Since its inception 10 years ago, Chabad in Medford has used the home of its directors, Rabbi Yitzchok and Baily Kahan, for services, classes and programs. When needed, space for larger gatherings was rented at various locations.
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In February of 1971, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb found himself at a major crossroads in life. Having recently received both his Ph.D. in psychology and rabbinic ordination, Rabbi Weinreb was at a loss as to which professional path to follow. At the urging of a close friend, he called the Rebbe for advice — and received a most unusual instruction.
Yitzchok and Menucha (nee Gruzman) Nov (Rechovot, Israel)
In honor of Yud Shvat, thousands of Temimim from all over the world will join together Motzei Shabbos for a Farbrengen at Beis Rivkah-Campus Chomesh, celebrating 64 years of the Rebbe’s leadership and the completion of the Rambam.
Hundreds of Temimim and Anash gathered Thursday night for the 32nd annual International Siyum HaRambam at the Oholei Torah Ballroom in Crown Heights.
Ariel Sharon, legendary army general and prime minister of Israel, remembered as a fearless leader and fearsome military opponent, passed away Shabbos, the 10th of Shvat.
Even as temperatures plummeted to record lows in the Chicago area, 200 people packed Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie, in Skokie, Ill., to feast on Moroccan delicacies, dance to a dizzying hybrid of Sephardic and Chassidic music, and hear words of inspiration from Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar, former chief Sephardic rabbi of Israel, the “Rishon Lezion.”
The funeral of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Scheersohn, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, took place outside his residence and synagogue, 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, on 11 Shevat, 5710 — January 29, 1950.
Eli and Devorah Leah (nee Kamman) Bogart
672 Eastern Pkwy. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Yonason and Chaya (nee Rubin) Khanovitch
363 New York Ave. [between Carroll and Crown Sts.] Apt. #2F
Hundreds of Anash and Temimim in Montreal gathered Wednesday night in the main hall of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva to celebrate the completion of the 32nd cycle of the Rambam and begin the 33rd.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe reaching out to touch the Paroches as he enters 770 for davening, circa 1970.
Mendy Posner (Crown Heights) and Mushkie Vogel (Rochester, NY)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.]
A stirring poem was written by Rabbi Pinchus Lipschultz in response to the horrific headline of the New York Post regarding the murdered Williamsburg Chasidic Jew Menachem Stark.
A few weeks ago the My Encounter team received a lead to interview an 80-year old woman who received a fascinating letter from the Rebbe in Adar I, 1951 – just 5 weeks after the Rebbe assumed the mantle of leadership of the Chabad Lubavitch Movement on 10 Shevat.
In our Torah portion we find what might be considered one of the most perplexing statements made in the entire Torah. What I am referring to is the very last verse of our Parsha, Beshalach, Chapter 17, Verse 16: “And He [G-d] said, For there is a hand on the throne of the Eternal, [that there shall be] a war for the Lord against Amalek from generation to generation.”
Nearly 48 hours after the disappearance of a sixteen year old Massachusetts teen, community members have joined police in an organized search for the missing 11th grader. UPDATE: He has been found!
Nine-year-old Dina Harrison is excited. Once a year, she and her classmates at Beth Rivkah Academy in Montreal, Canada, board yellow school buses and ride to a nursing facility or seniors’ residence, where they play mitzvah-themed games, sing Jewish songs and socialize over light refreshments with people old enough to be their great-grandparents.
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