Photos: Boro Parkers Share Simcha with Beijing Shliach
Dozens gathered Wednesday night at the home of Yidel Perlstein in Boro Park to celebrate the Sheva Brochos of the daughter of the Chabad Shliach in Beijing, China, Rabbi Shimon Freundlich.
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‘I Woke Up This Morning and the Skies Were Dark’
While traveling on Merkos Shlichus in rural New Mexico, Bochurim Duni Blotner and Zalmy Goldberg stopped for a routine cup of coffee at Starbucks. Outside the shop, they met someone who – unbeknownst to them – was experiencing ‘the darkest day of his life.’
Weekly Story: ‘I Didn’t Lose Anything’
All of a sudden, one of the prisoners in that barrack began sobbing and he couldn’t stop. After a few minutes, the leader of the group asked him, tell me, why are you crying now, we can’t let them realize that we are broken!
6th Sefer Torah for Jewish Children Completed
With much fanfare, the sixth Sefer Torah for Jewish children was completed in Jerusalem, in a joyous celebration adjacent to the Western Wall.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe greeting someone as he leaves 770 to go to the Ohel.
Shabbos at the Besht: Mezuzah – Mitzvah or Protection?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Fishel Oster, Magid Shiur in Oholei Torah and a Mashpia to yungerliet in Crown Heights, will lead a discussion on the topic: Mezuzah – Mitzvah or Protection?
Baby Girl!
Shlomie and Mushky (nee Korf) Stock (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Yaacov and Chaya Hoffinger (Pittsburgh, PA)
‘Our Big Kitchen’ Founder Awarded in Sydney
It was a perfect day to enjoy the winter sun at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as politicians, past and present, business leaders and representatives from a wide cross-section of the community including Dame Marie Bashir, former Governor of NSW and Phillip Ruddock, ex Federal MP, gathered to honour Rabbi Dr Dovid Slavin of Our Big Kitchen.
European Kinnus Highlight: Davening at Reb Levik’s Ohel in Kazakhstan
It’s been three almost sleepless nights and days, and the 500 Shluchim of the Rebbe that are currently in Russia at the European Kinnus Hashluchim, are on a high. They are rejuvenated and invigorated by the joy and unity that they are experiencing and they will bring that energy back with them to their cities and countries where they are the Rebbe’s foot soldiers.
Weekly Letter: Perspective on Catastrophe
During these “Seven Weeks of Comfort,” we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he gives perspective on catastrophic events. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Paris Anash Gather to Mark Reb Levik’s Yahrtzeit
In honor of Chof Av, the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s father Reb Levik, OBM, the Chabad community of Paris gathered together Wednesday night for a Farbrengen, which lasted until the early hours of the morning.
Video: Nissi, My Miracle
Rabbi Elie Estrin, Chabad Emissary at the University of Washington State, delivered an inspiring and heartfelt speech at a Seudas Hodaah celebrating the miraculous recovery of his son Nissi.
New Engagement!
Dovid Deray (Pittsburgh, PA) and Menucha Rochel Borochov (Crown Heights)
Children of Prison Inmates Go Camping
Anna Katz was at a loss. June was fast approaching and the mother of three from northern California didn’t know what she would do with her kids all summer. After a bad business decision that landed her husband in prison in February 2014, life as she knew it came to an abrupt end. Her meager income was barely enough to pay for the basics, and financing summer camp for her kids was out of the question.
Photos: Thursday at the European Kinus in Moscow
The regional Kinus for European Shluchim continued in Moscow Thursday after the over 500 Shluchim returned from Kazakhstan, beginning with Shachris and breakfast, and continuing with seminars, workshops, networking and shared stories throughout the day in anticipation of tonight’s grand banquet.
Shlomo Simcha Is Back with New Album
Singing star Shlomo Simcha Sufrin, a member of the Lubavitch community in Toronto, has returned to the Jewish music scene after a lengthy hiatus with a brand new album – ‘Ani Kan.’
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