Replay: Online Farbrengen with Rabbi Akiva Wagner

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In honor of Chaf-Daled Teves, the Yahrzteit of the Alter Rebbe, there will be a special Farbrengen led by Rabbi Akiva Wagner – the beloved Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto. It will be a special opportunity for alumni to reconnect and for Anash to be inspired • Watch

Remains Of Early Jewish Community Found In Moroccan Mountains

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Moroccan, Israeli and French archeologists have unearthed the remnants of an early Jewish community in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco • Full Story

Chabad of Poway Shooter to Be Sentenced in Federal Court

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A former college student who carried out a hate-motivated shooting at the Chabad of Poway that killed one woman and injured three other people is expected to receive a second life sentence Tuesday in federal court • Full Story

Governor Hochul Announces Availability of $90 Million in Federal Emergency Home Heating Aid

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On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $90 million is available in federal emergency home heating aid. This is a major increase in this emergency assistance aid and will be distributed through the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s Home Energy Assistance Program • Full Story

Sharing Rabbi Wagner’s Burden

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With Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto celebrating 25 years, and rosh yeshiva Rabbi Akiva Wagner battling a terrible illness, students and alumni of the yeshiva have set out to share his burden, raising funds to allow the yeshiva to grow and expand • Full Story, Video

Descendants of Alter Rebbe Convene in EY for Yearly Farbrengen

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In what has become a longstanding annual tradition, hundreds attended a special farbrengen of descendants of the Alter Rebbe this past Motzei Shabbos in Yerushalayim. Besides the inspiring speakers and moving musical accompaniment, those gathered were entered into a special raffle. The winner, Rabbi Yisroel Deitsch, received a round trip ticket to Ukraine to personally deliver the tzetlach given in by the farbrengen to the Alter Rebbe’s Ohel in Haditch. Images captured by our photographer Mendy Kurant • Photos

Religious Affairs Minister Ousts Dov Who Opposes Giyur Reform

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Rabbi Moshe Weller, who was appointed by Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau three years ago, informed Kahana during a meeting last week that he wouldn’t support Kahana’s giyur plan, in line with Rabbi Lau’s position that “the goal of the giyur reform is to violate halacha” • Full Story

Hundreds Gather in Haditch for 24 Teves

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A large group consisting of both locals from nearby Ukrainian Jewish communities, as well as out of country guests, convened last night in Hadtich, the location of the holy Ohel of the Alter Rebbe, whose yahrtzeit is today, 24 Teves. Yidden could be found in the Ohel, in the beautiful shul up the hill learning chassidus, or in the facility’s upscale kosher restaurant farbrenging. Several local Shluchim also arrived with large groups from their respective communities • Full Story, Photos

Ukraine: Historic Jewish Community Gets First Mikvah in 80 Years

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Eighty years after the destruction of Chernihiv’s mikvah and its Jewish community by the communist regime and the horrific Holocaust, a brand new state-of-the-art mikvah is currently being built in the Ukrainian city populated by over 4,000 Jews • Full Story, Photos

Shliach Prints Tanya in Sunny Caribbean Oasis on Yartzeit of Alter Rebbe

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Rabbi Mendel Belhamou, Shliach in Ambergris Cay on the majestic Caribbean coast of the beautiful Central American country of Belize, conducted the printing of Tanya last night, 24 Teves, in honor of the Alter Rebbe’s yartzeit. The printing was followed by a special farbrengen in the Chabad House with members of the local community. The occasion was a double celebration, as 24 Teves is Rabbi Belhamou’s 30th birthday. The printing was organized by Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui, who previously traveled to the country • Photos

Anti-Semitic attack: 2 Jewish Men Were Beaten In Brooklyn

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Two Jewish man were allegedly attacked in Bay Ridge by an assailant incensed over his Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt • Full Story

C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for The General Public

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CDC shortens recommended isolation and quarantine period for people who test positive for Covid-19 from 10 days to 5, if asymptomatic • Full Story

Dovid Caytak Embarking On New Project

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Baal Menagen Dovid Caytak is embarking on a project to finish recording all of the niggunim that the Rebbe taught, in honor of the upcoming Yud Alef Nissan which will mark 120 years since the Rebbe’s birth • Full Story

R’ Michel Raskin’s Levaya Passes 770

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Hundreds of people, men and women alike, stood outside of 770 as the levaya of R’ Michel Raskin, OBM, a long time resident of Crown Heights and Founder of the iconic Raskin’s fruit store on Kingston Ave, who merited to provide the grocery needs of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, passed through the service lane of Eastern Parkway on its way to Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens • Photos

Israel Begins Trial of Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

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Israel has begun trials of a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine in what is believed to be the first study of its kind • Full Story

Alexander Rebbe Receives Copy of ‘Dvar Malchus’ Book

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As part of his campaign to spread the learning of Inyonei Geulah U’Moshiach, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Ezagui visited the Alexander Rebbe to gift him a copy of his now well-known book ‘Dvar Malchus’. The book expounds on the Rebbe MH”M’s famous explanations on the Rambam’s Hilchos Melachim • Full Story, Photos

Mayor de Blasio Announces Launch of Digitized Placard Readers in North Brooklyn

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Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the launch of a digitized placard reader program in Brooklyn, a major step toward cracking down on abuse and ensuring public servants use their parking privileges appropriately • Full Story

New York City’s New Vaccine Rules Go Into Effect For Businesses And Kids’ Activities

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New York City will require proof of at 2 doses of the coronavirus vaccine for a variety of activities for workers and customers — indoor dining, gyms and performances — to put pressure on people to get vaccinated. This applies to anyone 12-years of age and older • Full Story

Moscow Yeshiva Dedicates New Dormitory Building

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In a modest yet impressive ceremony, a newly renovated building was dedicated at Moscow’s ‘Tomchei Tmimim’ Yeshiva. The building will serve as a dormitory for the Yeshiva’s growing number of students arriving from cities all over Russia and the FSU. The students, many with limited previous knowledge in Jewish studies, blossom at the yeshiva, growing into future Rabbis and community leaders upon graduating • Full Story, Photos

Hundreds More Flights Canceled Over COVID-Driven Staffing Issues

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At least 760 more flights were canceled across the US on Monday morning as the Holiday travel chaos sparked by COVID-driven shortages and delays continued • Full Story

Rutgers Chabad Aims to Power Up for Another Fiscal Year

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The Chabad House at Rutgers University serves as a home away from home, a spiritual oasis for the thousands of Jewish students who roam the halls of the prestigious institution. Consider joining Chabad House at Rutgers University’s year-end campaign, and take comfort in knowing you helped keep the flame of Judaism burning for the next generation • Full Story, Donate

Dnipro: New Synagogue Inaugurated in Memory of Unforgettable Chief Rabbi

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A new synagogue in memory of the city’s famous Chief Rabbi between 1926-1939, rabbi and kabbalist Levi Yitzchak Schneerson OBM, was recently inaugurated in Dnipro, the central Ukrainian city previously named Yekaterinoslav. The event was honored by hundreds of community members, dignitaries, rabbis, and guests together with the sponsors and patrons of the new institution • Full Story, Photos

Tragedy: 6 Dead, Many Wounded in Mass Crash

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Koby Berkowitz – Sydney Australia to Chana Weiss Sherman Oaks, CA.

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in The Garden House 1386 S. Johns PL

Moshe Gordon – Crown Heights to Chayale Movsikov – Crown Heights

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) 571 Albany Ave.

Shmuly Golomb – Crown Heights to Mushky Steinmetz – Briarwood, NY

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in F.R.E.E. 1383 President St.