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Levi and Toba Leah (nee Namdar) Golomb (Crown Heights)
Survival of a Nation: Drumbeats of War
JLI’s newest course, Survival of a Nation, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the miraculous Israeli victory in the Six-Day War. To introduce the course to tens of thousands of students across the globe, JLI created this documentary summarizing the events leading up to the war.
German Foreign Minister Shares Message
This week in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel hosted an international conference for religious leaders on the topic of “Responsibility of Religions for Peace.” At the end of the Conference, Gabriel met personally with Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Rabbi of the Jewish community of Berlin and the local Chabad Shaliach, and asked him to give over an important message to the Jewish community.
Shabbos at the Besht: Shavuos with the Rebbe
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic: Shavuos with the Rebbe and 50 years to the miracles of the 6 day war.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Menachem Bruchstat, 19, OBM
With great sadness and pain, we inform you of the untimely passing of Hatomim Menachem Mendel Bruchstat, OBM, of Crown Heights. He was 19 years old.
CKids Launching a New Camp Curriculum
With the warm rays of summer already peeking through the atmosphere, and children everywhere counting down the days until vacation, the CKids camp network, a division of Merkos suite 302, is launching an all new “Camp Curriculum.”
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe carrying his Sefer Torah to the Bimah.
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Chezky and Mushkie (nee Miller) Golowinsky (Crown Heights)
Weekly Letter: Are the Torah’s Laws Still Relevant?
This week, as we prepare for Shavuos, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he gives an answer to the question: since we live in a society based on law and order, are the laws of the Torah still relevant today as they were thousands of years ago? The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
A New Home for Calgary’s Jews
There were more than enough reasons to encourage a fair share of Calgary’s Jews to come out and celebrate one cloudy day in May: Lag B’Omer, Mother’s Day, and the dedication ceremony for Chabad of Calgary’s new Centre for Jewish Life.
New Teachers’ Kolel Opens in Crown Heights
Teachers are full of praise for an exclusive night Kolel for teachers that opened its doors in Crown Heights. Tens of teachers – veteran educators alongside energetic beginners – gathered on the opening night in the Kolel Menachem building to learn and be inspired.
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Motti and Chanee (nee Shanowitz) Yarmush (Crown Heights)
Picture of the Day: Zuckerberg Returns to Harvard
Mark Zuckerberg, the world’s sixth wealthiest person, returned to Harvard Law School to obtain his degree after having dropped out to found Facebook. Seen here wishing him well is his former Campus Rabbi, director of Harvard Chabad Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Zarchi.
Graco Recalls Batch of Car Seats
Graco is recalling more than 25,000 car seats because the harness webbing can break in a crash and may not keep children restrained.
Video: Bird’s Eye View of the Great L.A. Parade
Watch this amazing aerial footage of the great Lag Ba’omer Parade of Los Angeles, California.
Group to Appeal Dismissal of Kapporos Lawsuit
An “animal rights” group will appeal the decision of a federal judge in California, who dismissed a lawsuit they filed against Chabad of Irvine for holding a Kapporos ceremony on the eve of Erev Yom Kippur.
