Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, prolific author and outspoken activist Elie Wiesel died Saturday at the age of 87. Wiesel was perhaps best known for his major role in promoting Holocaust education, and for perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust in the post-World War II era with his memoir “Night,” based on his experience as a teenager in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
With narration by Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, the clip follows a timeline through the years with an inside peek into the details of the Rebbe’s Ohel visits, providing an entirely new perspective on the Rebbe’s devotion and care in praying for the Jewish people.
After securing some pledges from generous individuals, she informed the Rebbe of the plans. The Rebbe then instructed her (then in the early 60’s) to obtain Italian tiles. He explained that if the Mikva can boast of Italian tiles, it would bring pride to those who use it.
Rabbi Sholom Ber Shuchat, Crown Heights resident and Dayan on the Beis Din of Agudas Harabonim in New York, has inspected the Crown Heights Eruv and written a comprehensive Halachic pamphlet on its validity. He is the first Chabad Rov to publicly come out in support of the Eruv, albeit with the stipulation that it should be improved so that it complies with the Halachic approach of the Chabad Rebbeim.
450 supporters and special guests of Chabad of the Valley joined together recently in a historic Tribute Dinner honoring the Life, Legacy and Vision of Rabbi Joshua B. Gordon, of blessed memory.
Following the release of a letter by R’ Bentzion Wosner of Monsey/Beit Shemesh proclaiming that those who use the Crown Heights Eruv are not being Mechalel Shabbos, two Rabbonim have released harsh responses, castigating him for contradicting the ruling of the local Beis Din in their own jurisdiction.
Avrumi Freeman (Toronto, Canada) and Cherry Wolff (Crown Heights)
A father was killed and his wife and two teenage children were wounded in a terror shooting attack on their vehicle on Route 60 on Friday afternoon. The car overturned after a Palestinian gunman fired shots at the family. The incident occurred near Aduraim Junction, 15 kilometers south of Kiryat Arba, Chevron. Update: The Niftar was identified as Rabbi Miki (Michoel) Mark, HYD.
Yossi Myhill (Montreal, Canada) and Mushki Uzvolk (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Last week saw the graduation of young ladies from the Machon Chamesh Jewish Institute in Moscow, who received their Bachelor degrees in Public Relations and Economics. The diplomas were distributed at a moving graduation ceremony in Moscow’s Jewish Community center.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a pair of unique photos of the Rebbe greeting Mr. Zalman Shazar, then President of Israel, in 1966.
This week we present a letter from the Rebbe to a Jewish psychologist who used meditation and ‘Zen’ to treat his patients. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
In what has become an annual rite of summer, the Sloatsburg Mincha Area will be reopening tomorrow night, giving Thursday night Catskills-bound travelers a convenient location to catch a minyan or grab a kosher snack.
Crying, Rena Ariel caressed the blue shroud covered body of her daughter Hallel Yaffa, 13, before uttering her final parting words, to the girl who had been a brilliant student and who loved to dance.
Two Israelis were stabbed in an apparent terror attack near the market in Netanya on Thursday evening. One of the victims, an Israeli man approximately 30 years old, is in serious condition and is receiving medical treatment. The other, a woman, is in moderate condition.
We may not all look the same, live in the same place or engage in the same level of religious observance, but deep down inside, the Jewish nation shares a common bond that unites us, that transcends distance and breaks boundaries. This is the message of “WeR1,” a music video starring Gad Elbaz, Refael Mirila, Alliel, Describe and Nissim, produced by Daniel Finkelman.
Teen leaders, Shluchim, Shluchos, and their children from around the world came together this weekend in the scenic Bushkill Inn and Conference Center for the 3rd annual CTeen Leadership Retreat and Kinus.
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