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Baby Girl!
Shmuel Aryeh and Bracha Malka (nee Kolodny) Hackner (London, England)
Video: Happiness Is a Choice
The month of Adar is characterized with the spirit of joy, as the Talmud relates that “when Adar comes we increase in happiness.” Rabbi Yitzchak Shochet, Rabbi of London’s Mill Hill Synagogue, shares insight into how happiness is ultimately a choice, and when one chooses to be happy, all obstacles and challenges can be overcome.
Oldest Torah Proves Alter Rebbe Correct
The world’s oldest known complete Sefer Torah, which was discovered about six months ago, confirms that the Alter Rebbe was correct regarding the spelling of the words ‘Petzua Daka’ – ending ‘daka’ with an Aleph rather than a Hey.
Baby Boy!
Avremi and Samantha Epstein (Coral Springs, FL)
Schindler Rescuee Tells Story at Chabad of Naples
Last night, Rena Finder, one of the roughly 1,200 survivors rescued by Oskar Schindler, told her story to more than 400 people gathered at Chabad of Naples, FL.
Elected Official Express Outrage Over Stabbing
A day after the shocking stabbing of a young Hasidic man in Crown Heights, elected officials gathered for a press conference and denounced the horrific and random attack.
Tradition and Trendiness Coexist in Gentrifying Montreal Neighborhood
On the northwestern slope of the iconic mountain that gave Montreal its name, the Borough of Outremont is a mix of stately but crumbling townhouses, converted warehouses, sleek luxury condo buildings, rambling mansions, and bars and boutiques common to an up-and-coming urban community.
Potentially Record-Setting Cold on Way to NYC
The city’s Office of Emergency Management issued an advisory ahead of incoming low temperatures that could include sub-zero wind chills. Forecasts show a very cold weekend approaching New York, with temperatures below freezing.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Action is what Counts
We’re all familiar with the story of when the Ba’al Shem Tov asked Moshiach when he would come. Moshiach replied that the Geulah would be ushered in when the wellsprings of Chassidus were spread to the wider world.
Shabbos at the Besht: 10 Life Lessons from the Aron
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Efrayim Mintz, executive director of the JLI, will lead a discussion on the topic – 10 Insights and Life Lessons from the Aron in the Mishkan.
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One with the Tent
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Terumah. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why does the Torah dedicate so much content towards the building of the Tabernacle in the desert? It was a temporary structure that we will never again need physically, so why so much mention?
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe entering a Farbrengen, circa mid-1960s.
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Mushka (nee Sudak) Morozow (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Levi and Leah (nee Silberstein) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
