Shabbos at the Besht: Making Moshiach a Reality
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Manis Friedman will lead a discussion on the topic: Making moshiach a reality.
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Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel (Bal Harbor, FL)
Guests Hear from Editor of the Rebbe’s Sichos
On Thursday afternoon, Tishrei Guests were treated to a special and first-of-its-kind lecture by Rabbi Yisroel Shimon Kalmenson, a member of Vaad Hanachos Belaha”k and one who merited that the Rebbe would refer to his Ha’aros on the Rebbe’s Farbrengens.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe giving Tzedakah on Erev Yom Kippur, 1968.
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Avram and Rochel (nee Bruk) Banon (Laval, Quebec, Canada)
Rabbi Nissan Mindel receiving a set of Lulav and Esrog from the Rebbe.
The Unity of the Festivals
We present an excerpt from the writings of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel explaining the deeper significance of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
500 Gather to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Mexico
Rosh Hashanah brought a family reunion of sorts to Chabad Lubavitch of Playa del Carmen: The Jewish Center of the Riviera Maya in Mexico as 500 Jews, most of them strangers to one another, joined together for a holiday meal complete with round challahs, apples and honey, mouthwatering meats and lively conversation, complete with words of Torah.
New Engagement!
Reuven Abenaim (Montreal, Canada) and Chani Fischbein (S. Paulo, Brazil)
Video: Are You Listening?
In his latest video, filmmaker Meir Kalmenson sat down three strangers and took away their ability to judge the others with their eyes, giving them an opportunity to listen to what the others had to say without any preconceived conclusions and prejudices.
Photos: Erev Rosh Hashana in Moscow
Hundreds of Jews filled the central Marina Roscha shul on both days of Yom Tov, with additional minyanim being held in the neighboring mosdos for the Bucharian community, the Kavkazi community, Israelis, youth, and more.
Community Board 9 Chair Abruptly Resigns
An embattled Community Board 9, already operating without a district manager, will now likely have to operate for the rest of October with an interim chair after Chairman Demetrius Lawrence abruptly announced his resignation.
New Engagement!
Yisroel (Roli) Abraham (Johanasburgh, South Africa) and Nechy (bas JJ) Katz (Crown Heights)
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Mordy and Itty (nee Tennenhaus) Feiner (Hallandale Beach, FL)
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Rocket Strikes Southern Israel for 2nd Day in a Row
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has landed in an open area in southern Israel this afternoon. No one was hurt in Thursday’s attack, but it came a day after another rocket landed in the town of Sderot, also without casualties.
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Millions Urged to Evacuate as Matthew Nears U.S.
Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and nearly 2 million people along the coast were urged to evacuate their homes, a mass exodus ahead of a major storm packing power the U.S. hasn’t seen in more than a decade.
Traveling Shofar Factory Teaches and Entertains
The Shofar Factory was on the road again over the month of Elul, with Tzivos Hashem’s traveling crafts workshops. Thousands of children from all backgrounds sawed, drilled, and sounded thousands of kosher shofars.
Avraham Fried Teams up with Composer for New Single
Chasidic singing superstar Avraham Fried joined forces with the talented composer Martin Meir Widerker to release a beautiful new version of the age-old Shabbos Zemirah – V’zakeinu Lekabel Shabbosos.
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