Here’s My Story: The String and the Flame
Before his historic first meeting with newly-elected U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Washington, Begin asked me to arrange a meeting with the Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York.
by Ambassador Yehuda Avner
No Language Barrier At 1st Euro CTeen Shabbaton
“Shabbat across the Atlantic,” CTeen’s first annual European shabbaton, proved that friendship runs much deeper than language and mentality barriers. Driving in from cities as far as 16 hours away, teens from Austria, Germany, Russia and France flocked to downtown Berlin for an uplifting weekend of Jewish pride and friendship.
In mid-May, Rabbi Chaim Bruk started the “Montana Mezuzah Campaign,” geared to make sure that every Jewish home in Montana has a mezuzah.
‘Montana Mezuzah Campaign’ Up and Running
With a total area of 147,046 square miles, Montana—the fourth-largest state in the country after Alaska, Texas and California—is slightly larger than Japan.
Video: The Feminine Mystique
The women make up the Secret Service Division of the Army of Hashem. Rochel Holzkenner uses the concept of the mirrors that the women brought for the Beis Hamikdash as the feminine modality: materialism with spiritual potential.
Baby Girl!
Yankel and Miriam (nee Wilhelm) Shurpin (Crown Heights)
2-Year-Old Nearly Killed in Crash, Makes Miraculous Recovery
Rephael Yoel Ozer, an adorable two year old toddler residing in Clifton, NJ, was hit and crushed by a car four months ago. His injuries were so severe that doctors r”l did give him much of a chance. Now, his family released a video detailing his miraculous recovery. Video fixed.
Shliach in Berlin Greets American President
Today Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Shliach of the Rebbe in Berlin and Rabbi of the Jewish community attended the talk of President Obama at the Brndenburg gate, after talk he shortly greeted and thanked the president.
Jewish Woman Groped, Shomrim Apprehend Two – Released
A pair of perverts assaulted a Jewish woman near Beis Rivka before the eyes of multiple witnesses. Once Shomrim was called they were apprehended, only to be released since only one committed the crime and the woman was not certain who it was.
Rabbi Dov Greenberg with students at Chabad Stanford
A Transformative Experience for Students at Stanford Chabad
Students biking through Stanford’s White Plaza several weeks ago back-pedaled curiously to check out an unusual scene. Set up at the center of Stanford’s campus was a Google Glass tefillin stand.
Shliach Opens City Council Meeting with Prayer
Southwest Florida Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowitz was invited by Ft. Myers mayor Randall Henderson to open the City Council meeting with a prayer.
Video: The Rebbe and the President
In 1966 Israeli President Zalman Shazar paid a, well documented, visit to the Rebbe. Now, for the first time, video footage of the visit has been made public through the states archive.
New Engagement!
Itchel Junik (Crown Heights) and Rochie Nash (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Avrumie Safranovitz (Hillside, NJ) and Racheli Dadon (Cape Town, South Africa)
Two Arrested After Trespassing in Vacant Home
A man and woman were arrested after they were found inside a vacant home on Eastern Parkway. Shomrim apprehended the pair after received a call from a relative of the owner.
Rabbi Hershel Fogelman. Photo: LubavitchArchives.com
Rabbi Hershel Fogelman, Senior Chabad Emissary, 91
Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi Fogelman, Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Worcester, Massachusetts, passed away Sunday, June 9 at the age of 91. At the time of his passing, he was the organization’s longest serving emissary, responsible for creating a vibrant Jewish community in the second largest city in Massachusetts.
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