Shabbos at the Besht: Preparing for Gimmel Tammuz
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Miller will lead a discussion on the topic: preparing for Gimmel Tammuz.
New Engagement!
Yanki (ben Sheya) Hecht (Orange, CT) and Shainy (bas Sender) Kagan (N. Miami Beach, FL)
New Engagement!
Shmuly Albukerk (Crown Heights) and Meryl Leah Nerenberg (Detroit, MI)
German Foreign Minister Visits Ukraine Chabad Center
The Menorah Jewish Center, the world’s largest Jewish community center, received Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier when he visited Ukraine, late last month.
Neo-Nazis Vandalize Chabad Menorah in UK
British police say they are examining a video posted on YouTube by a group called National Action, which shows several fascists vandalizing a Menorah set up by Chabad in Cannon Hill Park in the city of Birmingham, UK.
Getting Ready for Gimmel Tammuz with JNet
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, Anash and all Jews worldwide are invited to participate in a learning campaign, with a chance to win great prizes.
Mitzvah Boulevard Returns.. with Audio CD
Fans of the popular Mitzvah Blvd DVD series will spot something new on the shelves…but wait, it looks different!
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Esti (nee Reizes) Lowenbein (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe as he leaves a Farbrengen in 1987.
Baby Boy!
Boruch and Sara (nee Roitblat) Paris (Crown Heights)
Letter & Spirit: How Many Elements Are There?
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he explains the four basic elements as taught in Tanya, and explains them within the context of the over-one-hundred elements taught in science. 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.
New State-of-the-Art Mikvah Dedicated in Beitar
A brand new state-of-the-art Chabad Mikvah, complete with a sauna and Jacuzzi, was dedicated today in Beitar Illit, Israel.
Young Shliach Wins Handwriting Contest
12-year-old Duvy Burston, who along with his parents Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston serves on Shlichus in Orange County, NY, was declared winner of the second annual Campaign for Cursive International Cursive Writing Contest.
Report: Crown Heights Rents Down 12% in May
Finally, some good news for neighborhood renters: The demand for Crown Heights apartments slowed somewhat last month, with prices dropping substantially in the area and inventory going up, a new market survey found.
Photos: Merkos Vice-Chairman Consoles Klein Family
Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice-chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, was in Israel for the past week, and arrived in New York late last night just in time to be Menachem Avel the family of Rabbi Binyomin Klein, OBM, before they got up from Shiva.
PSA: Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz at the Ohel
With Gimmel Tammuz falling out this year on Shabbos, organizers are hard at work preparing for the tens of thousands expected to visit the Ohel. Registration for those wishing to spend Shabbos at the Ohel closes Wednesday. Inside: Maps, times and information for visitors.
Israeli Woman Claims to Be Possessed by ‘Dibbuk’
An Israeli woman recently entered a synagogue in the city of Elad claiming she is possessed by a ‘Dibbuk.’ A ‘Kabbalist’ who took up the task of extracting the ‘Dibbuk’ claims that he has communicated with the spirit, which purportedly identified itself as the soul of a man who committed a murder 70 years ago.
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