Trump’s 50% Tariffs on $20B in Canadian Goods Take Effect After Last-Minute Talks Collapsed
A hefty new tariff on a wide range of products from Canada took effect early Saturday after last-minute negotiations to avert the duties collapsed.
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The Painters Helping Hand
He was once hired to paint the hallways of 346 Brooklyn Avenue, where Rabbi Mendel and Rebbetzin Moussia Schneerson resided. At the end of the day, balancing two buckets of paint on a stick as he walked out of the building, he felt someone holding the second bucket steady.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Boruch Sholom Kahan, R’ Zalman Schneerson and Coming to The Rebbe
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.
New Engagement!
Mendy Stern (Chicago, IL) to Goldie Leiberman (Lauderhill, FL) L’Chaim: Sunday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!
Yosef Goldberg (Crown Heights) to Shaina Rosenfeld (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Sep. 2nd, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
Lubavitch Youth Organization Launches New Website In Honor of Chai Elul
The Lubavitch Youth Organization (LYO), which recently marked its 70th anniversary since the Rebbe personally established LYO, has launched a new website providing a comprehensive overview of the mosdos, programs and activities it sponsors throughout the year.
Judge Freier Puts the Brakes on Crown Heights Bike Lane Project
A New York Supreme Court judge has temporarily halted the remaining construction of Crown Heights’ controversial protected bike lane project, following a lawsuit challenging the city’s procedures for moving forward with the project.
Weekly Story: Rabbi Donald Trump – We Are One Family
Last year I attended Renewal’s Shabbaton, and the keynote speaker was Rabbi Donald Trump, a Rov in the Five Towns. I am sharing a poignant thought he delivered, not only in speech but in action by donating one of his kidneys, to another Jew, whom he had never met or spoken to before.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Don’t Defeat Your Enemy—Recruit Him
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman looks at the constant fight between the two souls, and what victory actually mean.
KOL ISHA: New Music Release For Back To School
Singer Rochel Gurkow Releases First-Ever Mother & Son Duet “Little Moishy” in Her Newest Single on Chinuch as New School Year Approaches.
Fourth Chabad Center Opens on the Island of Corsica
Astorefront on the main road in Calvi, on Corsica’s northwest coast, is now home to the island’s fourth Chabad center.
Bochurim Arrive at Lubavitch Yeshiva’s New Mesivta
Tomchei Tmimim Mesivta opened its doors this week for the first day of Yeshiva at its historic Ocean Parkway campus.
12 Pesukim Pen Is Bringing the Pesukim to Life for Children Worldwide
The impact of the new 12 Pesukim pull-out pen is being felt in camps, schools, and children’s programs worldwide, where shluchim and mechanchim have been using it as a simple but powerful tool to help make the Pesukim more personal, relatable, and alive.
Jewish Man Saved From Cremation in the Nick of Time
They serve a number of Catskill shtetls and individuals living in the mountains and valleys in between. In an area known for swelling with visitors in the summer, they care for the year-round community as well, including the large number of elderly Jews who live in assisted living facilities or spend their time in day programs.
Here’s My Story: Empty Vessels Or Paper Plates?
Mrs. Mariashi Groner is the long-time head of the Charlotte Jewish Day School. She and her husband, Rabbi Yossi Groner, have served as the Rebbe’s emissaries to North Carolina since 1980. She was interviewed in February 2015.
Weekly Letter: Advice to Benefit the World and Contribute to Peace
The Rebbe gives advice to one who is concerned about the state of the world in general and in this country in particular – advice to benefit the world and contribute to peace.
US Debt Crosses $40Trillion After Doubling Under Trump, Biden — Sparking New Warnings of Fiscal Crisis
Total US debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts.
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