Educators Join Webinar to Better Online School
Shluchim and homeschoolers from around the globe gathered last week for a virtual meeting on curriculum, the first webinar hosted by the Shluchim Office’s pilot program, Partners in Teaching.
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Attempted Obama Assasin Had ‘Israel’ Tattoo
JTA
Left: Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez’s neck tattoo. Right: The White House.
A man arrested in an alleged shooting near the White House who has “Israel” tattooed on his neck was charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama.
In 30 Days, a Synagogue Comes to Life
Miami Herald
Rabbi Mendel Rosenfeld, director of the Lubavitch Aventura South, opens the ark built by a member of the congregation inside the temporary sanctuary, which opened five days before Rosh Hashanah.
On a patch of land in south Aventura are five brown trailers put together to make one building, Lubavich Aventura South’s first place of its own.
New Engagement!
Sholom Reindorp (Edgware, UK) and Mushki Grossman (Chicago, IL)
L’Chaim will be next Motzei Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh Kislev
711 Montgomery St. [between Kingston & Albany Ave.] at 9:00pm.
Op-Ed: Confronting Shlichus Addiction
by Boruch Y.
The other night I received a call from a friend. He was very conflicted and under a lot of stress. He works for a company and receives just enough money to cover his most basic expenses. Worse yet, he sees no room for growth within the company.
Rabbi Sholom Dovber Shneersohn of Lubavitch
Thursday, Novemeber 17, the 20th day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, marks the 151st anniversary of the birth of visionary Jewish leader and chasidic Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn. Though he lived only to age 59, he served as a noted leader for the largely rural Jewish communities throughout the expanses of the Russian Empire, guiding their transition to life in the modern era. During his life, he fought the oppression of both the Czarist and Bolshevik regimes as well as the tides of assimilation corroding traditional Jewish life.
Celebrating the Rebbe Rashab’s Birthday and Legacy
Rabbi Sholom Dovber Shneersohn of Lubavitch
Thursday, Novemeber 17, the 20th day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, marks the 151st anniversary of the birth of visionary Jewish leader and chasidic Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn. Though he lived only to age 59, he served as a noted leader for the largely rural Jewish communities throughout the expanses of the Russian Empire, guiding their transition to life in the modern era. During his life, he fought the oppression of both the Czarist and Bolshevik regimes as well as the tides of assimilation corroding traditional Jewish life.
Bethlehem Patch
Soon-to-be Chabad Center in Bethlehem, PA. Purchase of the building was made possible by a generous gift from the Rohr family.
A proposal to renovate the former Kulik Funeral Home into the new headquarters for Chabad at Lehigh, a Jewish center for Lehigh University students and a synagogue, received approval from the Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday night.
Former Funeral Home Will Be Jewish Student Center
Bethlehem Patch
Soon-to-be Chabad Center in Bethlehem, PA. Purchase of the building was made possible by a generous gift from the Rohr family.
A proposal to renovate the former Kulik Funeral Home into the new headquarters for Chabad at Lehigh, a Jewish center for Lehigh University students and a synagogue, received approval from the Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday night.
Tzivos Hashem Rally Online at 1:00 Today
In honor of Chof Cheshvan, Tzivos Hashem will be holding a grand online rally today at 1:00 pm.
The unique “Travel the World of Kindness in one Day” began at 8:30am from Chabad in Mineola; the first stop was a local Soup Kitchen where quality time was spent helping serve food to the homeless and the hungry.
Rabbi Anchelle Perl’s Magical Mystery Bus Tour
The unique “Travel the World of Kindness in one Day” began at 8:30am from Chabad in Mineola; the first stop was a local Soup Kitchen where quality time was spent helping serve food to the homeless and the hungry.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Menucha Rochel (nee Gutnick) Barber (Crown Heights)
Shalom Zachor will be at 829 Montgomery St.
[between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Rebbe Rashab’s Ma’amorim from 1899 Published
In time for Chof Marcheshvan, birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, Sefer HaMaamarim “Ranat,” published by the Kehot Publication Society, recently arrived from the printer.
Baby Boy!
Menachem and Esty Sheinberger (Crown Heights)
Warmth, joy, and appreciation were felt in the air as Penn State alumni, students, parents, supporters, and friends gathered to celebrate Chabad of Penn State’s 10 years of Rabbi Nosson and Sarah Meretsky’s Shlichus at Penn State.
Something Positive Happens at Penn State
Warmth, joy, and appreciation were felt in the air as Penn State alumni, students, parents, supporters, and friends gathered to celebrate Chabad of Penn State’s 10 years of Rabbi Nosson and Sarah Meretsky’s Shlichus at Penn State.
Baby Boy!
Eliezer and Chanie Zaklikovsky (Monroe, NJ)
Open Day at St. Petersburg’s Choral Synagogue
FJC
The great Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg, Russia
On Sunday, November 13, the Great Choral Synagogue in S. Petersburg was filled to capacity. Hundreds of visitors attended an open house on the International Day of Tolerance.
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