6 Torahs to be Completed in Grand Celebration
All Anash and Shluchim are invited to attend a grand celebration in Crown Heights to mark the completion of six new Torahs sponsored by Chilean philanthropist Leonardo Farkas.
Daily Archives: October 23, 2015
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Shabbat for A Million? International Project Gains Traction
If it looks like a mass movement and it grows like a mass movement, it probably is one.
IDF Soldier Wounded in Gush Etzion Stabbing Attack
An IDF soldier was stabbed and lightly wounded by a Palestinian attacker during operational activity near the Gush Etzion security fence, the IDF said.
Video: Treasures of Another Kind
This inspiring video, produced by Moshe Raskin of Swish Media, promotes the upcoming JLI series: Journey of the Soul. The video features Chassidic rock band 8th Day, whose song ‘Just Like You’ tells the story of a student who went to visit a sage, and is astounded to see the sage has virtually nothing in his home. The rabbi’s transformative explanation for his apparent lack teaches us all we need to know about our life’s priorities.
The infamous 749 Eastern Parkway dormitory. Inset Top: Yonah Shifren. Inset Bottom: Yossef Nachum.
Two Arrested for Terrorizing, Beating Fellow Student
A ‘Kvutzeh’ student has become the victim of a terror campaign perpetrated by his fellow students in a bid to evict him from his dorm room in the infamous and lawless 749 Eastern Parkway dormitory. The terror campaign against him included a series of robberies, a brutal beat down, letters containing threats and rifle ammunition left on his pillow.
Photos: Yeshiva Erev Begins a New Year
Sounds of learning and excitement filled halls of many Shuls in Crown Heights as some 300 students from neighborhood schools joined in the first week of Yeshiva Erev.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Mitzvah of Bris Milah
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levi Heber will lead a discussion on the topic – The Mitzvah of Bris Milah.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe entering a Machane Yisroel Development Fund meeting.
Video: Can You Identify the Beard? Hip or Hassid?
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel featured a Hilarius clip Thursday night showing a mix of bearded Brooklynites and asked the audience to attempt and identify if they were a Hassid or a Hipster. Kimmel’s crew was spotted on Kingston Avenue Wednesday filming in preparation for the game.
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