Laws and Customs: Asara B’Teves
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Asara B’Teves for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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Weekly Living Torah Sneak Peek
On this week’s Living Torah, a fascinating story from Rabbi Avraham Shalem, OBM, Rabbi of the Sephardic community in Mexico City, Mexico, is told.
Baby Boy!
Daniel and Shulie (nee Silman) Green (Crown Heights)
Montreal Anash Celebrate ‘Didan Notzach’
The Montreal Chabad community gathered to celebrate Hey Teves – the day a Federal Judge affirmed the Chabad movement’s ownership of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s library – with a grand Seudah on Tuesday evening.
Long Island Cheder Girls Celebrate First Siddur Party
Chabad Chinuch for girls is flourishing on Long Island: The Cheder Chabad Girls of Long Island celebrated their first siddur party with much excitement.
New Engagement!
Menachem Mendel (ben R’ Yossi) Feldman (Sydney, Australia) and Hindy (bas R’ Levi) Goldstein (Crown Heights)
Gov. Huckabee: Two State Solution Is Fantasy
A delegation of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP) met with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in Jerusalem to thank him for his strong and unwavering support of the Land of Israel, the settlement movement and for his strong opposition to the so-called two-state solution and discussed what the future holds for the new relationship between Israel and the incoming Trump administration.
Weekly Thought: Yehudah Goes Ahead. Why?
Why did Yaakov pick Yehudah to go ahead of him to Egypt? Are there still any “Yehudahs” who are sent ahead, these days? Who is suitable to be a “Yehudah” in our times? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Vayigash.
Shabbos at the Besht: Radical Ideas in Education
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yaakov Sebbag, Principal of Yeshiva Darchei Menachem, will lead a discussion on the topic: Radical Ideas in Education from the Talmud.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe opening his siddur to recite a bracha achrona after a farbrengen, circa mid-1970s.
Weekly Letter: ‘Peace’ with the Arabs
In light of the current situation in Eretz Yisroel, we present this week a letter that will help us review the Rebbe’s views and directives as they pertain to making “peace” with the Arabs.The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
New Engagement!
Levi Posner (Plantation, FL) and Malka Friedman (Mill Basin, NY)
New Engagement!
Yisrolik (ben R’ Yossel) Mochkin (Crown Heights) and Musya Kievman (Liverpool, England)
Muslim Teen Rewarded for Rescuing Jewish Woman
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) presented today Midwood High School hero Ahmed Khalifa with a citation and laptop Thursday for his aid in the apprehension of the assailant who assaulted an Orthodox Jewish woman on a Coney-Island bound Q train December 28.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, January 6, due to snow operations. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
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2-3 Inches of Snow Expected to Fall Overnight
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issues a “Snow Advisory” ahead of some wintry weather that could make for some slippery conditions during the Friday morning rush.
Chabad of South Orlando. Photo: Avraham Edery.
Orlando Chabad Center Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat for Second Day in a Row
For the second time in as many days, the Chabad Center of South Orlando, Florida, has been evacuated over a bomb threat made over the phone.
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