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Is the Berdichever’s Ohel in the Wrong Location?
A recent discovery by Rabbi Moshe Thaler, director of Chabad of Berditchev, has led to speculation over whether the building constructed to house the resting place of the Kedushas Levi, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, OBM, is indeed in the correct location.
Sydney Synagogue Banned Because It’s ‘Terror Target’
A Sydney council has banned the construction of a Chabad synagogue in the neighborhood of Bondi because it could be a terrorist target, in a shock move that religious leaders say has caved in to Islamic extremism and created a dangerous precedent.
Chabad Unveils New Tech Innovation Lab on Campus
Chabad at the University of Illinois has unveiled a purpose-built innovation and study co-working space. The concept was suggested by U of I alumni Steve Mendes, the project was funded in part by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Goldstick family, and aims to create a new hub for innovative students at the University of Illinois to learn more about the basics of entrepreneurship, enable them to source internships in their chosen field of study in a collaborative environment.
Here’s My Story: Temporarily Permanent
A Chabad emissary in Australia for nearly fifty years, Rabbi Avrohom Glick served as principal of Yeshivah College of Melbourne from 1986 to 2007. Presently he teaches Chasidut in Yeshivah Gedolah, Ohel Chana and Cheder Levi Yitzchok. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in Melbourne in July of 2016.
Police: Checkpoints and Alcohol Ban at J’Ouvert
Booze and large bags will be banned from the J’Ouvert parade this year, screened through a dozen NYPD checkpoints to be set up along the route, officials and police said.
Op-Ed: Judaism and Addiction
The catastrophic numbers of drug users, deaths and overdoses only pale in comparison to the nightmare of a 90% relapse rate. This plague has not passed over the Jewish people. Does Judaism have anything to offer in the recovery of those battling addictions? Rabbi David Nessenoff believes that it does.
Milwaukee Adults with Special Needs Train to Be Bakers
Innovation, education and community—combine these ingredients and something delicious can materialize. Add to the mix students with special needs, a handful of volunteers and a top pastry chef, and the end results wind up in the form of dairy-free pastries, cakes, cookies and challah. That’s what happened with the opening of Friendship Bakery in Wisconsin.
New Engagement!
Levi Tenenbaum (Irvine, CA) and Miri Karasik (Crown Heights)
Video: Week 5 at Gan Yisroel-New York
Camp videographer Motty Reizes captured the fifth week of excitement, inspiration and fun at Camp Gan Yisroel-New York.
Netanyahu Gifted Hungarian Translated Talmud
For the first time in the history of the country, a sitting Israeli prime minister paid a diplomatic visit to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. While there, he was gifted with a copy of the Hungarian Talmud, which was recently published after a decade of work by Hungary’s chief Chabad emissary, Rabbi Boruch Oberlander.
DOT Plans to Restrict Right Turns Off Eastern Parkway
About two weeks ago, representatives from the New York City Department of Transportation met with Community Board 9 to present a proposal for the restructuring Eastern Parkway, whereby right turns from the parkways’ central lanes onto side streets will be severely restricted.
Video: Israeli Man Stabbed By Palestinian Terrorist
An Israeli man was stabbed this morning by a Palestinian terrorist at a supermarket in the central Israeli city of Yavne.
Sydney Cheder Girls Build Moshiach Exhibition
The girls at Cheder Chabad Sydney wanted to do something special to commemorate Tisha B’av. It is well known that Moshiach was born on the 9th of Av, and that when Moshiach comes, the day will will not be a fast day but a yomtov. Therefore, the shluchos at the Cheder found it befitting to put on a Moshiach exhibition on Tisha B’av itself.
Tonight: Deadline to Sign Up for Challah Bake
Tonight (Wednesday) at midnight is the deadline to sign up for Challah Bake International’s Tu B’Av Shidduch Bake, which will take place on Friday, when women all over the world will unite baking Challah at home and praying on behalf of all those who need a Shidduch.
