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Weekly Living Torah Video: 75 Years of Lubavitch in America
This Shabbos marks 75 years since the Previous Rebbe came to America; it was then that he proclaimed “America iz nisht andersh” and totally changed American Jewry. Seen here is footage of the Rebbe arriving to America, along with historical narration from people who witnessed it.
Russia’s Jewish Leaders Gather in Moscow
Hundreds of Shluchim and Jewish Community Leaders from across Russia gathered in Moscow today, Thursday, for the annual conference of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia.
Tomorrow: 75 Years Since Previous Rebbe’s Arrival in U.S.
Tomorrow, the 9th of Adar, will mark 75 years since the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, arrived at the shores of New York City from war-torn Europe in 1940.
Mothers and Daughters Unite on Chof Beis Shvat
Chana Hirschowitz, a student at Ohel Chana Seminary in Melbourne, Australia, describes the momentous day of Chof Beis Shvat experienced this year by the students of Ohel Chana.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Inner Altar
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Sholom Dovid Geisinsky will lead a discussion on the topic – Mizbeiach Hapnimi In Halacha And Agadah.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a Yechidus with donors to the Machane Yisroel Development Fund.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended Friday, February 27, due to cold weather conditions. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Baby Girl!
Yermi and Rena (nee Greenberg) Udkoff (San Diego, CA)
Letter & Spirit: Is the Hereditary Kehunah Undemocratic?
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of Parshas Tetzaveh, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he comments on an article which discusses the seeming inconsistency between “the otherwise democratic orientation of Judaism” and the fact that there exists a hereditary aristocracy in the persons of the Kohanim and Levyim. 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.
Israeli-Made App to Help Drivers Find Parking
When it comes to helping drivers, there’s no shortage of in-car technology from GPS navigation to collision-warning systems. But now start-ups are tackling a perennial source of frustration—finding a parking space.
Dramatic Chabad Growth in South Florida Latest Sign of 75-Year ‘American Jewish Revolution’
It has been 75 years since the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory, a refugee from Communist Russia, Nazi Germany and war-torn Europe—arrived on America’s shores in 1940, on 9 Adar, 5700, which corresponds this year to Feb. 28, 2015. And in that time, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement has developed into a vibrant presence in Jewish communities around the nation and the world, with the most dramatic recent growth taking place among young families.
From Vienna to South Carolina: The Long Journey of the Chofetz Chaim Film Clip
As the Jewish community continues to marvel at what is possibly the only footage of the Chofetz Chaim, new details have emerged about the four minute fifty one second clip that has logged tens of thousands of hits on YouTube over the past 48 hours.
Tonight: Watch Live Shloshim for R’ Ariel Rav-Noy, OBM
Tonight, Thursday, February 26, a special Shloshim gathering will take place in Los Angeles commemorating the life and legacy of Rabbi Ariel Rav-Noy, OBM, beloved husband, father, Shliach and educator, who tragically and suddenly passed away last month.
Thawing Out in Winnipeg’s New Kosher Café
It is well below freezing outside, but inside BerMax Caffé + Bistro, patrons are sipping hot soup and lattes, enjoying a rare Winnipeg experience: kosher dining in a smart, upscale eatery.
