Boots That Leave Swastika Imprints Recalled
A California company has recalled a brand of boots after it was reveled on social media that the soles inadvertently leave behind swastika imprints.
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan, ca. 1910.
Weekly Story: A Message with Impact
The venerable chossid Reb Yisroel Neveler came over to Reb Aharon, embraced him and kissed him on the cheek and said; “Aharon go in good health, Hashem shall be with you.”
Weekly Thought: Is ‘Chesed Shel Emes’ Just for the Dead?
Why is it called Chesed Shel Emes? Does one need to be formally enrolled in a Chevra Kadissha to be part of this practice? Are there any known stories of The Rebbe regarding this matter? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Vayechi.
The Bergische Synagogue in Wuppertal, Germany.
German Court: Torching Synagogue Justified
A German regional court in the city of Wuppertal affirmed a lower court decision last Friday stating that a violent attempt to burn the city’s synagogue by three men in 2014 was a justified expression of criticism of Israel’s policies.
Teen Girl Miraculously Survives After Car Jumps Curb
A 13 year old Borough Park girl is home from the hospital, hours after she was struck by an out of control livery cab as she waited for the school bus.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe saluting a soldier in Tzivos Hashem during Kos Shel Bracha.
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Naftali and Chaya (nee Engel) Minkowitz (Crown Heights)
Shabbos at the Besht: Victor Frankel and Applying Logotherapy in Your Life
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, LMFT, will lead a discussion on the topic: Victor frankel and applying Logotherapy in your life.
Weekly Letter: Arichas Yomim V’shonim Tovos
This week, as we read about Yaakov’s final blessings to his children in Parshas Vayechi, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the meaning of the blessing we give for Arichas Yomim V’shonim Tovos. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
‘Rebbe’s Chag Hageulah’ Celebrated in Minnesota
Hei Teves, the Chag Hageulah of our generation, was marked in Minnesota with a truly memorable evening of inspiration and growth. Over 120 men, women, and children gathered in Lubavitch House in West S. Paul, where a festive, multi-course, gourmet seudah was enjoyed.
Senator Tries on Chabad Rabbi’s Fedora
Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) tweeted this photo today of his colleague, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who bumped into the Cunin brothers from Chabad of California on Capitol Hill.
Young European Shluchim Enjoy Winter Camp
Over 80 boys and 90 girls from nine European countries including Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Northern Cyprus, Sweden, Turkey, Hungary and Poland, traveled to Zhytomyr and Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, for a week full of friends, activities, chassidishe chayus and inspiration at “Shluchim Shtetl”, a winter camp geared specifically for Hebrew speaking Shluchim all over Europe, currently in it’s 6th year.
Young Minnesota Jews Find Place to Connect
Jason Finkelstein, 22, a financial adviser and planner for North Star Resource Group in Minnesota, met Rabbi Sholom Brook through the Chabad rabbi at the University of Kansas, where Finkelstein was active with the campus program. From that first meeting, Finkelstein thought Brook was “a cool, friendly, welcoming guy.”
Traffic deaths in New York City have declined for the third straight year, dropping to 229 in 2016, which is the lowest number of traffic deaths since record-keeping began in 1910.
NYC Traffic Deaths Dropped to Record Low in 2016
Traffic deaths in New York City have declined for the third straight year, dropping to 229 in 2016, which is the lowest number of traffic deaths since record-keeping began in 1910.
Study: Campus Shluchim Counselors of First Resort
Among their normal responsibilities on college campuses across America, Chabad emissaries organize events, teach Torah and engage students one-on-one in learning sessions. But whether by design or happenstance, these emissaries often are the first line of defense when students face personal crises as well, according to a recent study.
Chabad Grows in Quaint Quebec Town
Located just across the tracks from the traditionally Jewish Montreal neighborhood of Côte des Neiges, the Town of Mount Royal seems light years away. It features single-family homes, tidy lawns and a quaint shopping district with a distinctly old-world flavor.
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Baruch and Mooka (nee Naparstek) Hecht (Dallas, TX)
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