Shabbos at the Besht: The Rebbe’s New Kapital
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yossi Paltiel will lead a discussion on the topic – 113: The Rebbe’s New Kapital.
Most everyone is familiar with the term “Scapegoat.” Still, not everyone is aware of its legendary Biblical origins.
Azazel Bound Bigshot: The False Allure of Pleasure
Most everyone is familiar with the term “Scapegoat.” Still, not everyone is aware of its legendary Biblical origins.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
270 Cities to Host Merkos Shluchim this Pesach
Hundreds of Bochurim, en route to locations around the world to lead Pesach Seders, gathered in Crown Heights last Motzai Shabbos Yom Iyun for the bochurim traveling to some 270 cities, many without any existing Jewish infrastructure.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Mushky (nee Piperno) Friedfertig (Crown Heights) .
Thousands of Children Gather for Tzivos Hashem Rally
Thousands of children from across Israel gathered today at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem for a rally to mark the Rebbe’s birthday, organized by Tzivos Hashem in the Holy Land.
Letter and Spirit: An Eruv in the City?
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe, written on Chol Hamoed Pesach, 1964, in which he addresses the question of whether an Eruv should be erected in Manhattan. 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.
64 Mitzvah Tanks Conquer New York City
64 Mitzvah Tanks rolled through the streets of New York City today in honor of the Rebbe’s 64 years of leadership and his 112th birthday.
Thousands of Israeli Children Enjoy ‘Pesach Fair’
Tze’irei Agudas Chabad of Israel, under the leadership of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Aronov, has just successfully wrapped up its annual ‘Pesach Fair,’ held at the ‘770’ in Kfar Chabad.
113 Orphans Celebrate Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel
It was all smiles and excitement as 113 boys from across Israel made their way to the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday to celebrate a milestone—their 13th birthday and their Bar Mitzvah.
Twins! Boy and Girl!
Moishy and Chaya (nee Ives) Strasburg (Crown Heights)
Chief Rabbi of Thailand Joseph Kantor, left, Cambodia’s Rabbi Bentzion Butman, right, and members of Phnom Penh’s Jewish community take part in the funeral of 56-year-old Israeli man Shekalim Mukerjee on Friday at the new Jewish Cemetery.
Cambodia’s First Jewish Cemetery Inaugurated
The Chabad Jewish Center in Phnom Penh on Friday held a ceremony in Kandal province to inaugurate Cambodia’s first Jewish cemetery there.
Cambodian Daily
Rabbi Yitzchak Creeger with Robby Malof during a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip.
Rabbi Teams Up with Student for Martial-Arts Match
If it is unusual for a nice Jewish boy to become a professional martial-arts practitioner, it is even rarer for a Chabad rabbi to become one of his most avid supporters.
Baby Girl!
Zalmi and Chanie (nee Levin) Spitezki (Crown Heights)
Crown Heights Students Compete at Tournament
50 seventh graders from Crown Heights’ Yeshivos competed against each other in the grand Halichos Olam Chidon, testing their knowledge of the laws of Tefilin in front of an audience of parents, teachers, community members and fellow students.
New Engagement!
Mendy Katzman (Staten Island, NY) and Malka (bas Shimon A.) Rosenfeld (Crown Heights)
Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Yud Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
New Sefer Torah Welcomed in Siberia
Hundreds of community members and guests participated this Sunday in the festive inauguration of a new Torah scroll, the first ever to be donated to the new grand Synagogue of Novosibirsk, Russia that had opened only half a year ago.
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