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.
Thousands Gather to Celebrate 19 Kislev in Jerusalem
A massive celebration took place Monday in Jerusalem’s Binyanei Ha’umah for Yud Tes kislev, beginning with a Seforim fair in which tens of thousands of books on Chassidus – especially Chassidus Chabad – were sold, continuing with a lively concert with Avraham Fried, and concluding with a Farbrengen with Reb Yoel Kahan.
Photos: Montreal Schoolboys Celebrate 19 Kislev
The students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Montreal arrived to school on Yud Tes Kislev, the yahrtzeit of the Mezritcher Maggid and Yom Hage’ulah of the Alter Rebbe, wearing their finest Shabbos clothes. Together with their teachers, they celebrated the auspicious day with a seudah and farbrengen.
Maine Chabad House Dedicated to Burt’s Bees Founder
Burt Shavitz, the iconic face and co-founder of Burt’s Bees, made his home in a former turkey coop in the woods of Northern Maine. Now, after his recent passing, his name will be emblazoned on the brand-new Chabad House in Portland, Maine: Burt’s Campus.
Eiffel Tower Menorah Lighting to Go Ahead as Planned
A Tuesday claim that public menorah lightnings in Paris were being canceled over security fears has been retracted by the Israeli journalist who originally made the claim.
Middle Eastern Man Yelling Anti-Jewish Slurs Tries to Enter Flatbush Synagogue
A man yelling anti-Jewish slurs on the steps of a large Flatbush Synagogue was arrested by the NYPD on Thursday morning.
School Prints Miami Gardens’ First Tanya
Following the directive of the Rebbe to print Tanyas in cities and locales worldwide, it was time to elevate the city of Miami Gardens with a Tanya printing. Uniting all department heads and staff members of the Lubavitch Educational Center (LEC), a coordinated and well planned effort was underway to create an event that would surely bring nachas to our Rebbe, and make Miami earn its nickname the Yerushlayim Shel Chutz L’aretz.
TODAY: JNet Matching Donation Campaign
JNet is launching a 24 hour matching campaign to help meet the growing need of Jews all over the world for personal one-on-one Torah learning. Help them maximize their volunteer based impact on people. Here is an example:
Campaign Seeks Funds for Young Boy Battling Cancer
Raphael Shmuel is a sweet 5-year-old little boy from Beitar Illit, Israel. Three months ago he was a healthy child, looking forward to attending the first grade. He suddenly started to not feel well, and he was diagnosed at Hadassah Hospital as having a tumor of the brain stem.
Photos: Yud Tes Kislev Celebrated in Montreal
On Tuesday evening, a grand Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen was held at the main Lubavitch Shul of Montreal, with the participation of many members of Anash and the wider Jewish community.
Here’s My Story: Every Child Matters
Rabbi Moshe Stern served as the rabbi of Shaarei Tefillah Congregation of Toronto for 32 years until his retirement in 2012. He was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in Brooklyn in July of 2012.
Photos: Hundreds Mark Yud Tes Kislev in Beitar Illit
Hundreds of residents of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community of Beitar Illit, Israel, turned out Tuesday night for a Yud Tes Kislev celebration, hosted by the local Chabad Shul.
Paris Police Order Toned Down Menorah Lighting
Following the heinous terror attacks in recent weeks, Paris police have informed local Chabad shluchim that this year, the Chanukah activities will have to be far less visible and many of the major lighting ceremonies will have to be canceled due to security fears.
