“The faces of tzadikim are not only a sight to behold, they have an actual effect on the onlooker. Instrumental in encouraging this practice was the current Rebbe of Lelov, a contemporary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who was known to have a particularly soulful and deep connection with the latter. The Rebbe of Lelov once […]
“A crowd of 1500 women attended a rally in support of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin Monday evening in Boro Park, Brooklyn. Speakers included Rubashkin’s daughter Rosa Hindy Weiss and Mrs. Miryam Swerdlov. “ more photo@COLLive.com
“A federal judge has temporarily closed a Rockland County kosher slaughterhouse accused of poor sanitary conditions. Prosecutors say New Square Meats and Adir Poultry of Spring Valley violated United States Department of Agriculture rules. Slaughterhouse managers allegedly kept inspectors out of the facility. When they finally gained access they found stagnant water, mold, and generally […]
” Orthodox Jewish youth stand on a roof of a disputed house in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem, Dec. 25, 2009.” DayLife.com
” Many drivers no doubt have no idea who that is. And that’s precisely why the signs are there.
On March 1, 1994, Ari Halberstam was shot on the ramp as he and other yeshiva students were returning to Brooklyn in a van from a vigil for the ailing Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Ari died […]
“This Thursday night, 7th of Teives - 24th of December, is known as “Nitle Nacht”, and the custom is that we don’t learn Torah this night till midnight, (see Rama on Shulchan Aruch, letters of the Chatam Sofer and others) Kabbalisticly the reason is, as is known from the Rebbe Rasha”b the 5th Chabad Lubavitch […]
“A group of Lubavitch girls were granted a rare tour of the Lenin Library in Moscow Tuesday, where the Schneerson collection is held. Students of the Chabad seminary viewed a large anthology of Jewish manuscripts and texts of the Chabad Lubavitch community.They were accompanied by Rabbi Yitzchok Kogan, leader of the Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue in […]
“There are seven Jewish cemeteries in Vienna and 28 in Upper Austria, according to the Kultusgemeinde, the country’s biggest Jewish organization. The funding will initially restore 20 rundown cemeteries across the country, including those in Vienna’s Wahringer district and in the town of Deutsche Wagram, 23 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of the capital. The cemeteries […]
“Israel’s defense minister has ordered the army to use massive force to impose a freeze on construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. In the event of violent protests, troops will isolate areas set for demolition and jam the cell phones of settlers. Elite anti-terrorist units will be deployed, and the air force will […]
“In an effort to spread some holiday cheer, the Jerusalem Municipality on Wednesday announced that it would be distributing free Christmas trees to the capital’s Christian residents in front of the Old City’s Jaffa Gate on the morning of Christmas Eve. The distribution will take place from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. next Wednesday, and […]
“That’s where the Imam is standing, note cards in hand, a tiny microphone clipped to his lapel. The men and women stand up, raise their hands on either side of their head, murmur “Allahu akhbar,” bow and kneel again. This is how it always starts, the Friday prayer held by Muslims worldwide — even here […]
