JCrafts – a program founded by Rabbi Levi Raskin of Chabad of Rockville, MD, combining learning about Jewish foods with an experiential, hands-on chocolate making activity – hosted its first ever event for adults for the congregants of Temple Beth Ami and Kol Shalom in Rockville. It was a “sweet success,” reports a local media outlet.
KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Lerner, Rosh Kollel of 770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic: Who will build the third Beis haMikdosh?
The king replied, “Being that you don’t want to choose, I will choose for you,” and he instructed a servant to fill up a bag with precious gems. The man gratefully accepted it and then was escorted home.
This week, as we continue the three-week period of mourning for the Bais Hamikdash, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he clarifies the true Jewish approach to suffering. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe saying Lchaim at a Farbrengen, circa 1977.
Raphael and Tzivia Jaworowski (Chicago, IL)
The “Friday boys,” as they are called – students of the Lubavitch Yeshivah-Zekelman Campus in Oak Park, MI – surpassed a goal of wrapping tefillin with 1,000 men in two months; instead, they reached nearly 1,350.
Rabbi Leibel Estrin, well-known to many as the writer of the popular Mendy and the Golem comic books during the 80s and 90s, penned the following op-ed on what the Alter Rebbe has to say about checking one’s phone during davening.
An Israeli traveler has gone missing in the former Soviet republic of Georgia after being swept away in a river. The Israeli Foreign Ministry is conducting searches in the area, with assistance from local authorities and the Chabad Shliach to the country, Rabbi Meir Kozlovsky.
Introducing Mitzvah Boulevard Live!, a fun-filled show of clapping, dancing, and singing based upon the Mitzvah Boulevard DVDs that kids know and love.
Meet Alex and Shifra Klein of Los Angeles, California, who produce kosher-certified cannabis edibles for medicinal use in the Orthodox-Jewish community.
Rabbi Simcha Zirkind, OBM, was a beloved Shliach of the Rebbe to Tunisia and later to Montreal, Canada. In honor of his second Yahrtzeit on Tuesday, 24 Tammuz, we present the story of his early life and the beginning of his career as a Shliach of the Rebbe in Tunisia, an Arab country in North Africa, and how he had to flee after being suspected of spying for Israel.
Mrs. Paula Burg initially came into contact with Chabad in the 1970s. She made Aliyah in 2005 and now lives with her family in Beit Shemesh, Israel, where she was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in 2016.
On Tuesday, the Talmidim of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ, were treated to a double trip: first to a roller-skating rink and then to a water park.
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Matos-Massei is titled: Setbacks as Springboards.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Hyams, OBM, of London, UK, a dear wife, mother and grandmother, beloved teacher, and veteran member of the Chabad community in Stamford Hill. She was 70 years old.
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