To Indulge or Not to Indulge?
Should we all abstain from physical pleasures in order to become more “Holy” before the Almighty?
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by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
Report: Carjackers Lure Drivers Out of Running Vehicles
Carjacking has become disturbingly common in the Tri-State Area, with hundreds of cases terrifying drivers. As CBS 2’s Kathryn Brown reported, experts said everyone should be aware of the new modus operandi that criminals are using to get their cars.
CBS NY
Monsey Cheder Holds 15th Anniversary Banquet
Several hundred fathers, mothers, teachers, staff, Anash and community members came together this Monday evening, May 26, for Cheder Chabad of Monsey’s 15th annual dinner celebrating “Dedication to Education.”
Reb Yoel Kahn: Double Subservience
Due to the overwhelming response and demand from the community, Reb Yoel Kahn agreed to present a weekly webcast on topics that are timely and relevant. This week’s topic is titled ‘Double Subservience‘.
The Rebbe Spoke Only One Language: Yours
In honor of 20 years since Gimmel Tammuz, a number of Shluchim are spearheading the publication of a beautiful new magazine, specifically geared toward Jews who have made contact but not yet fully engaged with Chabad.
Letter & Spirit: Why Learn Chassidus?
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he responds to the question – Why Learn Chassidus? The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
770 Bochurim listen to a Shiur in Inyonei Geulah Umoshiach.
Cycle Keeps Study of Moshiach Going 24 Hours a Day
A group of Bochurim learning in 770 have gotten together and created a program in honor of the upcoming 20th anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz. The program sees to it that – somewhere in the world – Inyonei Geulah Umoshiach are being studied non-stop, 24 hours every weekday.
Morristown’s Graduating Rabbis Pose
The students who are soon to graduate the Morristown Smicha Program, headed by Rabbi Chaim Schapiro and Rabbi Avraham Hirsh Levin, posed for a year-end group portrait today.
Baby Girl!
Yonatan and Rachel Millet (Jerusalem, Israel)
JLI Creates New Educational Game
The Crown Heights-based Jewish Learning Institute has created a brand new game for Jewish families wanting to spend meaningful time together – and learn something new while they’re at it.
Baby Boy!
Shmuly and Chaya Yocheved (nee Edelman) Haskelevich (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Adam (Aaron) Katz (Boston, MA) and Masha Gollub (Long Beach, CA)
Photos: 770 Gets a Facelift
The interior of the main building of 770 has been buzzing with activity over the past several days, as it undergoes its first serious facelift since 1978.
Baby Boy!
Leibel and Rena (nee Friedman) Berktin (Morristown, NJ)
Sefira Music Video: Chabatzkapella!
Beri Weber, a rising star in the world of Jewish music, has just released this instrument-free hit single for the final days of Sefira, titled: Chabatzkapella! The song is a modern twist on the Niggun Talmidei HaTzemach Tzedek, popularly known today as the “Chabadsker Niggun,” with an accompanying video of Beri “behaving like a Lubavitcher.”
New Engagement!
Yaakov Nechamia Brum (Flatbush, NY) and Chaya Mushka Volkov (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.] at 8:30pm.
Twin Boys!
Shloimy and Miriam (nee Siegler) Lederman (Hollywood, FL)
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