Over the course of the International Conference of Shluchim this year, the bochurim of Chovevei Torah were privileged to hear from several shluchim who took time out of their busy schedules to share some of their inspiration. They spoke about and told stories of their shlichus and encouraged the bochurim to increase their learning.
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Rabbi Sholom Ber Goldshmid, the last remaining member of the of the Chabad community to survive the Hebron Massacre of 1929, passed away November 10. He was 86 years old.
Monday morning, Beis Kislev, students of Oholei Torah marked the Shloshim of Reb Moshe HaKohen Ablesky OBM, with Siyumei Mishnayos and a Hascholas Sefer Torah, together with a rally with of Torah, Tefilla and Tzedokah.
Menachem and Rena (nee Berkowitz) Traxler (Tzfat, Israel)
I am a victim of abuse. Well actually, I’m a survivor. I no longer consider myself a victim, as I am slowly breaking out of that lowly hell, and moving forward to a better place in life. I came forward a little while ago about the abuse I went through, and doing so was one of the biggest and most painful decisions I had made in my life. It was like pulling off the scab off an old wound that never healed properly.
We thought we might share with our readers the following humorous comment, which was posted under the VosIzNeias article about the annual Kinus Hashluchim Banquet.
David and Chana (nee Benshimon) Azoulay (Montreal, Canada)
On Sunday, 4,000 Shluchim posed for a photograph in front of 770 in a what has become a yearly tradition. This year, Lipa Stauber spent hours working on an extraordinary project: A panoramic photo in which every Shliach can identify and tag his face.
Hundreds of stressed-out kosher couples are set to descend on the first ever “Big Fat Jewish Wedding” expo in Park Slope today to plan their magnificent wedding-day celebrations.
Who can forget? Ahh, the memories – for those who remember last year’s RCCS clip. Well, this year you gotta be in it to win it and split the pot! Click Here to buy tickets in the RCCS auction.
It’s not every day that you get to see over 4000 rabbis get together for one photo, and naturally, many photographers are drawn to this sight. One photographer, David Handschuh, who works for the NY Daily News, was exposed to one of the true missions of Shluchim when Rabbi Raleigh Resnick, Shliach to Pleasanton, CA, asked him “excuse me sir, are you Jewish?” and proceeded to lay Tefillin with him.
New Yorkers were walloped with a 9.6 percent surge in their power bills last year, even though national electricity prices hardly budged, new government data shows.
The IDF confirmed Monday night that at least three Katyusha rockets have exploded in the Western Galilee near the border with Lebanon. No injuries were reported, but several structures sustained damage.
Zev and Itale (nee Simon) Eagle (Crown Heights)
Chaim Meir Lieberman is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father, Reb Alter Yissochor Dov OBM, at 724 Eastern Parkway [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.] until Wednesday evening.
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