As this shabbos is Chai Elul, the birthdays of both the Baal Shem Tov 326 years ago, and of the Alter Rebbe 279 years ago, so the new kapitals in Tehillim to be said in their honor, (at least on their birthday) are, 27 for the Baal Shem Tov and 130 for the Alter Rebbe. I am sharing some points that I will be mentioning at a farbrengen on Shabbos, regarding what one can take or learn from this auspicious day.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the lessons of Chai Elul, and the responsibility that it gives us.
Credit: Mordechai Leubeki
Dovber Feldman (Crown Heights) to Shternie Backmam (Crown Heights)
Chabad photographer Dovber Hechtman captures the sights and scenes in Tzfas as 130 rockets are launched from Lebanon.
Yaacov and Baila Behrman and Estee Popack are sitting Shiva in Crown heights following the passing of Dr. Doug Behrman OBM. Times and Location in extended article.
Delta Air Lines announced on Thursday that it is suspending direct flights between New York and Tel Aviv through the end of the year, citing rising tensions in the Middle East.
The aroma of whiskey once permeated the air of this century-old brick building in downtown Raleigh, N.C. But soon, it will be filled with the scent of freshly baked challah and the sounds of prayer. In a boon for Jewish life in North Carolina, a former distillery is set to become the home of Raleigh’s chapter of Chabad Young Professionals.
An insane story of collaboration between two Shomrim organizations along with two law enforcement agencies led to an arrest and impounding of a vehicle involved in a gunpoint robbery of a USPS Postal woman in Crown Heights.
It took just a short while, but this Crown Heights package thief discovered that he hadn’t gotten away free.
The Lifshitz family will be sitting Shiva following the passing of R’ Yosef Yechiel Lifshitz OBM. Times and Location in extended article.
The inauguration of the Shul at Pardess Chabad Farm in East Fishkill, NY was a double simcha this past Sunday with the completion and welcoming of a new Sefer Torah.
Chaim Schwartz (Hodera, EY) Nechami Rosenberg (Rio de Jeniero, Brazil)
The Bluming family is sitting shiva following the passing of Menachem Mendel Bluming OBM. Times and Location in extended article.
For many years, the Rebbe held farbrengens on Chai Elul, filled with incredible lessons, ideas, and stories. At MyMaor, we’ve brought these powerful messages to your children in an engaging way.
A large crowd gathered outside 770 Eastern Parkway Thursday afternoon to bid farewell to R’ Yosef Yechiel Lifshitz OBM, a long time resident of Crown Heights who passed Wednesday evening.
Since it is customary to recite extra Tehillim/Psalms – during the month of Elul through and including Yom Kippur – as part of our tesuvah process in preparation for the High Holy Days, we present a letter of the Rebbe where he traces the origin of saying Psalms and its importance in connecting with G-d as explained in the Zohar.
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