From Days Gone By: At a Friend’s Wedding
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a vintage photo taken at the wedding of R’ Binyomin Levitin, circa 1940s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle
Richard Teitelman addresses participants at Chabad’s Conference on Talmud and Contemporary Law last June. Photo: Andrew Kerman
Richard Teitelman, First Jewish Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court, Dies at 69
Richard Teitelman, who was the first blind and the first Jewish Missouri Supreme Court justice, died Tuesday at his home in the Central West End. He was 69.
Video: Shliach to 50th State Speaks
Rabbi Mendel Alperowitz, who was appointed as Shliach to South Dakota, the last U.S. state without a permanent Chabad presence, addressed the International Kinus Hashluchim Gala Banquet this past Sunday evening with an inspiring message.
Picture of the Day: Thanks Given
In honor of Thanksgiving, the Chabad of Yorktown, NY, Teen Program learned about the importance of giving thanks, baked cookies and delivered them to the local volunteer firefighters to show their appreciation on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Police arrive to the scene of the Ohio State University shooting on Monday, Nov. 28.
Ohio State Shliach: No One Lives in a Bubble Anymore
Rabbi Zalman Deitsch, Chabad Shliach to Ohio State University, told The Algemeiner that he was prepared for Monday’s car-ramming and mass stabbing attack on campus. “No one lives in a bubble anymore,” he said.
Young Shluchim, Mentors Meet
Young Shluchim who participate in MyShliach’s Ach Sheli “big brother” program met their mentors for a special program in Oholei Torah this past Thursday.
New Film From JEM: Linked
Excerpts of JEM’s new film, Linked, debuted on Sunday evening at the International Conference of Chabad Emissaries. Featuring an interwoven montage of the Rebbe’s talks and personal experiences as recounted by his emissaries, it’s a film that inspires and demands of every Shliach, of every Jew.
Video: How to Look at a Fellow Jew
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Toldos. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How should you look at your fellow Jew?
East Boca Chabad Moves Forward Without Museum
According to Rabbi Ruvi New — spiritual leader of the Chabad of East Boca Raton, Florida — sometimes things don’t work out exactly how you planned — and you just have to adjust and move on.
Oryol Synagogue Returned to Community
The Jewish community of Oryol, a city and administrative center in western Russia, rejoiced Monday at the return of the historical building of the local synagogue to its original purpose.
Chabad on Campus: Thank You, Crown Heights
We received in our inbox a grateful letter from Chabad on Campus, addressed to the Crown Heights Jewish Community.
Picture of the Day: Learning on the Job
After selling out, Hamafitz Judaica on Kingston Avenue restocked their shelves with the acclaimed Learning on the Job: Jewish Career Lessons, published by Hasidic Archives. In this photo featured on Chabad,org, a Shliach examines the stunning volume during the Kinus Hashluchim weekend.
The Untold Bar Mitzvah Story of a Brooklyn Dodger
Former Brooklyn Dodger pitching star Ralph Branca passed away early in the morning on Nov. 23 at the age of 90. Most famous for giving up a 1951 pennant-winning home run to Bobby Thomson of the Dodgers’ cross-town rivals the New York Giants—known forever in baseball as the “Shot Heard Round the World”—Branca played 12 seasons in the majors and was known throughout his life as a first-class mensch.
Aging BQE Expressway to Get $1.7B in Repairs
If you rely on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) for your routine commute, be prepared for delays: the NYC Dept. of Transportation has announced plans to spend 1.7 billion dollars and five years to repair a one-and-a-half mile stretch of the aging highway.
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