Baby Girl!
Shmulie and Esty (nee Kaminker) Slavin (Crown Heights)
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New Engagement!
Chana Sudak (Edgware, England) and Eliezer Tunk (Edgware, England)
Letter & Spirit: Tefillin, Oil Exploration and the Besht
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present an intriguing letter from the Rebbe in which he makes a connection between tefillin, oil and gas exploration in the Land of Israel and a teaching of the Baal Shem Tov. 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.
From Days Gone By: Lubavitch in the Early ‘40s
Following the passing two weeks ago of Rebbetzin Charna Kolodny, OBM, wife of Reb Yitzchok Kolodny, OBM – who said to be the first American student to enroll in Tomchei Temimim and grow a beard, we present a series of photos from the first years of Lubavitch in Crown Heights, in the early 1940s, which were shared with us by their descendents.
Music Video: ‘Gam Zu’
Produced on behalf of the Jewish outreach organization Oorah, this music video by Shmuel and Bentzion Marcus of 8th Day explores the well-known adage of a sage of the Mishnah – Nochum Ish Gam Zu – that everything that happens is for the best.
Children with Special Needs Enjoy Winter Camp
While many schoolchildren have these two weeks off for winter vacation, the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn held its own annual Winter Camp children with special needs.
New Engagement!
Moshe Laniado (Myrtle Beach, SC) and Sara Baila Shapiro (San Diego, CA)
L’chaim tonight, Thursday, at 724 Eastern Parkway
[between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Video: Werewolf in the Torah?
Recently the world’s Jewish news outlets reported on the “adoption” of an Orthodox boy by Argentina’s president, ostensibly to prevent him from becoming a werewolf. Interestingly, Rabbi Mendel Kaplan dedicated two classes to this topic in his weekly class that airs on Jewish.tv.
Video: Asara B’Teves with the Rebbe
In honor of the fast of Asara B’Teves, commemorating the day Jerusalem was placed under siege before the ultimate destruction of the temple, we present a video of the Rebbe getting an Aliya and reading the Haftorah on this day in 5748 (1988).
New Engagement!
Sholom Domnitz (Manchester, England) and Shaina Krafchik (Leeds, England)
Here’s My Story: Personal Care
Mrs. Leah Arkush has been a Shlucha in Birmingham, England, since 1974. She was interviewed in JEM’s My Encounter studio in Brooklyn, New York, in April of 2014.
Photos: Tefilin at the Taj Mahal
One of the participants of an annual trip of the Chabad Brazilian Organization ‘Espaco K’ (‘space’ in Portuguese) put on Tefillin in front of the Taj Mahal in the City of Agra, India. The place is considered as one of the wonders of the world, and attracts millions of tourist each year.
Video: It’s a Girl!
It’s January 1st, and that means registration has begun for the coming summer in Camp Emunah. In honor of the occasion, the girls’ camp released this humorous video, promoting the message that it’s never too early to register.
Female Burglar Steals Over $1,500 in Cash from CH Family
When a family discovered that an envelope full of cash went missing, they asked their building’s management to review surveillance footage of the building. They were shocked to discover that an African-American woman had broken into their apartment a day earlier.
Baby Girl!
Menachem and Devorah Rosenzweig (Cedarhurst, NY)
‘EnerJew’ Shabbaton Lights Up Russian Forest
On Shabbos Chanukah, the young members of the ‘EnerJew’ youth movement from the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod enjoyed a special Seminar out in the woods surrounded by nature, fresh air, tranquility and endless snow.
New Torah Begun in Suburban Atlanta
A Jewish community in west Cobb County, Georgia, gathered earlier this month to celebrate inscribing the first letters of a Sefer Torah, which will be finished during the next year by a Sofer in Israel.
