JEM: Why is it So Hard to Make Decisions?
What was Joseph’s secret in overcoming the most tempting circumstance? A powerful lesson in withstanding life’s most difficult tests.
New Shabbos Party Program Has Quickly Become A Favorite
The brand new Hakhel and Shabbos Party initiative of the Chinuch Yaldei Hashluchim department of the Shluchim Office has quickly become a weekly favorite and much anticipated highlight for young Shluchim and Shluchos.
Coins From Antiochos IV, and The Time of Chanukah, Unearthed In Eretz Yisroel
A rare wooden box containing 15 silver coins dating to the reign of Antiochos IV, during the time period of Chanukah, was discovered in an excavation in the Darageh Stream Nature Reserve, overlooking the Dead Sea.
Video of the Day
When Israei MK Betzalel Smotrich and famed singer Avraham Fried meet up, the expected occurs. Both burst into song singing through the Chabad Niggun “Tzama L’Cha Nafshi”.
New Engagement!
Chami Pinkowitz (Yerushalayim) to Chani Marzel (Moscow, Russia)
Rabbi Carlebach Inspires Cincinnati Community
Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, directed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, hosted the annual 19-20 Kislev Seuda in Southern Ohio. Local Shluchim, Anash and Balebatim joined the bochurim for a full-seuda and Farbrengen.
New City Council District Map Published, Crown Heights Remains Divided
The NYC Districting Commission has released the final maps for the redrawn City Council Districts, and not much has changed for Crown Heights.
In the past, Chabad of Odessa, Ukraine, hosted extravagant outdoor menorah-lighting ceremonies. This year it wouldn’t be safe to host the event outdoors or even to light the giant menorah in public. Instead, they are hoping to display the menorah on top of the iconic Potemkin Stairs as a symbol of light over darkness. Inside of the city’s Grand Choral Synagogue, Chabad will be hosting nightly Menorah lightings for the community. (File photo)
In Public Squares and Private Homes, Chanukah to Fill the World With Light
In a world beset by war, chocolate gelt and parachuting dreidels will be dropped from helicopters and menorah-carrying drones. Displaying courage faith and pride in the face of bigotry and antisemitism, more than 15,000 large menorahs will light up public spaces around the globe.
BDE: Mrs. Sima Okunov, 103, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Sima Okunov OBM, a Crown Heights resident and sister of Hachosid Dovid Okunov HY”D. She passed away on Wednesday, the 20th of Kislev, 5783.
New Engagement!
Chaim Wolf (Brooklyn, NY) to Mashie Vilenkin (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Bais Rivkah 310 Crown Street
Chabad South Broward Chanukah Festival Main Seating Sells Out
Management at the massive 7,000 seat concert hall at Hard Rock theater in Hollywood, FL, have expressed surprise by the speed at which tickets sold out for the Chabad concert to be held there on Chanukah, featuring Ishay Ribo and Avraham Fried, saying they have never seen tickets sell this fast for any event.
In The Business of Tefillin, Mivtzoim At A Business Convention
Home Care Agencies and their business partners convened this week for an annual Home Care Show, providing opportunities for Agencies, Partners, and Vendors to meet and greet. It was also the perfect opportunity to do a little Mivtzoim.
Gallery: 600 Join Yud Tes Kislev Event In Bnei Brak
Over 600 participants joined a historic Yud Tes Kislev event in Bnei Brak Tuesday night, with notable Rabbonim and Mashpiim present at the event.
Gallery: Yud Tes Kislev Celebrated In Kfar Chabad
A lavish Yud Tes Kislev event for the Chabad community of Kfar Chabad took place Tuesday night, organized by the Kfar Chabad local committee headed by Rabbi Shimon Rabinovitch.
AUDIO: HaRav Joseph “Yoshe” Ber Soloveitchik Speaks About The Alter Rebbe From The Point of Misnagdim
Listen to this fascinating speech given by HaRav Yoshe Ber Soloveitchik, a clandestine Chabadnik, at the Boston Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen of 5729.
Aviv Keller in his home (Photo: Mrs. Shulamit Tilles)
Blessed as a Child, He Lived to Almost 104
In the summer of 1929, the Sixth Rebbe — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory—blessed young Aviv Keller, then 10 years old, with long life. That blessing was fulfilled and last week—93 years after that event—he passed away, just weeks shy of his 104th birthday, on the Hebrew date of 24 Tevet, the anniversary of the passing of the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad.
Tut Altz Offers New Interactive Kids Program
Always looking to promote ideas of Moshiach and Geulah, the Moshiach Office at Merkos 302 is offering a unique and interactive children’s program to help teachers and parents bring these messages home.
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