Baby Girl!
Choli and Shevi (nee Rosenberg) Rivkin (Crown Heights)
Russian PM Visits Moscow’s Jewish Museum
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev visited Moscow’s Largest Jewish Museum.
Miami Marathon Cyclist With Cerebral Palsy Wants the ‘Dis’ Out of Disability
Joseph Volfman never believed he’d have the opportunity to experience the thrill and freedom of riding a bike. Born with cerebral palsy, cycling was just one more physical activity out of many he was unable to do. But in 2011, when he was 12 years old, he received a custom bike.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Muslim Immigrant Ban
The federal court for the Eastern District of New York has reportedly issued an emergency stay temporarily halting the removal of individuals detained after President Trump’s order banned immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes: Sholom Dovber Tasa, 4 Months, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Sholom Dovber Tasa, the four-month-old son of Rabbi and Mrs. Nosson Tasa, members of the Chabad community in Hadera, Israel.
Trump Bans Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries from U.S.
Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday after President Donald Trump halted the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport said.
Weekly Living Torah: Through the Eyes of Children
On this week’s Living Torah, JEM presents a heartwarming collection of scenes showing the Rebbe interacting with children.
Weekly Thought: Seeing and Feeling Others’ Pain
In what way was Moshe like Hashem, regarding the pain of the Jews? How is this reflected in The Rebbe’s leadership? How can we – ordinary people – emulate this? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Va’eira.
Harvard Shliach Recalls ‘Mencsh’ Jared Kushner
“It was most apparent in the first impression what kind of mensch this young man was,” Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi, director of Chabad at Harvard, said of former student Jared Kushner. One night during his freshman year, after spending a few hours with him studying Tanya, Kushner saw it had snowed outside, asked for a shovel and cleared the sidewalk in front of the house, Zarchi related to the JTA.
Weekly Story: Be Deceptive – For the Good
When they were cleaning up after the bris, one of the house helpers came over and informed them that an expensive piece of silver is missing, saying, evidently one of our guests couldn’t contain themselves.
Judge Nixes Petition to Shorten Rubashkin Sentence
The federal judge who sentenced Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin to 27 years in prison has denied a petition seeking a new sentencing hearing that could lead to an earlier release for the 57 year old father of ten.
New Engagement!
Shmuli (ben R’ Yisroel) Wilhelm (Crown Heights) and Chaya Vita Zeiler (Israel)
Picture of the Day: Washington, D.C.
Jason Greenblatt, Donald Trump’s Appointee as the United States Special Representative for International Negotiations, tweeted this photo of Shliach Rabbi Shua Hecht and an assisting bochur koshering the kitchen in his new D.C. residence. “Now I can eat!” he tweeted.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Life of the Alter Rebbe
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin, Chief Librarian of Agudas Chassidei Chabad, will lead a discussion on the topic: Chof Daled Teves – The Life of the Alter Rebbe.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe after a yechidus klolis in the 1980s.
Weekly Letter: Is It OK to Check Your Horoscope?
This week, as we read in the Parsha about Golus Mitzrayim, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the question of horoscopes, and whether a Jew is allowed to consult with one, being that Egypt was steeped in these practices. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
