A Father, A Soldier, A Shliach – Rabbi Yosef Glitzenstein Ends Reserve Duty With Award
Israeli Journalist Amichai Attali wrote the following regarding Rabbi Yosef Glitzenstein, A Shliach, Lawyer, Father and soldier.
‘Anshei Moshe’ Parades Lincoln Place
With over 100 Kinderlach in participation, Kindelach learned about the significance of Lag BaOmer, recited the 12 Pesukim, and enjoyed stories, raffles, and prizes. Rally was led by the Shul’s Rav, Rabbi Menachem Mendel D. Yusewitz .
JEM: The Story Behind the 12 Pesukim Campaign
Exactly 50 years ago, the Rebbe launched a bold new initiative in Jewish education. Twelve passages — drawn from the Torah, the Sages, and Chassidus — covering the fundamental tenets of Jewish life, were collected for children to recite, memorize, and pass on to others.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Warsaw Memories #5, Warsaw Cemetery
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.
9 Children, 1 Unimaginable Loss – Help Support the Reiter Family
After a courageous and prolonged battle with illness, Devorah Leah Reiter, the Shlucha of the Chabad Jewish Learning Center in Roslyn Heights, of blessed memory passed away at just 47 years old. She leaves behind her husband and nine children.
Shabbos Achdus Programs – Jewish Children Unite
Join the childrens’ Achdus gatherings, for children in Pre 1A – 5th Grade, b’ezras Hashem this Shabbos, 29 Iyar.
The synagogue of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhibuzh, Ukraine.
Weekly Story: A Baal Shem Tov Story
I heard this story a few weeks ago from Rabbi Nissan Mangel Sheyichye at his weekly Shabbos farbrengen in Ksav Sofer. And I decided, being that it is a story of the Baal Shem Tov, I will publish it on the Shabbos before the first day of Shavuos, which is the Baal hem Tov’s yahrzeit.
Thousands Gather Online for Global Mivtzah Chinuch Event
Wednesday night’s global Mivtzah Chinuch event, hosted by the Menachem Education Foundation with the Merkos Chinuch Office, gathered nearly 4,000 people from around the world to hear about how each person can fulfill their role in Mivtzah Chinuch.
Weekly Dvar Torah: One Heart – Prerequisite for Receiving the Torah
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman takes on an age-old question: what makes a Jew special? What about the Jewish Nation unites them as one?
Tshura Released For The Nemes – Mishulavin Wedding
A Tshura was distributed at the Nemes – Mishulavin wedding, and is presented it here for the wider Chabad community.
Crown Heights Residents Voice Anger at Town Hall Over Proposed Homeless Facility on Empire Blvd
On Tuesday evening, hundreds of community members gathered at MS 61, located at 400 Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights, for a heated town hall meeting regarding a proposed 140-bed single adult men’s homeless facility expected to open in two weeks at the Ramada by Wyndham in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Parshas Bamidbar
Each farbrengen is a priceless treasure. It was the highlight of the week for those fortunate to be present when the Rebbe farbrenged. Nowadays, these farbrengens are preserved in thousands of pages, waiting to be relived by every chossid.
Yeshivah Gedolah Melbourne Welcomes CTeen Director for Grand Shabbos Achdus
Rabbi Shimon Rivkin, Executive Director of CTeen International at Merkos 302 and Mashpia in Oholei Torah Mesivta, heads to Melbourne this weekend to lead a grand Shabbos Achdus program ahead of Shavuos, marking forty years since the Rebbe’s call for Shabbos Achdus.
HY’D: IDF Soldier Killed By Mortar Fire In Southern Lebanon
The slain soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, of the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from the southern community of Dekel.
Baby Boy!
Shuki and Chaya Sara (nee Marasow) Friedman from Baltimore, MD had a baby boy!
“Just One Shabbat to Bring Moshiach”: 40 Years After the Rebbe’s Call, Jews Across America Unite for “Shabbat 250”
To answer the call of shluchim and community leaders worldwide, the Moshiach Office at Merkos 302 has prepared resources in the spirit of “One Shabbat to bring Moshiach” (Yerushalmi Taanis 1:1) for use in communities this Shabbos.
Weekly Letter: The Very Unique Quality of TIME
As we are counting the days and the weeks now – days between Pesach and Shavuos, we share a fascinating letter of the Rebbe on the very unique quality of TIME.
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