Beis Chana Alumnae to Gather for Online Farbrengen
Beis Chana Tzfat invites all its alumnae from the past 36 years to participate in their live streaming broadcast in honor of Yud Shvat.
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A project of Chabad-Lubavitch of Uruguay, RambamDiario.com offers a free live yeshiva experience to Spanish-speaking Jews from around the world.
Pablo K. of Montevideo, Uruguay likes to learn. One evening, he attended a class that looked at a chapter from the Mishneh Torah, Maimonides’ massive compilation of Jewish law, without ever leaving his house. As a participant in a new Spanish-language online venture, the businessman can fit the demands of a yeshiva into an already-hectic schedule.
Online Yeshiva Gains Spanish-Speaking Following
A project of Chabad-Lubavitch of Uruguay, RambamDiario.com offers a free live yeshiva experience to Spanish-speaking Jews from around the world.
Pablo K. of Montevideo, Uruguay likes to learn. One evening, he attended a class that looked at a chapter from the Mishneh Torah, Maimonides’ massive compilation of Jewish law, without ever leaving his house. As a participant in a new Spanish-language online venture, the businessman can fit the demands of a yeshiva into an already-hectic schedule.
Photos: Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Lod
Shturem
On Monday, the family of Rabbi Shmuel Gurewitz, OBM, of Shikun Chabad, Lod, commemorated his first yohrtzeit with a Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah, dedicated in his, as well as his wife Esther‘s, memory.
Jews in Super Bowl History
Jewish Journal
Offensive lineman Alan Veingrad, pictured here as a member of the Green Bay Packers, won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys in 1993. He now goes by the name “Shlomo” and is part of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hassidic movement.
With less than a minute to play in the biggest football game of his life, Jewish punter Josh Miller wanted a sandwich.
Girls Examine Kosher Laws in Lego Competition
A student from the Nes Tsiyona Chabad public day school builds a robot out of Lego blocks as part of an international competition sponsored by the non-profit FIRST organization.
Tzivi Heber, Hadas Orlev and their friends aren’t just playing with Lego building blocks after school. They’re doing it in the name of science.
Jewish Week
Not since Melanie Griffith donned a sheitel to play an undercover cop in the 1992 film “A Stranger Among Us,” has an A-list celebrity (not counting Matisyahu) brought an entourage film crew into chasidic Brooklyn.
Oprah Goes Orthodox (Sort Of)
Jewish Week
Not since Melanie Griffith donned a sheitel to play an undercover cop in the 1992 film “A Stranger Among Us,” has an A-list celebrity (not counting Matisyahu) brought an entourage film crew into chasidic Brooklyn.
160 Chabad Preschool Educators Gather to Brainstorm
On January 16th over 160 teachers and educators from over 20 Chabad schools around the New York area – some as far as New Haven and Philadelphia – joined together to learn and network at a joint Inservice Day, organized by Devora Krasnianski of the Chabad Early Childhood Education (CECE) Network, a project of The Shluchim Office. Mrs. Shternie Raskin and Mrs. Chanie Rogatsky of Kiddie Korner, the Chabad preschool in Brooklyn Heights, hosted the event.
Kollel Menachem Trains Shluchim in Melbourne
Kollel Menachem of Melbourne, Australia recently hosted a training seminar for local Shluchim. Guest speaker Rabbi Ari Shishler of South Africa presented on the topic of Strategies for Effective Adult Education. Rabbi Shishler shared his insights and experience as a popular speaker and as Director of Adult Education at the central Chabad House of Johannesburg.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: A Surprise Package
In this 17th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how an young NKVD officer from Dnepropetrovsk illegaly sent them a food package which likely saved their lives.
A group of Rabbonim in Israel, including Rabbis Yaroslavsky and Ashkenazi, recently released a letter stating that videos of the Rebbe are so important that you can even use maaser money to buy them.
Israeli Rabbonim: “Buy Videos of the Rebbe”
A group of Rabbonim in Israel, including Rabbis Yaroslavsky and Ashkenazi, recently released a letter stating that videos of the Rebbe are so important that you can even use maaser money to buy them.
Fire Blazes Through Montgomery St. Home
Crown Heights [CHI] — A fire broke out this afternoon in a Jewish home on Montgomery Street. Firefighters responded within minutes, and had the fire under control soon thereafter. Thank G-d the family managed to escape safely and no one was hurt.
While the Rebbe’s sensitivity to every Jew is well-known, recordings of direct interactions between the Rebbe and individuals with special needs, or their parents, are quite rare.
Video: The Rebbe on Autism
While the Rebbe’s sensitivity to every Jew is well-known, recordings of direct interactions between the Rebbe and individuals with special needs, or their parents, are quite rare.
by Matthew Shaer - Forward
In my last blog post, I wrote about the genesis of my book, “Among Righteous Men,” and the emotional connection I often felt to Crown Heights, the Brooklyn neighborhood where the book is set.
Blog: A House Divided
by Matthew Shaer – Forward
In my last blog post, I wrote about the genesis of my book, “Among Righteous Men,” and the emotional connection I often felt to Crown Heights, the Brooklyn neighborhood where the book is set.
Times Herald-Record
The spiritual center of the Landfield Avenue Synagogue returned home Tuesday as a crowd of jubilant members and supporters carried the congregation's once-stolen Torah from the Monticello police station to the synagogue.
Monticello Welcomes Back Torah with Joy and Dance
Times Herald-Record
The spiritual center of the Landfield Avenue Synagogue returned home Tuesday as a crowd of jubilant members and supporters carried the congregation’s once-stolen Torah from the Monticello police station to the synagogue.
Israeli 'Kvutzah' Bochurim gathered in the 749 Mikvah to surprise one of their friends with a birthday party.
Picture of the Day: Tzfatim Party in the Mikvah
Israeli ‘Kvutzah’ Bochurim gathered in the 749 Mikvah to surprise one of their friends with a birthday party.
Councilman Calls for Independent NYPD Oversight
AP
A New York City councilman is calling for the creation of an inspector general’s office to oversee the police department.
Gothenburg, Sweden
On January 26, Rabbi Alexander and Leah Namdar, Chabad representatives to Sweden, were served at their home with a notice by Gothenburg’s school authorities: Four of their children presently studying at an international online school must be delivered to a Swedish school by February 1. Failure to do so may result in a fine of 16000 crown—the equivalent of $2400 per week.
Religious Freedom in Sweden Under Threat
Gothenburg, Sweden
On January 26, Rabbi Alexander and Leah Namdar, Chabad representatives to Sweden, were served at their home with a notice by Gothenburg’s school authorities: Four of their children presently studying at an international online school must be delivered to a Swedish school by February 1. Failure to do so may result in a fine of 16000 crown—the equivalent of $2400 per week.
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