In a candid, no holds barred Farbrengen, Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Dean of the Meaningful Life Center, directly tackled the meaning of Gimmel Tammuz and what the Rebbe wants us to do today. He spoke before a packed room of Anash community members of Toronto, Canada.
Reb Aizik Homiler passed by the army base and noticed an officer standing guard outside, braving the biting frost, making sure no unauthorized person enters without permission, until his feet had become frostbitten.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yitzchok Wineberg, head Shliach to British Colombia and Executive director of Chabad in Vancouver, will lead a discussion on the topic: Gimbal Tammuz – Hidden and Revealed.
Shabbos will mark twenty two years since the passing of our dear Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. For the benefit of our readers, we have put together Minhogei Yom Hilulah and Mishnayos in the Extended Article.
In honor of the forthcoming gimmel Tammuz on Shabbos, Lubavitch Archives presents to you a correspondence between the Rebbe and George HW Bush, in 1989.
For many, the anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing elicits mixed emotions. In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, JEM presents an excerpt of a Sicha in which the Rebbe teaches that the way to mark a Rebbe’s passing. Namely, this is in the spirit which the Rebbe served God during his lifetime.
As the sun set Thursday night lines to get into the Ohel began lengthening as thousands of men, women and children began making their way to the Ohel to mark Gimmel Tammuz.
This week we present a letter from the Rebbe about what caused our current exile, and what is the only way it can be ended. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
After a full day of fun and learning, the campers of Gan Yisroel-NY gathered in the shul for a very exciting night activity.
Mendy Cohen (Montreal, Canada) and Chaya Zippel (Salt Lake City, UT)
A young girl was struck by a minivan while attempting to cross the street at the intersection of Albany Ave. and Union St. in Crown Heights. The horrifying incident was captured on surveillance video. Article has been updated to reflect newly obtained information.
As the yeshiva year came to a close, a gala Siyum celebration was held in Oholei Torah Mesivta, with the Beis Hamedrash overflowing with many parents and family members.
Orange County, New York, Shliach Rabbi Pesach Burston was treated to a community farbrengen with world-famous author and lecturer Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson as a gift from his wife, Chana, in honor of his 40th birthday.
11 boys from Rabbi Levi Borenstein‘s Oholei Torah 7th grade class went to get farhered on the whole Meseches Makos by heart by Rabbi Mordechai Gurary of Chevra Shas.
The first single off an upcoming Benny Friedman album, this song is a truly pumping one that reminds us that the work of serving Hashem with joy is a serious one. So make sure you have your dancing shoes on, get your friends together, and enjoy Kulam Sharim!
Several buses filled with eager campers left Crown Heights on Tuesday and headed to familiar campgrounds in New York’s Catskill Mountains. With anticipation and excitement in the air, the campers were introduced to their counselors and new friends, and settled down for what promises to be the summer of a lifetime.
Rabbi Bentzion Wiener’s mother served as an attendant for the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana, for four years. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Brooklyn, NY, in November of 2009.
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