Visiting Shliach Rejuvenates Sydney Community
Rabbi Yossi Lew, Shliach to Atlanta, Georgia, spent a week in Sydney, Australia, to inspire and strengthen with the community in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Jewish Man Maced in Suspected Hate Crime
A Jewish man was attacked and maced by a group of teens while sitting in his car and waiting at a traffic signal in Crown Heights. An eyewitness said the teens were filming the attack.
Video: When Life Seems at a Standstill
At one point or another many people feel as if life were like a giant hamster wheel. We may have a period where we feel that things are just an endless routine and that we aren’t really progressing anywhere. We feel stuck. Rabbi Pinchas Taylor reminds us that sometimes those are the very moments which are shaping us for greatness.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Devora Eidelman, 48, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the very untimely passing of Mrs. Devora Eidelman OBM, a young mother from Crown Heights. She was just 48 years old. UPDATE: The Levaya will take place Thursday, times in the Extended Article.
Video: 42 Orphaned Girls Celebrate Bas Mitzvah
Colel Chabad, the oldest continuously running social welfare organization in Israel since 1788, hosted a Bat Mitzvah celebration for 42 orphan girls and their families this week in Jerusalem. And while the sight of a mother and grandmother with tears in their eyes was occasionally seen, the joy and smiles could be felt throughout the entire event hall.
3 Paratroopers in Iconic 6-Day War Photo Reunite
Three former Israel Defense Forces’ paratroopers who fought to help liberate the Old City of Jerusalem 50 years ago were honored at Chabad of Northern Virginia with an announcement that more than 200 pair of new tefillin were being donated to Israeli soldiers.
New Engagement!
Lippy Kosovsky (Longmeadow, MA) and Mushky (bas Hirshel) Lipsker (Crown Heights)
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14 Frum Jews Arrested for Medicaid Fraud
The FBI teamed up with New Jersey and Federal persecutors to arrest 14 Orthodox-Jewish members of the Lakewood community for under-reporting their income in order to receive medicaid.
Inspiring Seminar for Shluchim in Moscow
Led by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berl Lazar, About seventy Chabad rabbis gathered together for a day of learning, davening, farbrenging and special workshops in Moscow.
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So Long: Rapper Dedicates New Song to the Rebbe
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, Chasidic rapper Nosson Zand released a new song dedicated to the Rebbe. “I want to share this song with others who might relate to the journey of been fortunate enough to find the Rebbe, and throughout the ups and downs of life making one’s way back to him,” he said.
What an 8-Year-Old Taught Me About Gimmel Tammuz
Feeling a bit empty as the years wore on without the Rebbe leading us in a revealed way, a Crown Heights mother accompanied her children to a rally in front of 770 on Gimmel Tammuz, and had a sudden realization.
Video: Power of the Flame
Chabad of Moorpark, CA, co-director Devorah Leah Heidingsfeld created this video to explain the meaning behind lighting Shabbos candles, in honor of her daughter’s third birthday. She is sharing it with the public so that it can inspire others to begin lighting Shabbos candles, and teach more about it to those who already do light.
Video: The Qualities of a True Leader
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Chukas. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What are the qualities of a true leader?
Hundreds Attend Central Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen
Over 1000 Anash and Bochurim packed into Beis Rivkah’s Rosa Hall in Campus Chomesh for a Farbrengen in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Chabad Keeps Up at Kent State University
Americans old enough to remember will forever associate Kent State University with the shootings by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970 at an anti-war protest on campus that left four students dead.
Photos: The Final Hours of Gimmel Tammuz at the Ohel
With the final hours of Gimmel Tammuz approaching the lines extended as far as Francis Lewis Blvd, after tens of thousands had already made their way to visit the Ohel.
LIVE: Central Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen
9:30pm: Thousands are expected to partake in the central Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen which is taking place in the hall at Beis Rivkah Campus Chomesh at 470 Lefferts Avenue. Guest speaker at the event will be Rabbi Ezra Shochet.
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