Video: What Is a Jewish Vacation?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha-Vayakhel-Pekudei . This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is a Jewish vacation?
New Engagement!
Efraim Lerner (Melbourne Australia) and Shterna Sorah Moses (London, England)
CTeens Bring Flower Bouquets to New Jersey Seniors
On Presidents Day last month, Chabad of Hunterdon County’s Teen Network – Cteen – volunteered in Flemington putting together floral arrangements for seniors.
Photos: Makava Rebbe Visits Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel
The Makava Rebbe, Rabbi Shimon Lemberger Shlita, paid a visit to the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens during a visit to New York from his home in Kiryat Ata, Israel.
Fire Breaks Out at Alter Rebbe’s Gravesite
A large fire broke out at the gravesite of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, located in the town of Hadiach, Ukraine.
Virginia Tech Fights Back Against Hate
It was another ordinary Saturday afternoon when Chabad Rabbi Zvi Yaakov Zwiebel stepped out of the Chabad Librescu Jewish Student Center, located just across the street from Virginia Tech University, to find the lawn littered with over a hundred leaflets bearing hand-drawn swastikas.
Woman Pinned Between Cars While Crossing Street
A woman was pinned between two vehicles while she attempted to cross the Eastern Parkway service lane amid heavy traffic.
Video of 1983 Farbrengen Restored
A recurring theme throughout JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe interviews are descriptions of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens. The exhilarating experience of a Farbrengen with the Rebbe was something one could never forget.
Mechina Boys Take Meaningful Trip to Crown Heights
Between two intense learning campaigns, for Yud Shevat and Yud Aleph Nissan, the Mechina students of Cheder at the Ohel were treated to a fascinating, fun and inspiring trip to Crown Heights.
West Coast Shluchim Gather for 45th Annual Kinus
On Sunday, 21st of Adar (March 19), over 200 Shluchim from across the state of California and Nevada gathered for a day of inspiration, solidarity and camaraderie. The Kinus was held at the beautiful and spacious Chabad of Irvine, under the leadership of Rabbi Alter Tenenbaum.
Rabbis Hit South Jersey Streets with Mezuzah Campaign to Counter Antisemitic Threats
Chabad rabbis are on a mission to make sure that every Jewish home in South Jersey has a Mezuzah.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mr. Harold Trigoboff, 92, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Tzvi Hirsch (Harold) Halevi Trigoboff OBM, father of Mrs. Hinda Leah Sharfstein (Crown Heights). He was 92 years old.
New Jewish College Club Opens in Moscow
A new college Jewish club opened at Moscow’s prestigious School of Economics university last week. Over 250 students registered for the club that will host cultural and social events, organize lectures and classes.
FBI Warns of ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ Scam
The FBI is warning about a frightening new scam known as ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ – an elaborate plot that makes you think your child has been abducted, which they say is becoming more and more common.
4 Arrested for Twisting Yard Menorah into Swastika
Four people were arrested yesterday, Sunday, for allegedly twisting a large menorah in the front yard of an Arizona family’s home into a swastika.
French Jewry Marks 5 Years Since School Killings
The Jewish community in Paris, France, held a memorial ceremony to mark five years since the brutal murder of a father and three young schoolchildren by an Islamic terrorist in Toulouse.
Video: Ani Maamin During Emergency Landing
A 767 charter flight filled with Orthodox-Jewish passengers heading from London to Poland to mark the Yahrtzeit of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk was forced to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam after a malfunction caused the cabin to lose pressure and the pilot to issue a Mayday call. B”h the plane landed safely and no one was harmed.
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