Baby Girl!
Sholom and Aidel (nee Raigorodsky) Wilansky (Los Angeles, CA)
Ruins of Bobruisk Synagogue Returned to Community
In a historical decision, the city government of Bobruisk, Belarus, has granted the local Jewish community the rights to a plot of land with the remains of an old synagogue in the city center last week.
Baby Boy!
Mendy and Miri (nee Schtroks) Levin (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Binyomin and Rivka (nee Kashanian) Lifshitz (Crown Heights)
Shliach’s Kosher Sandwich Truck a Hit in D.C.
District professionals are by now accustomed to the daily throng of food trucks that lines the city streets, from Farragut Square to the National Mall. But on July 5, among the hot dogs and Greek gyros, the lunch-goers were presented with a new option: DC’s first full-time kosher food truck.
Picture of the Day: Flatbush, NY
Campers of Machne Mamosh Day Camp put on Tefillin with a Jewish man they encountered while on Mivtzoim in Flatbush today, Friday.
Weekly Story: Napoleon Heard the Cry
One night Napoleon was travelling in his coach, when he heard cries and lamentations that pull at ones heart. Feeling sorry for the terrible misfortune that this family or group suffered, Napoleon thought that perhaps he, the powerful Emperor could help alleviate some of their suffering. So he ordered his driver to stop driving and he got out of the coach.
Torah to Free Rubashkin Near Completion
Jews around the world are encouraged to join TorahForSholom, a special Torah in the merit of the release of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.
New Yorkers Urged to Protect Themselves During Heat Wave
With the heat index expected to rise above 100 degrees through the weekend, Mayor Bill de Blasio today urged New Yorkers to take precautions to protect themselves and help others who may be at increased risk from the heat, including vulnerable individuals such as seniors and those with chronic health problems.
New Engagement!
Mendy Mishulovin (Beitar Illit, Israel) And Rivki Gurevich (Migdal Haemek, Israel)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe greeting someone at a Farbrengen, circa mid-1970s. Photo courtesy of the Algemeiner Journal.
Weekly Letter: Where Was G-d During the Holocaust?
As we approach Tisha B’Av, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he responds to a professor at Bar Ilan University in Israel who was seeking an explanation as to why G-d allowed the Holocaust to happen. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
South Africans Vote for Kindness Party
One of the most fascinating events of this year’s South African local government elections was a unique campaign driven by the Kindness Party (KP), whose manifesto was embodied in a small yellow plastic charity box called an ARK – an acronym for “Acts of Random Kindness”. The KP is headed by Chabad Shliach Rabbi David Masinter.
$2,500 Reward Offered for Lead on Firebomb Attacks
It was diverse crowd of more than 50 people of all faiths and ethnicities who braved stifling heat and suffocating humidity on the steps of the Rockland County Courthouse to denounce a hate crime committed this week against two area Chabad rabbis.
Joseph Wilf, 91, Real Estate Developer, Supporter of Jewish Causes
Joseph Wilf, a Holocaust survivor who created a building construction empire in the United States—and was known for his Jewish philanthropy and support of Israel—passed away on Aug. 3 at his home in Hillside, N.J. He was 91.
Laws and Customs: Shabbos Chazon and Tishah B’Av
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Shabbos Chazon and Tishah B’Av for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Chabad Beis Din Backs IDF Draft Agreement
The Bais Din Rabbonei Chabad of Eretz Yisroel today released a letter backing the agreement reached between Chabad Askanim and the Israeli government regarding the draft of Lubavitcher young men to the IDF.
