New Engagement!
Dovid Junik (London, UK) and Dina Herzog (Encino, CA)
Weekly Thought: Dream Higher
Do dreams really mean much in Judaisim? Is there any truth to one’s dreams? Could / should one be allowed to “dream about the future”? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Mikeitz.
Weekly Story: A Tale of Two Men
The chossid once again traveled to another city, but this time he was in for a surprise. The chossid whom the Rebbe sent him to, was an ordinary person, not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination. How can this person help me, he thought?
Shabbos at the Besht: Tzivos Hashem – in Your Home
This Shabbos at the Besht, a special guest speaker will lead a discussion on the topic: Tzivos Hashem – In your home.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe saying a Sicha during Chanukah.
Weekly Letter: Ma’alin Bakodesh
This week, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he underlines the Chanukah message of “hiddur” and “maalin b’Kodesh,” and how this teaching, as well as the teachings of all the festivals, applies to each day of the year and not confined to that festival. In the interesting P.S., the Rebbe comments on the job of a mazkirah (as the letter writer identifies herself) and on the term”Old Jerusalem” (where she is located). The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Video: Rabbis Dance with Jimmy Kimmel
At the end of a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, which featured a mythical creature called a ‘Chanucorn,’ several ‘dancing rabbis’ joined the comedian on stage dancing to Chanukah tunes, while the audience clapped and cheered along.
Video: A Quest for Oiz, Part 2
This video is the second episode in the Quest for Oiz series. Produced by Tzivos Hashem and filmed in Crown Heights, the videos follow the quest of a young school boy as he searches for ‘oiz’ – power, and learns an important lesson on how it’s achieved, while collecting cards of the mightiest armies in the world.
Cruise Menorah Lights Up Gulf of Mexico
The Grand Chanukah Cruise organized this year by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida was a huge success.
Videos: Songs for Jerusalem
With all the recent news about Israel and Jerusalem, Torah Cafe presents a series of three videos of Dudu Fisher singing songs about Jerusalem at JLI’s annual National Jewish Retreat.
Toronto Cheder Boys Join Teacher on Mivtzoim
In the pouring rain and freezing cold, with snow all around, the 7th grade class of the Cheder Chabad of Toronto joined their teacher Rabbi Chayempour on a Mivtzoim trip. They travelled around the city in a Mitzvah tank and distributed Chanukah guides and Menorahs – and even got some people to put on Tefilin.
Public Menorah in Mexico Vandalized
On Sunday, the first day of Chanukah, at around 9:00am, a public Menorah erected by local Chabad Shliach Rabbi Mendel Goldberg on the main boardwalk of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, was found vandalized and broken into pieces.
Menorah Lit at Sydney’s Iconic Opera House
On Monday, the 26th of December, CBDChabad of Sydney hosted their fifth annual Public Menorah Lighting at the Sydney Opera House, on the Northern Broadwalk overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Menorah Parade Lights Up Queens
The New York City Borough of Queens was greeted by a Grand Car Menorah Parade, which lit up the streets, spreading the light and message of Chanukah to all of its residents.
Here’s My Story: Naming Rights
Rabbi Moshe Dovid Gutnick is one of the heads of the Rabbinical Court in Sydney, as well as a past president of the Organization of Rabbis of Australasia. He has been a Chabad emissary in Sydney since 1982, where he was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in July of 2016.
Baby Boy!
Levi and Rivkah Bronchtain (Crown Heights)
