Picture of the Day: Seminary Girls Share Joy of Purim
Students of the Chaya Aydel Seminary in Hallendale Beach, FL bring Shalach Monos and Purim joy, along with their principal Rabbi Yossy Lebovics, to residents of the Pembroke Park Retirement Home.
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Ad Mosai?! Enough!
Following the rash of recent tragedies that has befallen the Chabad community, an emergency meeting was held between the members of Agudas Chasidei Chabad. A worldwide prayer gathering will take place at the Ohel followed by the reading of a Pan Kloli in the name of all Chabad Chassidim.
Assemblyman Dov Hikind dressed as a "black basketball player," Purim, 2013.
Op-Ed: Don’t Dress Up in Blackface this Purim
‘Tis the season when some are forced to explain the historically-uninformed why dressing up in blackface is something that just plain shouldn’t be done.
by Ben Faulding
File photo: Rabbi Berel Lazar with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin’s Jewish embrace: Is it love or politics?
When even Russian policemen had to pass security checks to enter the Sochi Winter Olympics, Rabbi Berel Lazar was waved in without ever showing his ID.
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Tonight: Watch a Farbrengen of the Rebbe
A group of yungerlite organized a special extended screening of a Purim Farbrengen the Rebbe held in 1972. The viewing will take place in Kolel Menachem on Kingston Avenue and Union Street at 8:45pm and will feature four Sichos.
Students Awarded for Compositions on Rebbe’s Sichos
A new initiative was launched earlier this year at Oholei Torah Mesivta, in which the Bochurim set out to complete an entire volume of Likutei Sichos and write a synopsis of each Sicha.
Photo: Bentzi Sasson
Videos: Dudu Fisher at the National Jewish Retreat
In honor of Purim, TorahCafe.com has released three exclusive music videos from this past year’s National Jewish Retreat!
Laws and Customs: Taanis Esther and Purim
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Taanis Esther and Purim for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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Dozens of Rockets Fired into Southern Israel
Over 60 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel over the past few hours. The Islamic Jihad terror organization is claiming responsibility.
2 Dead, 22 Hurt, Others Missing in Manhattan Explosion
Two people are dead, 22 are hurt and others are missing after two buildings collapsed following a gas leak explosion that rattled upper Manhattan and shattered windows with a blast that could be felt blocks away.
Photos: Mordechai in Shushan at ULY’s Gan Tmimim
Little ‘Mordechais’ from Lubavitcher Yeshiva’s Gan Tmimim on Crown Street got to feel what Mordechai felt when Haman led him around on the king’s horse and dress, when they all got to ride on a pony in front of their school this morning.
New Engagement!
Rafi Goodwin (Leeds, UK) and Chaya Brocha (bas R’ Eli) Sufrin (London, UK)
Rebbe’s Letter of Comfort to Mrs. Lieberman
As the Chabad community still reels from the shocking news of the passing of Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz, OBM, an unexpected source of comfort has emerged: a prophetic letter of consolation from the Rebbe.
Photo: Shturem.net
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Motty Gal, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of yet another member of the Rebbe’s army: Rabbi Motty Gal, OBM, head Shliach to Ramat Gan, Israel. He was 62 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz, OBM
With great sadness, shock and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz, OBM, Shlucha to Alpharetta, Georgia. She was 37 years old, and left behind a grieving husband, eight children and community. Levaya Times Added.
Baby Girl!
Sholom and Shaina (nee Rabiski) Rapoport (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Rafael Aron addresses educators in Oholei Torah regarding Call of the Shofar.
Cult Expert Releases Final Report on COTS
Leading cult expert Rabbi Rafael Aron has released a comprehensive report on The Call of the Shofar program, summarizing the information he amassed over the past few months he spent investigating the group.
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