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: Now offering courses on disability inclusion at Chabad centers around the world.
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.
Weekly Letter: The Rebbe on “Yom Haatzma’ut”
In this weeks letter The Rebbe responds to a question about Chabad’s involvement in various matters, where the Rebbe refers specifically to Chabad’s involvement in Zahal (Israeli Army). Which leads the Rebbe to discuss and encourage the strengthening of the security in our Holy Land, by opposing the surrender of any part of our land. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of The Rebbe during Shachris in 770.
Weekly Story: The Bear That Davened
Moshe considered himself very fortunate. The local Poritz (squire) had hired him to manage all of his estates. Not only would his personal financial stability improve, but as the manager, he would now be in a position to hire and help many other Jews in the community. They would no longer have to bribe the officials in order to lease an inn or to acquire any other license.
Shabbos at the Besht: All About Faith
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Fishel Oster, a Maggid Shiur in Oholei Torah, will lead a discussion on the topic of Faith.
Video: If Good is Good can Better be Better?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Tazria – Metzora. This week he answers the question: If good is good can better be better? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.