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Chabad Soldier Faces Charges for Refusing to Shave
A young Lubavitcher man serving in the Israeli Air Force was ordered by his commander to shave his beard or face charges of insubordination.
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8:00pm: Eating Disorders, Who Is a Jew, Dating Protocol, Obligation to the Homeless, Rebbe’s Advice
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 43, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the following topics: Eating Disorders, Who Is a Jew, Dating Protocol, Obligation to the Homeless and the Rebbe’s Advice and Blessings.
First Run of Matzos Baked in Crown Heights
Five months before Pesach, preparations began at the world-renowned Crown Heights Matzah Bakery for this year’s production of Matzos, under the leadership of Rabbi Yitzchok Tenenbaum.
Mob Attacks and Robs Commuters on Subway Platform
On Thursday, November 6, at around 7:15pm, two teenagers standing on the 2/3 subway platform at the Franklin Avenue station in Crown Heights were approached by a group of nine suspects who demanded they hand over their property.
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Picture of the Day: New Congressman Celebrates With His Rabbi
Shliach to Gloucester County, NJ, Rabbi Avi Richler poses with his good friend Donald Norcross (D) at a celebration following the latter’s swearing-in ceremony not long after he was elected to represent New Jersey’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Academy Educates Jewish Public School Kids for Free
Behind the walls of an unassuming single-story building on Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles, you will find dozens of smiling faces and hear the sounds of young children engrossed in learning. Listen a little closer and you will uncover a world filled with Hebrew alphabet, davening and Torah study. It is the new Nagel Jewish Academy, a unique Jewish educational program based on the philosophy “Jewish education for every Jewish child.”
Left: Judge Richard Posner. Right: Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein.
Op-Ed: Judge Posner Overstepped Bounds in Chabad Drinking Case
In an op-ed published originally by the Jewish Daily Forward, Crown Heights attorney and community activist Eli Federman lays out why he believes Federal Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner overstepped his bounds in his Halacha-quoting decision striking down Chabad Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein’s lawsuit against Northwestern University.
Wall Street Journal Profiles Mendy Pellin
In a feature article published yesterday, the Wall Street Journal profiled Lubavitcher comedian Mendy Pellin and his rise in the world of entertainment.
Philanthropist to Renovate Oholei Torah Gym
Yesterday, Thursday, Mr. Yosef Yitzchok Popack and Reb Mendel Levin met with a delegation of Oholei Torah principals, lead by Rabbis Yosef and Sholom Rosenfeld, at the Eastern Parkway Campus. A group of Talmidim also welcomed Mr. Popack and shared with him a Dver Torah.
Monsey Mesivta Marks Rebbe Rashab’s Birthday
Rabbi Yossi Jacobson joined the Bochurim of Mesivta Lubavitch of Monsey for a Farbrengen Thursday night, in honor of Chof Cheshvan, the Rebbe Rashab’s birthday.
Photos: Yeshivas Erev Kicks Off in Crown Heights
This past week, hundreds of Crown Heights boys from grades 5 through 8 voluntarily got together from 7:00 to 8:00 PM for an extra hour of Torah Study.
Australians Show Solidarity with Terror Victims
Rabbi Yaakov Barber, a Chabad Shaliach from Melbourne, Australia, came to Israel recently with members of his community on a visit of solidarity with the people of Israel. Together with a delegation from Chabad’s Terror Victims Project, they visited the families of the terror victims who were violently murdered in Israel in the last weeks by incomprehensible, senseless stabbings and by cars used as weapons. And they went to see those who were injured in these terror acts and are in the hospital.
Shabbos at the Besht: What the World Needs to Understand
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic – ‘What the world needs to understand.’
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during davening in the early 1970s.
1,400 Jewish Children in Russia Compete in ‘Olympics’
After its remarkable success in 2013-14 the ‘Darkeinu Olympics’ Jewish heritage quiz returned for a second round with over 1,400 pupils from the FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ network of Jewish school in the Former Soviet Union attending the first stage – a written test on selected chapters from the ‘Darkeinu’ learning program.
Letter & Spirit: Overcoming Difficulty to Achieve Success
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a unique letter written by the Rebbe in 1948 to a supporter of the [Frierdiker] Rebbe and of Chabad during its early years in America who “found the road of his efforts rough and difficult.” The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
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First Snow of the Season Expected Tonight
New York City’s Department of Sanitation has issued a snow alert, starting at 8:00pm tonight, Thursday. The National Weather Service says it expects rain tonight for the city, followed by a little snow after 1:00am Friday.
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