Chabad of Orange County’s Hebrew School Awards Ceremony was full of spirit and excitement. Held at the Pavilion of the Chester Commons Park in upstate New York, the nearly 100 students and their families gathered for a memorable June afternoon.
71 years after the allied forces invaded the coast of Normandy in their fight against the Nazis, history was once again made in this northwestern region of France – the first Halachic Bris Milah performed on a Jewish child in as many decades.
Islington Council and Chabad-Lubavitch of Islington marked the unveiling last week of the “Islington People’s Plaque” on the site of the former North London Synagogue on Lofting Road, which was built in 1868 and demolished in 1958. But the day wound up just as focused on the future as it did on the past.
Some 1,800 people turned out for a special concert featuring Dudu Fischer and Tony Orlando which was organized by Chabad of the Conejo.
Roosevelt lsland—the unobtrusive strip of land that sits in the East River between Queens and Manhattan—is a place many New Yorkers might have trouble pointing out on a map.
The southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been on edge for more than a year now, with the thud of Grad rockets falling in the distance a part of daily life.
Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel Wagner, Shliach to Krefeld, Germany, has learned for over a decade on the phone and through Skype with Rabbi Hershel Finmann, Shliach in Detroit, Michigan. A few months ago, Rabbi Finmann, who moderates his own radio talk show, The Jewish Hour, came up with the idea to host a lecture on the topic “Jews in Germany 70 Years after the Shoah.”
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he addresses a number of questions on the seeming contradiction between G-d’s omniscience and man’s free will, evolution and Aggadah on medicine. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Earlier this week Cheder Chabad of Monsey held it’s 16th Anniversary Dinner at the Atrium ballroom in Monsey, NY. Close to 350 parents, educators, staff and community members were in attendance.
A groundbreaking was celebrated Wednesday for the new Merrin Chabad Center opening near Stony Brook, New York.
Rabbi Dovid Lau, the chief Ashkenazic rabbi of Israel, was greeted yesterday, Tuesday, by the student of the Chabad Yeshiva of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, where he landed for a stopover of several hours.
Chabad of Orange County Hebrew School students learned about their connection to and the history of the Holy Land of Israel at a special Israel Day program. The students also celebrated Mother’s Day with a unique program called “Honoring Ima.”
Corned beef, pickled just right, on thick slices of rye, with pumpernickel seeds embedded in the chewy thick crust. A juicy, firm garlicky pickle. The kosher deli stirs up warm memories, nostalgia for the old world.
“There are times when life on shlichus is tough but I’d never want to switch it with anything else,” declared nine-year-old Sender Ouiezerat, shliach to Shanghai, China, during his speech at the gala banquet of the Asian Regional Kinus HaShluchim. “After all, it is we who are on the front lines bringing Moshiach.”
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in anticipation of the Yomtov of Shavuos, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he explains why G-d gave 613 commandments to the Jews and 7 commandments to the rest of humankind, the benei Noach. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he uses the classic teachings of Rabbi Akiva to explain the essence of a Jew, and uses the scientific method in making his point. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams declared April as “Brooklyn Landmarks Month” to honor its 21 historic districts, two interior landmarks and roughly 100 individual landmarks — from the Grand Army Plaza to the Williamsburg Savings Bank to Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel.
