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Noach and Chani (nee Baitch) Weinstein (Crown Heights)
Cross Country Bikers Reach Ohio
Nine bicyclists riding across the United States stopped in New Albany, Ohio last week to help raise awareness of the Friendship Circle, a Jewish program that pairs teens with special-needs children and adults.
Video: The Health Benefits of Edible Flowers
Lubavitcher herbalist Sara Chana Silverstein discusses ways to integrate edible flowers into your diet on CBS Los Angeles.
Chabad Representatives: Concessions ‘Accelerate Bloodshed’
The official representatives of the Chabad/Lubavitch community in Israel have joined calls by other leading religious and political figures against the surrender of Israeli territory to the Palestinian Authority.
Video: A Day in Camp Gan Israel, 1960
After publishing a video last week of the Rebbe’s visit to Camp Gan Israel in Swan Lake, NY in 1960, we obtained more footage of the Rebbe’s visit that summer – and life around camp in general.
Crossfire: Tackling Big Jewish Questions (Vol. 3)
What do you get when three rabbis and a self-described “Chassidic feminist” share the stage? Some pretty frank and entertaining discussions.
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Yosef and Sarah (nee Frisch) Shidler (Crown Heights)
‘Synagogue-on-Wheels’ Heads Deep into Siberia
Chabad activists have taken three synagogues on wheels on a journey into Siberia and central Russia.
Video: Don’t Be Intimidated
Newly elected Knesset Member Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Rebbe: “I had much satisfaction from your first speech in the Knesset. Continue along this approach, for it is the best path to avoid war. You will have to struggle with 119 others in the Knesset, but surely you won’t be intimidated, because G-d is on this side.”
Letter Urges Lubavitchers Not to Buy Oz Vehadar
A letter was released by an anonymous group (purportedly) comprised of Chabad Rabbonim in Eretz Yisroel, urging Lubavitchers not to purchase Gemaras or other Seforim from the popular Oz Vehadar Publications.
Rabbi Offers Food, Hope For Homeless In Santa Monica
A unique rabbi has turned Tuesdays in Santa Monica’s Ocean Park into something special for the homeless and needy. For the past three years, Rabbi Boruch S. Cunin of Chabad House in West Lost Angeles has walked the park, giving food to those in need, and offering encouragement.
CGI Detroit Spends Historical Shabbos at the Ohel
A tradition which began in the summer of 5736 (1976) took on new heights this past Shabbos at the Rebbe’s Ohel.
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Yehuda and Sarah (nee Spangenth
New Engagement!
Avrami Cohen (Pittsburgh, PA) and Kayla Elshevich (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Sunday (Aug. 4th) at Chevras Ahavas Yisroel
306 Albany Ave. [between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]
Teens Seek Purpose, Identity at Summer Un-Camp
“When my classmates asked me what religion I am, I made them guess,” Luca Koo, 15 from Budapest, Hungary says. “They went through the whole list before I told them I’m Jewish.”
Court Affirms Strikedown of Bloomberg Soda Ban
New York City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. An appeals court ruled Tuesday that the city’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants.
Video: Orchestra Performs Alter Rebbe’s Niggun
The Alter Rebbe’s Niggun (Preceded by the Hachona Niggun and followed by a rendition of ‘Nye Zhurite’) was performed by the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Israel Edelson, at a Colel Chabad Dinner in New York.
