The Chabad Jewish Centers of the Conejo Valley in California hosted a Mega Challah Bake at the Westlake Hyatt. The event attracted a historic number of non-affiliated and local Jewish organizations of different affiliations including Hadassah, and Reform and Conservative Temples.
One of the highs of the Kinus Hashluchim is when the Pan Kloli [general pan] is read at the Ohel. On Friday, all of the Shluchim attending the Kinus signed the Pan Kloli, requesting improvement in world economy, strength to increase the number of Chabad Houses worldwide, spare us from tragedy and to take us out of Golus and bring Moshiach.
This Shabbos at the Besht, four guest speakers will deliver lectures on a variety of topics. See extended article for full schedule.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a collection of unique photos of the Rebbe addressing the Shluchim after a Machane Yisroel Development Fund meeting.
Two major Kashrus organizations announced their decision to merge. New York based OK Kosher and Los Angeles base Kehilla Kosher will be operating together as one entity.
Zalman Dubrawski (Dallas, TX) and Risa Cohen (Toronto, Canada)
One of the main focal points of the International Kinus Hashluchim is the opportunity to innovate and grow in Shlichus. Organizers arranged dozens of sessions on many topics, ranging from innovation in outreach to dealing with abuse.
Yisroel Gurkow (Stoughton, MA) and Chana Shanowitz (Buffalo, NY)
A man was rushed to the hospital after suffering multiple stab and slash wounds on a Crown Heights street. Striking more fear in a neighborhood already on edge following a string of recent attacks.
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.
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.
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