$24,200,000. That’s last year’s budget for the Chabad on Campus network, which is spread over 142 campuses around the world. Another small number reveals that throughout the year, 6900 students regularly attend Shabbat dinners at a campus chabad house.
Zalman Shimon Simmonds (Winnipeg, Canada) and Chaya Risa Vogel (Postville, IA)
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Two black teens snatched a purse from two young Jewish women last night, but were caught thanks to alert residents. The incident began after midnight, when the girls were walking on Montgomery St, between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.
We live in a dual culture – pulled by the Jewish, Chassidic, and uniquely Lubavitcher traditions that bind us, we also seek on some level to integrate into the society around us. Our use of innovations in technology, our homes, and even our clothes, are all the result of the modern world’s influence on our lives. [Note to those that take issue with the belief that any modernity has seeped into our Lubavitcher meta-culture: Our mode of dress – be it the short jacket, the choice of a more modern fedora over the more traditional Russian kasket, or even the relatively modern design of the Kapote (based on the Victorian Prince Albert frock) are all signs of our organic adaptation to the modern world]. The calls of modern life offer a lot of potential. They also give room to incredible danger. It is the tension of spanning this spiritual chasm that we must address if we are to remain viable as a group.
This video is of a Baal Habos, Felix Sater speaking at the Chabad of Port Washington annual dinner. Mr Sater talks about a recent miracle he had with the Rebbe through the Ohel and encourages everyone there to visit the Ohel. He finished off by giving $100,000 to Chabad of Port Washington.
BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn woman has filed a lawsuit against General Mills, accusing the food giant of making misleading health claims about the popular kid snack Fruit Roll-Ups.
In the class action filed Tuesday in Manhattan Federal Court, Payton McClure says the company lies when it says the rollups, along with Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Gushers, are naturally flavored, low fat, and “a good source of Vitamin C.”
CROWN HEIGHTS — As the year comes to a close in the mesivtas across the world, Oholei Torah Mesivta under the leadership of Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm ended its year with two major siyumim. A Tanya Siyum was held (as previously reported) and just last week Thursday a major siyum on the entire Mesichta Baba Kamma, all 118 pages with Rashi and Tosefos. One bochur even chazzered the entire mesichta word for word Ba’al peh, which took over 3 days to farher!
The Avner Institute presents an extraordinary encounter with a Rabbi Rabinowitz, formerly of the Jewish Center of Highbridge, who describes meeting the Previous Rebbe under somewhat unusual circumstances. Special thanks to Rabbi Michoel Vishetzky for sharing with us this encounter, to learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.portraitofaleader.org
Thirty years ago today, Motti Eden, a radio broadcaster from Israel’s ‘Kol Yisrael’ news station, came to the Rebbe for a Yechidus. Amongst other issues related to Israel, the Rebbe discussed with him the importance of using technology, such as radio, to spread the message of Torah and Yiddishkeit.
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Dovid Vigler is a schmoozer. Oy, is he a schmoozer.
He can riff on war, explain how Alfred Nobel changed his image, discuss soccer or reincarnation and, hardly stopping for breath, read his own ads.
GERMANY — A German man is facing up to six months in prison for having a speech by Adolf Hitler as mobile phone ring tone. The 54-year-old man programmed his Nokia phone to play a speech, in which the Nazi leader pledged the “destruction of world Jewry” if Germany was “dragged” into war, according to a story in the Daily Telegraph.
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Yehoshua ben Sara
Nechama bas Toiba
Pesach Ephraim ben Nechama
Yakov Imanuel ben Soro Sosa
Chaim Shmuel Hacohen ben Michal Chana
Shneur Cohen (Manchester, England) and Mushky Springer (Milan, italy)
L’Chaim tonight, Wednesday at 35 Balfour Place
[between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave]
Why Successful Individual or National Relationships, Cannot Depend On Love Alone
Obsessed With Love
Some people are willing to do almost anything to be loved. Our society lacks no example of ridiculous cases in which cravers of love are willing to strip themselves of their innermost dignity to desperately attract the affection of others. The recent ‘balloon boy’ saga, ‘kiss cams’ at sports games, lavish lifestyles or simple, yet bizarre human behaviors, all shout the same message: “Please love me!”
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