In this photo from the late ’90s, a younger Benny Friedman puts on his very first concert while a Yeshiva student in Postville, Iowa. On the right-hand side, holding a wire, is Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, may he speedily be freed from imprisonment.
Over 120 rockets have fallen on Israel over the past 24 hours; Baruch Hashem, there were no casualties. All summer camp programs have been cancelled – the children and their parents must remain at home so that they are near shelters. It is a very anxiety-filled situation, never knowing when or where the next rocket will hit. One can feel the tension and fear everywhere, especially among the children.
More than 60 rockets were launched out of Gaza in one hour alone this afternoon, many of them landing deep inside Israeli territory. With the IDF authorized to mobilize 40,000 troops, many fear that Israel is on the brink of yet another full-scale war.
A group of Park Slope mothers is demanding that the city ban the sale of ice cream in Prospect Park, in a bid to offset the inevitable tantrum when they tell their child they can’t have any.
Sarah Fitoussi, a mother of three living on the outskirts of Paris, speaks about her kids’ switch to a Jewish school in dramatic terms. Her children had been subjected to anti-Semitic abuse in their previous school and their recent move to a Chabad Jewish day school, something she hadn’t considered before, brought her relief and peace of mind. “The school didn’t just save our kids, they saved our entire family.”
Rabbi Zalmy Goldstein of Yeshiva College joined together with Rabbi Yehuda Straiton of Kesser Torah College to bring together some 80 children from around Sydney for a rally in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Pinchas. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one achieve his/her dreams?
The room rang with applause. It was the encouragement of 500 or so people, who crammed the auditorium at Queens College’s Kupferberg Center for the Arts in New York City on Sunday night for the plenary session of the day-long program “Soul Encounters: A Journey of Connection, Reflection and Upliftment.” Attendees were enlightened and enthralled by Jewish leaders, educators and lecturers about the Rebbe, Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
A police officer was seriously injured early Sunday morning when a bicycle was thrown from the 5th floor of a Crown Heights apartment building and landed on his head.
The Kalmanson family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Batsheva, OBM, at 569 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Avenues]. Shachris – 7:30, 8:30, 9:30. Mincha – 8:15. Maariv – 9:15. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion […]
The students of the Chaya Aydel Seminary in Hallandale Beach, Florida celebrated their graduation in June, which also marked the conclusion of the seminary’s 12th year – its Bas Mitzvah.
Many have tried to understand why the Lubavitcher Rebbe was so influential in his lifetime, and why his memory continues to be potent and inspiring now twenty years after his passing. Having studied the Rebbe’s life in detail for many years, I think I have arrived at at least one possible answer.
The Yeshivah Centre of Melbourne, Australia hosted an event marking the twentieth anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz.
Pictures from the wedding of Tzvi Lifshitz, of Antwerp, Belgium and Chaya Mushka Chazan, of Rome, Italy, which took place Thursday night in the Italian capital.
With the institution of marriage decaying at an alarming rate, it’s time for an honest discussion on love and relationships. In a world that is more connected than ever, why do we sometimes feel so alone? How did family, friends and spouses become strangers to one another? Dive into the human psyche as we identify what makes people click and how our society can find love once more.
A Grand Farbrengen was held at the Yeshiva Centre in Sydney, Australia in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, marking 20 years since the passing of the Rebbe.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 24, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class will address the topic of ‘Chabad Lite,’ and whether it is a legitimate label to use.
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