Grades Pre-1A, 1st and 2nd of Oholei Torah had their annual Melavah Malka, on Motzai Shabbos. Students together with their fathers and grandfathers packed into the ballroom for a program filled with learning, entertainment and prizes.
With the approach of the Chag HaGeulah of Yud-Tes Kislev, Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky released an open letter to the community, reminding everyone to to take part in the annual ‘Chalukas Hashas,’ an initiative begun by the Alter Rebbe following his release from prison.
Benzi and Pnina (nee Klinger) Kluwgant (Jerusalem, Israel)
Avrohom and Nechama Dina (nee Feldman) Keller (Crown Heights)
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of attorney David Friedman to serve as the next US ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from right-wing Jewish groups and dismay from the other side of the political spectrum.
A solemn tale of tragedy, memory and cooperation came to a conclusion last month, when a memorial stone was inaugurated at the grave of 14 Jewish WWII victims in Pskov region of north-west Russia. The Pskov, Veliky Novgorod and Petersburg Jewish communities worked together to complete it.
Is it all that bad to be in the “outside world”? What lessons can we learn from Dina the daughter of Leah? What can we do to emulate her way of Avoda? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Vayishlach.
One of the chassidim ran and informed the Alter Rebbe, who then went over to the fire and stared at it. The winds suddenly changed directions, now blowing towards the area that burned already, and the fire began extinguishing itself, until it died out completely.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Yetta Rubenstein of Oak Park, Michigan, mother of Reb Tzvi Rubenstein of Crown Heights. She was 88 years old.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levy Djian, Shliach in Manhattan, will lead a discussion on the topic – לכשיפוצו מעיינותיך חוצה״ – Returning to the Source.
Yitzi and Kayla (nee Pinson) Shapiro (Crown Heights)
Chanan and Aliza (nee Segal) Krivisky (Jericho, NY)
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe encouraging the singing between talks at a Farbrengen, circa mid-1970s.
Motti and Devory (nee Schapiro) Barber (Crown Heights)
This week we present a copy of the Rebbe’s handwritten notes to a story written by his trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel, who was also a renowned author of storybooks. The story involves a seemingly harsh lesson taught by one of the Lubavitcher Rebbes to his son, and the Rebbe’s handwritten note advises “tzorich iyun godol ha’bi’ur” ([the story] needs to be carefully studied for an explanation).
When arriving at the central synagogue in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu couldn’t hide his excitement.
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