New ‘Torah in 10’ Video Series Launched

By Esther Ita Hirschhorn

Kol Menachem is excited and proud to announce the launch of a video series in response to the critical acclaim of Rabbi Chaim Miller’s new Lifestyle Prayers for Friday Night companion. The overwhelming and moving feedback from readers across the globe has inspired this new venture.

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Professor Invents Shabbos-Friendly Hearing Aid

Dr. Levi Reiter (left) is a Professor of Audiology at Hofstra University (right) in Long Island.

Crown Heights [CHI] — Professor of Audiology at Hofstra University, Dr. Levi A. Reiter, together with the collective creative genius of the engineers at Persona Medical Inc., have applied the latest technological developments in digital technology to the creation of the world’s most Sabbath friendly hearing aid.

Photos: Shliach Crowned Chief Rabbi of Hamburg

Shturem

Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, the Rebbe’s Shliach to Hamburg, Germany, was officially coronated as the Rov of the city in an emotional and historic ceremony. An international contingency of Rabbonim and family members, including Rabbi Mordechai Bistritzsky of Kiryas Chabad Tzfas, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Rabbi Aryeh Goldberg, Rabbi Yonah Metzger and more, arrived in Hamburg for the event.

Mrs. Fruma Schapiro to Deliver Keynote Address

For over 20 years, Mrs. Fruma Schapiro and her husband have connected to Jews around the North Shore of Sydney, Australia and brought the light of Yiddishkeit into their lives. If you were to walk into the Chabad House of the North Shore today, you might see Mrs. Schapiro teaching pre- or post-Bas Mitzvah lessons, giving shiurim to women of any age, fielding calls from parents in her preschool, or counseling visitors in need of guidance or a listening ear.

Mayor Accused of Vendetta Against Yossel Gutnick

ABC News Australia

Artist’s impression of the phosphate plant proposed near Mount Isa.

A mining company owned by Joseph Gutnick has accused Mount Isa Mayor John Molony of standing in the way of a billion-dollar phosphate project in north-west Queensland, Australia.

Op-Ed: Healing When Bet Shemesh Hurts

Bet Shemesh, Israel

Following recent events in Bet Shemesh, Israel, lubavitch.com asked staff writer Rivka Chaya Berman, a resident of Bet Shemesh, to share her experience of life in the community. When she is not busy writing for lubavitch.com, Mrs. Berman, a registered nurse, helps people heal.

Jews Brave Zub-Zero Weather for Night of Insipration

Close on 150 attendees braved sub zero temperatures for an unprecedented evening of inspiration, Jewish pride and delicious kosher food at the beautiful new Jewish Learning Institute building under the auspices of Chabad of Winnipeg.