On Friday night, the Thai military raided the Chabad House on Koh Samui Island, a popular tourist destination, amid a sweep of Israeli businesses. One local Israeli business-owner was arrested for illegal possession of weapons.
Israel, incensed at UNESCO’s decision to designate the second holiest Jewish site as Palestinian, is striking back.
On the eve of Yud Beis Tammuz, twenty-eight Crown Heights teachers gathered to mark the conclusion of their extensive training. The eight week course, facilitated by Igud Hamelamdim and delivered by world renowned teachers’ trainer Rabbi Michel Rottenberg, covered everything a teacher should know to succeed.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic: Yud Beis and Yud Gimmul Tammuz.
Reb Chaim Zalman’s son, Reb Mottel, lived in close proximity to him and would visit his father at least three times a day. Once in the morning, to help his father get up, dressed, put on tefillin and eat. Once in the afternoon to see how he is faring and if he needs anything, etc., and finally in the evening to make sure the attendant gave him his medications and help him get ready for the night.
Ten days after an unidentified man torched a well known Crown Heights “mitzvah bus” police have released clear video footage of the suspect and are turning to the public for assistance in the case.
Hundreds gathered in the main Shul of 770 on Thursday night for a Farbrengen in honor of Yud Beis-Yud Gimmel Tammuz, the day of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s liberation from Soviet Russia.
As the school year comes to a close, people the world over celebrate accomplishments. CTeen is no exception. Dozens of chapters across the globe marked their graduating leaders this June with award ceremonies. From France to California, over elegant luncheons and sit-down dinners, the hard work of the CTeen leaders and volunteers were acknowledged and applauded.
On Thursday, in honor of Yud Bais Tammuz, campers, staff and head staff of Bais Rivkah Day Camp joined together for a delicious BBQ and the Tzivos Hashem Rally.
Sholom Ber and Chaya (nee Orenstein) Shuchat (Crown Heights)
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe during a Yechidus, circa mid 1970s.
The story of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s arrest and interrogation in 1921 in the city of Rostov-on-Don (which occurred prior to his arrest, exile and liberation in 1927) became well-known in the early 1940s, and has been a source of powerful inspiration ever since. But few people know why the Frierdiker Rebbe chose to have it transcribed and translated to English.
When somebody says the word tznius, the first thing that comes to mind is what we wear. Our apparel reflects our culture, our nature, our mood, and our social status. For us, clothing is the most external expression of ourselves. However, people don’t often think that how we dress can affect how we are from the outside, in.
A large crowd gathered at the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens near Boca Raton, Florida, to accompany Aaron Rajman, 25, to his final resting place.
Last night, Basil, an upscale dairy restaurant in Crown Heights, was broken into and ransacked by thieves, who made off with the cash register and safe.
Tzivos Hashem presents this video of a cyber-rally for Jewish children all over the world that took place today, led by Rabbi Shimi Weinbaum, part of which was the airing of the 6th episode of ‘A Quest for Oiz,’ as well as the story of Yud Beis Tammuz related by master storyteller Rabbi Yitzy Erps.
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