Hundreds of summer vacationers in Tannersville, New York, gathered in the Beis Menachem Shul for an evening of Chassidus and Nigleh marking the Yohrtzeit of The Rebbe’s father, Reb Levi Yitzchok in a special Yarchei Kallah event.
Yisrael Kristal, a Frum Jew and Holocaust survivor from Haifa who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world, has died a month before his 114th birthday.
Baruch and Soshie (nee Weingarten) Meer (Crown Heights)
A former Crown Heights Esrog vendor has become one of the few voices of optimism this month, as those who involved in distributing and selling the prized citron express fears there won’t be enough to meet the demand this year.
Taking my hand, he said “I would like to show you something, and it will come to help you” (ess veit zein tzu’nootz). He then took me to a room and showed me his oldest son sitting and learning.
Tonight, 20 Av, marks the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe’s father. The Rebbe often spoke about his father’s self sacrifice on behalf of Yiddishkeit, marking the Yahrzeit each year with a special Farbrengen in his honor.
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Ekev is titled: What’s Wrong with the Status-Quo?
Chesky and Rochel Wasserman (Crown Heights)
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Fishel Oster will lead a discussion on the topic: Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh in the clouds.
In honor of Chof Av, Kehot Publication Society is pleased to present an excerpt from a forthcoming book on the writings of the Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson. This is the first attempt at translating the kabbalistic teachings of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak into English.
Following a full year of study, the ‘Kvutzeh’ students of the central Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in 770 posed for a group portrait, along with their teachers and Mashpi’im.
This week, we present a letter from the Rebbe in answer to claims that the Torah view does not necessarily conflict with the theory of evolution. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Eli and Elisheva Nachum (Crown Heights)
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe talking to a young girl after he gave her a coin for tzedakah, circa 1985.
A fast moving fire quickly engulfed the second and third floors of a large apartment building on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights. One person was killed in the blaze and four others were injured. Update: Victim identified.
Two hundred people danced through the Cairns, Australia suburb of Kewarra Beach this Sunday accompanied by a live band, a passel of photographers, and a ritual canopy. The center of all that attention? A brand-new Torah scroll.
A Russian entrepreneur has launched the initial offering of a cryptocurrency aimed primarily at the Jewish market on Wednesday that would conform to Jewish law and offer participants interest-free loans. The name of the digital currency: BitCoen.
