New Shluchim to Paris
Rabbi Chaim Hillel Shaish, along with his wife, will be joining the family of Chabad Shluchim in Paris, France, where he will serve in the neighborhood of St. Maur in the Chabad House led by Rabbi Hershy Drukman.
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Beis Rivkah Staff Gain Active Shooter Training
This afternoon, the students of Beis Rivkah’s Elementary and Head-start divisions were sent home early, while the staff-members stayed behind for a three-hour training seminar on the proper way to prepare for and respond to an active shooter situation.
Baby Boy!
Boruch and Chaya (nee Rosenfeld) Zaetz (Crown Heights
Fathers and Sons Unite in Joyous Dancing
On Motzoei Shabbos, the students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva’s grades 3-5 gathered with their fathers and grandfathers for the annual Father & Son Melava Malka.
The Life of Rabbi Josh Gordon in Photos
As we approach the Shloshim since the passing of Rabbi Yehoshua Gordon, OBM, Head Shliach of California’s San Fernando Valley, Lubavitch Archives presents a look through his life through the prism of photos.
Video: Utilizing Your Special Talent
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayakhel. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What should one do if he/she has a special talent?
New Engagement!
Yossie (ben Schneur) Minsky (Crown Heights) and Yocheved Krasnanski (Montreal, Canada)
Video: Itzik Eshel Rocks Lubavitch Wedding
Israeli music star Itzik Eshel sings a medley of Chabad Niggunim at a recent wedding.
Video: Slovakians Delight in Niggunei Chabad
Rabbi Baruch Myers is the Chabad emissary to Slovakia, as well as a talented pianist. At a recent live music event, he joined three non-Jewish musicians and together they performed stirring Chabad Niggunim to the (mostly non-Jewish) crowd’s delight.
Buzzfeed: 10 Legendary Campus Rabbis
Paltiel “Paul” Ratzenberg studied communications at University of Cincinnati and is currently enrolled in Mayanot Institute in Jerusalem. Yesterday, he took to the pages of Buzzfeed to give a list of “10 campus rabbis who are even more legendary than their impressive facial hair.”
Friendship Circle Commemorates Hakhel
This past Motzei Shabbos, Friendship Circle of Brooklyn families joined together for an evening of unity. A crowd of over 100 people spilled into the Friendship Circle’s ‘Living room’ for a unique Hakhel event. “It was a true celebration of community,” says director Mrs. Chani Majesky.
Reward for Info on Stabber Raised to $12,500
The NYPD’s Crime Stoppers program has upped the reward for information leading to the arrest of the man responsible for stabbing Leiby Brikman on the streets of Crown Heights three weeks ago to $12,500.
New Engagement!
Mendel Katz (Los Angeles, CA) and Mushkie Lewin (Sandton, South Africa)
Lubavitcher Joins Ted Cruz Campaign
Rabbi Shmully Hecht, founder of the Shabtai Society at Yale University, has joined the presidential campaign of Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
IDF Soldiers Narrowly Escape Lynching
Last night, the IDF launched a dramatic rescue operation to extract two soldiers who accidentally strayed into a Palestinian neighborhood in north Jerusalem, and found themselves in the midst of a massive riot. Five soldiers were injured amid the rescue operation.
Young Shlucha Named Montana’s 2016 Champion Child
Zeesy Bruk, the five-year-old daughter of the Shluchim to the state of Montana Rabbi Chaim and Chavie Bruk, has been named ‘Montana’s 2016 Champion Child’ by the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, due to her courageous battle with GLUT-1 Deficiency, a rare genetic metabolic disorder.
Video: Why Bad Things Happen to Good People
A peek at the headlines invariably leads to that hardest of questions: If G-d is just, why do bad things happen to good people? Rabbi Manis Friedman offers surprising insights, perspectives, and paradigm changers in this video produced by Torah Cafe.
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