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Category Archives: Chabad
The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Estate Was Worth $57,000
Rav Samuel Belkin of YU similarly died poor. Rabbi Rakeffet contrasts this behavior with all the Jewish crooks, including murderers, who put on kipot and act all religious. There have been articles written on whether or not it affects a … Continue reading
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When the Chassidic Rebbe Danced with the Antisemites
I’d like to think that my blog does the same thing as the rebbe in this story. I suspect that the ADL, SWC and SPLC in this situation would have put out press releases and agitated to have the anti-Semites … Continue reading
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So This Jewess Told Me To Stop Using The Word ‘Jewess’
Isn’t that just like a Jewess, always telling God-fearing folk such as myself what words we may and may not use. A lot of Jewesses on JSwipe use pictures of themselves in provocative yoga poses (far more than the shiksas … Continue reading
The Eruvim In Sydney, Melbourne
Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says: “It is no question that Chabad played the major role in the Yiddishkeit we have in Melbourne and Sydney. They have a major problem because the Lubavitcher Rebbe was against building an eruv and yet you … Continue reading
Counterpunch: Why is the US Honoring a Racist Rabbi?
April 7, 2014, Alison Weir wrote for Counterpunch, a magazine of the left: If things proceed normally, President Barak Obama will soon proclaim April 11, 2014 “Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.” Despite the innocuous name, this day honors the memory … Continue reading
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The Jew Moves The World
This poster on the bus is a statement from the Lubavitcher Rebbe: “The Gentile doesn’t want anything. He waits to be told what the Jew wants!” This point of view does not bother me. Every group with spirit sees itself … Continue reading
Daily Wisdom From The Rebbe
Link: In these days especially, when by G-d’s kindness we stand at the threshold of redemption, we must make every conceivable effort to strengthen every facet of our religion. Mitzvot must be observed b’hidur, with “beauty,” beyond minimal requirements. Customs … Continue reading
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R. Ariel Rav-Noy Was 35
From Chabadinfo: With deep sadness we report the tragic passing of Rabbi Ariel Rav-Noy OBM, at the age of 35, after suffering a sudden heart attack earlier today. Rabbi Rav-Noy served as a Shliach in the Chabad Persian Center in … Continue reading
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Isaac’s Birth: A Prototype Of Jewish Influence On The Nations
Rather than influencing the nations through left-wing politics and destructive forms of entertainment, Jews should be touching the world with the light of Torah. Because Ashenazi Jews have average IQs around 110 (the highest for any group), high in-group solidarity, … Continue reading