On Zayin Adar, many Yidden make the effort to go to the Kever of the Rashbi in Meron. Lubavitchers greeted the multitudes of visitors with Mivtzoyim tents and stands, giving the opportunity to put on Tefillin, give Tzedakah and write in to the Rebbe • Photos
On Zayin Adar many Yidden go to the Kever of the Rashbi in Miron, many of them were greeted by the Lubavitchers there with their tents and stands doing Mivtzoim and writing with people to the Rebbe • Photos
Hundreds of thousands of Yiden head to Meron for Lag Ba’omer, in honor of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Lots of Mivtzoim is done with the large amount of people that come over the 24 hours. We are presenting a first gallery of photos of Meron • Photos
Thousands flocked to the gravesite of R’ Shimon on Mount Miron to mark the Histalkus of Moshe Rabeinu, on the seventh of Adar. Students from the Chabad Yeshiva in Tzfas were there to greet them, offering the opportunity to write a letter to the Rebbe through the Igros Kodesh, while broadcasting the Rebbe’s message of the Geulah’s imminence • Photos
Hundreds of thousands of Jews from Eretz Yisroel and the whole world travel to the city of Miron for Lag B’omer, the Yartzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi). The Bochurim of the Yeshiva in Tzfas use the 24 hours of Lag B’omer to publicize Moshiach, connect Yidden to Chassidus and the Rebbe • Full Article, Photos
Yisroel Bogomilsky – Maplewood, NJ to Rochel Lerman – Crown Heights
Shmuli Perl – Los Angeles, CA to Chaya Bluming – Crown Heights
Baby boy to Menachem Mendel and Dobi Koncepolski – S. Paulo, Brazil
Baby girl to Aaron and Sara Wolko (nee Slapochnik) – Crown Heights
Mordechai Nisselevitch – Yerusholayim, ER”Y to Rivky Segal – Crown Heights
L’Chaim: Tonight (Wednesday) at 1349 President St.
Baby boy to Levi and Chanale Karp (nee Sperlin) – Montreal, Canada
Yehuda Leib Hecht – Los Angeles, CA, to Shani Miller – Denver, CO
Mendel Gerlitzky – Crown heights to Chana Popper – Crown Heights
Lchaim Sunday night in Eshel
New question on AskTheRav.com: Most minyonim daven very fast and I’m a slow davener. I’m familiar with the Rebbe’s horaah that one needs only to begin with the minyan, and doesn’t have to run after them. See the rest of the question, and Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun‘s response • Full Story
New question on AskTheRav.com: What makes a name Jewish? Is Victoria a Jewish name? My grandmother, who passed away recently was named Victoria . That was her only name. I would like to name my daughter after her but my husband says it’s not a Jewish name, I want to know what makes a name Jewish. See Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun‘s response • Full Story
A lavish breakfast was served today in 770 in honor of the Yahrtzeit of R. Yisroel Duchman, OB”M • Photos
Following their child losing her earring in the upholstery of their couch that was given to them, Rabbi Mendy and Gitty Yitzchaki, Shluchim in an area of Be’er Sheva, discovered $100,000 in the couch and chose to make a Kiddush Hashem with the money they found • Full Story