TRAGEDY: With great pain and sadness we inform you of the very untimely passing of Mrs. Nechama Dina (Chomie) (nee Goldberg) Weiss OBM, a young mother of six in Antwerp, Belgium. She was just 40 years old. Levaya and Shiva info added.
A would be thief was apprehended after grabbing a fistful of bills and coins from a bucket that was meant for charity. Shomrim located the woman and police arrested her.
Today, we are beginning the 68th year of the Rebbe’s nesius (leadership). Sixty-eight is the numerical value of the word Chaim (life). So while every year the farbrengen in honor of Yud Shevat, is a momentous occasion, this year it is especially so, we have to bring life and vitality into our connection to the Rebbe.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook, the director of Lahak Hanochos, will lead a discussion on the topic of Yud Alef Shevat: The Seventh Generation.
Uriel and Shevy (nee Lew) Vigler (Manhattan, NY)
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of The Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe at a 1940’s United Lubavitch Yeshivah dinner.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of R’ Binyomin Althaus OBM, son of the well known Chossid R’ Pinyeh Althaus, on early Friday morning, the 10th of Shevat. He was 85 years old.
Mendel Sarfati (London, England) and Rivky Goodman (Highland Park, NJ)
Over a dozen farbrengens were held throughout Crown Heights in honor of Yud Shvat, with farbrenges led by Rabbi Leibel Groner at one location, and Rabbi Mordechai Gurari and Nissan Mangel at another, and even a farbrengen for teachers with Rabbi Akiva Wagner.
In this weeks edition of the Letter and The Spirit we present two articles that were printed in the Tog Morgen Journal – a daily Yiddish newpaper – reporting the official inauguration of the Rebbe, to take place on the first yartzeit of the Frierdiker Rebbe. From the archives of Rabbi Nissan Mindel, who submitted the information to the press.
The committee of Keren Yisroel Aryeh Leib, a Gemach that benefits Many Crown Heights families, is inviting the community to join its annual Melava Malka this Motzai Shabbos at Beis Rivkah-310 Crown Street, beginning at 8:30pm.
Last week, over 90 shluchim and shluchos across North America came together to collaborate, educate and farbreng with one another, exploring successful tools for education, management, marketing and fundraising.
JLI presents its unique two-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from a timely tale; titled: Redefining Circumstance, The meeting that changed a Cambridge student’s life. Here is this week’s video.
Yossi and Chana Rochel (nee Katz) Hackner (Crown Heights)
Mr. Ron Nachman (1942-2013) served as mayor of Ariel, Israel, for 28 years – from 1985 until his passing. He was interviewed in January of 2001.
In honor of Yud Shevat – that begins tonight, thousands of Bochurim and Anash are headed to Crown Heights to celebrate the day of kabolas han’sius by the Rebbe. Under the Auspices of the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim, a host of meaningful programming has been arranged, as well as a new location for those programs.
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