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Yossi and Rivky (nee Lerman) Pelman (Crown Heights)
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Menachem Mendel and Leah Simon (Crown Heights)
Weekly Letter: Predestination and Free Choice – Are They Compatible?
As we prepare for the upcoming new year, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he addresses the interesting question of how to reconcile “being inscribed for the New Year” and the idea of free choice. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Deaf Rabbi to Lead High Holiday Services in Sign Language
Those who attend High Holiday services this year at the Brooklyn Hebrew Society of the Deaf will have no excuse if they fall asleep during the rabbi’s sermon, jokes Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff. They probably wouldn’t anyway, as services are conducted in American Sign Language.
Israel Begins Building Underground Barrier to Block Hamas Tunnels
Israeli defense officials on Thursday said the government has begun work on a massive underground barrier along the border with Gaza meant to block Hamas terrorists from tunneling into Israel.
Schools Doors Open to 7,000 Jewish Pupils Across the FSU
On Monday, over 7,000 Jewish students across the Former Soviet Union (FSU) started the new learning year in FJC’s Or Avner schools and kindergartens. Even though some have already had the “First Bell” openings on Thursday, for most the festive ceremony, customary in the post-Soviet education system, took place on Monday. And in a unique Or Avner tradition, the ringing of the first bell came alongside the blowing of the Shofar, highlighting the Jewish character of the schools and underlining the idea of an education aimed at excellence in both general subjects and Jewish heritage.
Artist Creates Miniature Replica of the Rebbe’s Room
Israeli miniaturist Nava Steinmetz has crafted a miniature model of the Rebbe’s office in 770. The model was built at a scale of 1:15, measuring 55 cm x 38.5 cm x 30.5 cm.
Hatzalah’s Oldest Ambulance to be Replaced
The oldest ambulance in Crown Heights Hatzalah’s fleet is about to be replaced. Delivery of the new ambulance was made yesterday and it was parked briefly in front of 770.
Yeshiva Student Killed in Monsey Car Accident
One yeshiva student who was standing on the edge of a busy Suffern road in Monsey is dead and another is in the hospital after being struck in a chain reaction crash involving a car and a minivan.
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Chaim and Batsheva (nee Scott) Feldman (Hollywood, FL)
Neturei Karta Attack Chabad Rabbi; Wife Hospitalized
Vandals attacked the home of the Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Gat, Rabbi Moshe Havlin, Wednesday night, resulting in the hospitalization of Rabbi Havlin’s wife.
Here’s My Story: No Need for Miracles
Lisette (Leah) Sayeg is a shadchan and community social worker who lives in Sao Paolo, Brazil. She was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in her home in June of 2010.
First & Only Food Truck on Vanderbilt Campus Is Kosher
Some students brought mini-fridges or overstuffed armchairs to campus this fall. Zach Freeling drove his 1971 Airstream to Vanderbilt. And parked it right at the center of the Tennessee campus.
From Days Gone By: Class in Newly-Purchased 770
In honor of the new school year, we present a photo of one of the original classes of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in New York, shortly after the building of 770 was purchased in the early 1940s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
How 1970s Chassidic Hackers Created a Worldwide Broadcast Network
This is the story of how a handful of young Chassidim set out to build a global communications network in the era before Periscope, Skype, VoIP, or even satellite or Cable TV. Their actions would sow the seeds for dozens of future Chabad-led forays into digital communications.
Op-Ed: Once Again, a Final Goodbye
Her name was Faygee. She was 20 years old and she had a smile that could light up a room. Faygee was one of my wife Aviva’s students and she was full of life, full of love, and full of hope. She always knew what to say to make everyone around her feel good, how to give them chizuk so that they could carry on even when they faced trials and tribulations. But we lost her Monday night to an accidental heroin overdose.
Councilwoman: The Only Way to ‘Cancel’ J’Ouvert Is Martial Law
Faced with calls to severely restrict or even outlaw the predawn J’Ouvert celebrations that take place across Central Brooklyn every year on Labor Day in the wake of two fatal shootings during this year’s festivities, Crown Heights Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo said that critics are proposing the impossible.
