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Crown Heights Lights Up NYC With Six Menorah Parades

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This Chanukah, Crown Heights families once again had 6 Car Menorah Parade options to choose from! The initiative, by Rabbi Yoel Vogel, gave the opportunity for many more families to be able to participate in spreading the light of Chanukah, by having multiple parades on different nights and locations, and lending out Car Menorahs so that anyone with a car was able to participate! • Full Story, Photos

Rambam In-Depth: Can You Profit From Subletting?

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Journey into the Rambam’s illuminating perspective on property rental law, where ancient wisdom meets modern business challenges. As Rabbi Heschel Greenberg uncovers the Rambam’s revolutionary approach to subletting rights and profit distribution in Jewish law. Through careful analysis and a fascinating modern case from an Israeli library, we’ll discover how the Rambam’s distinction between movable and immovable property creates a sophisticated framework for understanding ownership and usage rights • Full Article, Watch

IDF Recovers Body of Hostage Youssef al-Ziyadne

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The IDF wrote in a statement that the IDF and ISA recovered the body of Youssef al-Ziyadne from a tunnel in the Rafah area. During the recovery operation, the troops found findings connected to Youssef’s son, Hamza and there is great concern for his life • Read More

Vayechi: Why Yaakov Couldn’t Reveal Moshiach’s Arrival

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This week’s reading tells of the blessings that Yaakov gave to his sons before he died. Blessings of power, success, wisdom and victory. Even blessings about Moshiach • By Rabbi Tuvia Bolton, Yeshiva Ohr Tmimim, Kfar Chabad, Israel • Full Article

Fire Engulfs Pacific Palisades: Six Sifrei Torah and Chabad House Building Saved

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Six Sifrei Torahs were saved from the Chabad House in Pacific Palisades, damaged in the ongoing Palisades Fire that engulfed the Los Angeles area. The devastating wildfire spread quickly through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and 30,000 residents have reportedly evacuated • Full Story, Video

Boys of Camp Gan Izzy Celebrate Chanukah in the Summer

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The boys’ division of Camp Gan Izzy in Melbourne, Australia, celebrated Chanukah with meaningful menorah lightings and a summer full of excitement • Full Story, Photos

Vayechi: A Devine Support Systen

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n the 10th of Tevet, we fast tocommemorate the day when Nebuchadnezzar, King of Bavel, laid siege to Jerusalem. The siege lasted 30 months until Nebuchadnezzar succeeded in breaching the city’s walls, destroying it along with the Beis Hamikdash, killing the yidden, and exiling the remaining survivors to Bavel. Can the fast hide a positive meaning? • Full Article

Kiddush Hashem: Shliach Gives His Boots to Homeless Woman in the Snow

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Rabbi Litvin, a Chabad Shliach in Kentucky known as the “Bourbon Rabbi,” displayed extraordinary kindness and made a great Kiddush Hashem when he went above and beyond to help a homeless woman in need • Full Story

Download: Weekly Geulah Publication, Vayechi

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The Weekly Geulah Publication provides updates and insights on the ongoing process of Redemption, blending news, Torah teachings, and Chassidic perspectives. Each issue connects current events to the themes of Moshiach and the Geulah, offering spiritual guidance and inspiration for readers to deepen their understanding and hope for the final redemption • Download

770: Hachnosas Sefer Torah on Hei Teves

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On the 5th of Tevet, a new Torah scroll was dedicated at Beis Chayenu-770, generously donated by the Kreisinger family. The event was filled with joy, as Bochurim and community members participated in lively dancing and Hakafot. Chabadinfo photographer Yossi Solomon captures the spirit of this unforgettable occasion • Photos

Chabad Shliach Ensures Jewish Woman’s Body is Returned to Israel After Tragic Safari Accident

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A tragic accident claimed the life of a 30-year-old Jewish woman during a jeep safari near Arusha, Tanzania, while several family members sustained injuries • Read More

Parts of Los Angeles Under Evacuation as Wildfire Grows to Over 700 Acres

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LOS ANGELES – A fast-moving wildfire in Pacific Palisades has prompted evacuation orders for the entire community as flames continue to spread unchecked • Read More, Watch

The Farbrengen Podcast with Levi Ginsberg: Why Do We Learn Gemara?

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Rabbi Levi Ginsberg’s new podcast, “The Farbrengen,” aims at inspiring listeners. The second episode is titled “Why Learning Gemara is the Key to a Deep Relationship with Hashem (Not What You Think!).” • Full Article, Watch, Listen

Jewish Baby of Odessa Touched the Heart of Ukrainian Mayor

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During Chanukah, Odessa’s mayor met Tuvia, a baby who captured the hearts of thousands worldwide as a one-month-old when media spotlighted the FJC Mishpacha orphanage. A public Menorah lighting was held at the iconic Potemkin Stairs, a 142-meter-long staircase serving as the city’s main gateway from the port • Full Story, Photos

L’Chaim: Hendel – Maragaliot

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The L’Chaim of Shmuel Hendel of Crown Heights and Rivky Maragaliot of Bnei Brak, Eretz Yisroel took place Monday at the Eshel building in Crown Heights • Photos

The Meal Is Ready, Are You Ready?

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Chabadinfo.com Exclusive: In the last Sicha we heard from the Rebbe on Parshas Vayechi, in the year 5752, the Rebbe states that our work has been done, and the Royal Meal of the Livyasan, and Shor Habar is ready ● Learn this week’s Sicha with ChabadInfo.com’s Weekly Shiur of the “Dvar Malchus” Sicha in English, presented by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Lipskier, Mashpia of Mesivta of Melbourne, Australia ● Watch Video

Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Synagogue in Mykolaiv, Ukraine

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Surveillance footage showed how an individual threw a Molotov cocktail at the central synagogue in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, last Tuesday. The suspect fled the scene quickly. No people were injured, but damage was caused to the synagogue’s door, said Rabbi Sholom Gottlieb, the city’s Chief Rabbi and Chabad Shliach • Full Story, Video

Miracle in Sderot: Rocket Hits Chabad Home, Gas Tank Struck but Disaster Averted

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A rocket fired by Hamas from northern Gaza struck the courtyard of a Chabad Shliach’s home in Sderot late Monday morning, causing shrapnel to pierce a gas tank. Miraculously, the tank vented its contents without igniting, preventing what could have been a devastating explosion • Full Story

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Dovid Ezagui to Chava Sorkin — Both from Brooklyn

Shmulik Greenberg – Kfar Chabad, Israel to Chani Hasofer – Tzfas, Israel

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

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Crown Heights Beis Din Hosts Welcome Reception for Visiting Rabbonim

On Sunday, Erev Shavuos, the Beis Din Tzedek of Crown Heights hosted a welcome event for a group of visiting rabbonim who traveled to the Rebbe’s shchunah. The gathering took place at the Eshel Hotel and brought together rabbinic leaders from across the world for an afternoon of Torah, connection, and mutual respect • Full Story, Photos
Urgent Call from the Lubavitcher Rebbe for the Security of the People of Israel

On the 28th of Nissan, 5750 (April 23, 1990), The Lubavitcher Rebbe issued a special public call, urging an increase in Torah study, prayer, and charity in light of reports of terrorist plans to harm Jews. “The enemies of Israel are plotting undesirable acts, G-d forbid, and certainly their schemes will be nullified and uprooted completely.” • Read More
Israel Hits Iran: Explosions in Tehran, War Warnings in Israel — What We Know

In a bold overnight operation, Israel launched a major strike on Iranian targets, escalating regional tensions and triggering a nationwide state of emergency • Full Article
“The Nation Shall Rise Like a Lion”

A message of strength and purpose inspired by the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, Shliach to Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida • Full Story, Video

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