New Engagement!
Peretz (ben Mendy) Mockin (Montreal, Canada) and Rivkie (bas Avremel) Lokshin (Crown Heights)
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Shliach to Lithuania Forcibly Removed from Shul
Leaders of Lithuania’s small and fractious Jewish community hired security guards to prevent a local Chabad rabbi and his supporters from attending synagogue in Vilnius (Vilna).
Weekly Living Torah Video: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
In 1988, during the Shiva for Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, Rabbi Simcha Elberg visited the Rebbe to be Menachem Avel. Rabbi Elberg served as the chairman on the executive board of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, and on the executive committee of Agudath Israel of America.
Weekly Story: You Have the Ability
Reb Berel replied, “If the Rebbe instructs me to jump off the roof, I will do so. However, if the Rebbe instructs me to jump from the ground on to the roof, as much as I would like to fulfill the Rebbe’s desire, it is an impossibility and can’t be done.”
Gefen Cholent Beans Recalled
“It has come to our attention that our Chulent Mix date code # 091218 as well as #090518 and # 090522 has been found to have some instances of infestation,” wrote an executive of the Kedem company, which markets foods under the Gefen brand.
Google Cuts Off Pixel Resellers
A slew of google users, including one vocal Lubavitcher, were cut off from all their Google accounts as “punishment” for reselling a Pixel phone, which violates Google’s policies, reports the Associated Press.
Picture of the Day: Kiryat Malachi, Israel
The family of 4-year-old Dinush Rivkin, who has suffered since birth from a rare condition called Esophageal Atresia, happily accepts a check for over one and a half million Shekels that was raised from generous donors all over the world, which will help pay for specialized surgery that may cure her at a hospital in the United States.
Monday: Shloshim for R’ Mendel Brikman, OBM
On Monday evening, a gathering will be held to commemorate the Shloshim of a beloved father, husband and member of the Crown Heights community, Reb Mendel Brikman, OBM, who passed away last month after a prolonged illness.
Shabbos at the Besht: Chof Cheshvan
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Efraim Mintz, Executive Director of the JLI, will lead a discussion on the topic of Chof Cheshvan.
New Season of Avos U’bonim Kicks Off in Monsey
The new winter season of Avos U’bonim kicked off this past Motzoai Shabbos Vayera at the Tzemach Tzedek Shul in Monsey.
Weekly Thought: ‘I Don’t Want to Deal with the Horses’
Is hosting friends considered “Hachnasas Orchim”? Do I really need to go “all out” for this Mitzva? What if the guests are not as pleasant and “fun” for my liking? Is it a “Chassidishe thing” to be into this Mitzva? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Vayeira.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a Farbrengen, circa early 1960s.
New Engagement!
Mendel Parnas (Crown Heights) and Mushka Schaeffer (Monsey, NY)
Aliza Scheinfeld Shares Letter of Encouragement
In the wake of the sudden and shocking passing of R’ Moty Scheinfeld OBM, his wife Aliza shared a hearfelt letter of thanks and encouragement of perserverance with community.
Weekly Letter: Bridging the Gap
Following last week’s presidential election, we present a letter from the Rebbe to President Ronald Reagan in 1985, in which he gives the commander-in-chief encouraging and supportive words to lead our country “in these sadly confused times,” and encouraging his effort to “bridge the gap… necessary for the proper balance of harmony.” The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Weekly JLI Video: Keeping G-d on Hold
JLI recently launched a new weekly video series: each week a unique one-minute video is released featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Vayeira is titled: Keeping G-d on Hold.
New Engagement!
Mordechai Touger (Florida/Israel) and Chanale Bart (Los Angeles, CA)
