As every Jew is aghast at the atrocities that our enemies did to our brothers and sisters, I felt the necessity to share a thought that I heard from Reb Meilach Biderman shlit”a concerning this situation. I hope I am transmitting it properly.
Cablevision is scheduled to construction on their network on Carroll Street in Crown Heights this coming week between Kingston and Albany Avenues. Please be aware of expected traffic delays.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explains the response of a Jew has during these trying times of terror and war.
Within hours, Chabad Shluchim’s individual efforts following the attack in Israel coalesced into a massive aid network, and within days an emergency “situation room” was established to lead an all-encompassing program. Ever since, Chabad-Lubavitch of Israel’s United Front program has been on the ground tending to the extraordinarily wide range of humanitarian needs of Israeli civilians and military personnel impacted first by the terrorist attacks, and now by the IDF’s Operation Iron Swords.
Mendel Konikov (Orlando Beach, FL) to Sheina Danow (Leeds, UK)
Zalmy Kahan (Boca Raton, FL) to Rivky Laskar (Davie, FL)
Israel has directed the massive evacuation of up to 1.1 million Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip within the next 24 hours ahead of a possible ground invasion targeting Hamas terrorists.
The Chabad House on Beijing, China, run by Shliach Rabbi Shimon Freundlich, will be closed this shabbos after the husband of an Israeli diplomat was stabbed in a brazen attack on the city streets.
The newest CitiBike rack for Eastern Parkway is on the way, with the DOT announcing that he location will be between Franklin Ave and Classon Ave on the 770 side.
Yosef Yitzchak Avichzor (Crown Heights) to Nechami Rachamim (Petach Tikvah, Israel)
Levi Halperin (Amnon, Israel) to Richie Segal (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, 30th of Tishrei, 8:00pm at The Lubavitcher Yeshiva Small Hall
A global campaign to encourage women to light Shabbat candles this week in solidarity with Israel is underway using the hashtag #LightForIsrael.
A Crown Heights Hatzalah Paramedic working at a private ambulance company in New York City took time between his life saving response to put on Tefillin with multiple other Jewish responders.
The bottom line is if you don’t want to tell your grandchildren that you did absolutely nothing during these times, then you need to actually do something. Op-Ed by Yosef Hershkop
It should be emphasized that the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and local police forces that Agudath Israel has met with over the past 24 hours have reported no known, credible threats at this time.
Regarding the Creation of the world and its ultimate purpose – the creation of Man – the Rebbe underlines some fascinating details: the powers which man was given, the purpose of his creation and the meaning of G-d’s command to him to replenish and to conquer it and have dominion over its living creatures…
US and Qatari officials have decided to keep Iran from accessing $6 billion worth of recently unfrozen oil revenues tied up in Doha, at least for now.
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