As the country composes itself after such a seismic event, many would do well to heed the words of the Torah. As the Rebbe explains in this Sicha, to “love your fellow” doesn’t just apply to when you agree with or approve of them. True love means learning how to accept other’s and their needs despite our differences.
Within a sea of dark blue favoring Hillary Clinton, a small section of Crown Heights went red this election season, throwing support to Donald Trump within about a dozen square blocks, an analysis of polling data shows.
The rabbinical students hesitated before knocking. The name on the doorbell read David O’Malley-Keyes. Not a very Jewish sounding name. But you never know.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson (Los Angeles, CA) and Chaya Mushka Witkes (Crown Heights)
Chabad of Orange County, directed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, hosted an elegant Thanks-for-Giving comedy night on Sunday, November 6.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Lerner, Rosh Kolel of 770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic – are the Yishmielim obligated in Bris Mila?
Last week, JLI launched a new weekly video series: each week a unique one-minute video will be released featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Lech Lecha is titled: Shine Even Brighter.
On the airplane, Reb Nissan Nemenov realized that it was smaller than the previous plane he flew on. So he asked the person who was flying with him, “What is the difference between this plane and the other ones we were on?” The person replied, “This is a Jet, which by design it is smaller, in order that it can go faster and higher than its predecessors.”
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a Farbrengen, circa mid-1970s.
Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will be the keynote speaker at the Chabad Partners Conference at the Brooklyn Marriot Hotel on Sunday, November 27th. The conference brings together community leaders from across the globe.
Levi and Beila (nee Matusof) Edelman (Crown Heights)
With great shock and sadness we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of Reb Moty Scheinfeld OBM, a resident of Crown Heights at the age of 52. Levaya times updated.
Mendy and Brocha (nee Serebryanski) Wilschanski (Crown Heights)
This week, as we read about the first Bris in Parshas Lech Lecha, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he remarks on presenting mitzvos such as bris milah and others “as prescriptions for good health or hygiene.” The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
President Lyndon B. Johnson is welcomed to Worcester, MA, by students of the Lubavitch school in June of 1964, during his campaign for re-election. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
The coordinators, leaders and educators of the ‘Stars’ program for Jewish youth in Ukraine gathered in the city of Dnepropetrovsk last week to discuss the program’s development goals for the coming year.
Eli and Dinie Perman (Crown Heights)
