| Shchitas Lubavitch? Zoo Gets 41,000 Lbs. of Wings | | The wings, originally from the former Agriprocessors plant in Postville, couldn't be sold but were still OK for animal consumption. Iowa Waste Exchange kept the chicken out of the landfill and offered them to the zoo ■ more
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| Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Chevron Gallery: 122 th Yohrtzeit | | | Photograph: Meir Alfasi, Shturem | Hundreds of family members and Anash joined the Jewish residents of Chevron in tefillos at the kever of Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim, daughter of the Mittele Rebbe and matriarch of the Lubavitcher community in Chevron ■ more  | | | |
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| Chabad U of Michigan Be a Souper Friend | | | Photograph: jewmich.com | If you have a friend who is under the weather and could use some TLC, the Chabad House at the University of Michigan is offering a helping hand ■ This service is a volunteer-based program and is brought to you free of charge ■ more
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| Boruch Dayan HoEmes Mrs. Sara Light, OB"M | | With great sadness we report the untimely passing of Mrs. Sara Light, ob"m of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, on Thursday night. She is survived by- yibodlu l'chaim tovim- her husband, R' Berel, and sons ■ for details
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| Noach Adventures From Brazil to Crown Heights | | | Photograph: CHI | For the eighth time, “Noach Adventures” showed that touring and Torah is a great camp combo ■ The camp caters to children of all levels of Torah observance and is has both an all girls trip and an all boys trip ■ more
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| Chof Daled Shvat Yohrtzeit of Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel | | | A gift from the Alter Rebbe to Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel | Photograph: He.Chabad.org /Aguch Library | Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim (5559-5648) was the daughter of the Mittele Rebbe. She is regarded a matriarch of the Chabad dynasty as well as Chevron's Jewish population in general ■ Hundreds of Anash, including her descendants, will be visiting her kever today. Shturem will be reporting from Chevron ■ more
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| Kinnus 5770 We Owe Everything We Have to the Rebbetzin | | | Photograph: Odelia S. | For Mrs. Butman and her husband, their move to Cambodia, a country with less than 100 Jews, epitomized the conference’s theme of “poratzta”. “poratzta” which means to spread out is the corresponding numerical value of the current Hebrew year, 5770 ■ more 
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| Chabad Thornhill Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor Farbrengs | | | Photograph: CHI | This past week, Chabad at Flamingo gathered Tuesday evening for an amazing Mens Farbrengen ■ It was led by Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor ■ more 
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| Saving Martin Grossman Urgent: Time is Running Out | | Governor Christie signed the death warrant of an inmate that has been on death row for 25 years . The death sentence will be carried out on the 2nd of Adar (February 16th) at 6:00pm if we do nothing to stop it ■ more
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| The Rebbetzin, Our Queen Stories from the Inner Sanctum | | I asked my father what first comes to mind when remembering the Rebbetzin. Right away, he said it was how incredibly in tune and sensitive she was. The following stories capture a fragment of what my father means ■ more
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| Kinnus 5770 The Shluchos in 770, Library | | | Photograph: Odelia S. | Hundreds of the Rebbe's Shluchos got an opportunity last night to enter the Rebbe's room in 770 for a private prayer ■ more 
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| Ivanovo, Russia FJC Russia President Pays Visit | | Mr. Boroda also took the opportunity to meet with the leadership of the Jewish community of Ivanovo and the community’s supporters, including leading businessmen ■ or over ten years now, the community has been organizing the widely popular Festival of Jewish Culture ■ more
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| Tragedy in Zichron Children Handed Over to Non Jewish Father | | | Photograph: Magazin Hamoshavot | The officials placed the children in the Hertz rented car as neighbors looked on, some crying, including Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Freiman, the Rebbe's Shliach to Zichron Yaakov.horrified with the realization that these young innocent children are being torn away from their frum lifestyle ■ more
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| Please Say Tehillim Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu's Health Deteriorating | | | Photograph: Chabad.org | During the last 24 hours the health of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu has deteriorated, and he is unfortunately in critical condition ■ please take a few minutes to daven and say Tehillim for the complete recovery of Rabbi Mordechai Tzemach ben Mazal ■ more
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| A Kinnus Reunion Ella Reencountered, Reaafirmed and Reunited | | | Photograph: Odelia S. | For Ella Vorovitch, who met 30 newly-discovered family members Thursday night, it was a dream come true. She walked across the dais at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries to share her story as part of a talk appropriately entitled “Reencounter, Reaffirm and Reunite ■ more
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| Kinnus Coverage The Shluchos at the Ohel | | | At the Ohel | Photograph: Odelia S. | The Shluchos signed a joint pa"n, asked for hatzlocho in their Shlichus, and all things for their families and kehillos. The pa"n was read as the Shluchos looked on ■ more 
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| Chof Bais Shvat Rare Footage of the Rebbe | | | Photograph: Shturem | In honor of Chof Bais Shvat, we present rare footage of the Rebbe from Chof Bais Shvat, 5752, the yohrtzeit of the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka ■ more 
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| Chof Bais Shvat The Chassidim are my Children | | | Photograph: Chabad.org | There were twelve girls registered in my class. I began to read the names: Mushka, Chaya Mushka, Mushkie, Moussia, Chaya Moussia, Mussie I kid you not, all twelve girls had different versions of the same name. At first I thought that perhaps there was some law I hadn't yet learned about ■ more
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| Rabbi Yossi Kahanov The Key To Divine Triumph | | It is said in the name of Rabbi Shalom Dov Ber of Lubavitch that there are three progressive levels in the way something can be heard: To hear with one's ears – listen. To hear with the mind – comprehend. To hear with all 248 limbs of the body – to sense the subject matter throughout one's entire being ■ more
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| Chof Bais Shvat The Rebbetzin:Road Work | | n the years that my son, Ari (may G-d avenge his blood1), was a young child, we would often drive by his school on Ocean Parkway to take him along; the Rebbetzin enjoyed playing with him, pushing him on the swings in the park playground, etc ■ more
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| Chof Bais Shvat Our Mother, Our Queen | | | Photograph: Chabad.org | The extraordinary respect that the Rebbe accorded to the Rebbetzin gives us a glimpse of her true stature ■ The Rebbe pointed out that the Rebbe Rayatz passed away in Shevat, as did his grandmother, Rebbetzin Rivka, his mother, Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah, and his daughter, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka ■ more 
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