12-Hour Marathon ‘Teach-In’ Inspired by the Rebbe

As the clock struck one this afternoon, some 75 influential societal leaders, innovators and changemakers gathered together with a large group of laypeople at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan. For the next 12 hours, with barely an interruption, they will engage in a marathon of public conversations and fireside chats—impactful dialogues that organizers of the inaugural One-to-One Global Forum say are designed to spur tangible and transformative societal good.

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Friendship Circle Boutique Gets National Recognition

In the market for a designer wedding dress? A piano? Travel books, children’s toys, vintage furniture? They are all in stock at ZABS Place, an upscale resale boutique in Charlotte, North Carolina. Open since November of 2014, the store employs 14 adults with special needs. Their unique model, formed in conjunction with the Friendship Circle, has been embraced by the local Jewish community. And now it has been recognized on a national scale.

Tuesday: Rally at the Ohel

On Tuesday, the 15th of Sivan (June 21), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring a raffle, crafts, refreshments and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:45pm. Transportation will cost $3.

Video: 6-Minute Rabbi Shares Blintzes Recipe

Rabbi Hanoch Hecht, Shliach to Rhinebeck, NY, and popularly known as ‘the 6-minute rabbi,’ who will appear as a contestant chef on The Food Network’s Chopped show that will air tomorrow evening (June 21), shares with this Daily Mail interviewer his recipe for delicious blintzes.

8:00pm: If There Was a Pill that Guaranteed Self-Control..

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 119, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: If There Was a Pill that Guaranteed Self-Control.., What is the Virtue of Effort and Taking the Initiative? How Does One Ensure that Spiritual Growth isn’t Compromised During Summer?

New York Times Slanders Shomrim

The New York Times has published a scathing article blasting Brooklyn’s Shomrim patrols, painting them as a menace to the non-Jewish residents of the city and questioning whether thy have a disproportionate amount of influence with the NYPD.

Shabbos at the Besht: Why Bug Me About Insects?

This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yosef Dovid Chanowitz, a Kosher Field Representative for the OK kosher certification agency, will lead a discussion on the topic: Why bug me about insects? A Halachic analysis on the current state of produce infestation.