Over 50 alumni returned to the Tomchei Tmimim Ocean Parkway campus last Thursday night for an evening of connection. Students stepped back into their classrooms with old photos and reenacted unforgettable moments from their years in yeshiva.
With great sadness we report that Moshe Katz HY’D, the 22 year old son of Mendel and Devorah Katz of New Haven, CT, was killed in a Hezbollah attack while fighting in southern Lebanon.
I went there and asked if there were any Jews. A man appeared and started to holler, “Moshe, how are you?” When I looked puzzled, he told me that he had been at my wedding.
Clappy and Frank interview master winemaker Joseph Zakon. At eighteen years old he opened a winery in Brooklyn NY. And learned how to make wine from books at the library.
By 2018, in partnership with Koren Publishers—who have published Rabbi Adin’s works since 2009—the Steinsaltz Center had completed the Hebrew edition. It sold tens of thousands of copies and inspired the team to explore translating the series into English.
Tune in for a live broadcast at the Ohel of a grand 11 Nissan farbrengen marking the Rebbe’s 124th birthday. Featured speakers: Rabbi Moshe Wolberg, Rabbi Avrohom Sternberg, and Rabbi Yosef Greenberg.
Interactive maps and counter makes it easy to see the Rebbe’s reach being honored around the world.
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.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rav Sholom Shuchat serves as Dayan on the prestigious Beth Din of the Union of
Orthodox Rabbis of the USA and Canada. He will be giving this week’s Shiur on Shabbos Hagodol: An overview of the Halachos of Pesach.
The Bus to the Ohel, which has facilitated round-trip transportation between Crown Heights and the Ohel, has released its expanded schedule for Yud Aleph Nissan.
A list of food products under CHK supervision for Pesach 5786 has been released by the Crown Heights Vaad Hakashrus.
Set in the refined surroundings of Albany Manor, this package offers couples a venue that blends architectural beauty with a warm, sophisticated ambiance. The hall comfortably accommodates 150 guests with ample space for dancing.
Mendel Goodman (Manchester UK) to Maayan Ochman (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
The slain soldier is named as Sgt. Aviaad Elchanan Volansky, 21, of the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, from Jerusalem.
This Sunday is Yud Aleph Nissan, and I would like to share with you a thought I heard from a friend of mine, this past week during a farbrengen to prepare for Yud Aleph Nissan, the Rebbe’s 124th birthday, and subsequently, we will begin saying Kapital 125 in Tehillim.
According to a report in Deutsche Welle, the men were found guilty of stockpiling weapons for future use in terror attacks in Europe, with specific targets in Germany.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman speaks about the birth of a leader, and how a leader’s essence surrounds tending to the needs of the people.
