Jewish and Canadian Law Contrasted at Westmount Symposium
A lawyer and a rabbi come together in the opening line of many a joke, but at Chabad of Westmount they come together twice annually for some serious discussion.
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Revolutionary Kovetz of the Rebbe’s Handwritten Answers
Now, for the first time in history, a group of dedicated bochurim assisted by several Shluchim, have launched a revolutionary project to collect the thousands of Ma’anos spread across hundreds of Seforim and Teshuros, and publish them year by year, in chronological order and in an organized fashion, with the background and source to each Ma’aneh of the Rebbe.
Criminal Justice Summit at Columbia Law Inspired by the Rebbe’s Teachings
On June 17-18, some 400 jurists—including federal and state judges, district attorneys, members of Congress, probation and parole officers, academics and activists—gathered in Manhattan for the landmark Rewriting the Sentence summit on alternatives to incarceration. Hosted by Columbia Law School, the summit was organized by the Chabad-Lubavitch-affiliated Aleph Institute, the leading Jewish organization caring for the incarcerated and their families.
Thought Leaders Rave about ‘Positivity Bias’
“Positivity Bias,” the newly-released book that has been making waves around the world. Readers are raving about its easy-to-read style and its life-changing perspective on how to approach each day. The book, which was inspired by the example and teachings of the Rebbe, teaches that positive perception is applicable and accessible to all.
Joseph Telushkin, Author of “Rebbe,” to Speak in the Five Towns
Telushkin, one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Jewish books, will be in the Five Towns to speak about his book “Rebbe” on June 19th at the Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst.
Wedding Invite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Found at National Library
An invitation to the 1928 wedding of the seventh and last Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, was discovered at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem.
The ark in Safed's Ari Synagogue, named for the preeminent Safed Kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria
Sleepless in Safed: A Shavuot Custom Continues at Its Source
The first night of the festival of Shavuot is not one for sleeping in Jewish communities around the world. It is the night when Tikkun Leil Shavuot (rectification of the night of Shavuot)—a specific text comprising written, oral and mystical aspects of the Torah—is recited, followed in many places by study and classes until dawn.
Rabbi Mordechai and Zlata Lewin and their children watch a military fly-over in Normandy, France, site of the decisive allied landing on D-day that turned the tide of World War II.
What It’s Like to Be the Rabbi on the Beaches of Normandy 75 Years After D-Day
This week, U.S. President Donald Trump will headline a flurry of ceremonies, presentations and memorials that will commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Among those present will be Rabbi Mordechai and Zlata Lewin, co-directors of Chabad of Caen since 2014.
Mikvah Started by Early Chasidim Excavated in Tsfat
During the remodeling of the Tzemach Tzedek Shul in Tzfat, an area of the land that had not been part of the initial restoration was explored. Rabbi Marzel, a Chabad Shliach in Tzfat, was surprised to find a bor (halachic gathering) of pure mikveh water that had been dug out and used as a mikvah generations before.
Texting Teens Compete in Jewish Knowledge
At seven o’clock, every Monday and Thursday evening, the cell phones of over 3,000 Jewish teens around the United States and Canada buzz as they receive a text message with a Jewish question and a multiple-choice answer. JText, as the program is called, engages teens using the medium most comfortable to them, offering an opportunity to learn more about Judaism with a tap on their phones.
Meron Chabad Gets Ready for 600,000 On-Fire Lag BaOmer Visitors
As lag BeOmer nears, preparations are underway in Meron for massive crowds. The Chabad-Lubavitch representatives of Meron, Israel, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok and Chana Ruth Halperin, are in the thick of it.
JEM: New Book Brings Rebbe’s Impact to Light
After six years of distributing Here’s My Story newsletters, JEM is now publishing a selection of some of the greatest in a new book entitled One by One, highlighting the Rebbe’s guidance to the individuals that came through his door.
Rabbi Yitzchok Kogan watches as the final letters are inscribed in a Torah scroll, donated by the Bolshoya Bronnaya Synagogue in Moscow to a yeshivah in south Tel Aviv.
Moscow Synagogue Donates Torah to Struggling Tel Aviv Yeshivah
A prominent Chabad-run Moscow synagogue, itself a target of 21st-century anti-Semitic hate and destruction, has donated a Torah scroll to the yeshivah in Tel Aviv that was launched and led by terror victim Rabbi Ahiad Ettinger. The 47-year-old father of 12 was fatally shot on March 17 at a junction near the Ariel settlement, heroically attempting to save others after being severely wounded.
Poway Shliach at Auschwitz: Serves at Brit Milah, Addresses ‘Eurostars’
Just weeks after the horrific anti-Semitic shooting attack at Chabad of Poway that took the life of a congregant and injured three others, the synagogue’s rabbi, himself injured in the shooting, visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, where more than a million Jews and others were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Rabbis From Small, Far-Flung Jewish Communities Welcomed in Turkey
As the rabbi of the only Ashkenazi synagogue in a country with a mostly Sephardic population in an overwhelmingly Muslim nation, Rabbi Mendy Chitrik doesn’t often get to enjoy a good Yiddish conversation or schmooze about the nuances of a Chassidic teaching. But that’s what happened this week in Istanbul when he and his wife, Chaya, hosted 80 Chabad rabbis and rebbetzins serving remote communities from around the world.
Friendship Circle Preps for Art Gallery Event
On Sunday, May 19, at the Jewish Childrens Musuem from 3:00-5:00pm, the Art of Friendship Gallery will be open, displaying 144 pieces of Art, created by children and adults with special needs; members of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn.
Ukrainian President Elect Vladimir Zelenskiy Meets Chief Rabbis and Shluchim
On Monday May 6th,Rosh Chodesh Iyar in Kiev, the new president elect of Ukraine, Mr. Vladimir Zelensky, met with the Chief Rabbis of the Regions in Ukraine and emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn.
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