| 85 Years Ago:
Tes Vov Sivan: Friediker Rebbe Arrested |  | | Shortly after midnight of the 15th of Sivan of 5687, the Friediker Rebbe was arrested by agents of the GPU (Soviet Secret Police) and Yevsketzia ("Jewish section" of the Communist Party) ■ more | | | |
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| Moshiach Weekly
Why Invest in Projects if Moshiach is Coming? |  | | In 5703, the Frierdiker Rebbe published the statement l’alter l’teshuvah l’alter l’geulah. Everyone was to know that Moshiach’s coming is imminent. Simultaneously, he was instructing chassidim to establish more mosdos and build new houses and centers for Torah and chesed. They were confused and wondered about this enthusiasm in building ■ more | | | |
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| Leb'n Mit'n Rebbe
Rare Photo and Story of the Rebbe |  | | Photograph: The Rebbe Archive | | Shturem and The Rebbe Archive present a photo of the Rebbe returning to his room after distributing Sunday dollars, when thousands had come that day to seek his blessing and advice ■ more | | | |
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| Leb'n Mit Moshiach
The Humbleness of Moshe Rabbeinu |  | | And the man Moshe was very humble, more than all the men upon the face of the earth (B’haaloscha 12:3). The obvious question here is: Did Moshe not know his virtues and qualities? And if so, how was he so humble? Was he not the one who received the Torah from Sinai, the one whom G-d taught the entire Torah for forty days and forty nights ■ more | | | |
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| Belzer Sheva Brochos
Kiryat Ata: Rabbi Diskin Honored with Brocho |  | | Photograph: Aharon Boruch Leibowitz | The Makover Rebbe of Kiryat Arba hosted a Sheva Brochos for his grandson and wife - the new Belzer couple who got married this week. Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Diskin, Shliach and Rov of Kiryat Ata, was honored with reciting one of the brochos ■ more  | | | |
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| Standing Ovation for Shliach
House of Representatives Shows Gratitude |  | | Photograph: Chabad.org | | Showing its gratitude for the immediate and ongoing support and assistance offered by Jewish groups and individuals from around the country, the Oklahoma House of Representatives gave a standing ovation Thursday to Rabbi Ovadia Goldman, co-director of The Chabad Community Center of Southern Oklahoma, and New York State Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder ■ more | | | |
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| Rabbi Mordechai Lipskier
Parshas B'haaloscho: A Temporary Home |  | | Photograph: Illustration | | After the war, a Chabad Yeshiva was established in Brunoy, France. Most of the young men studying there were refugees, and in time many of them moved on to Eretz Yisrael and the United States. By the early Yud years so many students had left that the remaining young men began to feel instability in their studies, and the general attitude became one of, "We're here temporarily on our way to a better place ■ more | | | |
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| "Feeling Like Family"
Shabbaton for Young Jewish Professionals |  | | Photograph: Bentzi Sasson | | Young professionals from across the U.S. and Canada gathered in Crown Heights, Brooklyn recently to celebrate Shabbos, meet each other, and experience the warm hospitality of local families and shuls ■ more | | | |
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| Campaign Launched
Newest 770 to be Built in France |  | Shluchim Rabbi and Mrs. Shmuel Levin are commemorating four years in the Rebbe's Shlichus in Normandy, France. They will begin the building of a huge Bais Chabad, the first 770 in France. During Shovuos, when thousands of French Jews are on vacation at the beaches, the Shluchim hosted one thousand Yidden of all types and stripes who came for tefillos, seudos, all night learning, toiveling in the new mikveh ■ more | | | |
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| Shliach Brainstorms
Skype in the Service of Mivtza Tefillin |  | | Photograph: Hassidout.org | Rabbi Michael Cohen, director of the Beit Chabad Francophone of New York, regularly visits New York Jews for Mivtza Tefillin. Many of them have their own pair of Tefillin in their office, but do not use them regularly on their own ■ more  | | | |
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| Mazel Tov!
Rabbi Amar Attends Chasene at Razag Hall |  | | Click to enlarge | | Sefardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar was an honored guest last night at the chasene of HaTomim Schneur Zalman Torenheim - Trumbull, CT,and Mushky Zajac - Crown Heights. Rabbi Amar is a close friend of Rabbi Leibel Zajac ■ more | | | |
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| Rabbi Yehoishofot Oliver
Of Meluchah and Memshala, Angels and Men |  | Chassidus distinguishes between two kinds of rule: meluchah, kingship, and memshalah, domination (for an earlier post that elaborates on this topic, see here). Meluchah exists when the people voluntarily appoint a certain person king, as in the verse, “They accepted His Kingship willingly ■ more | | | |
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| Mazel Tov!
Klein - Shmulewitz Chasene Gallery |  | | Klein - Shmulewitz Chasene Gallery | Photograph: A. N. Shturem | Last night the Klein (Nachlas Har Chabad) and Shmulewitz (Ohr Akiva) celebrated the chasene of their children HaTomim Eliezer and Devorah Laya. The chasene took place at the Simcha Hall in Bais Rivka (Kfar Chabad Bais) with hundreds of family members, fellow Shlucim, Mashpiim, Rabbonim and friends joining in the simcha ■ more | | | |
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| Simcha Monica, CA
6th Yahrtzeit Farbrengen for Beloved Shliach |  | | Photograph: CHI | | As people entered the Shul, they davened Mincha and were helped with Tefilin if needed. They then washed and sat down at the tables to enjoy a full dinner, and spend some time “farbrenging” with their table mates, recounting their experiences with Rabbi Levitansky, or “Avremel” as he was fondly known ■ more | | | |
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| Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Loss: Mrs. Chana Friedman, OBM |  | | With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Chana Friedman, a long time resident of Crown Heights. The levaye took place today ■ Nichum Aveilim | | | |
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| Oholei Torah Mesivta
Nachas: Grand Tanya Final on 53 Prokim |  | | On Tuesday, Sivan 12, Tmimim from Oholei Torah Mesivta Shiur Gimmel, held a grand final on all 53 Prokim of Tanya which they just concluded with their Mashpia Rabbi Nissim Lagziel ■ For the grand final Rabbi Leibel Altein, author of the Chasiddus Mevueres, came to test all the Tmimim. Rabbi Altein was amazed by their knowledge ■ Rabbi Altein noted how the most bochurim live perek Mem Vov ■ more | | | |
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