Upstate Chabad Hosts Jewish Pop Art Event
Chabad of Orange County, NY, directed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, recently hosted a Jewish Pop Art Event with “Pop Art Rabbi” Yitzchok Moully.
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Terrorist Stabs Three in Jerusalem’s Old City
Israeli police officers shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian on Shabbos afternoon after he stabbed three Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Chassidus Essay Winner of $10,000 to Be Announced
In what has become a highly anticipated annual event, people worldwide are awaiting the announcement of the third annual MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest winners. The winners will be announced during the weekly live broadcast of MyLife: Chassidus Applied this Sunday night, April 2, 8PM — a special edition in honor of the Rebbe’s 115th birthday, Yud Aleph Nissan.
“Pesukim Personify our Dear Grandfather”
Following the sudden passing of Rabbi Dovid Steigman OBM, his grandson – Rabbi Dovi Henig, Shliach in Chengdu, China – penned a letter to his community remembering him and a visit he made to their community. He also shared a message of comfort from the Chumash which exemplified his grandfather.
Health Dept. to Ban Mohels Without Proof
The New York City Department of Health has announced today that they will ban all mohels linked to newborns who develop herpes simplex virus-1 from performing metzitzah b’peh, reneging on an agreement reached with Jewish community representatives several years ago that they would do so only following DNA testing that proves the virus was transmitted from the mohel.
First Since 1903: Crayola to Retire Crayon
Crayola is about to do something it has never done in its 100-year history: retire a crayon color from its ubiquitous 24-pack of crayons that were a staple of nearly every American’s childhood.
Maryland Shluchim Farbreng Together
Last night, Shluchim from across the state of Maryland gathered together at Chabad of Howard County, were they were treated to a dinner followed by a farbrengen with Rabbi Yisroel Deren.
Weekly Story: You Were Not Abandoned
“When we visited him, the Rebbe spoke to all of us and then asked if he can speak to me alone. I thought it was strange, but my parents agreed to step out of the room. The Rebbe then told me that I was born Jewish from Jewish parents who truly loved me and still love me from Heaven. He stated emphatically that they never abandoned me; rather they died in a car crash. He told me that it was G-d’s will (for whatever His reason was) that they died and I should be an orphan.”
Did You Say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Daled Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
Shabbos at the Besht: Preparing for Pesach
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shuchat, Dayan on the Beis Din of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the USA and Canada, will deliver the first of a two-part series of lectures on the laws of preparing for Pesach.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe greeting a donor to Chabad.
New Engagement!
Moishi Schmerling (Zurich, Switzerland) and Rochelle Sputz (Montreal, Canada)
Weekly Letter: What Is Crucial in Special Needs Education
As we approach the holiday of our liberation from Egypt and our becoming a nation, we present an eye-opening letter of the Rebbe in which he emphasizes the crucial importance of Jewish national identity in education, and in particular in the education of individuals with special needs. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Pizza Wars, Beis Din, and the New York Times
Amid the turmoil surrounding the ‘Crown Heights Pizza Wars’ between Basil and Calabria, there has been a lot of confusion among the media and the public regarding the Halachic concept of ‘Hasogas Gvul.’ Writing for the Five Towns Jewish Times, Rabbi Yair Hoffman seeks to clear up some of the fog surrounding the issue.
Friendship Circle Boys End Adar on High Note
The Boys of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn and their buddies from local Yeshivas gathered for a unique event to culminate the joyous month of Adar. Billed as an evening of “Music and Talent,” the young adults joined at the JCM for a most memorable evening.
A Fitting Tribute to the ‘King of Pants’
If you’re familiar with bell bottoms, then you’ve crossed paths one way or the other with Eugene “Gene” Kule, the late garment-industry visionary who introduced them to the American market and defined an era. Kule, an exuberant Brooklyn-born clothing businessman who passed away last month at the age of 84, was an industry innovator who in a half-century-long career became known as the “King of Pants.”
Laws and Customs: Nissan and Pesach
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of the month of Nissan and the Yom Tov of Pesach for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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