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IDF Strikes Gaza After Rockets Land Off Tel Aviv Coast

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The IDF carried out retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza late Motzei Shabbos, after two rockets fired from Gaza landed in the sea off the Tel Aviv coast on Shabbos morning • Full Story, Video

Moshe Holtzberg Meets 5 Boys Named after His Father

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Thirteen years after Rabbi Gabi and Rivka Holzberg are murdered in the Mumbai terrorist attack, five boys named after the rabbi gather with their fathers to reflect on his legacy and what it means to them • Watch

Chanukah Candles Behind Bars at World’s Oldest Prison

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Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, Visited the Jewish Prisoners at Moscow’s Butirsky Prison during Chanukah. Most of the Jewish activities at the Butirsky Prison in the center of Moscow take place in the synagogue in one of the most guarded wings of the building, Dedicated volunteers come weekly to teach a Torah class, assist with Tefillin, and also conduct gatherings on special dates, which help uplift the spirits of the Jewish prisoners • Full Story, Photos

The Power of Moshe/Moshiach to Vanquish Evil

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From the desk of Rabbi Nissim Lagziel, mashpia in Oholei Torah: There is a statement of the Sages, “If you see a wicked person upon whom the hour is smiling, do not provoke him,” which means that sometimes during difficult times, we see how the world is run by wicked people and they succeed in everything they do. Every decree, every unjust law, all of organized crime, all aggressive behavior, it’s all successful! We need to learn to be quiet and not engage with them. We need to lower our heads, keep a low profile, swallow, and w-a-i-t until the storm passes • Click to Read

For Your Shabbos Table: Four Steps to Freedom

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From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Director of the Meaningful Life Center: There is a well known myth that Eskimos (or as they should be properly called by their respectable name, Inuit) have one hundred names for the word snow (in fact they have as many names for snow as we do in English). This urban legend is based on the belief that the language of different peoples reflects their unique experiences and cultures. Since Eskimos live in a predominantly snowy climate they developed many different words that express different aspects and variations of snow • Click to Read

Shabbos Times for Parshas Vaeira

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ChabadInfo.com wishes you a good Shabbos! Above are Shabbos times for five major Lubavitch communities. Consider joining one of the “ChabadInfo Updates” Whatsapp group in order to get vital information directly to your message inbox • Join

Palestinian Man Tries To Stab Troops In Samaria

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An armed Arab terrorist attempted to stab soldiers and civilians near the Gitai Avishar Junction in Judea and Samaria, the IDF said • Full Story

Kfar Chabad Rov Visits New Ukrainian Matzah Bakery as Overall Demand Skyrockets

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In order to accommodate a huge increase in demand, as well as to help fulfill the Rebbe MH”M’s mivtza matzah, Rabbi Meir Stambler, owner of the now well known matzah bakery in Dnipro, Ukraine, which supplies Jews the world around with matzah shmurah, opened a new bakery in the Ukrainian city of Uman. Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, Mara D’Asra of Kfar Chabad, Israel, arrived to the bakery for an inspection together with Rabbi Yaakov Jan, Chief Rabbi of Uman • Photos

Sefer Torah Inaugurated at Jerusalem’s Central Train Station

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The newly opened synagogue in Jerusalem’s Yitzchak Navon Train Station received its very own Sefer Torah this week as the scroll was inaugurated together with lively dancing and celebration. Yitzchak Navon serves as Jerusalem’s link to Tel Aviv via Israel Railways. Thousands of riders through the station on a daily basis • Photos

Special Teshura Released at Dr. Feldman’s Shloshim

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As previously reported on ChabadInfo.com, hundreds packed into the second floor hall of the Jewish Children’s Museum to mark the shloshim of Dr. Moshe Feldman last night. At the event, a special teshura was distributed to those in attendance. The teshura, which contains unique stories of the special man that was Dr. Feldman, was prepared by the dedicated editorial staff of Beis Moshiach Magazine • Download

Chalav Yisroel: “Especially Important for the American Youth”

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My family is not “officially” Chabad, but we are very close to the Chabad community. My children attend a mixed-school where they serve non-chalav-yisrael milk on the menu and I know how important chalav yisroel is to the Chabad community. I may be in a position of influence in the school. Should I try to push chalav yisroel or should I “save my power” for a different (and possibly more important) issue? • Read More

Dakota Diaries – Rabbi Yonah Grossman

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DollarDaily.org is proud to present “IllumiNations”, a new weekly publication for your Shabbos table featuring stories direct from the frontlines of shlichus • Full Story, Download

Hundreds Flock to JCM for Shloshim of Beloved Doctor

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There was standing room only last night in the Jewish Children’s Museum as hundreds packed in to mark the shloshim of Dr. Moshe (Robert) Feldman, who served as the Crown Heights community’s go-to doctor for decades, as well as the personal physician of the Rebbe MH”M and Rebbetzin. Images captured by photographer Shmulik Reinitz • Photos

A New Garment For The Rebbe

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Mr. Hahns, the Rebbe’s tailor, and Mr. Stanley Goldstein, who would provide hats for the Rebbe, receive dollars from the Rebbe. Watch as the Rebbe tips his hat to Mr. Goldstein! To receive ‘The Daily Video’ send a WhatsApp message to 718-687-8900 or an Email to MyMaor.org • Watch

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.com Dov Ber Hechtman. Enjoy this week’s gallery of the week of Parshas Vaeira in Beis Chayenu • Photos

PIRSUM RISHON: ‘Mafteich’ Team Releases Two Sets of Rebbe’s Edits

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In honor of Shabbos Parshas Vo’eira, ‘Mafteiach’ presents the Rebbe’s edits on the 2 Sichos, (1) Shabbos Parshas Vo’eira 5746 (1986), (2) Shabbos Parshas Vo’eira 5748 (1988). This is the 13th installment of Hagaos released, and is part of a larger collection of the Rebbe’s Hagaos on Sichos and Maamorim, recently acquired • Download

US airline cancellations piling up as over 1,000 flights canned on day before New Year’s Eve

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Thousands of cancellations have been made by multiple airlines in the United States as Coronavirus take their toll on the industry and heavy snow hits the West • Full Story

Weapons Against The Yetzer Hara – Learning Time with My Maor Kids

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What are our weapons in our war against the Yetzer Hara? Maor KIDS presents another beautiful video of the Rebbe. To sign up for the ‘Kids Rebbe Video’ WhatsApp: 347-687-8770 or go to: MyMaor.org • Watch

Mazal Tov

Velvel Reikhtman (Ben Reb Moshe) – Montreal to Channah Kagan (Bas Reb Zev Moishe) – Crown Heights

L’chayim will be Tuesday night in Ulam Chana – 556 Crown St.

Baby boy to Mendi and Devora Leah Labi (née Spielman) — Crown Heights

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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No 3 Trains At Kingston Ave? MTA Plans Major Change to Subway Services in Crown Heights

Updated with statement from the MTA: The MTA announced it will unclog the infamous “Nostrand Junction,” just east of Franklin Ave in Crown Heights, which merges the 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines in Crown Heights. The plan means that the 3 train may no longer run along Eastern Parkway and stop at the Kingston Avenue station, and would be replaced by a new “8” subway line • Full Story
Sunday: Siyum Sefer Torah in Memory of Reb Yoel Kahn in Boro Park

The Boro Park community invites everyone — family, friends, talmidim, Chassidim, and all — to take part in a Siyum Sefer Torah this Sunday, dedicated l’ilui nishmas Harav Yoel Kahn a”h, the Rebbe’s chozer and a foundational teacher of Chassidus in our generation • Full Story, Details
Op-Ed: A New Approach To “Mivtza Tzedakah”

Rabbi Gershon Avtzon writes: This week’s column is not a paid advertisement or fundraiser for any specific institution or program. This is to speak about a unique approach to fulfilling the Mitzvah of Tzedakah and the Mivtza (from the 10 Mivztoim!) of Tzedakah. I will be writing from the perspective of an administrator of an educational institution and will share my personal experiences in this area • Full Article
Rabbi in Normandy Attacked by Afghan Migrant with Chair

Just one week after suffering a violent assault, Rabbi Eli Lemel was once again the target of an attack in the seaside town of Deauville, Normandy. This time, the assailant — an Afghan migrant — struck the rabbi with a chair while he was sitting on the terrace of a local café • Read More

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Wedding: Wolowik – Mishulovin

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