In light of the tragic passing of HaTomim Nosson Deitsch OBM, the bochurim in Yeshiva Gedola Zal resolved to launching a mivtza Dvar Malchus L’ilui Noshmoso. The Mivtza consists of the bochurim learning in groups of ten or more as per the Hora’ah of the Rebbe to learn Inyonai Geulah U’moshiach – particularly the sichos contained in the Kuntres Dvar Malchus that was handed out by the Rebbe on 15 Iyar, 5751.
When Providence Tarzana Medical Center looked to become the first San Fernando Valley hospital to hang mezuzahs in all patient areas, they turned to Chabad of the Valley for assistance.
Last week, 10 students of the Shluchim Online School enjoyed a unique and fun filled retreat in Baranquilla, Columbia. These boys, ages ten to thirteen, travelled from Bogota, Venezuala, Guatamala, Massachutest and New Jersey to be hosted graciously by Shluchim Rabbi and Mrs. Liberow of Baranquilla.
ISRAEL — Whether it’s the weekly shiur on Kuntres Umayan or the daily Gemarah shiurim,Yeshivat Cahbad Lubavitch ‘Chazon Eliyahu’ has become known as a ‘Lighthouse’ a beacon amidst the spiritual darkness for those seeking the warmth of Yidishkeit.
Prosecutors dropped thousands of child labor charges against two defendants from an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse and allowed the company to plead guilty to amended charges.
Prosecutors dropped the charges Tuesday against former Agriprocessors Inc. owner Aaron Rubashkin and human resources employee Laura Althouse.
NEW YORK [AP] — A Pakistan-born U.S. citizen accused of driving a bomb-laden SUV into Times Square and parking it on a street lined with restaurants and Broadway theaters was to appear in court Tuesday to face charges that he tried to set off a massive fireball and kill Americans, federal authorities said.
In South Florida, more than 100 Chabad Centers, joined ranks to sponsor the largest Lag B’Omer Parade and Fair in Florida history.
The Parade was on Hallandale Beach Blvd and culminated with a beautiful Unity Rally, Fair and Concert at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach.
Tonight, Monday evening, my siblings and I will commemorate the fifth yartzeit (anniversary of passing) of my dear father, Gershon Jacobson, who passed away five years ago on the 20th of Iyar, May 29, 2005.
With that special feeling reserved for people who were forced to watch the earth close up on a loved one, I will go to the synagogue and recite the kaddish prayers, connecting to my father’s zestful and inspiring memory.
And as I say Kaddish, I will have in mind a young friend of mine, Nosson Deitch, who was killed yesterday, on Lag Baomer, in a boat accident in Florida. A lump fills my throat as I write these words, about a beautiful, majestic and sincere soul, whose sudden death at the age of 21 is truly inexplicable and devastating beyond words.
Following a potentially devastating highway accident that law enforcement dubbed “miraculous,” over 100 men, women, and elementary school students from the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, P.A., marched with renewed faith in yesterday’s parade commemorating comradeship and learning.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A timid old man went completely nuts this afternoon, inside an Albany Avenue bodega and attempted to rob the clerk while wielding a screwdriver.
Over 1000 family members and friends of Nosson Nota Deitsch OBM stood in knowing silence, together reciting kapitelach of Tehillim in unison in front of 770. Many shedding tears into their siddurim, as the aron stopped for a moment.
Yechiel Kalmanson (Crown Heights) and Shayna Teitlebaum (Montreal, Canada)
L’Chaim tonight, Monday 1374 Union St
[between Kinsgton and Brooklyn Ave]
The Levaya will take place today, and will be passing by 770 at 4:00pm. From there it will proceed to the Old Montefiore Beis HaChaim in Queens.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
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