Photos: Descendants of the Alter Rebbe Gather
Hundreds of descendants of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, gathered this past Motzei Shabbos to mark his Yohrtzeit at the Chovevei Torah Simcha hall in Crown Heights.
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Photos by Benams
Photos: Men Support ULY at Annual Auction
Hundreds of men gathered Motzai Shabbos in order to support a local mossad, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street. There was a special viewing of the auction prizes, and men had an opportunity to purchase tickets and go for items. Also, a lavish buffet of hot food and drink culminated with a hilarious performance by stand up comedian Modi.
Photos by Benams
Weekly Living Torah Video: Can Someone Be Chosen to Do Evil?
When G-d made His covenant with Abraham, He decreed: “Your children will be enslaved and oppressed for 400 years. But the nation that enslaves them, I will punish.” How could G-d punish the Egyptians for something he decreed upon them to do? The answer can be found in Maimonides’ laws of prophecy.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Gittel Weiss, OBM
With great sadness and pain, we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Gittel Weiss, OBM, dedicated Shlucha and pillar of the Lubavitch community in Manchester, UK.
High School Convention Participant Shares Inspiration
A participant in this years High School Convention write of her inspiration, “Tonight, sitting in the ballroom of Beis Rivkah Lefferts with hundreds of other girls my age, I felt the something. That feeling that we young Lubavitch girls can actually ker a velt, can actually make a difference.”
New Engagement!
Levi (ben Noach) Vogel (Crown Heights) and Chanie (bas Levi Yitzchok) Spielman (Crown Heights)
Terror Victim’s Last Text to a Friend: ‘Keep Shabbos’
The last message Yoav Hattab, 21, sent before entering the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket last Friday where his life was cut short in a brutal act of terrorism, was an SMS message urging a friend to observe the upcoming Shabbos.
Rabbis and Imams Lock Arms at Berlin Unity Rally
At a rally this week, around 5,000 people came to the iconic Brandenburger Gate in Berlin holding Charlie Hebdo cartoons, pencils and signs saying “Je suis Charlie.” Among them was Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Chabad Emissary to Germany’s capital.
Father Paris Terror Victim Shares Memories and Pain
The father of Yoav Hattab, 21, who was killed in the Paris supermarket attack last week, said on Friday that, as the attack unfolded, he knew his son had gone down fighting.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe at Mincha-Maariv, circa mid 1980s.
Shabbos at the Besht: Bitachon
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Zalman Goldberg will lead a discussion on the topic – ‘A promotion of Bitachon from the Alter Rebbe.’
Photos by Moishy Lew
Oholei Torah Honors its Staff in Lavish Affair
After visiting the Ohel Oholei Torah kicked off its Shnas HaShishim campaign – sixty years to its founding – and their first event was a special Melava Malka for the staff and faculty members who keep the institution going.
Letter & Spirit: The Meaning of a ‘Happy Birthday’
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe to an individual who was about to celebrate his birthday. 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.
Water Main Break Leaves Dozens without Water and Heat
Dozens of resident on Balfour Place have been left without water, and some without heat as well, after the water main busted and a ‘river of water’ gushed down the street.
Poor Philadelphians Become Community Concern
It is 9:00 am on a Sunday morning in a Northeast Philadelphia warehouse. Over 1,000 volunteers position themselves round hundreds of tables lined with cardboard boxes and a rich variety of kosher food items. A human assembly line forms; children begin tossing packages of macaroni and bags of split peas into boxes.
Op-Ed: iPhones in the Classroom?
With the explosive dissemination of iPhone, Android and Windows smartphone and tablet devices, and the plethora of apps they run, many bemoan the way these new technologies are distracting young students, leading them to advocate for these devices to be banned or at least restricted within our schools. Rabbi Schneur Hayes, a teacher in Miami, makes the argument that, on the contrary, not only should these devices and apps be allowed in the classroom, but that they should be incorporated into the lessons – both Torah and secular – and that students should be encouraged to use them.
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