NYPD: ‘Person of Interest’ Was Not Stabber
The man who was brought in for questioning in relation to the stabbing of 26-year-old Leiby Brikman in Crown Heights earlier this month was not responsible for the attack, the NYPD said.
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Watch Live: CTeen Concert at Times Square
Witness a monumental event for Jewish teens – a display of Jewish pride and unity – which will take place tonight in New York’s Time Square. The gathering will feature a special havdalah ceremony, inspiring speeches and concert with 8th Day, beginning at 8:45pm (EST).
Jewish Teens ‘Unite With Light’ at Annual Shabbaton
Nearly 2,000 Jewish teenagers and their chaperones from 23 different countries have gathered in Crown Heights for three days of learning, touring, socializing and soaking in the atmosphere of all that CTeen has to offer.
Weekly Living Torah Video: More Than What’s Just Possible
During Rabbi Moshe Orenstein’s tenure as mayor of Bnei Brak, Israel, he came to visit the Rebbe. Of the two topics he discussed with the Rebbe, the Rebbe’s responses wren’t not expected in either. As he would so often do, the Rebbe used both issues raised as opportunities to convey life lessons.
Picture of the Day: Spiritual Marathon Prep
The American Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, stops on his way to run the Tel Aviv marathon to put on Tefilin with a Lubavitcher Bochur.
Left: Reb Chaim Brisker. Right: The Rebbe Rashab.
Weekly Story: A Tale of Two Mountains
The students asked him, Rebbe you are the sar (Prince) of the Torah, why do you follow the Rebbe of Lubavitch, aren’t you daas haTorah?!
by Rabbi Sholom Avtzon
Shabbos at the Besht: Wearing a Towel on Shabbos
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Lerner, Rosh Kollel of 770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic – Hilchos Hotzo’ah – carrying on Shabbos: what is the best manner to wear a towel to the mikva?
L’chaim: Bass – Epelbaum
Pictures from the L’chaim of Mendy Bass (Postville, IA) and Debora Epelbaum (Buenos Aires, Argentina), which took place Thursday night at The Shul at 481 Albany Ave. in Crown Heights.
Monday: Children’s International Day of Learning
This Monday, 20 Adar, February 29, an international day of learning will unite children across the world through Torah study.
Regional Shabbatons Offer College Students Small Settings, Personal Touch
Chabad on Campus centers will host a total of seven regional Shabbatons this year throughout North America, and one in Europe, to unite students from various campuses by celebrating Shabbat together. Two of them have already taken place: one in Southern California two weeks ago and one in Philadelphia this past weekend.
Letter & Spirit: Infinite Good Vs. Finite Evil
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a unique letter written by the Rebbe in 1945, while he was still known as the Ramash and was chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch. In it, the Rebbe thanks a well-known supporter for his generous contributions, and explains the difference between the infinite and unlimited effects of a good deed and the limited qualities of an evil deed, which do not have a lasting existence and are ultimately annulled. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Judge Upholds NYC Mandatory Salt Warnings
The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that New York City can fine restaurants for not posting salt warnings for some food items on their menus.
Graffiti Artists Paint R’ Shlomo Lakein in Israeli Shuk
Reuters today profiled the work of graffiti artists Solomon Souza and Berel Hahn, whose murals of Jewish heroes add vibrant color to the Machane Yehudah marketplace in Jerusalem. Among those adorning the Shuk’s walls and shutters is a mural of R’ Shlomo Lakein, OBM, a Crown Heights educational pioneer who founded Yeshivas Darchei Menachem.
Fire Breaks Out in Kfar Chabad Talmud Torah
Kfar Chabad firefighters were dispatched this afternoon to the local Talmud Torah, amid reports of a fire in the school’s storage room.
Suspect Identified in Stabbing of Crown Heights Man
Police have identified a “person of interest” in connection with the stabbing of a 25-year-old Jewish man in Crown Heights two weeks ago.
Stabbing Victim: NYPD Must Increase Vigilance
In an interview with the New York Daily News from his parents’ home in Seagate, Leiby Brickman, who was stabbed in the back earlier this month by an unknown assailant on Empire Blvd. in Crown Heights, said that the NYPD must increase its vigilance to prevent these types of hate crimes against Jews.
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One With the Thank You
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Ki Tisa. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why did G-d thank Moses for breaking the first set of Tablets? And if he had good reason for it, why did he wait an entire 40 days before thanking him?
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