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Mendy and Chaya’le (nee Yarmush) Levin (Philadelphia, PA)
Weekly Story: Lechatchilah Ariber
It is well-known that the motto and, in fact, way of life of the Rebbe Maharash was Lechatchilah ariber: “The world says that if one can’t go around an obstacle, he should go over it. However, I say that the initial approach should be to go over it!”
City Wants Input on Where to Park Citi Bikes
Citi Bike stations will soon be rolling into Crown Heights for the first time, and the city wants local residents’ input on where they should go.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Secret to Education
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Moshe Levy will lead a discussion on the topic: The secret to education.
Visually-Impaired Chabad Rabbi Translates Rav Saadia Gaon’s Works to Arabic
The first modern day translation of an epic 1,100 year old commentary on the Torah into contemporary Arabic may be one of several projects to make the works of a legendary Torah scholar accessible to the masses.
Chabad Opens Kosher Bistro at Colorado State
Chabad at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, led by Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik, celebrated the grand opening of a kosher bistro to serve the university’s Jewish students, faculty members and visitors.
Rebbe’s ‘Chozer’ Reveals Deeper Meaning of Sukkos
Hundreds of Tishrei guests gathered Thursday evening in the Oholei Torah Zal for a Shiur with the Rebbe’s ‘Chozer,’ Reb Yoel Kahan, on the deeper significance of the Yomtov of Sukkos according to the teachings of Chassidus.
Weekly Unique Picture of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe giving children coins to give to Tzedakah, mid-1980’s.
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Berky and Breindy (nee Fass) Tarshish (Crown Heights)
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Mendy and Sheiny (nee Springer) Rivkin (Towson, MD)
Weekly Letter: The Deeper Meaning of Sukkos
This Week, we present an excerpt from the writings of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel explaining the deeper significance of the holiday of Sukkos.
‘Electric-Car Capital’ Gets First Synagogue
Founded in 1851 with a population of barely 300 people, the city of Vacaville, Calif., was once a stopping point of the Pony Express. A century-and-a-half later, the northern California city, which today has grown to a population of roughly 95,000, earns the distinction of having the highest number of electric cars per capita in the world.
Survivor Celebrates Bar Mitzvah at 88
Born into a Jewish family, Lazar Abramovitch was supposed to have his bar mitzvah when he turned 13. Except he turned 13 in 1941, in the Soviet Union, a communist country where religions of all kinds were frowned upon, and a country that happened in that year to be newly involved in World War II, fighting Nazi Germany.
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Rafa and Chaya Mushka (nee Sufrin) Harkham (Melbourne, Australia)
Laws and Customs: Sukkos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Sukkos (up to – but not including – Hoshanah Rabbah), including the laws of building a Sukkah and selecting the Daled Minim, for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
