BESHT Shavuos Night Lecture Series
As is the custom to spend Shavuos night awake and learning through dawn, The BESHT presents a series of lectures and classes for the Crown Heights community.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Shavuos
To get a taste of these farbrengens (Some selected highlights appear below), visit berel.me/taste/shavuos to explore this week’s “Taste”. You can download and print it for Shabbos, with curated suggestions for which farbrengen to learn, along with a qr code to access each one.
JLI: Jews Have the Strongest Evidence in Religious History
The giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai wasn’t a private revelation or the vision of a single individual it was a moment experienced by an entire nation. As we celebrate Shavuot, the holiday that marks this extraordinary event, Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet takes us deep into what made Sinai unlike anything else in human history.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Friday and Shabbos For Shavuos
Alternate Side Parking Rules are suspended Friday and Shabbos, May 22nd and 23rd, for the holiday of Shavuos. All other parking regulations remain in effect.
New Engagement!
Moshe Noach Hershkop (Kingston, PA) to Estee Minkowitz (Pomona, NY) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 27th, 8:00pm at La Sala 1345 President Street
New Engagement!
Yossi Brashevitzky (Doral, FL) to Sarah Levilev (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, May 25th, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Weekly Story: Hashem’s Greatness
Being that the Baal Shem Tov’s yahrzeit is the first day of Shavuos, and during every Shavuos farbrengen the Rebbe discusses the importance of learning (Chumas and Tehillim, and) the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov – Chassidus, I thought I will post something that I will bezras Hashem say at a farbrengen on Shavuos about a difference between Chassidus Chagas and Chassidys Chabad.
The Infinitely Greater Good We Derive From Living a Torah Life
Torah is certainly a guide to good living and G-d rewards one abundantly for abiding by its laws – yet there is an infinitely greater good we derive from our living a Torah life.
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Weekly Dvar Torah: The Grand Wedding
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman outlines the binding marriage between Hashem and the Jewish people, and just like any marriage, the connection between them runs along many levels.
Tens of Thousands of Kosher Ice Creams and Dairy Products to Bring Shavuot Joy to Ukraine’s Jews
Led by Chabad’s Jewish Relief Network Ukraine (JRNU), local production lines have been specially prepared to produce tens of thousands of kosher ice creams and a wide range of dairy products for distribution in more than 50 Jewish communities across the country.
Eruv Tavshilin, Halachos and Reminders
It is forbidden on a holiday to do any act in preparation for the following day, even if the following day is Shabbat. However, the sages created a halachic device, called an eruv tavshilin, which allows one to cook food on a holiday day for use on a Shabbat that immediately follows it.
OK Kosher Releases Snapple Advisory
The OK Kosher has released an Kosher Advisory regarding a limited run of Snapple products that are Kosher but have been mislabeled without the OK symbol.
A Mohave County Rabbi’s Search for a Murdered Jewish Woman’s Identity
I recited some Psalms, likely the first time Jewish prayers were said at her resting place, noting that the silence of the vast desert belies the secrets beneath its surface. What was I doing here?
Here’s My Story: The Walk of a Lifetime
Mr. Robert Kremnizer is an attorney practicing law in Sydney, Australia. He is also the author of ten books on Chasidut, including a collection of first-hand experiences with the Rebbe entitled Australian Encounters. He was interviewed in August 2017.
Oholei Torah Mothers Committee Brings Shavuos Joy and Creativity to Oholei Torah Cheder
In preparation for Shavuos, the OTMC – Oholei Torah Mothers Committee brought a special hands-on activity to the Cheder classrooms, filling the Yeshiva with excitement and creativity.
Weekly Letter: Before Our Acceptance of the Divine Covenant
As we prepare for Shavuos – and the receiving of the Torah, we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he addresses the suggestion that the right approach to Judaism should be – that our understanding (reason and intellect) needs to come before our acceptance of the Divine Covenant and Yoke.
New Workshop Helps Teachers Bring Tanya to Life
As the school year comes to a close, Tanya teachers are invited to join a collaborative gathering featuring speakers, shared ideas, and group discussion centered around making Tanya feel more real and meaningful in students’ everyday lives.
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