Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Sholom Ber Schneerson, 84, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Sholom Ber Schneerson OBM, a Rov who had a Shul in his home in Flatbush. He was 84 years old. The Levaya will take place today – Thursday.
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Here’s My Story: The Unforgotten Jew
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Nemes works in the administration of Tzivos Hashem youth group at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with Rebbe project in Brooklyn, in July of 2012.
Grand Welcome for the Rebbe’s Guests
A Bruchim Haboim ceremony took place in Bais Rivka, welcoming Guests that have come for Tishrei. Tomorrow: Join in and contribute to a campaign supporting the Bochurim, through the organization that cares for them during Tishrei and year round.
Baby Boy!
Mendel and Shayna (nee Perl) Konikov (Crown Heights)
Photo: Lubavitch Archives.
From Days Gone By: Kos Shel Brocho, Mid ’80s
A Chossid takes a sip of the Kos Shel Brocho he just received from the Rebbe, as other Chassidim line up for theirs, on Motzei Yomtov, circa mid 1980s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Corsica, Birthplace of Napoleon, Says ‘Bonjour’ to First Chabad House
Every few weeks, Rabbi Levi Pinson takes the ferry from Corsica to Nice. It’s much quicker by plane, about 45 minutes, but Pinson needs to bring his car along so he can cram it with kosher food on the way back.
Putin Wishes Russian Jews a Happy New Year
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, issued greetings to the country’s Jews on the occasion of the Rosh Hashana. The official greetings letter, received by the office of chief rabbi Berel Lazar on Sunday, wished Russian Jews “happiness and prosperity in the new year.”
Friendship Circle Volunteers Kickoff New Year
Only a week into the school year, close to 300 Crown Heights high school girls gathered for their annual Friendship Circle volunteer kickoff and registration.
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California Chabad House Sued over Kapporos
Chabad of Irvine, California, has been sued in federal court by animal rights activists over the annual Kapporos ritual performed at the center.
Video: From Rosh Hashana to Simchas Torah
Rising singing star Simche Friedman performs two age-old Chabad niggunim for Tishrei: one somber and meditative, the Alter Rebbe’s Avinu Malkeinu, which is typically sung during Davening on Rosh Hashana, and the second joyous and lively, a Hakkofos Niggun attributed to the Rebbe’s father, Reb Levik.
10 Inspiring Videos for the 10 Days of Repentance
Torah Café, a project of the Jewish Learning Institute, has compiled a series of ten video lectures and presentations on the subjects of repentance, forgiveness and prayer. Each video corresponds to one of the ten days of repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
The eye of Hurricane Matthew has moved off the northeastern coast of Cuba and forecasters have expanded the hurricane warning area in south Florida, where it is expected to hug the coast on Thursday and Friday.
Hurricane Matthew Sets Eye on Florida
The eye of Hurricane Matthew has moved off the northeastern coast of Cuba and forecasters have expanded the hurricane warning area in south Florida, where it is expected to hug the coast on Thursday and Friday.
Video: Is G-d Ever Hidden from Us?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayelech. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Is G-d ever hidden from us?
FL Chabad House Vandalized on Rosh Hashana Eve
A Chabad House in South Florida was the target of vandals who sprayed obscene and hateful messages on the eve of Rosh Hashana.
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Battling Cancer
After a prolonged absence from his office many speculated what would be keeping Brooklyn’s district attorney Ken Thompson from the office, those rumors further spread after he failed to make an appearance at this years West Indian Day Parade. Earlier today he clarified his medical condition in a statement.
Video Playlist for Rosh Hashana from JEM
As we approach the new year, we pray and wish each other to be inscribed and sealed for a sweet new year with revealed goodness for all. Here JEM presents a beautiful playlist with videos of the Rebbe related to Rosh Hashana.
From Door to Door: A High Holiday Mezuzah Check
Chabad.org writer Menachem Posner tells of the fixation that Chicago architects had with doors back in the 1920s when his house was built, and why this benefits his Sofer every year before Rosh Hashana.
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