In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe to an individual who berated him for not ordering the Shluchim to involve themselves in furthering a political cause that the individual felt was very important. 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.
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Warehouse workers at the large Hasidic-owned camera store B & H Photo Video voted to join the United Steelworkers union on November 4, organizers said in a statement.
Released just in time for the International Kinus Hashluchim, ‘Bring Out the Light’ is the title track from singer Menachem Levy‘s debut album.
Thousands of Shluchim gathered in the Bedford-Union Armory in Crown Heights for a day of sessions on topics ranging from Chassidus to family care. They later sat down for lunch while listening to a session on Moshiach and Hakhel.
Lubavitch World Headquarters-770 was packed this morning with Shluchim who arrived for the annual Kinus. Minyanim began at daybreak, and continued on until noon, both in the main Shul downstairs and in the Rebbe’s study.
Yesterday, famous Israeli winemaker Gilad Flam of Flam Winery visited the Crown Heights home of Lubavitcher winemaker Joseph Zakon, when the importance of putting on Tefilin became the main topic.
Some 75 young Chabad couples were appointed emissaries to communities around the globe over the past 12 months with the intention of cultivating two particular demographics: Jewish teenagers and young Jewish professionals.
On Tuesday, 21 Cheshvan, Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Grossman spoke to the Chaya Aydel Seminary students in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
Jewish Community Watch (JCW), an organization dedicated to combating child sexual abuse in the orthodox Jewish community, has announced that Ben Nash, co-founder and CEO of PCS Wireless, has pledged $1 million to the organization. The funds will be used to expand JCW’s budget in line with the growing demands for its services and to set up JCW offices in Israel, the UK, and Australia.
Rabbi Asher Zeilingold has served the Adath Israel Congregation of St. Paul, Minnesota since 1966. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Brooklyn in February of 2011.
As the International Kinus Hashluchim begins, the Oholei Torah Archive Office is pleased to share the third video in a series of highlights from the alumni reunions held over the past 20 years.
Thousands of Shluchim began making their way to Crown Heights in order to participate in the International Kinus Hashluchim. Registration took place in the JCM and Shluchim seized the opportunity to begin their trip with a visit to the Rebbes Room.
Hundreds of Shluchim from around the world have already arrived in New York for the annual Kinus Hashluchim, and many made their first stop at the Ohel.
Thousands of Anash and Shluchim flocked to Oholei Torah Wednesday evening to celebrate the completion of seven new Sifrei Torah, donated by Mr. Hilel (Leonardo) Farkas of Santiago, Chile.
Several TV networks reported on the stabbing of an Orthodox Jew in Crown Heights last night by an unknown assailant, a story that was broken by CrownHeights.info.
Avi Junik (London, England) and Mushka Rosenfeld (Crown Heights)
The Skverer Rebbe, Rabbi Dovid Twersky, traveled from his home in New Square to Crown Heights to pay a visit to his brother-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Vizhnitz, who is being hosted in our neighborhood during a weeks-long visit to the United States.
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