It was a communal effort, though one that stymied growth and outreach.
There’s an App for That: Shiva Minyans Via WhatsApp
Adam Spiro is on call, available at the short notice of a cell-phone alert to attend the burial of a total stranger. The same goes for Jay Gotteiner, a fellow congregant at Chabad’s Montreal Torah Center (MTC), who gets an identical notification on his mobile when a graveside minyan falls short.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen. Gillibrand Withdraws Support for Anti-BDS Bill
In a rare move and after facing criticism at town hall meetings, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s Junior Democratic Senator, withdrew her sponsorship of an anti-BDS bill.
Rising Superstar Nemouel Releases Summer Single
After the success of his hit song Elokai, which created a sensation in the world of Chassidic music, the rising star Nemouel Harouche has released a new hit song, titled V’Haya Ha’Shem.
Photo: Hamodia
Is the Berdichever’s Ohel in the Wrong Location?
A recent discovery by Rabbi Moshe Thaler, director of Chabad of Berditchev, has led to speculation over whether the building constructed to house the resting place of the Kedushas Levi, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, OBM, is indeed in the correct location.
An artist’s impression of the planned Chabad synagogue in Bondi.
Sydney Synagogue Banned Because It’s ‘Terror Target’
A Sydney council has banned the construction of a Chabad synagogue in the neighborhood of Bondi because it could be a terrorist target, in a shock move that religious leaders say has caved in to Islamic extremism and created a dangerous precedent.
Chabad Unveils New Tech Innovation Lab on Campus
Chabad at the University of Illinois has unveiled a purpose-built innovation and study co-working space. The concept was suggested by U of I alumni Steve Mendes, the project was funded in part by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Goldstick family, and aims to create a new hub for innovative students at the University of Illinois to learn more about the basics of entrepreneurship, enable them to source internships in their chosen field of study in a collaborative environment.
Here’s My Story: Temporarily Permanent
A Chabad emissary in Australia for nearly fifty years, Rabbi Avrohom Glick served as principal of Yeshivah College of Melbourne from 1986 to 2007. Presently he teaches Chasidut in Yeshivah Gedolah, Ohel Chana and Cheder Levi Yitzchok. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in Melbourne in July of 2016.
Booze and large bags will be banned from the J’Ouvert parade this year, screened through a dozen NYPD checkpoints to be set up along the route, officials and police said.
Police: Checkpoints and Alcohol Ban at J’Ouvert
Booze and large bags will be banned from the J’Ouvert parade this year, screened through a dozen NYPD checkpoints to be set up along the route, officials and police said.
Op-Ed: Judaism and Addiction
The catastrophic numbers of drug users, deaths and overdoses only pale in comparison to the nightmare of a 90% relapse rate. This plague has not passed over the Jewish people. Does Judaism have anything to offer in the recovery of those battling addictions? Rabbi David Nessenoff believes that it does.
Milwaukee Adults with Special Needs Train to Be Bakers
Innovation, education and community—combine these ingredients and something delicious can materialize. Add to the mix students with special needs, a handful of volunteers and a top pastry chef, and the end results wind up in the form of dairy-free pastries, cakes, cookies and challah. That’s what happened with the opening of Friendship Bakery in Wisconsin.
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