Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a pair of unique photos of the Rebbe greeting Mr. Zalman Shazar, then President of Israel, in 1966.
Weekly Letter: Zen and Avodah Zarah
This week we present a letter from the Rebbe to a Jewish psychologist who used meditation and ‘Zen’ to treat his patients. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
For 23rd Year, Mincha Rest Area Opens on NY Thruway
In what has become an annual rite of summer, the Sloatsburg Mincha Area will be reopening tomorrow night, giving Thursday night Catskills-bound travelers a convenient location to catch a minyan or grab a kosher snack.
Video: Mother Bids Tearful Farewell to Murdered Girl
Crying, Rena Ariel caressed the blue shroud covered body of her daughter Hallel Yaffa, 13, before uttering her final parting words, to the girl who had been a brilliant student and who loved to dance.
Two Israelis Wounded in 2nd Stabbing Attack
Two Israelis were stabbed in an apparent terror attack near the market in Netanya on Thursday evening. One of the victims, an Israeli man approximately 30 years old, is in serious condition and is receiving medical treatment. The other, a woman, is in moderate condition.
Jewish Music Stars Team Up for Song About Unity
We may not all look the same, live in the same place or engage in the same level of religious observance, but deep down inside, the Jewish nation shares a common bond that unites us, that transcends distance and breaks boundaries. This is the message of “WeR1,” a music video starring Gad Elbaz, Refael Mirila, Alliel, Describe and Nissim, produced by Daniel Finkelman.
Sold Out Crowd at CTeen Kinus
Teen leaders, Shluchim, Shluchos, and their children from around the world came together this weekend in the scenic Bushkill Inn and Conference Center for the 3rd annual CTeen Leadership Retreat and Kinus.
13-Year-Old Jewish Girl Killed in Chevron
Hallel Yafe Ariel, a 13-year-old girl, was stabbed repeatedly and later died of her wounds in a terror attack this morning,June 30, in the bedroom of her home in Kiryat Arba, Chevron.
Campus Shluchim Focus on International Growth
While Chabad on Campus is best known for servicing virtually every university in the United States, it is very much an international movement. That fact was on marked display at the Celebration of Jewish Life on Campus Dinner, which took place on the first evening of the Chabad on Campus Kinus in Stamford, Connecticut.
Here’s My Story: How to Publish a Newspaper
Mr. Alter Volner was the executive director of ITIM news agency from 1976 until the early 1990s. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in Israel in December of 2011.
‘Rabbi, How Can I Prepare for the Worst?’
Rabbi Danny Yaffe, who serves as youth rabbi in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, was recently contacted by a young Jewish man from overseas who was alone in an Australian hospital, and whose doctors thought his days on this earth were numbered. Rabbi Yaffe relates the miraculous and inspiring story that followed, which he agreed to share with our readers.
Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal (center left) meets with Mr. Thomas Oppermann (center right).
Berlin Shliach: We Must Help Save the EU
Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal, Chabad Shliach to Berlin and the Rabbi of the Jewish community in the German capital, was welcomed Yesterday (Tuesday) by Thomas Oppermann, parliamentary head of the German ‘Social Democratic Party’ (SDP), the second largest party in Germany, for an official meeting in his offices at the Bundestag.
Photos: Emunah Girls Head to Camp
Hundreds of campers eagerly and excitedly loaded up on to buses that will be taking them to the Camp Emunah grounds in Ellenville, New York, for what promises to be an exciting summer.
Hundreds Attend Precinct’s Family Day Picnic
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents turned out for the 71st Precinct’s 22nd annual Family Fun Day and Picnic, which featured free rides, hot dogs and hamburgers, as well as the chance to meet with police officials.
JNF Sponsors New Park in Kfar Chabad
“There are only two words to say over and over again – thank you, thank you, thank you. The rabbis said that one good deed begets another, and now that the first stage of the park has been completed, we look forward to the second stage.” Rabbi Shimon Rabonowitz, chairman of the Kfar Chabad Administrative Committee, was speaking at the dedication ceremony of the new Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Courtyard Park in Kfar Chabad, where he thanked the Jewish National Fund (JNF) on behalf of the 8,000 local residents, including 2,000 children.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Sema Zeilingold, 73, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sema Zeilingold, OBM, longtime rebbetzin of Adath Israel Synagogue in Highland Park, Minnesota. She was 73 years old.
Monsey Rov Endorses Crown Heights Eruv
A few weeks after the completion of the Crown Heights Eruv, during which several Rabbonim – including the members of the Crown Heights Beis Din, headed by Rabbi Avrohom Osdoboa, and Rosh Kollel Rabbi Yosef Heller – came out in fierce opposition to it, two prominent Rabbonim have come out in support of the authenticity of the Eruv and in defense of those who use it.
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