Baby Girl!
Chesky and Rochel Wasserman (Crown Heights)
Besht: Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh in the Clouds
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Fishel Oster will lead a discussion on the topic: Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh in the clouds.
Kehot Releases Essay for Chof Av
In honor of Chof Av, Kehot Publication Society is pleased to present an excerpt from a forthcoming book on the writings of the Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson. This is the first attempt at translating the kabbalistic teachings of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak into English.
770 ‘Kvutzeh’ Poses for Group Portrait
Following a full year of study, the ‘Kvutzeh’ students of the central Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in 770 posed for a group portrait, along with their teachers and Mashpi’im.
Weekly Letter: Does Torah Conflict Theory of Evolution?
This week, we present a letter from the Rebbe in answer to claims that the Torah view does not necessarily conflict with the theory of evolution. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Baby Boy!
Eli and Elisheva Nachum (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe talking to a young girl after he gave her a coin for tzedakah, circa 1985.
One Dead in Kingston Ave. Building Blaze
A fast moving fire quickly engulfed the second and third floors of a large apartment building on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights. One person was killed in the blaze and four others were injured. Update: Victim identified.
Torah Receives Royal Welcome in Queensland
Two hundred people danced through the Cairns, Australia suburb of Kewarra Beach this Sunday accompanied by a live band, a passel of photographers, and a ritual canopy. The center of all that attention? A brand-new Torah scroll.
Russian Chief Rabbi Endorses ‘Jewish Bitcoin’
A Russian entrepreneur has launched the initial offering of a cryptocurrency aimed primarily at the Jewish market on Wednesday that would conform to Jewish law and offer participants interest-free loans. The name of the digital currency: BitCoen.
New Shluchim to Ohio
Rabbi Mendy and Mussie Greenberg, with their 2 month-old daughter, Rachel, are moving to Twinsburg, Ohio, this month to start the Twinsburg Chabad Jewish Center.
Picture of the Day: Augusta, Maine
While two Bochurim are traveling across the country printing Tanyas, they met with the Secretary of State of Maine, Matthew Dunlap, with whom they posed for a selfie while printing Tanyas in the Maine Capitol building.
Op-Ed: Rising Above the Culture of Victimhood
“What kind of cushy lifestyle have we gotten accustomed to that so many want to thrive off the culture of victimhood?” asks D.J. Granovetter in this op-ed he submitted to CrownHeights.info.
Sydney Chabad House Ban Reversed
A Sydney council which blocked the building of a Chabad synagogue it deemed a ‘terror threat’ is reportedly set to backflip on its decision in the wake of widespread outrage.
Video: ‘And Whom Are You Named After?’
Chof Ov, which is this coming Shabbos, is the Rebbe’s father’s Yortzait. The Rebbe expressed a personal request that on this day we reflect on his father and his Torah. Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Garelik shares this video of personal accounts he had regarding the Rebbe’s parents and a glimpse into Reb Levi Yitzchok’s Torah.
Here’s My Story: Focus on the Good
Mr. Louis Gavin is partner and Chief Creative Officer at The Open Collaboration, a company based in Benmore, South Africa. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in August of 2014.
New Engagement!
Shlomo Haber (Jerusalem, Israel) and Sara (bas Srulie) Hecht (Crown Heights)
