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.
Picture of the Day: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shlomo Fridman, Yossi Lasker and Yehuda Zejger arrived Sunday in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to spend Shavous with local Shliach Rabbi Berel Levertov, his family and the Jewish community.
Video: What Did the Original Shavuos Actually Change?
The day on which we received the Torah from the Creator should be exciting, but knowing that our ancestors learned Torah long before it was given on Har Sinai kind of puts a damper on things . . . until we understand what actually happened. My Judaism has made a short engaging video that clarifies what exactly changed on Shavuos in lay man’s terms.
Video Playlist: Receiving the Torah with the Rebbe
The Rebbe would wish people before Shavuos a blessing coined by the Previous Rebbe, “Kabbolas Hatorah Besimcha Ubipnemiyus – to receive the Torah joyfully and with inner meaning.” JEM presents a beautiful playlist of videos connected to the holiday of Shavuos.
JEM Releases Photos on Photographer’s Yahrtzeit
JEM has just published a massive new collection of over 4,300 pictures from the month of Sivan in 1989. This collection was released in connection to the 24th Yahrtzeit of R’ Levi Freidin, OBM, the famous Israeli photographer who captured so many beautiful shots of the Rebbe.
Video: The Message of Shavuos
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on the holiday of Shavuos. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the message of Shavuos?
Here’s My Story: She’s Not For You
Rabbi Meilech Leib DuBrow, a KosherFit Master Coach, is the founder of Kosher Health & Fitness, based in Los Angeles, where he was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in September of 2011.
Times for Aseres Hadibros in Crown Heights Shuls
On Wednesday, the first day of Shavuos, there will be various minyonim for Krias Hatorah and Aseres Hadibros around Crown Heights, which were arranged for women and children who cannot make it to Shul during Shachris.
One Message; Ten Languages
This year, hundreds of thousands of Jews around the world will be exposed to the Rebbe’s directive, that each and every Jew without exception, be present at the reading of the Aseres Hadibros, the Ten Commandments on Shavuos.
Siddur Party Held at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
The proud parents and grandparents of the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva Pre-1A gathered on Sunday to celebrate the Talmidim’s Siddur party.
Camp Emunah Gets a Facelift Ahead of Summer
As Camp Emunah enters its 64th summer season, it is putting a very strong focus on renovations.
Laos Becomes 92nd Country with a Chabad Center
The Southeast Asian country of Laos has officially become the 92nd country to have a permanent Chabad presence. Rabbi Sholom and Tamar Glitzenstein hit the ground running, and already have an operational kosher restaurant, weekly prayer services, Torah classes, Shabbat celebrations for tourists and a roster of other activities in Luang Prabang, 300 kilometers north of the country’s capital, Vientiane.
Teen Club Impresses NYC Youth Commissioner
At the end of every school day, instead of rushing home, some one hundred Bais Rivkah students stay behind for the school’s Teen Club. A visit by the NYC Youth Commissioner, whose office sponsors the program, left him with a profound impression.
