Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that following a thorough reinvestigation by his Conviction Review Unit (CRU), he will move to vacate the conviction of Steven Ruffin, 45, who was 18 when convicted of the 1996 killing of a 16-year-old in a case of mistaken identity.
Shlichus in the seventh generation formally began on the night of the eleventh of Shevat, 5711/1951. Although my father z”l Reb (Avrohom) Dovid Tennenhaus was not a formal Shliach, he did Shlichus for the Rebbe from day one, right after the Rebbe’s first formal Farbrengen as Rebbe.
Last night, the Mesivta of Coral Springs celebrated a joyous Seudah and Siyum at Chabad of Coral Springs in honor of the completion of their three-month Mivtzah titled “Sichaseinu.” The Mivtzah, ran by the dedicated group of Shluchim, focused on learning Likkutei Sichos and developing Yiddish, culminating in an evening filled with inspiration, speeches, awards, and prizes.
A disgusting scam has again reared its ugly head in Crown Heights after an elderly person was conned into paying $10,000 to a scammer. Crown Heights Shomrim put out a video warning the community of the scam and reminding them to always verify such a call by contacting their loved one.
In honor of Yud Shvat, the Rebbe’s home on President Street and the Rebbe’s room in 770 will be open for davening for the following hours.
Subsidized bus service to and from the Ohel will be expanded in honor of Yud Shvat beginning Thursday, the 8th of Shvat through Sunday, the 11th of Shvat
We present a video Shiur by Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of Machon Lehoraa Online Smicha, discussing the halachos on whether someone is allowed to give a kiss to a small child in a shul.and the reasons behind these halachos. As well as questioning why this halacha only applies in a shul and not everywhere, at all times.
Yad Menachem has released the next installment in their series of Umedayeik B’Maamar publications, by Rabbi Velvel Adler, which closely examines the exact Yiddish words that the Rebbe used when saying the Maamar Basi Legani 5724.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin discuses the story of 770 since 1940, Agudas Chabad and Congregation Lubavitch, Is compromise possible?, and other related topics in this interview with CHJCC Executive Director Rabbi Eli Cohen.
Rivkah Marelus’s father told her a “memorable” story about a Talmud class the Rebbe gave in Paris during the 1930s.
In Episode 41 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Yossi and Rebbetzin Ilana Bassman, tasked by Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin and Lubavitch of Wisconsin to open Bader Hillel High, a Milwaukee-area Jewish high school with an innovative approach to education and a diverse group of Jewish learners. The Bassmans insist that accessible education is the next frontier in the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s vision.
Peretz and Mussie (nee Weingarten) Wolowik from Pomona, NY had a baby girl!
Rare evidence for the earliest use of coins in the country—an extremely rare silver coin dated to the Persian period (6th–5th centuries BCE)—was recently discovered in an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation at a site in the Judean Hills.
The Hague saw an outpouring of Jewish pride as an Israeli delegation—composed of Israeli legal scholars and politicians as well as family members of hostages held by Hamas—arrived in the Netherlands to defend Israel at the International Court of Justice. Chabad was at the forefront of ensuring that the Jewish needs of the delegation would be met during their stay.
Ari and Muki (nee Shemtov) Wilschanski from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Anash are invited to join a Shloshim event for Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Itkin OBM taking place Tuesday, January 16th, 8:00pm at 2100 Wightman St in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hosted by Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim, the Kinus Hatmimim Banquet will be taking place on Motzei Shabbos, Yud Shevat, 9:00PM at Beis Rivkah’s Rosa Hall – Campus Chomesh.
