Sydney Shliach to Lead Cohort for Community Wellbeing

A course providing shluchim with skills to support the well-being of their community members, including text-based materials, videos, and interactive discussions, will be led by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie, Shliach in Sydney, Australia, is scheduled to begin next week.

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Just hours after his victory, Delaware’s new Jewish Governor-elect Matt Meyer visited Chabad of Delaware to put on Tefillin and recite Shema with Rabbis Chuni Vogel and Motti Flikshtein, acknowledging that all brachos come from Hashem.

Rocket Falls in Ben-Gurion Airport, No Injures

Red Alert sirens sounded across central Israel today and a Hezbollah rocket landed in the vicinity of Ben-Gurion Airport, creating a crater in the parking lot. Shrapnel landed in Kfar Chabad, but no injuries or damages were reported there.

Rabbi Dovid Lesselbaum, 92, AH

Rabbi Dovid Lesselbaum, one of Kfar Chabad’s early residents, who served as a mashpia for the French-speaking community and editor of the French Sichat HaShavua publication, passed away on Wednesday, 5 Cheshvan.

Donald Trump to Become 47th US President

In a historic win, Donald J. Trump has emerged victorious in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, making him the 47th President of the United States. In a public broadcast, political commentator Ben Schapiro attributed Trump’s success to his davening at the Rebbe’s Ohel.

War Day 369: Iran Moving Missiles to Iraq, Reasons Behind Galant’s Firing

War Summary, Day 396: Five reasons why Defence Minister Yoav Galant was fired, $5 million offer to Gazans to return hostages alive, bomb near Gaza hospital explodes on WHO convoy, Iran transferring ballistic missiles to Iraq, security forces find explosives in a mosque in Shomron, explosive lab discovered in Menashe area, and PA security forces discover primed rocket launcher in their village.

Evening Kollel Kicks Off Winter Session with Festive Event

Photo: Dovber Hechtman
Photo: Dovber Hechtman

A grand event marked the start of the daily Kollel Erev in Rechovot, Eretz Yisroel, with leading rabbonim, mashpi’im and shluchim, honoring members of Anash who, over this past year, mastered Seder Birkos HaNehenin and Hilchos Seudah.

Elections and Ethics: Dina Demalchusa Part II

In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko explores how “Dina Demalchusa” recognizes democratically elected leaders, shaping the Jewish approach to secular law under elected governments, and how it applies to traffic laws, zoning regulations, rent control, and more.

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