Baby Girl!
Shmaryahu and Chaya Mushka (nee Zilbershtrom) Labkowski (Toronto, Canada)
Jewish Teens ‘Unite With Light’ at Annual Shabbaton
Nearly 2,000 Jewish teenagers and their chaperones from 23 different countries have gathered in Crown Heights for three days of learning, touring, socializing and soaking in the atmosphere of all that CTeen has to offer.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a picture of the Rebbe leaving the Mikvah, mid 1980’s.
New Engagement!
Roovy (Yisroel Reuven) Shapiro (Florida/San Diego, CA) and Shevy Leeds (Pittsburgh, PA)
Weekly Living Torah Video: More Than What’s Just Possible
During Rabbi Moshe Orenstein’s tenure as mayor of Bnei Brak, Israel, he came to visit the Rebbe. Of the two topics he discussed with the Rebbe, the Rebbe’s responses wren’t not expected in either. As he would so often do, the Rebbe used both issues raised as opportunities to convey life lessons.
New Engagement!
Eli Yaakov Cohen (Aventura, FL) and Nechama Dina Schachter (Hollywood, FL)
Picture of the Day: Spiritual Marathon Prep
The American Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, stops on his way to run the Tel Aviv marathon to put on Tefilin with a Lubavitcher Bochur.
Weekly Story: A Tale of Two Mountains
The students asked him, Rebbe you are the sar (Prince) of the Torah, why do you follow the Rebbe of Lubavitch, aren’t you daas haTorah?!
Shabbos at the Besht: Wearing a Towel on Shabbos
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Lerner, Rosh Kollel of 770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic – Hilchos Hotzo’ah – carrying on Shabbos: what is the best manner to wear a towel to the mikva?
L’chaim: Bass – Epelbaum
Pictures from the L’chaim of Mendy Bass (Postville, IA) and Debora Epelbaum (Buenos Aires, Argentina), which took place Thursday night at The Shul at 481 Albany Ave. in Crown Heights.
Monday: Children’s International Day of Learning
This Monday, 20 Adar, February 29, an international day of learning will unite children across the world through Torah study.
Regional Shabbatons Offer College Students Small Settings, Personal Touch
Chabad on Campus centers will host a total of seven regional Shabbatons this year throughout North America, and one in Europe, to unite students from various campuses by celebrating Shabbat together. Two of them have already taken place: one in Southern California two weeks ago and one in Philadelphia this past weekend.
Letter & Spirit: Infinite Good Vs. Finite Evil
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a unique letter written by the Rebbe in 1945, while he was still known as the Ramash and was chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch. In it, the Rebbe thanks a well-known supporter for his generous contributions, and explains the difference between the infinite and unlimited effects of a good deed and the limited qualities of an evil deed, which do not have a lasting existence and are ultimately annulled. 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.
Judge Upholds NYC Mandatory Salt Warnings
The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that New York City can fine restaurants for not posting salt warnings for some food items on their menus.
Graffiti Artists Paint R’ Shlomo Lakein in Israeli Shuk
Reuters today profiled the work of graffiti artists Solomon Souza and Berel Hahn, whose murals of Jewish heroes add vibrant color to the Machane Yehudah marketplace in Jerusalem. Among those adorning the Shuk’s walls and shutters is a mural of R’ Shlomo Lakein, OBM, a Crown Heights educational pioneer who founded Yeshivas Darchei Menachem.
