Bomb Squad Detonates Suspicious Package near Virginia Chabad House
Police evacuated businesses and rerouted traffic Thursday afternoon when a suspicious package was discovered near the Chabad House in the Ghent neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia.
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Marchers Rally in Crown Heights Against Gun Violence
Dozens of people rallied in Crown Heights yesterday, Thursday, in a call to end gun violence, following the death of an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was caught in a crossfire during a not-unusually violent Labor Day.
Member of the German Bundestag Klaus-Dieter Gröhler with Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal.
German Officials Celebrate Rosh Hashana with Chabad
On the occasion of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish Educational Center Chabad-Berlin welcomed German politicians and public figures for a reception. Ambassadors, ministers, government members and representatives of parties gathered at the annual new year reception to commemorate the beginning of the Jewish year 5776 and express the importance of supporting Jewish culture in Berlin.
Shabbos at the Besht: All About the Daled Minim
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Elie Matusof will lead a discussion on the topic – All about the Daled Minim.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe distributing coins for tzedakah to children during Tishrei, 1986.
Jacksonville Chabad Center Welcomes New Torah
Chabad of Southside in Jacksonville, Florida, under the leadership of Rabbi Shmuli Novack, celebrated its 10th anniversary and the completion of a new Sefer Torah – just in time for the high holidays.
Left: Rabbi Mendy Kessleman. Right: Frisco, TX.
Chabad Couple’s ‘Start-Up Synagogue’ in Texas
In his adopted hometown of Frisco, Mendy Kessleman stands out with the look of one who might have just stepped off the stage of a production of “Fiddler on the Roof.”
The Frisco Enterprise
Baby Boy!
Nisson Moishe and Chani Vaisfiche (Crown Heights)
Shomrim Volunteer Tackles Kingston Ave. Thief
At around 3:00 this afternoon, a Shomrim volunteer was parking his scooter on Kingston Avenue near Crown Street when a Jewish woman approached him and said she had just been robbed.
Rabbi Shea Hecht, Chairman of NCFJE.
Sunday: $5 Chickens for Kaporos by NCFJE
Subsidized chickens for the traditional Kaporos ritual will once again be made available for Crown Heights residents by the NCFJE.
ULY Starts Shnas Hakhel with Gathering
In accordance with the Rebbe’s urgent personal plea (‘Bakosho Nafshis’) to make Hakhel gatherings as often as possible – beginning as early as Aseres Yemei Teshuva, the Talmidim at United Lubavitcher Yeshiva had their first Hakhel gathering on the day after Rosh Hashana.
Jewish Father of 3 Goes Missing in Uman
A young Israeli father of three has gone missing in Uman, and now a desperate search is underway to find him.
Leviev Visits Russia’s Far East ‘Jewish Republic’
“He changed my life. A few days have gone by since Shabbat, but I’m still here sitting around the table with him.” These were the words of Mr. Misha Katz, a Jewish businessman from the famous city of Birobidzhan, the ‘Jewish Autonomous Republic’ in Eastern Russia.
Video: Healthy Attitude of Repentance
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayelech. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is a healthy attitude of one who is repenting?
New Engagement!
Shmar Richler (Los Angeles, CA) and Chava Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Here’s My Story: “He Thinks I Don’t Know”
Rabbi Hirshel Chitrik, of blessed memory, was a philanthropist and a respected member of the Crown Heights Community. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in January of 2009.
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