New Engagement!
Zevi Rotter (Crown Heights) to Miriam Elkins (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Sunday, March 22nd, 8:00pm at The JCM
INBOX: Stop Stealing My Cleaning Lady!
This is not going to be one of those long-winded Op Eds that take ten minutes to read. My message is short….
Ukrainian Boy Raised by Mishpacha Orphanage Celebrates Bar Mitzvah
His story began 13 years ago, when he was abandoned and brought to the community’s care at just 11 days old. Since then, the orphanage – run by Chabad Shluchim – has been the only home he has ever known.
Weekly Story: Beis Nissan Part #2
This Erev Shabbos is Beis Nissan, the 106th yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab as well as 106 years since the Frierdiker Rebbe became Rebbe. In this week’s column, I will continue mentioning certain aspects that we could learn from the Rebbe Rashab’s life, aspects which I related at a farbrengen Thursday night, the eve of Beis Nisaan.
Clappy and Frank Show: The High School Dropout that Built a Hat Empire
In this episode, Clappy and Frank sit down with Yossi Chayo, the founder and creator behind the iconic Bellissimo hat brand—one of the leading names in custom fedoras worn by thousands around the world.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Hashem Energizes — And We Deliver
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the essence of a Korban, not merely an external sacrifice, but an inner movement of closeness.
Beis Nissan: Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Rashab
Today, Beis Nissan, marks the Yahrtzeit of the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn (“Rashab”), who passed away in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in 1920.
Picture of the Day
The sign has gone up on a new “Hummus Bar” opening at the previous flower store on Kingston Ave.
Mitzvah Tanks Gear Up For The Rebbe’s 124th Birthday
In a powerful display of Jewish pride and outreach, 76 Mitzvah Tanks—marking 76 years of the Rebbe’s Nesiyus—will roll out from 770 Eastern Parkway on Thursday, 8 Nissan (March 26), in honor of the Rebbe’s 124th birthday.
Kovetz Limud For Beis Nissan, Yom Hilula of the Rebbe Rashab
Yagdil Torah has compiled a publication with Mishnayos and selected pieces of the Rebbe Rashab’s Torah for Beis Nissan. The publication has been made available at the organizations office and on CrownHeights.info.
Did You Say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Beis Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
New Engagement!
Mendel Minkowitz (Montreal, Canada) to Mushka Lewis (Brighton, England)
Children from over 25 Countries in Route to Crown Heights for CKids Shabbaton
By plane, bus, and train, over 1,000 children and parents from more than twenty-five countries are heading to Crown Heights for the CKids International Shabbaton and JewQ Championship this weekend, with delegations arriving from as far as Australia, Portugal, and across Latin America.
Baby Girl!
Zalman and Bella (nee Lifshitz) Brook from Brooklyn Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Tomorrow, Friday, Meet and Greet On Kingston Ave With NYS Assembly Candidate Ahron Gluck
Come support the Assembly campaign tomorrow, Friday in front of House of Glatt on Kingston Avenue and Crown Street in Crown Heights, between 10am and 4pm.
Weekly Letter: The Deeper Aspects of True Freedom
With the beginning of Nissan – as we prepare for Pesach, we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the deeper aspects of true freedom and redemption from Egypt and the pascal sacrifice of Pesach .
Father and Son Mayors of Bal and Bay Harbour, Fla., Heed the Rebbe’s Call
When Seth Salver was sworn in as mayor of Bal Harbour, Fla., this past November, it was a proud milestone that resonated far beyond the village, and even beyond the state of Florida.
