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Missing Kaddish to Support One’s Family

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I am a teacher in a day-school in a small Jewish community. Recently, my mother passed away and I need to say Kaddish. This town struggles to put together a daily minyan and I am considering taking a year off of teaching and moving to a larger community to be able to say Kaddish daily. Would the Rebbe approve of such a move? Rabbi Gershon Avtzon writes in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article

A Doctors Conference At The Rebbe’s House

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The story of Rabbi Zalman Gurary’s dedicated support of all the personal matters of the Rebbe & the Rebbetzin — Presented in honor of the Rebbetzin’s Yom Hilula on 22 Shevat • By Beis Moshiach Magazine • Full Article

Mishpatim: For I Desire Goodness Not Sacrifice

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Enjoy a beautiful ma’amar of the Rebbe for Parshas Mishpatim and 22 Shvat, in a new Chassidus class by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, on a ma’amar based on כי חסד חפצתי ולא זבח, from Shabbos Mishpotim 5731 • Watch

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Story: Fires In The Town of Lubavitch

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From Beis Moshiach Magazine: Yossi and Mendy Discover fires in the town of Lubavitch, and what the Rebbe said that because of these fires • Full Article

Live: Tanya Applied by Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Live at 10pm EST: In this week’s Tanya Applied #96 with Rabbi Simon Jacobson – Complementing Both Meanings in Elevation • Watch Live

Is A Woman Disqualified From Elevating Things To Kedusha?

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Chabadinfo in collaboration with Beis Moshiach Magazine presents: From the Rebbe’s Pen, a series featuring a weekly letter or ma’aneh (response) from the Rebbe MH”M • A woman asked the Rebbe if this means that women cannot elevate things to Kedusha? The Rebbe explained thus • Full Article

Monday: Central Chof Beis Shvat Farbrengen To Take Place In 770

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The Gabboim of 770, Beis Chayeinu, invite the entire community of Anash, Temimim, and Shluchim in honor of the 35th Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka • Full Story, Details

Op-Ed: Who Is Preventing The Expansion of 770?

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Levik Jacobson of Expand 770 writes: Almost every conversation about promoting expansion includes the following questions, “Who are the main people stopping the expansion, what are you going to do about these guys and how are you going to resolve the conflict with them?” • Full Article

L’Chaim: Thaler – Cunin

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The Thaler (Los Angeles, CA) and Cunin (Malibu, CA) families celebrated the L’Chaim of their children Shmuli and Shira, on Thursday night at the Lemaan Yilmidu Center • Photos

“I Am Never Alone” — A Tribute To Henya Federman A”H

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“As the sun dipped in the sky, floods of tears started streaming; some happy, some emotional, some confusion, some gratitude and some pain.” Yehudis Bryski writes in her tribute to the Shlucha Henya Federman, A”H. “I peeked at my 11 month old baby, tugging at my legs. Is this going to scare him? He didn’t notice my tears, so I let them flow. I let myself feel the highs and lows of the day. A good yet very eventful day.” • Full Article

2 Killed, 5 Injured in Yerushalyim Terror Attack

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Two people were killed and five more injured in a terrorist ramming attack in Jerusalem Friday afternoon. The attack occurred at 1:27 p.m. Friday at a bus stop in the Ramot neighborhood of the capital • Full Story, Photos

Oholei Torah Zal Bakes Matzos

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A Matzah baking took place with a Chaburah consisting of Bochurim from the Oholei Torah Zal, led and supervised by the Mashpia Rabbi Nachman Schapiro, at the Matza Bakery on Albany Avenue in Crown Heights • Photos

Anochi: I Give You My Soul

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From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Director of the Meaningful Life Center: The most famous statement ever uttered in all of history – The Ten Commandments – begins with an unusual four-letter word: Anochi. The word means “I,” referring to G-d – I the Lord Your G-d took you out of Egypt…” But “ani” is the common Hebrew pronoun for “I.” • Full Article

L’Chaim: Katzman – Peer

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The Katzman (Omaha, NE) and Peer (Los Angeles, CA) families celebrated the L’Chaim of their children Levi and Chana, on Thursday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva • Photos

Photos: This Week in 770

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Uplifting and rousing moments, as well as ‘ordinary’ moments; this week, 770 has been full of photogenic scenes, some of which have been captured for posterity through the lens of Chabadinfo photographer Shimi Hershkop. Enjoy this week’s gallery of the week of Parshas Yisro in Beis Chayeinu • Photos

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Mendel Shloima Litzman – Monsey NY, to Rivka Polter – Orangburg NY

L’Chaim: tonight (Tuesday) in ULY crown st.

Mendy Holtzberg – Monterey, California to Leah Schmerling – Crown Heights

L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14 in the JCM

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