Weekly Story: He Indeed Came for Rosh Hashanah
This week we celebrated the Yom Tov of Yud-Tes Kislev, which is known as Chag Hageulah, Chag Hachagim and Rosh Hashanah L’Chassidus.
by Rabbi Sholom Avtzon
Rabbi Benny’s Torah Thought: The One With the Dream
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Vayeishev. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: Why does the Jewish arrival to Egypt and enslavement begin with a series of dreams? What do dreams have to do with exile and, how could we possibly better our life from it?
Chicagoans Celebrate Yud Tes Kislev at F.R.E.E.
Over 300 people participated in Chicago’s annual Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen that was held on Tuesday Night at The Bellows Center-FREE of Chicago.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe watching a satellite feed from the Kosel during Chanukah Live! in 1991. Seen on the screen is the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu.
Shabbos at the Besht: The life of Chassidim in Samarkand
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Hillel Zaltzman will lead a discussion on the topic – The life of Chassidim in Samarkand.
Reminder: Begin Saying ‘Tal Umotor’ in Maariv on Motzei Shabbos
In Maariv on Motzei Shabbos we begin saying Vesein Tal Umotor Livrocho in Shmoneh Esrei.
BRHS Transformed on Yud Tes Kislev
Yud Tes Kislev was day on which Bais Rivkah High School was entirely transformed, with every aspect of the day infused with the messages of Chassidus.
Survivor Reads Stories from Book on Her Childhood
‘Talking to Children about the Holocaust’ was the subject of an inter-generational evening hosted by Chabad of Flamingo, north of Toronto.
Laws and Customs: Chanukah
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Chanukah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
BCM’s Bubby Club Hosts Tattys and Zeides
Bais Chaya Mushka students had never been more excited to see their fathers and grandfathers in school before! At a very special, Hakhel-inspired event presented by BCM’s Bubby Club, Tattys and Zeides came out in droves to spend time with their Pre-1a through Second grade students.
Darchai Menachem Students Assemble 770 Menorah
Darchai Menachem students in Rabbi Chazzan’s class polished and assembled the large brass Menorah that is lit every night of Chanukah in 770. Built in 1982, the Menorah was lit in front of the Rebbe following Mincha each night of Chanukah.
Twin Girls!
Schneur and Sarale Seewald (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Yisroel and Rosie Levertov (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Shmuly and Shula (nee Schusterman) Goldstein (Crown Heights)
Letter & Spirit: What to Make of Dreams and Nightmares
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe to a woman in which he advises her what to make of dreams and nightmares. 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.
Cheder at the Ohel Holds Yud Tes Kislev Museum
In honor of Yud Tes Kislev, Cheder at the Ohel had a special program. All the classes worked very hard to create exhibitions to be set up in the gym about Yud Tes Kislev and the Alter Rebbe.
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