Chabad Rabbi Launches Online Training Program for Rabbis

by Dvora Lakein – Lubavitch.com

Rabbinical ordination online?

Some might say no, but Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, says yes. Wilhelm is founder and dean of onlinesmicha.com which offers “the committed student a rigorous online study program with the goal of earning smicha [rabbinic ordination].”

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Charity, Beautifully Disguised

Wall Street Journal

Michal Schick, left, a co-founder of Bobbie’s Place, and Tzivie Herber help a customer.

It won’t come as news that closet space is at a premium in New York City, especially if your family includes five kids. So when Avi and Michal Schick’s two teenage daughters outgrew their old clothes, the Schicks did what a lot of people do: They placed them in bins in their Flatbush, Brooklyn, basement and invited less-fortunate locals to help themselves.

Jewish Aggies Welcome Torah At Texas A&M Chabad

Lubavitch.com

Cars slowed to a halt at Texas Avenue and University Drive, one of College Station’s busiest intersections, as hundreds escorted a Torah scroll carried under a chuppah canopy to the lively beat of Jewish music this past Sunday. Drivers rolled down their windows capturing the curious scene on their cellphone cameras as the procession made its way to the Rohr Chabad Jewish Student & Community Center at Texas A&M University.

Google Will Digitize the Complete Dead Sea Scrolls

The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google announced Tuesday that they are joining forces to bring the Dead Sea Scrolls online.

The more than 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls — one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time — will soon be available for free, widespread access on the Internet, thanks to combined efforts from Google and the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mr. Betzalel Egelberg OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Betzalel (Salka) Egelberg OBM of Eastchester, NY.

He is survived by his wife, Resa Egelberg, and children Avrohom Egelberg (Ft. Lee, NJ), Faige Miller (Briarcliff Manor, NY), and Malkie Leitner (Monsey, NY).

NY Times Spotlights CM Approach to be Used for Rebbe’s Archive

Getting a demo of the MLB system

In a profile of a cutting edge video system in use by Major League Baseball Networks, The New York Times shed light on a little-known system that will ultimately drive future public access to videos of the Rebbe.