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Oholei Torah Zal Has Pre-Slichos Farbrengen

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A longstanding Chassidishe custom was that on Motzai Shabbos Slichos, in hours leading up to midnight Chassidim would sit down and farbreng right up to the appointed time. Bochurim in Oholei Torah Zal sat down for one such farbrengen with their Mashpia Rabbi Zalman Wilenkin.

Forward: Orthodox Women Push Limits of Modesty

The Jewish Daily Forward, a secular Jewish news outlet, recently ran a story about crown heights’ women balancing tznius with the desire to ‘look good.’ While we don’t feel that the article in its entirety, nor the accompanying video, meet the appropriate standards for republishing on this forum, a few select paragraphs will adequately demonstrate the article’s message.

Video: Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Full Speech to the UN

Following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas address to the 66th session of the General Assembly at the United Nations, in which he submitted their official bid for statehood recognition, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a rousing speech in which he quoted the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The following is his full speech.

Jewish Backpackers Find Homes Away From Home During Holiday Season

Bangkok’s Ohr Menachem Chabad House feeds between 300 and 400 Israeli travelers every Friday night, but its attendance swells for Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashanah.

For the droves of adventurous Israelis backpacking their way around the world this High Holiday season – many of them young soldiers straight out of the army – Chabad-Luvabitch centers in such far flung tourist havens as Bangkok and San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, provide not only prayer services and a hot kosher meal, but also a warm, nurturing and spirited home away from home.

Netanyahu Cites Rebbe’s Directive in UN Address

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations.

Taking the podium of the United Nations General Assembly to educate that body about Israel’s impassioned defense of human rights and contributions to the world community, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to guidance he received from the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, and called on that body to turn away from the injustices of the past and finally confront Islamist terror head on.