Summer camps from across South Florida joined together for an annual camp unity day event, which was held in the Dezer Car Museum. Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick of Chabad Youth Network of Florida organized two incredible programs, one for the girls and one for the boys’ camps.
Four camp counselors of Chabad of Nice were at the scene at the time of the horrific terror attack Thursday night, and were unharmed in what the local Shliach describes as a “miracle.”
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique pair of photos of the Rebbe visiting Camp Gan Yisroel in the Catskills in the 1950s.
This week we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he explains the very fundamental principle of the na’asse before the nishma, a concept which is emphasized when learning Parshas Chukas – accepting all Mitzvos as Chukim, with Kabbolas Ol first and only afterwards studying their significance and reasoning. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
A truck plowed through crowds of Bastille Day revelers Thursday night in the southern French town of Nice, killing at least 75 people and wounding 50 others.
The Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Mr. Zvi Heifetz, returned to his childhood city of Tomsk, where he was welcomed by the local Jewish community, led by Chief Rabbi and Chabad Shliach Rabbi Levi Kaminetzky, with a lavish reception dinner.
A coalition of families, teachers, and leaders uniting Jewish communities and organizations across Brooklyn announced today the founding of Parents for Educational and Religious Liberty in Schools, or PEARLS, a non-profit organization created to educate New Yorkers about the extraordinary importance of the yeshiva school system, and to protect the right of parents to choose a religious education for their children.
Reb Yisroel Freidman, Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Medrash Oholei Torah, is greeted by staff and campers as he arrives at Yeshiva Kayitz-Kingston for the summer season.
At an impressive, well-attended ceremony, the Chabad House of Zhukovka, a posh suburb of Moscow, opened its doors to a new, modern, top-notch mikvah, which combines the best in terms of Halacha as well as beauty.
Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump will name Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Roll Call news site reported, a choice that would help the New York businessman appeal to conservatives and could boost his chances in a competitive state.
Gun-toting thieves robbed a laundromat, restaurant and smoke shop in Crown Heights this week in a series of commercial robberies that police believe are linked.
Over 150 men and women gathered in Monsey to mark Gimmel Tammuz with guest speaker Rabbi Isser Zalmen Weisberg at Khal Tzemach Tzedek Lubavitch.
“The reaction to our new DVD The Rebbe’s Nigunim has been unbelievable,” says creator Chaim Hershkowitz in an open letter to the community.
Rabbi Rafael Zamir was an educator for many years and resides in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in August of 2010.
Menachem Mendel and Goldie (nee Hershkop) Borenstein (Crown Heights)
