Kfar Chabad Wedding Hall Closed By Rov After “Events Bordering On Immodesty”
An uproar broke out Friday in Kfar Chabad after the town’s rabbi, Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, ordered the closure of local wedding halls until further notice.
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Long Distance Honor
The Rebbe advised that Simcha ask his father to come for a private audience. Max agreed. During the audience, the Rebbe asked him directly whether he would allow his son to continue his studies in Montreal.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Mrs. Esther Serebryanski, The 1st Editor of Di Yiddishe Heim
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Head Start Education Program Will Be Cut Off For Immigrants Without Legal Status, Trump Admin Says
The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.
New Engagement!
Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!
Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
BESHT: How to Defeat Bilam
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Aryeh Israeli is a renowned Mashpia and gives lectures on topics of Chassidus and Kabbalah. He will be giving this week’s Shiur on How to defeat Bilam.
Trump Announces Plan To Hike Tariffs On Canada To 35%
President Trump announced Thursday his administration would impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian goods beginning next month.
Baby Boy!
Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
Weekly Story: Am I a Schneerorski?
This week I am posting some of the thoughts which I mentioned at a Yud Beis Tammuz farbrengen in Toms River, New Jersey. As always, your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated and welcomed.
JLI: How I’m Raising a Hasidic Family in Rural Texas
Through a series of real-life stories (including raising triplets on a college campus) and fundamental texts, explore the potential in every day, even when it seems like things aren’t going the way we thought they would.
The prison and environs in winter. Guards are allowed to shoot an escaping prisoner after he has crossed the middle wooden fence.
Weekly Dvar Torah: The Day a Soul Broke an Empire – the Triumph of Jewish Pride
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman looks at the soul of a Rebbe, taking inspiration from an interrogation done in Soviet Russia in 1930.
Grab Free Frozen Drinks at 7-Eleven on Slurpee Day
As part of its annual tradition, 7-Eleven convenience stores will be giving away a free small Slurpee drink at all locations today.
Four-Part Series “Montana Chai” Celebrates Eighteen Years With Eye On Future
Chavie and Rabbi Chaim Bruk kicked off the celebration of their eighteen years of Shlichus with, “Montana Chai,” a four part video series, produced by the talented Bentzi Avtzon and Yuvla Media, that tells the story of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana through four individuals and families that have become a part of our special community.
The five bar mitzvah boys walk into their celebration in Ashkelon, Israel.
Five Ukrainian Evacuees Celebrate Bar Mitzvah in Israel After Wartime Escape
Five Ukrainian evacuees from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, celebrated a joint bar mitzvah in the Israeli city of Ashkelon last month—a milestone marking not just their coming of age, but their journey from war-torn Ukraine to safety in Israel.
Sign Goes Up, The Crown Height Jewish Community Council To Serve The Community From New Location
Say goodbye to the old Crown Heights Jewish Community Council storefront on Kingston Ave that has been serving the community for 50 years. Signs have gone up at the future location for the council and its services.
BDE: Mrs. Esther Serebryanski, 95, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Esther Serebryanski OBM. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she passed away on Thursday, 14 Tammuz, 5785, in Crown Heights.
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