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Weekly Photo: From Days Gone By
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of an elder chosid speaking. Can you identify those in the picture, when and where it was taken?
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Chabad Spearheads Hurricane Relief Efforts
A look at the devastation at Chabad by the Ocean in the Sea Gate section of Brooklyn following Hurricane Sandy. Photo courtesy of Rivkah Brikman.
Hurricane Sandy stormed into New York and New Jersey with unmitigated force, carrying death and destruction, disrupting lives, and devastating neighborhoods in America’s most densely populated regions—which happen to be home to some of the country’s largest Jewish populations.
Lubavitchers in Israel Balk at Voting for Shas
Aryeh Deri
Shas co-leader Aryeh Deri is aware that for many Chabadnikim, Shas is a non-starter in the upcoming election following his return, as he is viewed as being responsible for persuading Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to support the Oslo Agreement of 1995, which resulted in the agreement being approved in Knesset.
Video: Puppets Sing Chabad Medley
‘Buba Myses’ – the Jewish puppet band – sings a Medley of Chabad niggunim in Israel.
Rocky Mountain Collegian
File photo: Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik speaks with students.
A rabbi, a congressman, a basketball player and more than 200 students and community members gathered Friday in the Lory Student Center West Ballroom to celebrate 'Shabbat 200.'
Shabbat 200 ‘Re-Jew-vinates’ Colorado Students
Rocky Mountain Collegian
File photo: Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik speaks with students.
A rabbi, a congressman, a basketball player and more than 200 students and community members gathered Friday in the Lory Student Center West Ballroom to celebrate ‘Shabbat 200.’
Chief Rabbi to Address Shluchim Conference
Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, a Holocaust survivor whose travels around the world have made him an ambassador of Judaism, will address this year’s International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries in New York City.
Long lines have formed at the local polling sites - some an hour and a half wait - as residents of Crown Heights gather to vote for the candidates of their choice.
Picture of the Day: Long Lines Form at Polling Sites
Long lines have formed at the local polling sites – some an hour and a half wait – as residents of Crown Heights gather to vote for the candidates of their choice.
Chabad of SW Florida Dedicates $3.5 Million Building
Rabbi Yitzchok and Nechamie Minkowicz, Shluchim to Southwest Florida, held a dedication dinner for their new 11,000 square foot Jewish Community Center, which will serve as a home for the Shul and the Maimonides Hebrew Day School. The center was built on Chabad’s 3.5 Acre property.
Video: Who Was Oholei Torah’s Greatest Supporter?
In honor of the upcoming Alumni Reunion, this Wednesday, 22 of Cheshvan, the Oholei Torah archive office is presenting this video for the very first time.
Fox News
A week after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast, wiping out entire communities, residents were bracing for yet another potentially damaging storm.
Nor’easter on Track to Hit Weather-Beaten New York
Fox News
A week after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast, wiping out entire communities, residents were bracing for yet another potentially damaging storm.
Chabad House Offers Familial Feel for Jewish Students
Badger Herald
Rabbi Mendel Matusof with UW students.
Seven and a half years ago, Rabbi Mendel Matusof and his wife Rebbetzin Henya Matusof dedicated their lives to providing the Jewish community at the University of Wisconsin a home away from home.
Chabad’s Disaffiliation with Northwestern University Doesn’t Affect Student Attendance
Daily Northwestern
Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, director of Chabad at Northwestern University, Illinois.
Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding Tannenbaum Chabad House’s disaffiliation from Northwestern, there has been no apparent drop in the number of students at Friday night Shabbat dinners.
In honor of the Rebbe Rashab's birthday today, Mendel Danzinger, a young Shliach in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, gives a tour of the Rebbe Rashab's home and resting place.
Video: Young Shliach Gives Tour of Rostov
In honor of the Rebbe Rashab’s birthday today, Mendel Danzinger, a young Shliach in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, gives a tour of the Rebbe Rashab’s home and resting place.
Baby Girl!
Tzali and Chana Mala (nee Itkin) Borenstein (Whitby, Canada)
JTA
Alex Clare
Alex Clare is really just a nice Jewish boy. Sure, his hit “Too Close” is currently the seventh most popular song in the United States and his music video has garnered more than 18 million hits on YouTube. But at the end of the day, he likes to get his dose of inspiration from studying the Tanya.
British Pop Artist Balances Stardom and Faith
JTA
Alex Clare
Alex Clare is really just a nice Jewish boy. Sure, his hit “Too Close” is currently the seventh most popular song in the United States and his music video has garnered more than 18 million hits on YouTube. But at the end of the day, he likes to get his dose of inspiration from studying the Tanya.
New Engagement!
Yossi (ben Col. Jacob) Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Toba Goldfein (Philadelphia, PA)
Star Tribune
Wendy Weiner-Runge
A Minnesota filmmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the Iowa Film Office scandal was denied an appeal of her sentence Wednesday by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Iowa Court Affirms 10-Year-Sentence for Frum Woman
Star Tribune
Wendy Weiner-Runge
A Minnesota filmmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the Iowa Film Office scandal was denied an appeal of her sentence Wednesday by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
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