Below Zero Temperatures Expected Tonight for NYC
An arctic blast with wind gusts over 45 miles per hour and wind chill factors in the double-digits below zero is head for the tri-state area from Friday afternoon into Saturday.
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Shabbos at the Besht: Living With the Rebbe Today
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Mendel Samuels, director of Chabad of Farmington Valley, CT, will lead a discussion on the topic – Yud Shvat: Living With the Rebbe Today.
From Days Gone By: Previous Rebbe’s Funeral in the News
In honor of Yud Shvat, the Yahrtzeit of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, we present a news clipping from a local paper reporting on the historic Levaya that took place in front of 770, in which the Rayatz is (inaccurately) referred to as the former “chief rabbi of Russia and Poland.”
Senior Shliach, a Holocaust Survivor, Addresses Dutch Parliament
Marking International Holocaust Memorial Day, a special ceremony took place in the Dutch Parliament.
Photos: Praying at the Ohel on Yud Shvat
In honor of Yud Shvat, the day of the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the day The Rebbe accepted the nesius, many made their way to the Ohel to Daven and learn.
Photos by Benams
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a Farbrengen in the early 1970s.
The sanctuary at the Central Shule Chabad of South Claufield. Inset: Ian Harris.
Australia Honors Pioneer of Chabad Synagogue
On Monday, Australia National Day, Ian Harris was one of 84 individuals to be awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for “service worthy of particular recognition.”
A number of Crown Heightsers are concerned over calls they have been receiving asking for urgent assistance. In many cases the caller asked for a sum of cash to help prevent him from being evicted. The kicker? The caller addresses people by first name and poses as someone they “know by face from 770.”
Ploy to Dupe Kind-Hearted Crown Heightsers Exposed
A number of Crown Heightsers are concerned over calls they have been receiving asking for urgent assistance. In many cases the caller asked for a sum of cash to help prevent him from being evicted. The kicker? The caller addresses people by first name and poses as someone they “know by face from 770.”
Assemblyman Karim Camara of the 43rd District in Brooklyn is vacating the seat to join the Cuomo administration.
3 Vie for Vacated Crown Heights Assembly Seat
Three Brooklynites are considering running for the New York State Assembly seat vacated last week by Karim Camara.
Rabbi Chaim and Esther Ciment, may they live and be well.
Who Was the First to Receive a Dollar from the Rebbe?
In honor of the 65th anniversary of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s passing on the 10th of Shvat, 5710 (1950), and the Rebbe’s assumption of the Nesius a year later, we present a handful of short stories related by Rabbi Chaim Ciment of Boston, a devout Chossid of the Frierdiker Rebbe, and later the Rebbe.
Photos: Snow Day Concert with 8th Day
Yad L’Shliach, an organization dedicated to giving financial assistance to Shluchim and their families, organized a concert at the Levi Yitzchok Library in Crown Heights Tuesday, a day most had off from work and school due to the snowstorm.
Photos by Benams
Florida Judge Declares Guma Aguiar Dead
Two years and seven months after first going missing, a Florida judge has declared Yehuda Dovid “Guma” Aguiar dead. He first went missing from his boat off the coast of Florida back in June of 2012.
Tonight: 65th Anniversary of Yud Shvat
Tonight is Yud Shvat; on this day 65 years ago the Frierdiker Rebbe passed away, and exactly one year later the Rebbe assumed leadership of the Lubavitch movement. We present for out readers a collection of videos and learning material, specially produced and compiled for this auspicious day.
Video: The Kosher Super Bowl Halftime Show
Chabad of Mineola has released a pre-game 2015 Kosher Super Bowl Halftime Show. Hosted by Rabbi Anchelle Perl, the Kosher Halftime Show offers humor and meaningful upbeat insights into Sports Spirituality & Spaghetti!
Beautiful New Chabad House Dedicated in Clearwater
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the 5th of Shevat, 5775, a crowd of nearly two-hundred men, women, children and over a Minyan of Shluchim from Pinellas County, Pasco County, Hillsborough County, Venice, and Gainesville, Florida gathered at Chabad of Clearwater to dedicate the four-thousand square foot Tabacinic Chabad Center and launch the ‘CommUnity Torah.’
Cheder at the Ohel’s Learning Uninterrupted by Snow
The students from Cheder at the Ohel come to school every day from all over Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn and Connecticut. Due to the severe snowstorm Monday evening, regular classes were canceled on Tuesday. However, that doesn’t meet that they had to miss a day of learning.
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