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Book of the Month: The Gutnick Chumash

Rabbi Chaim Miller wrote a Chumash with a translation that incorporates Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s “novel interpretation” of Rashi’s commentary, which was delivered in a series of public talks that began in 1964 and continued for more than 25 years. The translation, called “The Gutnick Edition Chumash”, published in a bilingual Hebrew-English edition that includes a running commentary anthologized from classic rabbinic texts.

The Laws of Mourning – Laws and Customs Tisha B’Av

Chabad.org

As part of our mourning for the destruction of the Temple and the exile of Israel, we abstain from many pleasurable activities on the night and day of Av 9—starting with sundown on the eve of the day before, and concluding with the following nightfall (click here for exact times in your location).

In NYC the fast begins tonight at 8:23pm and ends tomorrow at 8:54pm. See the link for times in your location.

Op-Ed: Thank You Shomrim!

A toddler alone. Illustration Photo.

From the inbox: Rabbi Bentzion Elisha writes of the horror of being awakened on a Friday night, and being informed that his 2-year-old son went missing, and was found by a volunteer in Shomrim. At 4:00am.

Audio: Savage Praises the Purity of Chabad Girls

At the Shabbos table of the Langers, Shluchim in San Francisco California, radio talk show host Michael Savage was so impressed with the group of Chabad girls that were at the table with him that he spoke about the experience on his nationally syndicated radio show, praising them as being pure and into proper things.

Rabbis of the Outback Down Under

Two Chabad rabbis, Izzy Rudolph and Berel Fine, understand that sometimes a person has to go far to bring others close. The Rabbis are part of Chabad of RARA, a Melbourne-based organization that sends out tens of pairs of Rabbis every year to the furthest points of Australia, places that don’t have enough Jews to support a full time Rabbi.

Moshiach Campaign Releases New Game for Children

The International Campaign is proud to announce its latest interactive game – Race to Moshiach. The game is Powerpoint-based and is similar to the popular activities that the Moshiach Campaign produced for the High Holidays, Passover, Shavuos, Chanukah and Purim.

Sholom Mordechai Pleads: Help Eliyahu Ezagui

“I feel the pain, but unfortunately I do not have the means to help. Please open your hearts and pockets.”

Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin wrote a letter from prison, pleading with the public to help Eliyahu Ezagui. Mr Ezagui, who allegedly committed mortgage fraud, is under house arrest and faces 15 years in Federal prison.

Merkos Shlichus: Shabbos in Zhmerynka

ZHMERYNKA, Ukrain — In every place on Merkos Shlichus, one of the best things to do, is to make a get-together of all the local Jews. This we did, in Zhmerynka, Ukraine. It was last Friday, where we stood for hours in a tiny kitchen in the local Shule cooking food, with the meager kosher ingredients available in this part of the world. We were told to cook for, “Fertzig menschen” (“Forty people”), and thus we pealed 10lbs of potatoes (and did much more).

Five Years of Jewish Inspiration in just 5 Days

If you attend synagogue, on average, you might hear 40 sermons in one year. What if you could find out everything you wanted to know about Judaism in just under a week? What if you could educate yourself and your family with years of Jewish inspiration and education in just five intriguing days? What if you could meet others just like you and leave with new, firm friends?