The life of Chasiah Kudan was anything but simple. The Chabad shluchah, or emissary, suffered from cystic fibrosis and received a double lung transplant in 2001. Yet the mother of six, who along with her husband, Rabbi Dovid Kudan, ran the Chabad Ocean Synagogue in Hollywood, Fla., never let things get her down.
Moshe (ben Abraham) Cohen (Montreal, Canada) and Mushky Gerlitzky (Crown Heights)
Levi Yosef (ben R’ Menachem) Blau (Crown Heights) and Mushky (bas R’ Yosef) Zaltzman (Toronto, Canada)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at Oholei Torah
667 Eastern Parkway [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
The city’s Commission on Human Rights has settled a 17-month-old lawsuit against seven Hasidic-owned stores in Williamsburg that posted signs asking customers to dress modestly.
The identities of the two children tragically killed yesterday by exposure to pesticides have been revealed: Avigayil Gross, 2, and Yael Gross, 4. The two were laid to rest today at the Har HaMenuchos cemetery in Jerusalem.
In honor of Chof Bais Shvat, we present a collection of Mishnayos that begin with the letters of the Rebbetzin’s name, in both Hebrew and English. It is customary to study these Mishnayos on the day of the deceased’s Yahrtzeit.
Hundreds of Shlucos from all over the world have converged in Crown Heights for the annual Kinus Hashluchos, to receive inspiration, elevation and recharge their batteries, as well as mark the 26th Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, OBM.
Dov and Rivkie (nee Block) Baron (Crown Heights)
In the first video interview given since his return to the United States, Brooklyn businessman Yanky Ostreicher speaks passionately about the Aleph Institute, which was instrumental in arranging his release from the notorious Palmasola Prison in Bolivia.
With a mix of digital retouching and art, Chabad artist Bentzion Elisha created a beautiful portrait of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, wife of the Rebbe, which he has chosen to share with the community in honor of 22 Shvat, the Rebbetzin’s Yahrtzeit.
Marking the 26th Yom Hilulla of the Rebbetzin, A Chassidisher Derher Magazine has presented an interview offering a rare glimpse into the life of the Rebbetzin.
A video produced by JEM of the events following the passing of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, wife of the Rebbe: The funeral, shiva visits to the Rebbe, events in the Rebbe’s home and talks where the Rebbe speaks about the Rebbetzin in the days and years following her passing.
Yossi and Frumie (nee Burston) Goodman (Crown Heights)
Yosef and Mina Eisenbach (Litchfield, CT)
Itche Ber Glassner (Montreal, Canada) and Shaina Herman (Pittsburgh, PA)
L’Chaim Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
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