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What is Rabbi Avtzon Pointing to?

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Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati is synonymous with dedicated Chassidishe Chinuch and high academic achievement. The Talmidim are encouraged and inspired to strengthen their Hiskashrus to the Rebbe and to be passionate about our shlichus of preparing ourselves, and the world, for the coming of Moshiach. “We are so proud of our alumni, ” says Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, the Rosh Yeshiva. One of our challenges is the inability to accept, and inspire, more Talmidim as there was no space in the dorm • Full Story, Photos, Video

Our Veggie Bug Buddies

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Kashrus: Be in the Know! Is to begin a 7 week series this Tuesday on everything you need to know about checking your produce! Kashrus: Be In The Know is an organization that was created with the intention to increase kashrus awareness and provide consumers with a knowledge of basic halacha, as well as important information regarding how foods are manufactured and processed. With this information, consumers are able to make educated choices when buying products • Full Story

Project Aims to Complete Chassidishe Parsha in One Year

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A grassroots initiative has launched the new study cycle, to help Chassidim fulfill the Rebbe’s request to learn the Torah Ohr and Likkutei Torah in one year • Full Story

R’ Ramy Zion, 58, OBM

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We regret to inform you of the passing of R’ Ramy Zion, a long-time Crown Heights resident, who passed away following a sudden heart attack, on Sunday, the 15th of Teves, 5782. He was 58 years old.

New Teshura Published At The Wedding Of Pevzner – Belinov

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At the wedding of Arye Leib Pevzner of Paris France and Devora Leah Belinov of S. Paulo, Brazil, a Teshura with many pictures and letters of the Rebbe was distributed • Download

Heart Inflammation Cases Emerge Among 5- To 11-Year-Old Kids After COVID-19 Shot

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it received reports of eight cases of a heart inflammation called myocarditis in children ages 5 to 11 who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 with Pfizer-BioNTech • Full Story

New Mitzvah Tank Hits the Streets of NYC

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The iconic tank which departs from Crown Heights to the streets of Manhattan on a daily basis has been a decades-long initiative under the auspices of Rabbi Levi Baumgarten. After many years of use, the tank will be decommissioned, as a brand new tank has already been outfitted to replace it • Photos

Israel to Discuss U.S., Canada Travel Ban as Omicron Spreads

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The Israeli Health Ministry has recommended that starting Tuesday at midnight the US, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Morocco, Germany, Portugal, Canada, Switzerland and Turkey will be designated as ‘red’ countries, which means that Israelis are banned from traveling to these countries • Full Story

Wiretaps Reveal How Mumbai Chabad was Chosen as Target

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Terrorists in the 2008 Mumbai attacks were heard on telephone wiretaps planning to attack the Chabad House, where six Jews were murdered. The recordings reveal that the centre, rather than being an opportunistic target, was sought out as a Jewish location • Full Story

The Tzadik Who Defeated The Nazis

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Hundreds of years after the Ohr Hachaim was nistalek, World War Two began. The Nazis controlled most of Europe and killed millions of Yidden. It was a terrible time. They planned to conquer the whole world c”v! After taking over Europe, they prepared to march into North Africa, take control of Egypt, and then conquer Eretz Yisrael • Full story

Minister Promises Radicaly Different Lag Baomer in Meron

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Israeli rescue forces and police at the scene after a mass fatality scene during the celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer on Mt. Meron, in northern Israel on April 30, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ל"ג בעומר לג בעומר אסון קריסה במה מתים אנשים חסידים חרדים חג הר מרון הר מירון

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Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana says he has been tasked with overseeing Lag B’Omer celebrations at Mount Meron next year, following last year’s deadly crush that claimed the lives of 45 people, in Israel’s worst-ever peacetime disaster • Full Story

Chevron: Israeli Stabbed Next To Me’aras Hamachpeila

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An Israeli man was stabbed and lightly injured by a female terrorist near Me’aras Hamachepeila in Chevron on Shabbos morning at about 10:45 a.m. The victim, a 35-year-old resident of Kiryat Arba, fought off the terrorist, 65, for several minutes until Border Police officers arrived and detained her • Full Story

Which Personality Type Describes You Best?

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From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Director of the Meaningful Life Center: Diversity is a hallmark of the human race. We inherently have different personalities. Our distinctions are not meant to be ignored or repressed. They are to be embraced. For it is through our multifariousness that we create the most beautiful music, the most eloquent mosaic • Click to Read

Shabbos Times for Parshas Vayechi

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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

Vaccine Debate – Timely Message From Rabbi Braun

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Rabbi Braun: “You Are Not Entitled To Your Opinion When it Comes To Medical Matters” • Audio

“Ad Mosai!”

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At this point there is nothing delaying the Geulah and the end of exile must come! To receive ‘The Daily Video’ send a WhatsApp message to 718-687-8900 or an Email to MyMaor.org • Watch

The Rebbe on Co-Ed Schooling

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From the desk of Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, Director and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Lubavitch – Cincinnati: I am a Chabad Chassid and was offered a job as principal in a local Jewish day school. The classes in this school are mixed boys and girls. I know how much the Rebbe demands that our schools should be separate. Is that only for chabad schools or all schools? Should I take up this job-offer which I feel can be a real shlichus for me? Please provide some clarity and insight on this important topic • Click to Read

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
Supporting Your Husband to Quit Smoking: A Chassidic Perspective

Question: My husband is 30 and has been smoking for about 10 years. He says he wants to stop but never follows through. I want to help him, but whenever I bring it up, he gets annoyed and tells me to stop telling him what to do and let him live his life. I’m worried about him, but don’t know what to do. Please advise. Thank you • Aharon Schmidt replies, from the Living Jewish’s Farbrengen column • Read More
YTTL Queens Celebrates Bein Hazmanim Success with Grand Prizes and Rebbe’s Ksav Yad

The atmosphere of electrifying as the Bochurim of Mesivta YTTL Queens gathered in the OM dining room for a grand finale of an intensive and multifaceted Mivtza celebrating ruchniyusdike achievements • Full Story, Photos
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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Erev Shabbos; Streets Busy With Shluchim

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