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Yud Shvat

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The Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, was seen Davening in the Chabad House in Dubai this morning together with the local Shliach, Rabbi Levi Duchman.

Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Zaoui, OB”M

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With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the tragic passing of Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Zaoui, OB”M, one of the Shluchim to Paris France. He passed away following a heart attack • Full Story

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Rabbi Eliyahu Cohen, 79, OB”M

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With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Eliyahu Cohen, OB”M, a Mashpia in the Montreal community and a professor of Mathematics in a local university. He passed away on Monday, Hei Shvat. He was 79-years-old • Full Story

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Why are There Sefiros? Shouldn’t we be Praying Directly to Hashem?

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In this week’s episode of MyLife Chassidus applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, a number of interesting topics and questions are addressed including “Why are there sefiros? Shouldn’t we be praying directly to Hashem? • Watch Live

Shliach Prevents Cremation Moments Before Shabbos

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An hour before Shabbos, under heavy snow, the Rebbe’s Shliach to Rostov, Russia, Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, managed to stop the cremation of a Jew who passed away in Moscow and bring him to a proper burial near his mother in Rostov • Watch

WhatsApp Delays New Privacy Policy Following Backlash

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WhatsApp is delaying the roll out of new business features following user backlash over the company’s data sharing practices • Full Story

R’ Naftali Feldman, 70, OB”M

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With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of R’ Naftali Feldman, OB”M, a resident of Flatbush, NY. He passed away on Friday, Beis Shvat. He was 70-years-old • Full Story

Special Kvutza ‘Yisachar Zevulun’ Program Continues

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A special ‘Yisachar Zevulun’ program launched not long ago by Igud Talmidei Hakvutza to ensure that Bochurim coming to spend the year by the Rebbe use out their time learning is continuing with many Bochurim taking this additional test and receiving a generous stipend from the organization • Photos

Times for Shabbos Parshas Va’eira

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ChabadInfo.com WhatsApp updates is happy to bring to you a weekly Shabbos times chart for five cities with large Lubavitch communities • Join a WhatsApp Group

Rabbi YY Interviewed About Years as Chozer

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Earlier tonight, Rabbi YY Jacobson was interviewed by Boruch Perlowitz of The Jewish Platform about his years as a Chozer by the Rebbe • Watch

U.S. Central Command Now to Include Israel

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In an unprecedented break with longstanding military policy, the U.S. Central Command for the Arab states of the Middle East will now include Israel • Full Story

Shliach’s Driveway Table Serving Those in Need

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When Edgware Chabad rabbi Leivi Sudak sees people take food from the table set up outside his house, he thanks them for doing so. In an expansion of a food bank service offered by his organization for a number of years, Rabbi Sudak began leaving out food essentials at the start of the pandemic to help those in financial difficulty • Full Story

Photos: This Week in 770

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Uplifting moments, rousing moments, and ‘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’s photographer. Enjoy a gallery of this week, Parshas Va’eira, in 770. Photos by ChabadInfo.com photographer Shneur Reinitz • Photos

Mrs. Bella Schwey, 85, OB”M

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With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Bella Schwey, OB”M, of Crown Heights and more recently of Michigan. She was the widow of Rabbi Boruch Sholom Schwey, OB”M. She passed away on Wednesday, Rosh Chodesh Shvat. She was 85-years-old • Full Story

Wedding: Liberow – Braun

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The wedding of Sholom Ber Liberow of Flatbush, NY and Chaya Mushka Braun of Crown Heights took place Tuesday night in Crown Heights • Photos

Vol. 31 Of Igros Arrives in Crown Heights

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The long awaited and newly released volume 31 of Igros Kodesh, this volume a compilation of letters from the Rebbe from the year 5739 arrived in Crown Heights and is available in local seforim stores • Full Details

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What is Special About This Year’s Yud Shvat?

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Rabbi Greenberg Delivers Sicha Synopsis

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Kingston Blocked up by Reckless Car Crash

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‘Machon’ Launches New Project to Spread Videos of the Rebbe

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Shliach Prevents Cremation Moments Before Shabbos

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With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Yudi Dukes, OB”M, a Shliach who inspired Jews worldwide to add in Torah learning. He passed away on Thursday, Ches Shvat. He was 39-years-old • Full Story