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Picture of the Day: France Regional Kinus Hashluchim
The Shluchim to France are currently gathered for their annual Regional Kinus Hashluchim and posed this morning for a group photo.
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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle
Oholei Torah to Honor Its Founders and Volunteers
As Oholei Torah enters its 60th year, the Board of Directors have been saluting and honoring the core of the mossad, – its teachers, faculty, morahs and administration. This theme continues and sets the stage for the upcoming Annual Gala Dinner, which will be held on Sunday, May 3rd, Pesach Sheini.
Lego ‘FreedoMan’ Tours the World
Lego superhero FreedoMan traveled the globe to forty different cities, from Ghana, Africa to Anchorage, Alaska, and many other places in between, to encourage children to complete the KIDS Magazine Pesach Mitzvah Missions and meet the Freedom Challenge.
New Engagement!
Yaisef (ben Shimon Aron) Rosenfeld (Crown Heights) and Shari (bas Shamshi) Junik (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Yehoshua and Chaya (nee Karnowsky) Einbinder (Crown Heights)
Two Lubavitchers Feared Missing in Nepal Earthquake
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that shook Kathmandu, Nepal, over 1,800 have been reported dead, tens of thousands injured and countless more missing due to breakdowns in communications or worse. Among those missing are two Lubavitchers from Crown Heights. This post is being updated with information as it is made available.
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Vehicular Terror Attack Injures 3 in Jerusalem
Three Israeli Border Police officers were hospitalized after being struck by a car in northeast Jerusalem’s a-Tur neighborhood Saturday night in what police are calling a terrorist attack.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Nothing to Fear
In the days preceding May 5, 1990, Russian anti-Semitic groups threatened violence reminiscent of the pogroms at the turn of the century, causing panic among Russian Jews.
Deadly Earthquake in Nepal, Over 1,000 Dead
A powerful earthquake has devastated Nepal and over 1,400 have already been declared dead. That toll is expected to rise as additional reports are coming in. Chabad of Nepal has been working hard to locate missing backpackers and provide shelter for the displaced.
New Engagement!
Dovi Begun (S. Paulo, Brazil) and Shula Schwartz (Crown Heights)
Video: The Tzadik of Miami
Tonight, 6 Iyar, marks the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Dovid Bryn, OBM, a Shliach to Miami who inspired and was loved by all who came into contact with him. He was referred to by the Rebbe at ‘the Tzadik of Miami.’
Shabbos at the Besht: The Meaning Behind the Counting of the Omer
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Baruch Jacobson, Shliach at Hunter College, will lead a discussion on the topic – The Meaning Behind the Counting of the Omer.
Chabad.org Creates First Jewish App for Apple Watch
Watch out! Watch this! Many clever lines will draw attention to the novelty of the upcoming Apple Watch, but right now, all eyes can turn to the first Jewish app for the new gadget, which will make the technology even handier for many users.
by Menachem Posner
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe conversing at a Farbrengen with New York City’s first Jewish mayor, Abe Beame, who led the city from 1974 to 1977.
Community Pays Tribute to Venerated Chossid
Over 150 members of the Crown Heights community attended a Shloshim gathering last night honoring the memory of Reb Chaim Serebryanski, OBM.
Letter and Spirit: The Essence of a Jew
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he uses the classic teachings of Rabbi Akiva to explain the essence of a Jew, and uses the scientific method in making his point. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Judaism Grows in Gluten-Free, Religion-Free Oregon
Portland, Oregon, city of subcultures without a cause, now famous for a popular TV series mocking, as one reviewer wrote, its “supposed air of aimless, bohemian self-involvement, [and] the empty passions that dominate its world” is seeing a flowering of traditional Jewish life.
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