A network of Lubavitch schools in France, founded by the legendary educator Rabbi Hillel Pevzner OBM, celebrated its continued success in the face of daily terror threats, with hundreds turning out in support.
The first time Rabbi Chaim Zaklos checked on his cellared vats of cabernet sauvignon, something unexpected happened.
Now that Shabbos is out much later, many fathers and sons have joined the new Avos Ubanim program, which takes place on Sundays between 6:00 and 7:00 PM.
Three Israelis were killed and 11 were wounded in a Shabbos morning suicide bombing in Istanbul, Turkey. 36 people in total were wounded in the terror attack.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force Unit is investigating an incident in which an African-American woman threw a rock at a Jewish man in Crown Heights while yelling “Hitler should have killed you all.”
Rabbi Yaakov Roth is an educator and teacher in Miami, Florida. From time to time, on special days in the calendar, he would have his young students send letters to the Rebbe. As one would imagine, the letters penned by his young students weren’t the most sophisticated that the Rebbe received.
This Shabbos, the 9th of Adar II, marks the day the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, also known as the Frierdiker Rebbe or the Rayatz, arrived on the shores of the United States after escaping from war-torn Europe in 1940.
There will be Minyanim for women to hear the reading of Parshas Zachor this Shabbos in several locations.
Meteorologists are tracking a possible spring snowstorm in the New York City area for this coming weekend. The snow is expected to begin falling on Sunday morning and last through Monday morning.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Selgson will lead a discussion on the topic – Purim with the Rebbe.
When the summer was over, the Bochur remained in Russia for a while, helping the local Shluchim. One day, he went to the governmental offices and obtained a copy of his father’s prison records. He was so proud of what his father accomplished as a young man. If only half of the accusations were true, that showed how much his father did to save other chassidim and spread yiddishkeit. However, he was shocked and indeed horrified when he saw that one of the main informers against his father was none other than this person that his father would send Mishloach Monos to every Purim.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Vayikra. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why does the Torah consider the donations of simple firewood made to the Tabernacle as it’s own independent sacrifice, as well as it being tremendously celebrated?
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe encouraging a child’s singing as he leaves 770 following the distribution of Kos Shel Brachah.
Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, New York has announced their head staff for this year’s upcoming summer.
Aizik Vogel (Postville, IA) and Hinda Rivka Simmonds (Winnipeg, Canada)
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he convincingly explains how a compassionate G-d can mandate a seemingly “inhumane” law – to annihilate an entire nation, Amalek. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
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