Nicholas Winton, a Briton who said nothing for a half-century about his role in organizing the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, died on Wednesday in Maidenhead, England. He was 106.
When Israel Edelson, a rising conductor under the tutelage of legendary maestro Leonard Bernstein, arrived in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights, some 30 years ago, he was searching for a something. He found it in Chasidic melodies, known as niggunim, that were sung around the Shabbat table at the home of Rabbi Yoel Kahan.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe saying L’chaim with the elder Chassidim sitting behind him at a Farbrengen in the early 1970s.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe to the chief rabbi of Ireland in 1981, in which he addresses the specific communal matter of establishing a kollel. 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.
As Greece faces closed banks, looming bankruptcy and possible expulsion from the Eurozone, Chabad has dispatched a pair of “Roving Rabbis” to bring hope, comfort and support to Jewish communities large and small.
A horrific crash claimed the life of Rabbi Yekutiel Rapp OBM earlier this week and stunned the community. The graphic description of the crash left many wondering why the driver was not charged with a crime.
Over the past week at Gan Yisroel-Parksville, between the raindrops, campers have been enjoying all that has been prepared for them by their devoted staff.
After a year of honing their vocal skills, in a live performance that occurred Monday, Yud Beis Tammuz, the Mamesh Music Boys Choir of Crown Heights sang the Chabad Niggun ‘Ach L’elokim,’ as their beaming parents, relatives and friends looked on.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Friday and Saturday, July 3-4, for American Independence Day.
New clues have arisen that may help Miami-Dade officials close a case in the death of Rabbi Yosef Raksin of Crown Heights, but they still need the public’s help.
A song dedicated to the children and staff of The Special Children Center of New Jersey by its founder’s husband, Jewish music star Yaakov Shwekey. The video was created by Mendy Pellin.
The following open letter was written by noted author and Shleimus Haaretz activist Mrs. Aliza Karp to Mrs. Faigie Rapp, whose husband, Reb Yekutiel, was killed in a horrifying accident earlier this week.
Mrs. Raizel Goldberg lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. She was interviewed in the My Encoutner studio in Brooklyn in November of 2013.
With more than 3,000 young Jewish families living in the Stamford Hill neighborhood in London, it’s no surprise that quality preschool programs are in great demand. Since opening six years ago, the Lubavitch Children’s Centre has been leading the way with an educational program that is getting noticed by the community.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is on vacation in the state of New Mexico. Rabbi Berel Levertov, Shliach to Santa Fe, tweeted in the early morning hours, “Let Chabad of Santa Fe be the first to welcome Mayor Bill de Blasio to New Mexico! Enjoy your stay!”
The Rapp Family is sitting Shiva after the tragic passing of their father, Reb Yekusiel, OBM, at 7 Balfour Place Apt. #E2. Shachris: 9:00 and 10:00. Mincha – 7:30 and 8:00. Maariv – Tzeis. At the family’s request, please refrain […]
Shlomo (ben R’ Moshe) Wolvovsky (Crown Heights) and Rochel Leah (bas R’ Yonah) Matusof (Milwaukee, WI)
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