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Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe watching Hagbaah on a fast day, circa mid-1980s.
Photos: Kapores Protestors Shut Down
A small number of Kapores protestors arrived in Crown Heights with the intention of interfering with ritual, but a prepared police department quickly put an end to skirmishes.
Photos: Kapores on Erev Yom Kippur
Throughout the evening on Thursday, Jews from all walks of life came to Crown Heights to partake in the custom of Kapores.
A Warm New Home for Jews in Sudbury
During a mid-winter night in 2006, shortly after Rabbi Yisroel and Shayna Freeman moved to Sudbury, Mass., to open a Chabad center, the rabbi woke, chilled to the bone. In the morning, he discovered he’d left their front door wide open.
Picture of the Day: Only the Best for the King
The King of Jewish Music, Mordechai Ben David, was spotted purchasing a Kfar Chabad Esrog at Bingo Wholesale in Borough Park.
Video: Can Dogs Sin?
A unique sight greeted some at a Kapparos location in Brooklyn: a woman swinging a chicken over her pet dogs.
Photos: Siyum Harambam Celebrated in Montreal
The Lubavitch community of Montreal gathered together to celebrate the completion of the 3-Prokim-a-day study of the Rambam.
Photos: Siyum Harambam at the Ohel
The Vaad Hatimim, responsible for caring for the spiritual and physical needs of the Tishrei guests, arranged a Siyum Harambam at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, which was attended by hundreds.
Students Raise $1200 in Change for Hurricane Relief
Have you ever heard of a war where everyone wins? Well, one such war happened at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and it’s called Penny Wars. LYA students, toddlers through eighth grade, raised $1,217.14 in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in five days. Proceeds were donated to Chabad hurricane relief for Harvey and Irma.
Chabad Planes Deliver Urgent Supplies to Puerto Rico
Chartered planes filled with food, water, medical items and cleaning supplies have come to Puerto Rico, organized by Chabad-Lubavitch representatives and headed for Chabad of Puerto Rico, co-directed by Rabbi Mendel and Rachel Zarchi. A slew of volunteers are working to meet the basic demands of residents in San Juan and other parts of the island, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria.
Here’s My Story: There Is No Point of No Return
Professor Reuven Feuerstein (1921-2014) was an Israeli developmental cognitive psychologist and founder of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential based in Jerusalem. His world-renowned applied systems of structural cognitive modifiability have been implemented in over 80 countries across the globe. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in June of 2011.
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Laws and Customs: Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Kapparos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Video: Don’t Try to Change Who You Are
We’re all busy preparing for Yom Kippur during these Days of Teshuva. So, what does Teshuvah actually mean?
Friendship Circle of L.A. Earns $250,000 Grant
Friendship Circle of Los Angeles, a Chabad-Lubavitch-affiliated organization that provides support to more than 300 Jewish children and adults with developmental disabilities and special needs each year, as well as their families, has been awarded a $250,000 grant by The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
New Street Cleaners Could End Alternate Side Parking
Assemblyman Yoni Hikind has proposed that the New York City Department of Sanitation replace their large sweeper trucks with smaller, mobile vacuum units that are capable of cleaning the streets and could eliminate the need for alternate side of the street parking.
