A message from the Lubavitcher Rebbe for today:

שבת שלום ומבורך!

After morning prayers here in Queens, I looked around and noticed that not a single person in synagogue was born in the United States. Jews born in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Uzbekistan, Morocco, and Canada (me). We recited Psalms for the success of the IDF and everyone's safety.

Smells Like Purim Spirit + Raffle Launch - mailchi.mp/c7421e2dc2a7/s…

Smells Like Purim Spirit - mailchi.mp/c7421e2dc2a7/s…

Korach - The Musical!

painting by Vincent van Gogh for parshas korach: almond blossom (feb.1890).

Today I swam 1300 yards -- one yard for each ticket I am trying to sell in the Grand Draw! Your tickets will go support the students on campus. Thank you for your attention to this matter! QueensRaffle.com

Top of the Mountain - mailchi.mp/8fded01f058d/t…

"gets to keep"

The Dancing Envelope 🕺✉️ - mailchi.mp/0fa7fa3081f7/d…

Another amazing day, another amazing opportunity to give tzedakah & support the students! 145 wonderful people have purchased a total of 740 tickets so far. Can you help us reach our goal of 1300 tickets? We only have until July 9th (that's Wednesday)! QueensRaffle.com

New song for Parshas Balak! Kind of a 60s/70s gunslinger ballad. The idea of a mercenary sorcerer trekking across the desert for a job doomed to fail felt like it belonged in that world. But in the end, it was the donkey’s story that drew me in.

we need a meme. and your help. - mailchi.mp/fd657507b8ad/h…

we need a meme. and your help. - mailchi.mp/fd657507b8ad/h… QueensRaffle.com

Our annual summer fundraiser wraps up at midnight tonight. It's been great so far; all funds raised stay right here in Queens with our Chabad House. We are still shy of our goal, if you're in a position to help, I would really appreciate it! Thank you!! QueensRaffle.com

Less than 11 hours left to our summer raffle fundraiser. We still need 121 tickets to reach our goal. Are you able to help? QueensRaffle.com

Today's Chumash #Balak Day 4 has the verse "a nation who dwells alone" which recalls this conversation between Yitzchak Rabin & the Rebbe on this verse. Hear former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin tell it: chabad.org/multimedia/vid…

is a machine smarter than you? 🧠 - mailchi.mp/21610f9361a5/d…

My son told me that he heard in the name of Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kesselman (a renowned mentor in the yeshiva in Kfar Chabad, Israel; passed away 1971): One day, they will create a machine that is smarter than a person. However, that machine will not be able to daven (pray).