In a private audience I said that recently one of the board members had been leveling painful personal attacks against me. “Sometimes people are upset because of a personal matter,” the Rebbe said, “and they take it out on the rabbi. If you would inquire, you would learn that he probably had a loss on Wall Street.”
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.
Shlomo Helfen (Northampton, MA) to Sarah Cohen (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Sunday, Jan. 18th, 8:00pm at Chevra Ahavas Yisroel
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Mendy Hershkop is the Sgan Menahel of the Oholei Torah Mechina Division. He will be giving this week’s Shiur on Moshe Rabbeinu’s Question, Hashem’s Answer, and the Lesson for Our Lives.
As noted last week I am writing a third installment about the Rebbe’s Shabbos farbrengens, and perhaps some other time we will continue this series. I thank those who brought to my attention a few corrections and points.
Prayer isn’t just ritual—it’s our most powerful tool. This session reveals how heartfelt prayer connects us to G-d, to ourselves, and to our people, showing that when a Jew prays with meaning, anything is possible.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman discusses the dichotomy of G-d’s existence, the divine and the physical. They aren’t really a contradiction.
The first of 1,000 Jewish young professionals began arriving in Crown Heights on Thursday evening for CYP Encounter Shabbaton, the largest international gathering of young Jewish professionals.
Who are these “Lost Canadian” people who suddenly became Canadian citizens? Anyone who is a second-generation Canadian, meaning your parents were Canadians at the time of your birth or adoption, is now eligible to be a Canadian citizen.
There are people who leave behind memories, and there are people who leave behind life. My father, Reb Leima ben Naftali Hertz Minkowicz, was one of those rare individuals whose presence infused others with hope, strength, and optimism.
Pinchos and Chaiky Sudak from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
A delegation of young Jewish professionals from Europe explored New York on Thursday morning, marking the start of the CYP Encounter Weekend, the largest global gathering of its kind. By Shabbat, they’ll be joined by more than 1,000 peers from over 100 cities around the world.
In connection with the weeks now where we learn of the bitter slavery and suffering of the Yidden in Egypt – we share a letter of the Rebbe to one who is troubled by the fate of European Jewy in recent history, during the holocaust.
The program will take place on Wednesday night from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, offering an unparalleled opportunity to mark the day. An astounding 56 Yeshivos are expected to participate.
The JEM team has just completed the full production of these maamarim, featuring brand-new Hebrew and English subtitles, along with freshly enhanced audio and video.
The Otzar Hataharah visitor center transforms the mikvah experience for local women and visitors to the mystical city in Israel’s north, offering education and inspiration alongside the mitzvah itself.
Mrs. Cheryl (Chaya Bracha) Spangenthal is a retired school teacher and nurse who has resided in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1982. She was interviewed in November 2015.
