Man Shot in the Leg on Crown Street
Police are searching for two vehicles that fled the scene of a shooting on Crown Street which left one man with a gunshot wound to his leg.
Brooklyn Artist Hendel Futerfas Exhibits in Atlanta
Hendel Futerfas, namesake of the legendary father of contemporary Hasidic artist, Hendel Lieberman, showed his artwork at Congregation Beth Tefillah (CBT) of Atlanta, Georgia, this past Sunday.
After 36 Years of Service, Hikind will not Seek Reelection
New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) announced this morning that he will not be seeking another term of office. The announcement was part of a short video that looks back on Hikind’s unparalleled four decades of community service and ceaseless activism, including his 36 years in the New York State Assembly.
Instant Torah: How to be Holy
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Shmini is titled: HOw to be holy.
Video: What is Real Love?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Acharei – Kedoshim. This week he answers the question: What is real love? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
New Engagement!
Menachem Mendel (ben Asher) Eisenbach (Kfar Chabad, Israel) and Brocha (bas Sholom) Weiss (Manchester, England)
Baby Boy!
Shmuly and Mushky (nee Nagar) Borenstein (Crown Heights)
Weekly JLI Video: Seeing Yourself in Others
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. Kedoshim. This week’s video is titled: Seeing Yourself in Others.
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Hindy Greenberg (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Chaim Shaul and Sarale (nee Farkash) Rivkin (Kirkland, WA)
Community Turns Out for Press Conference Condemning Attack
Hundreds of Jewish residents of Crown Heights turned out for a press conference condemning a vicious and vile assault – which was motivated by anti-Semitism – of a Jewish man on Shabbos afternoon.
Retreat Moments: Why Pray When You Can Worry?
High-stakes production stories, star celebrities, and a little sprinkle of wisdom from our sages will help you laugh away stress … more
Wounded IDF Soldiers Share Stories with Students on W. Coast Campuses
At a time when Israel and the Israel Defense Forces are dominating international headlines, two IDF veterans–Matan Roettger and Or Porat–are visiting college campuses in the United States to talk about their real-life experiences fighting terrorism and keeping civilians safe.
Baby Girl!
Alon and Chana Miriam Golub (Beit Shemesh, Israel)
Beating Victim Gives Interviews, Surveillance Footage Released
Hitting the Sunday evening news cycle was the shocking story of the vicious assault of a 50-year-old Jewish man, in a hate and anti-Semitic fueled attack on Shabbos afternoon. Surveillance video showed the moment he was attacked, and the victim described the incident in his own words.
8:00pm: What Is the Story with the Rebbe’s Brother, R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 210, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Is the Story with the Rebbe’s Brother, R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib? Why Are Many Women on a Mitzva-Based Walkathon Dressed Not Tzinus’dik? What Resides on the Right Side of the Non-Jews’ Heart? Why Do You Wear a Knitted Yarmulke? Where to Find a Teacher to Help Understand Chassidus?
New Engagement!
Nosson Zand (Boston/North Miami Beach) and Peshy Greenberg (Buffalo, NY)
Hundreds Visit the Ohel of the Tzemach Tzedek
In honor of the 185th birthday of the Rebbe Maharash, approximately 200 people came to the village of Lubavitch where he is buried where a special tent set up by the administrator of the Holy Sites in Lubavitch, Shliach Reb Gavriel Gordon where the crowds farbrenged for many hours around tables laden with delicacies.
Jewish Man Severely Beaten and Strangled on Shabbos Afternoon
A 50-year-old Jewish man was severely beaten and nearly choked to death on Saturday afternoon after saying “hello” to a black man, who retorted “I don’t like you fake Jews, you stole my money.”
Family Thanks 1,000 Supporters, Much More Needed
The tragic and untimely passing of R’ Elias (Eli) Friedman OBM in Crown Heights at the young age of 48, from sudden cardiac arrest, a month shy of his first wedding anniversary and 4 days after the birth of his firstborn daughter, has touched the hearts of thousands of people.
New Engagement!
Shmuly (ben Nachman) Schapiro (Crown Heights) and Leah Solomon (Sydney, Australia)
Video: The Rebbe Asks the Children to Sing
This rare color footage is from a Farbrengen that was filmed for a television program in 1973 called The Spark. The Rebbe asked the children to start a lively Niggun and they began singing a melody composed for the Rebbe’s 70th birthday, B’cha Hashem.