New Engagement!
Shmuli (ben R’ Yisroel) Wilhelm (Crown Heights) and Chaya Vita Zeiler (Israel)
Picture of the Day: Washington, D.C.
Jason Greenblatt, Donald Trump’s Appointee as the United States Special Representative for International Negotiations, tweeted this photo of Shliach Rabbi Shua Hecht and an assisting bochur koshering the kitchen in his new D.C. residence. “Now I can eat!” he tweeted.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Life of the Alter Rebbe
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin, Chief Librarian of Agudas Chassidei Chabad, will lead a discussion on the topic: Chof Daled Teves – The Life of the Alter Rebbe.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe after a yechidus klolis in the 1980s.
Weekly Letter: Is It OK to Check Your Horoscope?
This week, as we read in the Parsha about Golus Mitzrayim, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the question of horoscopes, and whether a Jew is allowed to consult with one, being that Egypt was steeped in these practices. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Williamsburg Rebbes Visit Near-Complete Chabad Center
The Rebbes of Pupa and Vien, both Chasidic communities based in Williamsburg, visited the near-complete Chabad Center of Palm Springs, California, while vacationing there.
Trump’s Media Troubles Said to Coincide with Kushners’ Shabbos Observance
It was “not a coincidence” that new President Donald Trump’s media troubles surged last Saturday — when his Orthodox Jewish son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner was observing Shabbat — a source close to the Trump family told Vanity Fair.
The Words of an Angel
“NOW the world is dark, but soon to be bright for us.” When she wrote those words in late 2015, Thalia Hakin, who was tragically killed last Friday in the attack in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall, could not have imagined just how dark the world would soon become for her family, her community and, indeed, the whole of Melbourne and Australia.
Picture of the Day: Montreal, Canada
Artist Zrey Li painted this mural in Montreal, Canada, teachings the Seven Nohaide Laws to passersby in the French language.
Baby Girl!
Hershel and Chaya (nee Kozak) Goldstein (Monsey, NY)
New Engagement!
Yoel Eidelman (Crown Heights) and Devorah Leah Sternberg (Connecticut)
Campus Shluchos Enjoy R&R in Florida
Chabad on Campus Shluchos from across the U.S. and Canada enjoyed three days of relaxation and rejuvenation in sunny Florida at the Ashreinu Society Annual Retreat. The winter break getaway took place at the Hyatt Coconut Point Resort, in Bonita Springs, Florida.
‘Yarchei Kallah’ Lifts Twin Cities
“This is the offline portion of Online Smicha,” said Rabbi Mendel Feller. He was addressing the participants of the Yarchei Kallah Shabbaton in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and S. Paul, Minnesota.
New Farbrengen Video: Tu B’Shevat, 5741
Jewish Educational Media has announced the release of a new Farbrengen, 15 Shevat 5741.
Here’s My Story: Facing Conflict With a Smile
Mrs. Ziva Pash is a Chabad emissary in Ein Hanetziv in Northern Israel, where she was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in August of 2014.
Chabad at Stockton Finds Permanent Home
After operating out of a temporary space since September, Chabad at Stockton University in New Jersey has found a permanent home.
