Shabbos at the Besht: Rosh Chodesh Kislev – 40 Years
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic: Rosh Chodesh Kislev – 40 Years, What does it mean for us today?
Music Video: Jerusalem Forgotten
By the rivers of Malibu; there we sat (and) also wept; when we remembered Zion. Not the exact quote of King David, but the perfect modern-day premise for this music film, produced by filmmaker and comedian Mendy Pellin.
Weekly Story: A Day to Recall, a Day to Remember
The fourth Hakafah began. As before, the Rebbe turned around to look at the Sifrei Torah and those carrying them. The singing began, and the Rebbe swung his arms in rhythm to the melody. Suddenly, the Rebbe stopped. His face became a sickly white. A moment later, he turned from his shtender to Rabbi Groner and asked that his chair be brought to him.
Video: NJ Shliach on ‘The Road to Recovery’
Rabbi Avi Richler, director of Chabad of Gloucester County, NJ, appeared on the television program The Road to Recovery, hosted by activist Michael DeLeon, to express his approach to drug addiction and recovery.
Weekly JLI Video: Go Out on a Limb
JLI recently launched a new weekly video series: each week a unique one-minute video is released featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Toldos is titled: Go Out on a Limb.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe encouraging the singing at a Farbrengen in the 1960s.
Weekly Letter: Do They Really Hate Us?
This week, as we read about the conflict of Yaakov and Eisav in Parshas Toldos, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he deals with the question of why it is that Jews are apprehensive about non-Jews. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Rabbi Chaim Miller with his newly-published work. Photo: VIN News.
Modern Translation of Tanya to Revolutionize Its Study
An 18th century sefer that is the cornerstone of the Chabad Chasidic movement is about to become more accessible to English speakers with the release of a contemporary translation of the highly sought after work on Jewish thought.
CTVP Mobilizes to Aid Israel Fire Victims
Immediately upon returning from the convention of Chabad Shluchim in New York, Rabbi Menachem Kutner, Director of Chabad’s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) and Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Freiman, Shaliach in Zichron Yaakov, began visiting families in that area who have been impacted by the terrible fires that raged everywhere. Fires that are the newest weapon in the terrorists’ arsenal of violence.
Left: Michael Emanuel, OBM. Right: Moshe Yehuda Vine, OBM. Photo: Yeshiva World News.
Dual Tragedies in Williamsburg and S. Diego
Two tragedies struck the Orthodox Jewish community today when two men died after they were run over by motor vehicles, one in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn and the other in S. Diego, California.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Dr. R. Meir Elazar Kulski, 79, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Doctor Rabbi Meir Elazar Kulski OBM, a much loved figure in the Parisian Chabad community. He was 79 years old.
Photo: Shlomo Levi
Picture of the Day: Got Milk?
The Starbucks on Eastern Parkway and Franklin Avenue had this sign up today, informing customers that they no longer offer Cholov Yisroel milk. An explanation for the change of policy was not given.
Baby Girl!
Hudy and Malka (nee Colin) Slater (Crown Heights)
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes: R’ Mordechai Hartstein, 90
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Mordechai Hartstein, OBM, of Boro Park, Brooklyn, who operated a clothing store on New Utrecht Avenue for many decades and was dearly loved by his loyal patrons, many of whom were members of the Crown Heights Lubavitch community who would purchase their ‘Kapotes’ from him. He was 90 years old.
University Students Team Up to Help Israel Fire Victims
As Israel begins the recovery process from wildfires which have destroyed thousands of homes, students affiliated with Chabad on Campus in Israel, and their counterparts thousands of miles away in the U.S., have sprung into action to help.
Video: Rabbi Benny Welcomes Young Shluchim
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, and star of the hilarious weekly Parsha videos, returns to the screen to welcome the young Shluchim to the International Kinus Tze’irei Hashluchim Gala Banquet.
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