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| Rabbi Asher Deren
Are our Lions Sleeping? |  | We have an ability to "see from where this all comes," to see the soul of every creature and experience, the see the purpose in every moment and to see the divine path which we are given to follow. But sometimes we fall asleep ■ more
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| Achdus in LA
Rally After Rubashkin Verdict |  | | Meir Simcha Rubashkin | Photograph: The Jewish Journal/ Ryan Torok | The announcement this week that Sholom Rubashkin had been sentenced to 27 years in prison for fraud prompted the Los Angeles Orthodox community to rally together Monday evening in support of Rubashkin, his family and the expected legal appeal of what many feel is a disproportionate punishment for a white-collar crime ■ more
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| Free Sholom Rubashkin!
Professor William L. Anderson Explains |  | Tomorrow, Sholom Rubashkin, who was the vice-president of what was once the largest kosher meat processing supplier in the world, will be sentenced to federal prison for “financial fraud.” Prosecutors will ask for essentially a life sentence, while a lot of other people, including a number of former U.S. attorneys general, are asking for leniency ■ more
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| Rabbi Mendy Weitman
Creating a Home Away from Home |  | | Photograph: The Jewish Week | A native of Brazil and former resident of Argentina, Rabbi Mendel Weitman heard the same thing over and over : young Jewish men and women from his continent, would come here, attend synagogue services or some other Jewish function, feel ill at ease in an unfamiliar and often unwelcoming culture, and drop out of Jewish life ■ more
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| Dr. Yaakov Brawer
My Last Speaking Engagement |  | | Photograph: The Avner Institute | | Several years ago, however, I began to "burn out." It got to the point where I could barely stand the sound of my own voice. I could no longer answer the same questions over and over again. I had had it. It was in this frame of mind that I arrived in Crown Heights for what I perceived as my last speaking engagement ■ more | | | |
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| "Eschalta d"Geula"
The Friedike Rebbe Released from Prison |  | Though he knew that there were GPU agents present, he spoke to the assembled crowd, encouraging all to persist in the very activities for which he had been arrested. "This," he proclaimed "all the nations of the world must know: Only our bodies were sent into exile ■ more
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| Op-Ed
Rubashkin Case: Verdict of Acquittal |  | | Photograph: Illustration | This was a dramatic and welcomed victory for Sholom, his family, his friends and his supporters – me included. I only wish I could have been in the court room to experience and share in the joy first hand that auspicious and exciting moment ■ more
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| Yom HaBohir 28 Sivan
Chassidim the World Over Celebrate 70 |  | | Leben Mit'n Rebbe | The Rebbetzin would later recount that throughout their flight from the advancing Germans, the Rebbe retained his characteristic devotion to helping others, and to the observance of even the most minute details of Jewish law and custom ■ more
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| Once Upon a Chossid
Professor Hasofer and the Rebbe |  | | Shturem presents a brief biography of the renown Chossid, Professor R' Avrohom Michoel Hasofer of blessed memory ■ more | | | |
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| Dovid Efune
OP-ED - Lessons from a Jewish Champion |  | | Photograph: NYcool.com | Yuri entered the ring at the new Yankee Stadium to the Israeli national anthem, sounds of the shofar blast and chanting from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the atmosphere was electric and Jewish fans came out in throngs to support the people’s champion ■ more
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| Op-Ed
Nat Lewin: Rubashkin's Reputation |  | | Nathan Lewin at the Podium | Photograph: CHI | Almost a quarter of a century ago Raymond Donovan, secretary of labor in the Reagan administration, was acquitted by a jury of larceny and fraud charges. His reaction, as quoted in the next day's news stories, was, "Where do I go now to get my reputation back ■ more
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| From the Press
A Tanya Printed in Faid |  | In the latter story, near the end, I found a sentence about followers of the Chabad religious movement, who, following the transatlantic phone instructions of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, brought a portable printing press to those parts of Egypt occupied by the Israeli Army, and printed the "Tania" there ■ more
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| Rabbi Yehoishophot Oliver
Doing Our Part to Change the World |  | | Photograph: Illustration | When I reflect upon the sheer enormity and seeming impossibility of truly rectifying even one of my own personal problems, attempting to tackle large-scale problems, never mind global ones, seems laughable and preposterous ■ more
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| Rabbi Asher Deren
FIFA Fun or Flotilla Fraud? |  | Now, let me be clear - Heaven forbid to compare those righteous men to the terrorists of today. Their selection by Moshe as the scouts to assess the land of Canaan, is indicative of their pious nature. But their vindictive report on the land of Israel caused a wave of anti (living in) Israel sentiment that we still feel today. They came back with an opinion that Israel was not a place where the Jewish nation could settle ■ more
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| Larry Gordon
Growing with Moshe |  | | Baby Moshe | As harrowing and challenging as those months and years after what has become known as “the Brooklyn Bridge shooting” were for Mr. Sasonkin and his family, this is not the reason we were meeting, incredible as that may seem ■ more
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| Rabbi Yossi Kahanov
Antagonizing our Evil Inclination |  | If someone were to tell you that tens of thousands of grown adults had taken to the streets, weeping bitterly over their sad state of “Beef deprivation,” you would likely treat it like a joke. You might check your (spiffy electronic) calendar to make sure it’s not April 1st ■ more
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| Rabbi & Mrs. Mendy Alevsky
Following the Rebbe's Passion |  | | Photograph: Cleveland Jewish News | “We are following the passion of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who taught all of us that if there are Jews who need Judaism, we must be there to make it available for them,” Alevsky explains. “Every Jew is precious, and we are honored to be fulfilling the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s vision, and thereby receiving his holy blessing ■ more 
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| Chabad Westside
Pre-Schoolers Thank Metzuyonei Tzahal |  | When Rabbi Alevsky heard about the soldiers' visit last year, he took the opportunity to visit with them and convey to the soldiers the Rebbe’s personal message of love and appreciation, and encourage them to put on tefilin ■ more
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| Rabbi Asher Deren
The Mitzvah of... the Vuvuzela? |  |
Whilst the Biblical requirement was specifically for these two trumpets, the Tosefta in the Medrash tells us that when the time of Hakhel would come, all of the Kohanim would stand at the borders and gateways to the cities. With trumpets in their hands they would beckon the masses to come participate in the special Hakhel holiday in the Beis Hamikdosh ■ more
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| Shimon Waronker in Sydney
Chossid Tames the Toughest School |  | | L-r: Shimon Waronker, Rabbis Nochum Shapiro and Mendel Kastel | Photograph: JWire/ Henry Benjamin | New York’s Chabad enclave in Crown Heights is home to the Waronker family. He told the mostly non-Jewish audience at the lecture, hoste by the Jewish House and North Shore Chabad, that he would be outlining at the fund-raiser how Torah had helped him strategise his way to success ■ more
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| Rabbi Yehoishofot Oliver
A Difficult Transition |  | The cool, clean, sparkling water beckons invitingly, and yet we often hesitate. Invariably, once we take the plunge, we enjoy ourselves, and regret not having done so earlier ■ more
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