Descendants of the Alter Rebbe Gather
Over two hundred descendants (“Tzetzoim”) of the Alter Rebbe, gathered for the yearly Melava Malka in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in a wonderful atmosphere of family, dedication and inspiration.
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Here’s My Story: A Black Belt with A Black Hat
Rabbi Fishel Jacobs is a speaker, author and the head responder for numerous websites dealing with issues of family purity. He has previously served as an officer in the Israeli army, a rabbi in the prison service, and as the Chabad campus rabbi at Tel Aviv University. He was interviewed in May of 2014.
PM Netanyahu and Moshe Holtzberg Unveil Plans for Living Memorial
Ten years after terrorists killed close to 170 people and injured hundreds more in a series of attacks throughout the city of Mumbai, Moshe Holtzberg—the only child of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, who were murdered in their Chabad House—was joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to unveil the plans for a state-of-the-art Living Memorial at the Nariman (Chabad) House, that commemorate all victims of the attacks.
Five Shabbatons Invigorate Young Shluchim
In the past three months, over 120 young Shluchim participated in five different regional Shabbatons across the country that ware organized by My Shliach.
New Engagement!
Dovid Sirota (Crown Heights) and Dassi Kastel (Sydney, Australia)
Instant Torah: Is it Worth the Gold?
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Bo is titled: Is it worth the gold?
Camel riding in Tangier
Julio, Mustafa and Chaim!
It sounds like the start of a good joke, but it isn’t. It’s the one line that best describes my insightful realization on a recent family trip to Europe and Africa.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Mendel Morosov, 101, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Mendel Morosow OBM, an elder member of Anash and resident of Crown Heights. He was 101 years old. Levaya Times Addded.
Photos: Hundreds at the Levaya of Young Shlucha
Under a steady snowfall, hundreds gathered in front of 770 – the Lubavitch word headquarters – to take part in the Levaya of young Shlucha Chana Kesselman OBM, who passed away yesterday at the age of seven years old.
The Muslim Caretakers of Historic Indian Synagogue
Muslims have been taking care of Kolkata’s historic Beth El Synagogue for much of its 161 years. It’s a story of co-existence and co-operation that locals say captures India’s spirit, especially at a time when religious tensions grip many parts of the globe.
Video: Motorist Confronted after Passing School Bus
Passing a school bus while its dropping off passengers is both dangerous and illegal, since it puts the lives of children at great risk. Yesterday evening in Boro Park a motorist was confronted after he did just that.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rivkah Neubort, 74, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Rivkah Neubort OBM, director of the Crown Heights Womens Chevra Kadisha. She was 74 years old.
Video: “What Drives a Jew to Success?”
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha — Bo. This week he answers the question: What drives a Jew to Success? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday, January 17 for snow operations. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
University Students Renew their Commitment to Judaism in Poland
Dov Landau, a Holocaust survivor gave a first-hand account of the horrors of Auschwitz to Chabad on Campus International’s Living Links trip. The 89-year-old led a group of 65 university students and staff through the very concentration camp he was interned in during the war.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Chana Kesselman, 7, OBM
With immense pain and deep sadness we inform you of the very untimely passing of Chana Kesselman OBM, the 7-year-old young Shlucha from Greenville, South Carolina who inspired hundreds to do good deeds in the merit of her recovery.
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