On the sidelines of the recent Conference of Shluchim, a group of individuals gathered recent to discuss an issue close to their hearts: The ongoing efforts to preserve and share the Rebbe’s recorded legacy.
Netanel and Merrelle Zilberman (New Haven, CT)
In 1940, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden for what would be the last stop on his harrowing rescue from war-torn Europe.
Keren Simchas Chosson V’kallah is seeking 100 people who will donate 100 dollars each in zechus of finding shidduchim for themselves or for one of their children.
A member of Boro Park Hatzalah equipped his car with a forward facing video camera, which caught an unsuspecting car burglar in the act. The burglar is being sought by the NYPD.
Nosson Rittri (Zurich, Switzerland) and Ella Shollar (Pittsburgh, PA)
Late in the evening of July 11, Yaakov German, a 47-year-old Bobover Hasid, received a call from his brother, Benny. “Yanky,” Benny said, “a boy is lost in the community. You’ve got to come help.” German, who is short and thickly built, sprang from his chair and headed out into the heat.
Fourteen years ago, Chanukah fell out on x-mas. That prompted Rabbi Dov Greenberg, currently Shliach of Chabad at Stamford, to relate a true story of inspiration on the subject. He told the story at High Holiday services at Chabad of the Conejo, where he was then employed.
Yehuda (Jason) Cohen (Flatbush) and Basya Subar (Monsey, NY)
Rabbi Rafi and Chaya Andrusier of Crown Heights will IYH soon be moving on Shlichus to East S. Diego County, CA where they will establish Chabad of East County, serving the spiritual needs of the Jewish communities of El Cajon, La Mesa and surrounding areas.
The ancient Israelite nation was founded and built by many great men of impeccable character, whose devotion to God and righteousness were imbued in every fiber of their being. There was Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron, to name but a few. However, only Jacob was given a second name by God himself, which was the name “Israel.” And the question arises, what was Jacob’s uniqueness among our forefathers that earned him this name? And what was it about his life and deeds that merited him to have this new name become the future appellation of the entire Israelite people?
Yanky and Sarah (nee Jeda) Kopfstein (North Miami Beach, FL)
Chabad of North Orlando, led by Rabbi Yanky and Chanshy Majesky, is currently holding a mezuzah campaign to help local families display their Jewish heritage with pride. Fifty Jewish households in Lake Mary, Longwood and Sanford can have a mezuzah installed on their home for free. The mezuzahs will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The current campaign is being sponsored by Chaim and Lauren Thomas of Longwood.
Inside the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, diplomats from around the world tried to formulate a resolution to repudiate Iran for its suspicious nuclear intentions. Sitting around a long conference table in a spacious room were the leading diplomats of the west, including the US, Britain, France, Germany, and the diplomats of Russia and China.
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