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“Foreman, who remained unbeaten in 28 fights, emigrated from Israel to Brooklyn and began studying to become a rabbi three years ago. He gave up the edge in experience to Santos (32-4-1) but pressured the WBA champion most of the fight to pile up an edge on the scorecards. ” more@ChicagoTribune.com

“But for this year’s event, marking 70 years since Chabad-Lubavitch relocated its headquarters in Brooklyn, it made sense to make the culminating event, if not in spitting distance, at least an easy walk from 770 Eastern Parkway. Guests can reach the dinner via a 10-minute pleasant stroll under Eastern Parkway’s autumn overhang.  “Our move this […]

“It occurred just a few weeks after the husband who died, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, attended the annual men’s meeting in Crown Heights. During a coordinated assault that lasted three days, the attackers seized the Chabad Center, killing Rabbi Holtzberg; his wife, Rivka; and four Jewish guests, and destroyed the building where it was housed. Events […]

“Participants of the Kinus Hashluchim gathered Friday morning at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, praying for their communities and activities. ” more@COLlive.com

“After the bullet incident, Foreman and Leidecker married and moved to Brooklyn. Leidecker described herself as curious about spirituality. One afternoon, she typed the words “kabbalah” and “Brooklyn” into a search engine. The hunt led to Rabbi DovBer Pinson, who now supervises Foreman’s foray into matters of Jewish law. Foreman trains on kosher food and […]

“At approximately 9 pm Monday an unidentified object was shot at the entrance to the Lubavitch Yeshiva Gedolah in Miami, shattering the glass door. A student was standing at the entrance to the lobby, a few feet from the door of the building at 1140 Alton Road, at the time. He relates that he heard […]

“IT dawned fairly quickly on Rabbi Motti Seligson and Shterni Bukiet Seligson that “one-bedroom apartment” was hardly a meaningful descriptor. They began apartment hunting last winter, soon after their engagement, assuming they could spend around $1,500 a month. After all, they were seeing Manhattan one-bedrooms listed for that price. Those, however, turned out to be […]

“A U.S. court has entered a default judgment against the Russian Federation following Moscow’s decision to withdraw from litigation surrounding its control of a portion of the library of the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. The order by Judge Royce C. Lamberth, chief justice of the U.S. District Court for the District of […]

The three Mivtzoim that are connected with Jewish women — the lighting of Shabbos candles, Taharas Hamishpachah, and Kashrus, have a connection to tonight’s gathering. The name Chana [Trans. Note: The Rebbe’s mother’s name was Chana] is an acronym for three Hebrew words: Challah, Nidah, and Hadlakas Hanar (lighting of the Shabbos candles). The mitzvah […]

“The Chabad Lubavitch Hassidic movement renewed its efforts on Monday to obtain “righteous gentile” status from the Yad VaShem Holocaust Memorial institute for a senior Nazi who saved Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Schneerson, the movement’s leader during World War II. The effort was based on new information revealed by historian Danny Orbach that Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, […]