Niggun “Rachamana”

In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe”: We are presenting a short video clip from Selichos Elul 5725. In this clip we see the Rebbe encouraging the Chassidim whilst singing the Niggun “Rachamana”, this niggun was taught by the Rebbe on Simchas Torah, 5720 – 1959. From the weekly video magazine, ‘Living Torah’. Courtesy of JEM.

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Video of the Day! – RCCS’s Miracles

When Yossi Green and Avraham Fried get together and make music, the results are truly magnificent. In this song, made for the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society, appropriately titled ‘miracles’ for the miracles that RCCS does in the lifes of the people that they give care to.

Roving Rabbis Pay Visit to Marquette

Following the commandment to visit and share their faith with other Jewish people, rabbis in training Aharon Kupfer, left, and Boruch Gancz, both of New York City, visited Marquette this week as part of the outreach required by their religious training. They will also be visiting Mackinac City and Traverse City before returning to school.

Many students in high school or college might consider studying abroad, using that period of travel to explore the world and enhance their educations.

Yoseph’s Life Was Journey from Criminal to Jew

NY Daily News

Yoseph Robinson was gunned down this week by a robber (below) at the MB Vineyards liquor store where Robinson worked.

Yoseph Robinson’s remarkable journey from petty criminal to rap impresario to observant Jew began in sunny Jamaica and ended in bloodshed on the floor of a Brooklyn liquor store.

More Time Given to Find another Candidate for Rov

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Whoever thought that the elections for a new Rov in our community would go easy would be wrong. The Beis Din just granted another few days to find a candidate to replace Rabbi Mangel, who will not be running in the upcoming elections.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Aryeh (Jay) Levin, 28, OBM

With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the tragic and extremely untimely passing of Aryeh (Jay) Levin, at the young age of 28.

Aryeh passed away tragically after drowning in White Lake, where he was swimming. Rescue personal searched for him for over 3 hours, until divers located him. Chesed Shel Emes was on the scene and made sure proper Kavod HaMes was given.

Weekly Picture of the Rebbe

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a newly released photo of the Rebbe distributing Lekach (honey cake) during the month of Tishrei 5736/1975. With special thanks to Rabbi Leibel Roetter of Oak Park, Michigan. and Rabbi Lipa Brennan.

Rabbi’s Beard Doesn’t Make Cut

The Wall Street Journal

The Army declined to give Rabbi Menachem Stern a waiver for a beard.

Rabbi Menachem Stern’s stringy brown beard is hardly an unusual sight in his Brooklyn neighborhood. But in trying to become a chaplain in the U.S. Army, Mr. Stern has gotten tangled in a military bureaucracy that has made exceptions for other beards, but not his.