Shluchim in Russia Get Emergency Training from MDA
A delegation of Magen David Adom instructors traveled to the former Soviet Union to train Chabad Shluchim in Russia and Ukraine with administering first aid.
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Rebbe’s Vision from 1943 Comes to Fruition
A new booklet in the ongoing project of the “Complete Tanya” has been released by the Kehot Publication Society, just in time for Chai Elul.
A suspect under arrest bolted from police custody last night in Crown Heights. He was recaptured shortly afterwards.
Suspect Captured After Bolting from Police Custody
A suspect under arrest bolted from police custody last night in Crown Heights. He was recaptured shortly afterwards.
Year of Unity Prompts Shabbat Gathering in Off-Beat Canada
Nestled within Canada’s Selkirk Mountains, the city of Nelson, British Columbia, has neither synagogue nor rabbi. But there are Jews there.
Chabad at Wisconsin U. Wins Motion to Expand
It was a textbook case of competing values. The need for vibrancy and growth vs the desire to preserve the historic came head to head when Chabad at the University of Wisconsin sought permission to demolish an old house on its property.
Video Playlist for Chai Elul from JEM
Chai Elul is one of the most important days in the Chasidic calendar, celebrating the Birthdays of both the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. In honor of this day, JEM presents a special YouTube playlist of Sichas and unique clips related to the day and its relevance to us as Chassidim.
Torah Being Written in Honor of ‘Tzadik of Leningrad’
A special Torah is now being written in the merit of Moscow Shliach Rabbi Yitzchak Kogan, whom the Rebbe titled the ‘Tzaddik from Leningrad’ due to his Mesiras Nefesh there during the dark days of the Soviet Union. The Torah scroll was started in honor of his seventieth birthday.
Kids’ Clothing Site Bans Returns from Jewish Areas
A website that sells designer-only duds for kids whose no returns policy applies only to five areas that are home to large Orthodox Jewish communities says that its rules were enacted as a matter of business and not discrimination.
Manhole Fire Causes Power Outage
Several dozen Crown Heights residents were left without power yesterday, Monday, after a manhole burst into flames on Empire Blvd.
6 Surprising Findings About Chabad on Campus
Writing for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), journalist Ben Sales lists six surprising things he learned about Chabad’s activities on campus after reviewing a study led by Mark Rosen, associate professor at Brandeis University’s Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program.
City to Spray for Zika and West Nile
To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile and Zika viruses, the Health Department will spray pesticide from trucks in Crown Heights on Wednesday, September 21 between the hours of 10:00pm and 6:00am the following morning, weather permitting.
New Shluchim to Illinois
Rabbi Chaim Lazer and Rivky Hershkovich have been appointed as Shluchim to Niles, IL, where they will serve as directors of community outreach at Chabad and FREE of Niles in the greater Chicago area.
Video: What Should We Be Grateful For?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Tavo. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What should we be grateful for?
Photo: Lubavitch Archives.
From Days Gone By: Sharing a L’chaim
Two friends sit together at a Farbrengen in 770, sharing a few words and l’chaim, circa early 1970s. Can you identify them?
The four Schmidt brothers, from left: Shmueli, Benny, Laible and Yossi, the sons of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Menachem and Chava Schmidt, co-directors of Lubavitch House of Philadelphia.
A Lesson in Inclusion: Three Special Emissaries With Special Needs
While organizations nationwide are putting their heads together to find methods and programs to foster inclusion of those with special needs, one synagogue in Philadelphia has been doing so naturally for 30 years.
Algemeiner Awards Journalists for Fair Reporting
The Algemeiner honored masters of journalism at its fifth annual Summer Benefit on Thursday in New York City. Former editor-in-chief of The New York Sun Seth Lipsky and renowned CBS News correspondent Lara Logan accepted the paper’s Journalist of the Year awards, presented by editor-in-chief Dovid Efune.
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Alon Chanoch and Chana Miriam Golub (Beit Shemesh, Israel)
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