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Shliach Addresses Californian Jews from Gaza
Thousands of Jews in Irvine, California joined together with a unit of Israeli paratroopers and Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie in a live broadcast from the edge of a Gaza.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe clapping his hands to singing after Mincha in the mid 1980s.
Out of the Darkness Pours Light: Reflections on Tishah B’av
The designation of a day to honor a given event or segment of society, is common practice among the world’s various nationalities and cultures. Americans, for example, celebrate Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Independence Day, and a host of other special occasions, such as Mother’s day, Father’s day, Valentine’s day and even Secretary’s day.
Ceasefire: Two IDF Soldiers Killed, One Officer Kidnapped
Just two hours into a mutually agreed ‘humanitarian cease fire’ terrorists attacked IDF soldiers – using a tunnel which opened behind IDF lines – in the Rafah Area in the Gaza Strip. Two soldiers were reportedly killed in the attack and another, 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, is reportedly missing and presumed abducted.
New Engagement!
Dovid Slavin (Crown Heights) and Yael (Amy) Zebberman (Tarzana, CA)
Police Search for Armed Muggers
Police are searching for two groups of men who held up victims at gunpoint in Crown Heights this month, stealing jewelry and money. Both incidents occurred in broad daylight.
Letter & Spirit: A Catastrophic Quarrel
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains how one small quarrel – the misunderstanding between Kamtza and Bar-Kamtza – could bring about the destruction of the Holy Temple and Jerusalem, as explained in the Talmud. 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.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Mushka (nee Zalmanov) Greenberg (Oxford, OH)
Op-Ed: Power Dressing
I can get you to look my way. I can cause you to feel uncomfortable. I can compel you to feel you want to stare but you know it is rude to stare. It makes you feel awkward. I dress this way because I am a woman and women should not be oppressed – we are free to express ourselves through our way of dressing and you are committing a faux pas if you object. I can impress you with my clothes. Once you are impressed by me, I have power over you. I am a power dresser. I make my own choices. No one tells me how to dress.
Campers Get Hands-on Lesson on the Making of Tefilin
Talented presenter and Sofer (and CGI-NY alumni) Rabbi Yosef Serebryanski bedazzled the campers of Gan Yisroel as they witnessed an informative presentation on the process of Tefilin making and writing, to help visualize what they’re studying in learning classes.
Picture of the Day: International Birthday Wishes
On the first day of Camp Gan Israel of Sweden – AKA Tze’irei Hashluchim-Europe – young Shliach Arye Segal of Baku, Azerbaijan celebrated his 11th birthday with fellow young Shluchim from around the world.
Photos: Tefilin in the Shadow of Hamas
A group of Kfar Chabad residents, several of them members of a local ‘Shomrim’ volunteer group, packed up food, drinks, Tefilin, Shabbos Candles and brochures and headed out to the Gaza border to raise the spirits of the IDF soldiers stationed there with refreshments and good deeds.
The Lancet Caves, Publishes Rebuttal
CrownHeights.info reported earlier this week that The Lancet, a distinguished medical journal, after having published an anti-Israel diatribe, refused to publish a subsequent rebuttal written by three Israeli doctors.
Camp Emunah’s ‘Sunshine Bunk’ Gets Surprise
The campers and Staff of Camp Emunah’s ‘Sunshine Bunk,’ a program for campers with special needs, received a surprise visitor yesterday.
Picture of the Day: ‘And All the Nations Will Know..’
A billboard several hundred feet wide was erected by Chabad in Tel Aviv, urging the Israeli populace to put on Tefillin (or have them checked) for the sake of the safety of the soldiers fighting Hamas in Gaza.
