Some 25 years before the two holidays were to fall on the same day, the Lubavitcher Rebbe explains the connection between the American holiday of Thanksgiving and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Both represent the story of people who fought religious persecution and being thankful to G-d for being able to express their spirituality freely.
Imagine buying a desk under $200 on Craigslist only to find thousands of dollars hidden inside.
That’s exactly what happened New Haven Rabbi Noach Muroff and his wife. They found a huge pile of cash after buying a desk. When the couple brought the desk home it wouldn’t fit through the door. The couple had to pull the desk apart, including the file cabinets. Behind the drawers they discovered a plastic bag filled with cash. they counted up and there’s $98,000 cash sitting in the bag. The couple couldn’t believe their eyes. They picked up the phone and called the original owner
The original owner was speechless. “Oh my gosh, because I… oh my God,” she said. The former owner had stuffed her inheritance in the desk and forgot where she put the money. The rabbi and his wife returned the cash to the rightful owner. Rabbi Muroff said the most important thing in life is to be honest.
Rabbi Don Yoel Levy is director of the OK Kosher Certification. During the early 1960s, his father, Rabbi Berel Levy, was privy to the Rebbe's methods of working with other Jewish movements.
In anticipation of New York City mayoral elections, the Rebbe asks then comptroller and mayoral candidate, "Why do you want to be mayor -- who's the actual boss of New York City, the mayor or the comptroller?"
"Miracles, and retelling the wondrous deeds of the righteous, uplift the individual, evoking a desire to shake oneself free from the mundane; they stir the soul -- even one mired in the depths..." - The Rebbe, 1932
770 Eastern Parkway was the address thousands turned to in search of wisdom, comfort, and a miracle. Presented here are eight first-hand accounts of miraculous healing in the wake of the Rebbe's blessings.
The Chasidic community are recognized for their conservative dress, but what is the meaning behind their style, StyleLIkeU Uniforms Presents: The Substance of Hasidic Style
Pakistani terrorists attacked the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, 29th of Heshvan, 5769 (26 November 2008). Part of a concerted attack that killed 179 and wounded hundreds, they murdered the young Chabad emissaries running the house, Rabbi Gavriel and Mrs. Rivky Holtzberg. Their infant son, who turned two the day after his parents were brutally killed, was heroically rescued by his Indian caregiver.
