This inspiring video, produced by Moshe Raskin of Swish Media, promotes the upcoming JLI series: Journey of the Soul. The video features Chassidic rock band 8th Day, whose song ‘Just Like You’ tells the story of a student who went to visit a sage, and is astounded to see the sage has virtually nothing in his home. The rabbi’s transformative explanation for his apparent lack teaches us all we need to know about our life’s priorities.
A ‘Kvutzeh’ student has become the victim of a terror campaign perpetrated by his fellow students in a bid to evict him from his dorm room in the infamous and lawless 749 Eastern Parkway dormitory. The terror campaign against him included a series of robberies, a brutal beat down, letters containing threats and rifle ammunition left on his pillow.
Sholi (ben Moshe) Miller (Chicago, IL) and Batya (bas Mendel) Korf (Miami, FL)
Sounds of learning and excitement filled halls of many Shuls in Crown Heights as some 300 students from neighborhood schools joined in the first week of Yeshiva Erev.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levi Heber will lead a discussion on the topic – The Mitzvah of Bris Milah.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe entering a Machane Yisroel Development Fund meeting.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel featured a Hilarius clip Thursday night showing a mix of bearded Brooklynites and asked the audience to attempt and identify if they were a Hassid or a Hipster. Kimmel’s crew was spotted on Kingston Avenue Wednesday filming in preparation for the game.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in light of the current situation in the Holy Land, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the issue of Pikuach Nefesh regarding giving up land that was liberated from Israel’s enemies. 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.
On Friday, October 16, some 600 students gathered at Chabad @ USC (University of Southern California) for a massive Shabbos celebration – the largest in USC’s history.
Speaking at a recent TEDx conference, California Shliach Rabbi Raleigh Resnick analyzes the power of staying in the moment to solve problems. His analysis and storytelling abilities make for a great Talk.
For many people, this would not be the time to visit Israel. As terror rages across the length and breadth of the country, there is fear everywhere.
Berel Vogel (Crown Heights) and Chany Shpiner (Kfar Chabad, Israel)
One hundred and fifty Orthodox Jews filled the main sanctuary of Chabad of Boca Raton on October 11 for a night of awareness and education of child abuse (CSA). The highly charged event served as an opportunity to show support to victims of abuse and to educate the public about its dangers.
Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie, author of the new bestseller The Secret of Chabad-Inside the world’s most successful Jewish movement, presented a copy to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Inside the cover was a handwritten message for the Israeli leader.
Two Arab terrorists stabbed an Israeli man on Thursday in the Ultra-Orthodox town of Beit Shemesh. Both attackers were shot by security forces. This incident was followed by the attempted stabbing of an Israeli soldier in Chevron a short while later.
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