New Engagement!
Moishe (ben R’ Mordechai OBM) Goldin (Crown Heights) and Mushki Hami (Monsey, NY)
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Pro-Israel Groups Slam Trump over Embassy Move
A number of pro-Israel groups in the US have expressed disappointment over President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a waiver on Thursday that delayed the potential move of the American Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by at least another six months.
Weekly Story: How Do You Feel?
Dr. Weiss, who then served as the Rebbe’s physician, asked the Rebbe, “How is the Rebbe feeling?” The Rebbe replied, Being that I don’t feel anything, that is a sign that I am healthy.
Weekly Thought: Jews Don’t Fidget
What lesson can be derived from the fact that Parshas Nasso is read right after Shavuos? How does this relate to the modern gadgets available on the market now? Are Jews better off with all the time-occupying routines we have? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Nasso.
‘The War Will Be Over in 10 Days’
A week before the Six-Day War began, Rabbi Leibel Alevsky was 28 years old and went to visit the Rebbe in New York for his birthday blessing, unaware he would receive an unbelievable prediction, reports the Cleveland Jewish News.
Simche Begins Wedding Season with New Music Video
After conquering the Israeli radio waves with his hit song Bekarov (Yitgadal), singing star Simche Friedman released this entertaining music video, to a song titled Chosson Kallah, marking the beginning of the “wedding season” following the holiday of Shavuos.
Video: One Day, Three Speeches
JLI’s newest course, Survival of a Nation, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the miraculous Israeli victory in the Six-Day War. As part of the course, JLI created a video, “One Day, Three Speeches,” that tells the story of the Rebbe’s prophetic assurances of victory on the eve of the war.
L.A. Cheder Gives a Special Birthday Gift
On Sunday, 3 Sivan, the talmidim of Cheder Menachem of Los Angeles , together with their parents, grandparents, relatives and friends, gathered together to mark the culmination of over two months of learning Mishnayos and Tanya Baal Peh, as a present to the Rebbe in honor of Yud Alef Nissan.
Weekly Letter: Simple Faith
This week, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the topic of “simple” faith – in which he gives an analogy from nature and its complexity with its underlying essential simplicity. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Chaya Unsdorfer (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Yechiel Michel and Sheyna (nee Horowitz) Marozov (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Eli Yaakov and Nechama (nee Schachter) Cohen (Hollywood, FL)
Shluchim Office Relaunches Tefillin Bank
This week marks the 50th anniversary since The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, launched the global tefillin campaign in the days before the Six-Day War, when he publicly called for every Jew to fulfill the mitzvah of donning phylacteries. In the half century that’s passed since then, tefillin has become synonymous with Chabad on a global scale–and they aim to keep it that way.
UK Police Refuse to Help Jewish Family Under Attack
An Orthodox-Jewish family from Stamford Hill enjoying a beach vacation on the British coast were attacked by a gang of teens, and local police refused to help.
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Wednesday-Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday and Thursday, May 31 and June 1, for Shavuos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Shavuos at the Besht: A Full Night of Torah Study
On the first night of Shavuos at the Besht, three renowned lecturers will lead discussions in Torah: 12:15am – Rabbi Mendy Wolff; 1:15am – Rabbi Mendel Hershkop; 2:15am – Rabbi Levke Kaplan.
