A Day in the Sun: A Lesson in Post Success Aspirations
Where do you go when you reach the top? What awaits you when you finally arrive at “The land that I shall show you?”
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by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax., FL
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U.S. Now World’s Biggest Oil Producer
The United States has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become the world’s biggest oil producer as the jump in output from shale plays has led to the second biggest oil boom in history, according to leading U.S. energy consultancy PIRA.
Reuters
New Engagement!
Shloimy Kagan (Monsey, NY) and Mushka Oster (Los Angeles, CA)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe returning to 770 from the Ohel in the mid ’80s.
Darkness to Light: New Torah Dedicated in Kostroma
Hundreds of community members, guests and dignitaries, participated in the festive inauguration of the first new Torah scroll that was introduced into the Synagogue of Kostroma, Russia after more than 100 years.
Class Celebrates Birthday of Beloved Maggid Shiur
It has been a tradition for many years for the students of beloved maggid shiur in Oholei Torah Zal, Reb Avrohom Gerlitzky, to celebrate his birthday with much pomp and fanfare. This year was no exception.
Rabbi Levi Neimark delivering a lecture in the Chevron synagogue as a Bochur.
New Shluchim to the City of Our Fathers
Rabbi Levi Yitzchok and Sara Neimark will be moving on Shlichus to the holy city of Chevron, Israel, where they will contribute to the efforts of Chabad in Chevron on behalf of the local Jewish community and IDF soldiers stationed there.
Rabbi Shneur Kesselman in Malmo, Sweden.
As Jews Leave Malmo, Chabad Family Stays Put
It’s hard to remember the last time Malmo had a rabbi that had stayed on for as long as Rabbi Shneur Kesselman has. Until 2004, when he and his wife arrived to serve as Chabad emissaries, the community had tried hiring rabbis from abroad. But that didn’t come easily, and most moved on after only a few years.
Moms of Multiples Meet Up in Crown Heights
Last night, 17 women gathered together in Crown Heights to meet, socialize and connect. What made this gathering unique? All of those present are mothers blessed with twins and triplets.
Chitwan National Park in Nepal.
Cremation in Nepal Successfully Prevented
Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz, Shliach to Nepal, averted the cremation of a 32-year-old former student of Beis Rivkah College in Melbourne who died in a road accident.
Swastika Fliers Cause Stir in Crown Heights
Controversial fliers with swastikas on them are creating a stir in Crown Heights. Dr. Bidi Xili, the man responsible for posting the fliers, says they actually have a positive message.
News 12
New Mikvah, New Mitzvah in Mexico Resort
Jordana Stein was the first person to use the mikvah in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. She held open the double doors and walked through, passing stunning decor and even a waterfall on the way to immerse herself in the community’s newly established ritual bath. “It was different from anything I’ve ever experienced,” reports the local resident. “It was wonderful.”
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New York City Marks Murder-Free Week
Murder took a holiday last week. There were no murders in the five boroughs in the seven days ending last Sunday, the mayor’s office said on Monday.
NY Post
70,000 Flock to Kever Rochel for Yahrtzeit
An estimated 70,000 Jews visited Kever Rochel in the West Bank city of Beis Lechem yesterday, on the Matriarch’s Yahrtzeit – 11 Cheshvan.
Lhota Ad Invokes Crown Heights Riots
On the day after the first debate pitting him against Democratic frontrunner Bill de Blasio, Republican mayoral contender Joseph Lhota unleashed an ad warning that New York will fall into criminal chaos if de Blasio prevails.
Jewish Week
Friendship Circle Volunteers Get Together
Over forty Bochurim studying in Oholei Torah and Chovevei Torah have volunteered for the Crown Heights Friendship Circle. Throughout the year, they will dedicate their daily dinner break to visit special needs children in their homes, study and interact with them, and accompany them to Friendship Circle’s various programs and activities.
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