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Crown Heights Updates

Can one rinse mouth or brush teeth with unfiltered water?
If someone forgot to tear or have tissues before Shabbos. Can someone use toilet paper/paper towel and not cut by the perforated lines?
Are these crackers Mezonos or Hamotzi?
Can children string cheerios into necklaces on Shabbos?
I am buying a hat for my engagement l’chaim. Can I put the hat away after the l’chaim and use it for the wedding or must the wedding be the very first time I wear it?

Levaya of Rabbi Benjamin Passes Oholei Torah and 770

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Hundreds of former students and friends attended the Levaya of Rabbi Shmuel Moshe Benjamin, OBM, a longtime and beloved teacher at Oholei Torah for the past 25 years, as it passed by Oholei Torah and 770 on its way for burial • Photos

Padah V’Shalom: Redeem My Soul in Peace

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Enjoy a beautiful ma’amar of the Rebbe on the topic of Podoh V’sholom in a new Chassidus class by Rabbi Yitzchock Minkowicz on a ma’amar based on the possuk פדה בשלום said on the Chag Hageulah-Yud Kislev 5741 • Watch

Houthi Rebels Hijacked Israeli Owned Cargo Ship in the Red Sea

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The Saudi news station al-Hadath reported on Sunday that Houthi rebels in Yemen had hijacked the “Israeli cargo ship” Galaxy Leader, which was sailing in the Arabian Gulf • Full Story

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Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin, 57, OBM

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We are deeply saddened to report on the passing of Rabbi Shmuel Moshe Benjamin, OBM, a longtime and beloved teacher at Oholei Torah for the past 25 years, who staunchly stood by his wife Devorah’s side, as she ran Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kalla. He passed away on Shabbos, 5 Kislev, 5784 • Full Story

The Weekly Sicha: Can a Human Manipulate Nature?

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Where in the world do we find unlimited growth and blessings? • Watch a video of the Rebbe, brought to you by The Weekly Sicha, an organization that was founded in 5756 • Watch

IDF Announces Death of 6 Soldiers Killed in Gaza

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On Motzei Shabbos, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disclosed six more soldiers fell in battles for the northern Gaza Strip, who were killed defending Eretz Yisroel • Full Story

5 Kislev: The Tzemach Tzedek’s Wedding

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On the 5^th of Kislev, the Tzemach Tzedek got married to Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, the daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe • Full Article

Download: Special Edition of Chabadinfo’s Weekly Roundup

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The editors at Chabadinfo are happy to introduce the seventh issue of The Weekly Roundup, a comprehensive digest that covers the most significant news surrounding the Chabad community from the past week • Full Story, Download

We Fed the Crocodile for Too Long: Israel’s Mission Today

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Maybe Rivkah Didn’t Want to Deceive Her Husband, She Just Wanted Jacob to Display Another Side. Touched to the Core. The bloodbath orchestrated by Hamas and Iran on Saturday, Simchat Torah (October 7, 2023) in Southern Israel has woken up a part in every single Jew that was dormant • Full Article

Weekly ‘Divrei Moshiach’ Booklet Published by the Machon

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In honor of Shabbos Parshas Toldos, the Machon Lehafotzas Toraso Shel Moshiach has released a pamphlet containing the (unedited) hanacha of the Farbrengen from 19 Kislev 5747 • Download

Chanukah with The Rebbe: Last Rooms Are Now Available At Eshel Building

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Do You want to spend Chanukah with the Rebbe, in a nice and comfortable environment? The last rooms are now available at the Eshel building and are great for couples or families. Those who reserve for the entire Chanukah will also receive a 10% percent discount! • Contact Eshel now by email: [email protected], by phone: 718-928-3330, or by WhatsApp: 347-770-0670

Parsha’s Toldot: We Shudder

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As we read in this week’s Torah portion how our patriarch Isaac shuddered a great, very great, shudder (Genesis 27:33) — we are all still shuddering over the latest brutal massacre and the ensuing war in Israel • Full Article

85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Marked Across Former Soviet Union

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Throughout the former Soviet Union, a poignant tribute unfolded on the night of November 9-10, commemorating the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, an infamous chapter in history marked by anti-Semitic atrocities • Full Article

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 Sholom Ross. Enjoy this week’s gallery of the week of Toldot in Beis Chayeinu • Photos

Simultaneous Kinus Hashluchim Also Held in Moscow

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Shluchim in Russia, who couldn’t make it to New York, for the Kinus Hashluchim, gathered at Chabad in the Sokolniki District in Moscow, for their own Kinus program • Full Story

Rabbi Saadia Dahan, 80, OBM

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We are deeply saddened to report on the passing of Rabbi Saadia Dahan, OBM, a veteran Shliach and Mechanech in Eretz Yisroel, and resident of Crown Heights for 2 decades. He passed away on Thursday, 3 Kislev, 5784 • Full Story

Thousands Put on Tefillin at ‘March For Israel’ in Washington, DC

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Anash, Shluchim and Temimim who joined the March for Israel Rally, at the National Mall in Washington DC, yesterday took the opportunity for Mivtzoim and thousands of Yidden put on Teffilin, and thousands of Women received Shabbos candle kits • Photos

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

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

L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14 in the JCM

Yossi Zaltzman — Toronto, Canada, to Chana Rivka Stolik — Crown Heights

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