Adults in Preschool: A Peek Inside Osher’s Classrooms
Most parents drop their children off at preschool and then move on with their day. At this northern Manhattan school, the parents follow their kids right through the front door.
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Special-Needs Campers Return as Counselors
There’s a lot that needs to get done every day at Junior Gan Israel Day Camp in Skokie, Ill. A staff member needs to stand at the entrance of a camp building, and open the door for campers and parents as they arrive each morning. There are towels that need folding—a big job because the camp, rather than wasting paper towels, uses lots of hand towels in an effort to be green, according to director Zeesy Posner. And there are paintbrushes that need washing.
Video: Palestinian Tells IDF Soldiers to Shoot Child
In this shocking video, a Palestinian father can be seen telling his young son to throw rocks at heavily armed IDF soldiers. The father yells at the soldiers to shoot the child so that it could be captured on video. Watch how the soldiers respond instead.
‘Charlie Buttons’ in the Hospital; Tehilim Requested
Beloved Crown Heights personality ‘Charlie Buttons’ is unfortunately in the hospital due to health complications, and his brother requested that Tehillim be recited on his behalf. His name is Tzaddik haLevi ben Masha Ruchel.
Moscow Camps Unite for Learning and Davening
There are a few different camps for boys, of different ages and levels, going on in Moscow this summer. The camps were initiated by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, in order to enhance the pure Yiddishe chinuch of Jewish children in Moscow and in all of Russia.
Bochurim Train to Excel on Merkos Shlichus
In anticipation of their upcoming Merkos Shlichus assignment, 275 Bochurim gathered at the Jewish Children’s Muesum for an intensive instructional seminar. They are preparing to be dispatched to tens of cities around the world, where they will bring much needed Jewish resources and inspiration to local Jewish communities.
More Than Just Visiting Day at YK-Kingston
Visiting day in Yeshivas Kayitz Kingston was much more than merely a day when parents drove up to see their sons.
8:00pm: ‘Wasting Time’ in Yeshiva vs. Secular Education and a Job
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 125, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: ‘Wasting Time’ in Yeshiva vs. Secular Education and a Job? The 9 Days: Why Do We Grieve Till This Day? Are There Modern Day Miracles? I Still Can’t Master Bitachon!
Grand Trip to Amusement Park Ends First Session
13 buses pulled into Camp Gan Yisroel-Montreal late Thursday night, returning lots of happy, tired campers and staff after an amazing trip to Six-Flags La Ronde amusement park. In the words of one camper, “it was our best trip ever!”
R’ Wosner: Saying Rebbe Opposed Eruv Is a Lie
Rabbi Bentzion Yaakov Wosner, Av Beis Din Shevet Halevi Monsey-Beit Shemesh, has come out with a second letter in support of the Crown Heights Eruv, laying down the Halachic basis for its validity, and going so far as to claim that “it’s impossible that the Lubavitcher Rebbe was opposed to the construction of an Eruv in Crown Heights, and that anyone who says so is being deceitful.”
Stranded Campers Rescued in Act of Kindness
On Thursday, a tremendous act of Chesed and Kiddush Hashem was performed by a New Jersey Shliach and Shlucha, after a bus carrying several dozen campers and counselors broke down on their way back from a trip.
Weekly Living Torah Video: The Rebbe’s Complaint Against the Schools
In this passionate Sicha, the Rebbe raises an important issue regarding the education of our children.
Picture of the Day: South Fallsburg, NY
Campers at the Mei Menuchos Bungalow Colony in South Fallsburg, NY, enjoy a day in the sun with their teacher, Rabbi Meir Rodal.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Mezuzah
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yosef Schmukler, Magid Shiur of the Midtown Kollel and mechaber sefer Umkah Shel Halochoh, will lead a discussion on the topic of the Mezuzah.
The Lubyanka Building, the NKVD (and later KGB) headquarters in Moscow.
Weekly Story: ‘I Am a Schneersonki’
The NKVD interrogator continued, “All religious Jews say a blessing, before they eat food, but you place your hand over your yarmulkah, when you recite the blessing. Only a Schneesonki does that!” he thundered.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique collection of photos of the Rebbe visiting Camp Gan Israel and Camp Emunah in the summer of 1957.
Zika-Infected Mosquitoes Found in the U.S.
Florida likely has the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, the state’s governor said Friday.
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