Laws and Customs: Selichos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the week of Selichos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
Op-Ed: ‘Doing Jewish’ on $40,000 a Year
In an explosive op-ed published in the Times of Israel, a modern-Orthodox father of four explains how he was able to cut down his Jewish expenses to “just” $40,000 a year.
Video: Making Our New Year Resolutions Stick
The High Holidays are an inspirational time of year. It’s a time where we try to be a little better, and maybe think about things we can do to step up our game in various areas of life. Rabbi Pinchas Taylor explains an effective way to make a practical resolution that will actually stick.
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‘Animal Rights’ Activists Sue Again to Stop Kapporos
An “animal-rights” group that lost a Federal lawsuit against Chabad of Irivine, California, over the pre-Yom Kippur ritual of Kapporos in a landmark ruling earlier this year, is at it once again — this time suing the Irvine Police Department for not enforcing animal cruelty laws by allowing the practice to continue.
A lecture at the 2013 National Jewish Retreat in Alexandria, VA.
The Best Kept Secret in the Jewish World
In an op-ed published in The Times of Israel, Shelley Civkin revealed what she believes is the best kept secret in the Jewish world.
Firebomb Hurled at Chabad HQ in Moscow
Unidentified individuals hurled a firebomb at the Moscow offices of the largest Jewish organization in Russia, the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC), which is adjacent to the Marina Roscha Synagogue, headed by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Here’s My Story: From the Kitchen to the Mishnah
Mrs. Alice Zlotnick is a professional artist presently living in Jerusalem,Israel. She was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in her home in December of 2006.
New Engagement!
Michoel Fishman (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Chani Greenberg (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Shmuely Levinson (London, England) and Leah Devorah Leitner (Monsey, NY)
Florida Chabads Serve 4,000 Kosher Meals a Day
As many as 100 Chabad Houses across Florida have been opening their doors to neighbors, community members and others in need, serving freshly cooked meals to those without power and, in some cases, without homes to return to.
Openly Antisemitic Candidate Defeated in Landslide
New York City Council candidate Thomas Lopez-Pierre, who blamed “greedy Jewish landlords” for the “ethnic cleansing” of black and Latino residents from Harlem, was soundly defeated in a Democratic primary vote.
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Yossi and Sara Leah (nee Kantor) Greisman (Culver City, CA)
Help Misaskim Answer the Cry
Misaskim volunteers go beyond the call of duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, during life’s most devastating moments. Now they need your help.
Ukrainian Jewish Youth Complete Israel Journey
This summer, the FJC’s Stars Ukraine program provided 50 young people aged 18 to 26 with a magical summer experience – a ten-day learning seminar in Israel that was a journey deep into their roots and wide to the country’s borders. Over the course of the trip, the group traveled from the mountains of Tzfat to the Red Sea in Eilat, all the while learning more about themselves, Judaism and the places around them.
IDF Permits No Longer Available for Tishrei Guests
Talmidei yeshiva and avreichim wishing to travel abroad for Rosh Hashanah are required to get permission from the IDF or they will be prevented from leaving at the airport. That said, a group of Lubavitcher Chassidim wishing to head to 770 for Tishrei were informed by the Vaad Yeshivos that the induction center is not providing this service for the coming two weeks.
Florida: 6 Dead After Nursing Home Loses Power
Six people died in a Hollywood, Florida, nursing home that had no air conditioning after Hurricane Irma knocked out power.
Fire on 14th Floor of Ebbets Field Apartments Injures 2
Two people were injured after a fire broke out on the 14th floor of the landmark Crown Heights high-rise apartment complex known as the Ebbets Field Apartments early Tuesday morning.
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