Chaim Bruk
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co-CEO of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana, father of five adopted children and a lover of Torah, Sushi and the great outdoors!
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Montana is safe for Jews, but what about America 🇺🇸? Montanans recognize evil, but has America embraced terrorists?
My latest column that every “neutral” American should read today!
The truth hurts, it ain’t pretty, but it’s not too late.
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I write with tears rolling down my face. Chavie and I are broken. The pain is unbearable.
It was the hardest Simchas Torah of my life. As the news trickled in, the uncertainty took over. We cried, we danced, we worried, we sang, we prayed, we hurt, we inspired, we were, and are,
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Bozeman, Montana.
Memorial Day 2024.
Local Veterans ride by our beautiful Main Street with an 🇺🇸 but also, in support of the Jewish people, an 🇮🇱.
They aren’t Jewish, it was unsolicited, and they never did it before, but today when the Jewish people are under assault, as we
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My son was traveling home from a Chabad winter camp for Shluchim’s children in California. He was a UM on
@Delta
and I was making my way through security to get him from the gate.
I arrived at the gate and found an entire Jewish family from Beverly Hills waiting with him
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A Jew named Chaim gets into an Uber with a Muslim named Yousef…
He’s a Moroccan living in Pittsburgh for thirty five years and I’m a New Yorker living in Montana for seventeen. He and his wife have three children, Chavie and I have five. He prays five times each day and I pray
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Montana, USA.
Grateful to live in a state where I’m welcomed at our state capitol with this 👇
Symbolic and deeply touching.
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Look at this image.
It happened today.
A Jewish man in his late 20’s, struggling with his faith and identity, came to visit me at the Chabad Center. We chatted, I empathized with many of his struggles, his mom and siblings have left the Jewish faith for various reasons, and he
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I was concerned.
As I walked out of our Shul yesterday I saw this fellow walking towards me. It’s a public space with other businesses so I wasn’t in full panic mode, but since October 7th, I’m super vigilant, as the hatred towards Jews, coming from many who look like him, is
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Anyone know why every Jew hater is wearing a mask?
Asking for a friend.
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Behold the Guardian of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Psalm 121.
That’s my tweet.
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He’s 13. He’s Chrisitian. He’s also brilliant and inquisitive.
Joseph is homeschooled and his father Ted reached out because Joseph is studying ancient Aramaic. He taught himself to read Hebrew and Aramaic, his knowledge is super impressive and he wanted to see, and touch, the
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From the river to the sea, the Jewish people will protect themselves!
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For just one moment, please remove all politics from your mind and heart. I know it’s hard, but please do it anyway.
I’m Jewish in Montana, America, 2023.
My great grandparents were murdered in Poland with most of their family for the “crime” of being Jewish.
A sitting US
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Our daughter Zeesy, who has a rare genetic disorder, Glut-1 deficiency, speaking last night at her Bas Mitzvah celebration….it’s worth your time if you’d like to be inspired and uplifted! She’s the future!
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My wife & co-CEO is awesome, not just b/c of her mouthwatering cooking, thoughtful classes & life guidance at , but b/c she's real, raw, & authentically caring. Today is her 38th birthday, so follow her here, you'll be happy you did:
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We received a call yesterday with the caller asking if they can drive from Kalispell to be baptized with us.
I was perplexed.
I texted them back and this is what the conversation looked like.
Another day in the life…. 🙂
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@ChaskelBennett
💯 it’s grotesque and gives fuel to the haters. We are a dignified, respectful people, not this.
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Flying home from my mom’s yahrtzait and my nieces engagement celebration; enjoying the spirituality of morning prayers in public at the
@Delta
lounge at
@mspairport
!
Dedicated to
@Chusidel
and all of us who are comfortable in our Jewish skin!
We don’t cower. We don’t duck. We
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As I write this, thirty members of Bozeman’s homeless community, are joined at our Shul watching the Super Bowl as part of the Super Soul movement led by
@MeirKay
.
They are enjoying Kosher wings and hot dogs, snacks and drinks, swag and warm clothing, and mostly a warm,
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A child with special needs will inspire you to be a special kind of person.
Zeesy is off to
@CampSimcha
, a heavenly experience on earth, where her counselor Shayna and the entire staff will shower her, and her fellow campers, with fun, love, and heavy loads of TLC.
We are so
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From the River to the Sea…
My family and our Palestinian heritage.
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18 years ago today, on the 24th of Teves, Chavie and I stood at the Rebbe’s resting place, prayed with our parents and grandparents at our side that this union work out, and then announced our engagement. Two months later we were married.
Our 18 years together has been quite a
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Off she goes….
Chaya will be attending a Jewish high school away from home….we will miss you my baby girl…
May G-d make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah
May the Lord bless you and watch over you. May the Lord cause His countenance to shine to you and favor you. May
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18 years!
It’s been an awesome ride!
She was 21, I was 24 and after a few weeks of dating, fifty hours of conversing and getting to know each other’s soul, we got engaged and were married two months later.
Life is a journey, with pit stops and merry moments, easy going days
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15 yrs ago tonight, Chavie & I landed at
@BozemanAirport
to start our journey as illuminators, bringing the Rebbe’s love of each human being to the 4 corners of Montana.
Today, we have 4 centers, in BZN, Missoula, Kalispell & soon in Billings.
May the light continue to shine!
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17 years!
Today, the 22nd of Adar, Chavie and I celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary. I once read that “A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences”.
We’ve been through a lot on the roller
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Shehechiyanu!
It’s a big day!
October 7th shook our world to the core. Since that day, too much darkness has ensued, revealing a vitriolic hatred to Jews/Judaism the likes of which we have never experienced in our lifetime.
The only response to the haters, to antisemitism,
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Mi K’Amcha Yisroel!
Rabbi Benzion Twerski, who visits Montana, representing
@OUKosher
at local facilities, sent me this email on Friday.
A genuine gesture of kindness, care for another Jew living in rural America, and a heartwarming reminder to me and Chavie that we are blessed
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I texted a young Jewish professional in town, inviting him to be our guest for Rosh Hashana dinner on Friday.
His response was priceless, one you’d only receive in Big Sky Country!
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He grew up in a Chassidic community.
He attended Yeshiva until age 18.
He lives and works in Big Sky.
I’ve never heard such a heartfelt recitation of the Shema.
A soul on fire. I’m inspired.
#AmYisroelChai
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When leaving Bozeman is too early to Daven and landing in New York is too late…we pray mid-flight.
Would you pray while flying? Would it make you uncomfortable?
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Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day!
I’m personally grateful to the civil rights movement and MLK for fighting for basic humanity in our country, paving a path that would allow this beautiful black boy Menny to be the son of two white parents who love him unconditionally.
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So proud of our Montana men who are in Israel making a difference! Can’t wait to have them visit our Shul upon their return!
#MontanaProud
#Cowboys
#LoveIsrael
They’re not Jewish but they love Jews. ♥️
Meet the cowboys from Montana and Arkansas who have come to lend a hand in Israel.
"I'm here to serve Israel any way we can during the hard time in the struggle against Hamas."
Here are your modern-day righteous among the nations.
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Dear members of Montana’s Jewish community,
It’s been three weeks of hell. None of us have been able to internalize what occurred to our people, as endless tears roll down our faces and barbaric images are stuck in our minds. We watched hundreds of our brothers and sisters
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Wishing a happy 11th to my boy!
Spent the day with him in New York praying at the Rebbe’s Ohel, enjoying Kosher delicacies, celebrating with his Zayde (my dad), and having one-on-one time with the kid who makes me smile everyday and is an expert in giving me and Chavie a run for
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Thank you
@SheehyforMT
!
The heart of our Montana Jewish family is broken💔; we appreciate the love and support!
Carmen and I are praying for the loved ones of Hersh Goldberg-Polin after his brutal murder at the hands of Hamas terrorist thugs who’ve been emboldened by American weakness.
As we mourn the loss of a fellow American and other hostages, we’re reminded of the need for American
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Confession.
I live in a wonderful town with a fairly small Jewish population. So, while I always marvel at Shluchim who have Tefilin on them wherever they go, It didn’t hit home for me in Big Sky Country.
I was inspired by Rabbi Moshe Feller of Minnesota, Rabbi Benny Zippel of
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We are physically exhausted but emotionally/spiritually invigorated.
593 homes received hand-made Shemura Matzah.
17 homes have new Kosher Mezuzos.
I sang Oifen Pripichek with one Jewish woman “Ruchel Leah” at a local senior center.
Sale and purchase of our Chometz went
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Israel 101; this was sent by Montana OPI superintendent
@ElsieArntzenMT
to 20,000 school principals and teachers around the state!
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Never say never.
Just over a year ago at age 40, I decided that I must start working out, exercising, so that I get more in shape and hopefully live healthier and longer.
I’m not marathon runner or weightlifter, just a rabbi, with an awesome trainer named Aaron, who works out
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It’s gotta stop.
I shouldn’t have to say this but it must be said: Neither
@SenatorTester
or
@SheehyforMT
are antisemites. Hinting in any way that they are, is wrong, and it’s a horrible misuse of religion as a political tool.
I know them both, they have both visited our Jewish
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Let your heart be warmed as mine was…my boy Menny singing “Keili Ata” at his aunt Brocha’s wedding last night in San Antonio. So much heart. So much passion. So much soulfulness!
Mazal Tov Mendel and Brocha!
It’s hot in Texas so Menny ditched his shirt.
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Linda, an amazing teacher at Heritage Christian School in Bozeman stopped by my house today unannounced to bring this massive card that she and her students wrote for me, the rabbi.
One student wrote “I know I haven’t met you, but that doesn’t mean I can’t pray for you…I pray
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Tisha B’Av Mincha in Bozeman, Montana.
HaShem, take a look at your people, are we not worthy of Mashiach coming today? Make it happen!!!
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@McFaul
@Stanford
As a rabbi in your native Bozeman, I can’t fathom that you are OK with the movement that is seeking to a eradicate Jewish students from campus and Jews from the United States of America. I am certain that your Longfellow teachers didn’t inspire that attitude.
You know that this
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When you’re hiking in the Red Rocks of Arizona and a fellow hears that you’re from Bozeman and says “hey, are you the Rabbi from Bozeman? I follow you on Twitter”.
Our Jewish family!
@eliminsky
, what a pleasure!
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“Chaim Shaul, what are you doing for the summer?”
That was the question that changed my life forever.
I spent the summer of 2004 traversing Montana, from Billings to Eureka. I enjoyed visiting many Jews, doing Mitzvos and discovering the natural beauty of Montana.
During the
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@bradmwarren
If we do a Bozeman solidarity event this week I’ll send you the invite to share on your feed.
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7 days ago, this Esrog, from Calabria, was yellow & unblemished. During Sukkos, 133 Jews made blessings on it & its real beauty, the beauty of souls connecting with G-d, is visible!
May He see our love & celebrate the imperfectionists who create the wholesomeness of Am Yisroel!
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Double digits, baby!
My boy turns ten today! A decade of love, laughter, challenges, and successes! In a home of five females, we are the man team, we get each other, and I can’t wait to see where life takes this little Chossid!
Happy birthday Menny, May you continue to smile
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That moment when you get up to board a 6:00 AM flight & realize your daughter isn’t at your side. You turn around and realize that she’s in middle of the prime Amidah prayer and totally immersed, talking to her Creator.
Man, I wish I could have a bit of that sincerity & purity!
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As time passed I thought it was getting easier…perhaps it did for a while….but the yearning is back with a vengeance.
My regal mother, Chana Leah bas Reb Shimon, who was full of love and life, left a gaping whole in my heart and as family milestones come and go, as special
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Infueriating anti-Semitic symbol in the bathroom?
See what happened👇
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"Life doesn't come with a manual, it comes with a mother."
I couldn’t agree more.
Happy Mother’s Day to Chavie who juggles so much, doing motherhood right with individuality and intentionality. The world doesn’t see all that you do and how you do it, but I do,
and it’s
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Amid the horrific terror; there is so much light.
Last night, over 100 Bozemanites came together for a Prayer & Solidarity Vigil for Israel. I thank each and every one of you for being there, for giving us a collective hug. We need it, we feel it, we are grateful for it.
Thank
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Almost a year ago Kat stayed at our Bozeman
@Airbnb
and today she sent me this….humanity is really so good…don’t let a few bad apples ruin your feelings for the entire tree!
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The world lost a Mentsch.
In a world too often pledged by division, tribalism and animosity, Senator Joe Lieberman was a voice of kindness, sensitivity, independence and yes, deep faith in G-d.
He was raised as a Jew, lived like a Jew and will be remembered as a proud Jew who
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Yesterday I made a Siyum on volume 20 of the Rebbe Zatza”l’s Farbrengens as printed in chronological order in Toras Menachem.
Every morning, while sipping my black coffee, before sunrise, while the house is still quiet, I indulge myself with the Rebbe’s wisdom, worldview,
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While flying
@delta
to my nieces wedding in Miami, I garnered joy watching my friend Shea, who was on my flight out of Bozeman praying in his seat, unapologetically Jewish.
I Davened with Chavie and the kids at my side while awaiting our connection at
@mspairport
.
Am Yisroel Lo
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Spread the word, Montana!
@aaronflint
@bradmwarren
@SenatorTester
@SteveDaines
@RyanZinke
@RepRosendale
@GregForMontana
@BozemanChamber
@KBZK
@bozchron
@BozemanPolice
@bozeman
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Last night, just 22 hours before Yom Kippur, I joined my daughter Shoshana to place a Mezuzah on her dorm room at MSU! May the blessings this brings her usher in a year of success and revealed good for her and the entire family.
Gmar Chasima Tova! Have an easy fast!
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“I know heaven is a real beautiful place because they have my grandma”
I know that my kids would’ve loved my mom so much and that she’d pamper them with every fiber of her being.
She was so young when she left us.
Seeing my son at my mom’s grave at Old Montefiore Cemetery
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My nephew Sholom and his friend Avrohom Kaplan are serving in the Israel Defense Forces on Israel’s northern border and they sent this Chanukah message to our Montana Jewish community!
Keep praying!
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I live here!
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Traveling with a new Torah for our Shul in Bozeman. Walking through the Vagas airport at 6:00 AM was so special…they run and we run…in a world of slot machines and temporary joys we have the merit to have a foundation, an eternal anchor from our Father in Heaven! Ashreinu!
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Congratulations to Brigadier General Avi Bluth of
@IDF
on being promoted to Commanding Officer of the Central Command with the rank of Major General.
We had the honor of hosting Avi and his family in Bozeman back in 2022 and I have nothing but admiration for this humble,
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Ninety Jews from around the country who are out west visiting the national parks joined our local community for an inspiring Shabbos as we commemorated the 80th Yahrtzait of Reb Levik Schneerson, the Rebbe’s father, with Torah, song, stories, friendship and lots of amazing meals!
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Chanukah 1991. Do you know which kid is me? Recognize any friends or rabbis?
Honored to be singing for elderly Jews in 770, the Rebbe’s Shul, just a few months before he suffered his debilitating stroke.
Renew our days like old!
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Something the haters will never understand. You slit throats and we inspire souls, you shoot rockets and we build centers of Jewish life, you murder babies and we create centers of purity, bringing new life and light into our fractured world.
I left Bozeman early this morning to
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So why did
@benshapiro
retweet Chavie’s birthday tweet? 1) he’s a super nice guy. 2) b/c when a Jew comes to Montana & needs a little Jewish love, we step up & make them feel at home! It was a honor meeting Ben and Mor and I think good things will brighten the world as a result!
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17 years.
The numerical value of the Hebrew word Tov, which means good, is 17.
17 years ago today, the morning after our first anniversary, Chavie and I said goodbye to friends and family and departed Newark Airport to pioneer Chabad Lubavitch of Montana.
Today we Baruch
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Mental illness is prevalent. It’s heartbreaking.
Often, spiritual leaders are the first responders in combatting the inner turbulence that plagues so many in our communities.
A local college student, brilliant, is struggling with his mental health. He is challenged socially,
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Thanks
@SteveDaines
and Cindy for joining us tonight!
Am Yisroel Chai!
Great to join
@MontanaJew
and many Montanans tonight to light the Menorah for the fourth day of Chanukah!
Now more than ever it’s important that we be a light in the darkness and stand with our Jewish friends in Montana and everywhere.
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Alan is from Bainbridge Island.
I’m from Bozeman.
We met on Orcas Island.
Our kids enjoyed playing with their golden doodle and before we knew it I was able to wrap Alan in Tefillin. They also knew our amazing colleagues the Goldshmid’s who serve as the Rebbe’s Shluchim on
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I love Sukkos, I love Sushi, I love Jews, I’m ok with a little Scotch…80 souls joined us last night for Sushi & Scotch in the Sukkah!
No jokes friends, Am Yisroel is truly Chai!
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I will land back in Bozeman in about 25 minutes, after an 80 hour whirlwind trip to Israel. That’s 32 hours in the air and many hours of stopovers…BZN-MSP-CDG-TEL-JFK-SLC-BZN…
Why? Why do something so crazy? What can possibly be worthy of a trip like this?
Answer: family.
I
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No matter how tall a son grows, he will always look up to his dad.
I sure hope so.
Some Aba/Menny time earlier this week!
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Chavie cooks for hundreds with her right hand woman Sarah and with the help of Rachel.
Deliver Matzah to 510 homes.
Search for Chometz.
Sell the Chometz.
Make a Siyum for the firstborn.
Burn the Chometz.
Host 90 people for the first Seder including 15 MSU students.
Host 24 people
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When your daughter asks you to join her for lunch at school…You show up even if it’s Friday and you’re getting ready for Shabbos….Had a blast with Chana Laya!
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Just had a chance to watch this video of
@NYCMayor
! I got goosebumps….that’s what standing with Israel looks like! That’s what a friend sounds like! That’s what America’s Mayor should be like!
Wow! Shabbat Shalom!
Video: "We are not alright!" "We should be angry!" I am not only your mayor, "I am your brother." One of most riveting declarations of friendship and defiance you will ever witness from an elected official. Watch as
@NYCMayor
Eric adams pours out his heart and soul in defiance
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When Montana meets South Dakota while visiting the boss! So happy to see
@SDakotaRabbi
at the Rebbe’s Ohel this morning! May the prayers bring blessings to our families, communities, and our respective States!
Lighting up rural America!
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Despite the frigid temperatures (-17 this evening), a beautiful diverse crowd joined to hear
@Chusidel
(Shloime Zionce) speak about his fascinating journeys around the Arab world…we were inspired, uplifted and impressed! Keep traveling and making a Kiddush HaShem!
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His name was Shimon.
He was my beloved Zayde (grandpa).
His parents were Shmuel Zanvil and Menucha Kraindel.
His siblings were Chana, Leah, Tzvi Hirsh, Chaim, Yaakov and Yosef.
They were all murdered by the Nazis for the crime of being Jewish.
He survived and married Bubbe
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It’s an act of kindness, especially in rural America with blood shortages.
Yesterday, my 19-year-old daughter Shoshana joined me at
@BozemanChamber
and donated blood for her very first time. I’m glad she got this opportunity, she rocked it, and hopefully she’ll do it every few
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Change is hard.
On January 26, 1993, the 19th of Teves, our family moved out of our two bedroom rental house on Crown Street, downstairs from our dear friends the Lokshin’s, into a three story brownstone on President Street.
For the past 31 years 1507 has been home. We come and
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Just because you’re Jewish…
Being African American in favor of slavery, doesn’t make slavery any more acceptable. Being a woman in favor of rape, doesn’t make rape any more acceptable. Being Rwandan in favor of genocide, doesn’t make genocide any more acceptable. Being Tibetan
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@MrOneHotDo29139
Send me a private message and I will give you my direct contact information so we can make the next spiritual Tefilin moment happen soon!
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Beautiful moment of humanity in which a Chabad Lubavitch student steps in to save a self harming individual…
Incredible video of a French YouTuber about to a super dangerous stunt until he’s stopped by a young Jewish boy concerned for his safety. ❤️
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Captain, my captain!
29 years of longing. 29 years of fortitude. 29 years of a growing impact.
The feelings today are always raw, always conflicting, always uplifting and therapeutic.
We will not rest until we get it done, Rebbe. We will make Mashiach a reality.
Love you!
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