Tenathon Releases Incredible “Eishes Chayil” Medley
A musical tribute to all the Ten Yad Kallahs – by Jewish music superstars showcasing a medley of the most beautiful Eishel Chayil tunes for the third annual Tenathon.
JEM: A Special Yom Kippur Blessing from the Rebbe
On his way to Afternoon Prayers on Yom Kippur Eve, the Rebbe places coins in all the charity boxes set out in 770. On his way to Kol Nidrei, the Rebbe blesses the students of Tomchei Temimim.
Video of the Day
Watch this fascinating short clip from Montreal, Tof Shin Samech Vov, as Rabbi Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky gave Lekach to Rav Yitzchak Hendel and Rav Volf Greenglass.
Gallery: Kapparos In Paris
Thousands of Jews Paris gathered Motzei Shabbos, the night of Erev Yom Kippur, to do Kapparos by Chabad. The annual event was captured on camera by photographer Mordechai Lubecki.
INBOX: An Open Erev Yom Kippur Letter to My Dear Colleagues in Russia and Ukraine
At a time, when other rabbis have abandoned their positions, sought their own comforts, and poured salt on the wound of cowardice as they act as mouthpieces for political expedience with self-aggrandizing stunts, you guys, the Rebbe’s men and women, and your families, with unparalleled faith and perseverance that is of biblical proportions, stayed with your Jews, your beloved congregants, and kept their spark of a hopeful and bright Judaism aflame.
BDE: Reb Dovid Krasnjanski, 88, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Reb Dovid Krasnjanski OBM, a direct descendent of the Baal Shem Tov and a much loved resident of Crown Heights. He passed away one week before his 89th birthday, as Shabbos was leaving, on the 8th of Tishrei, 5784.
Rabbinical students Yisroel Baumgarten and Levi Baumgarten outside the Miami Federal Correctional Institution following the conclusion of Rosh Hashanah services.
Rabbinical Students to Bring Hope and Faith to Jewish Inmates on Yom Kippur
Dozens of Chabad rabbinical students from across the United States are preparing to spend Yom Kippur—the Jewish Day of Atonement—at 14 prisons across the country, making an indelible impact on the lives of those who may have otherwise been forgotten.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Rebbetzin Chana’s Yahrtzeit, Look Up Not Down
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Tens of Chassidim Do Mivtza Tefillin At The UN
At the peak moments when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his speech at the United Nations, tens of Chabad Chassidim came from Crown Heights to the large demonstration that took place near the United Nations building, putting tefillin on hundreds Jews.
Travel Advisory Issued With More Than Two Inches Of Rain Expected This Weekend
The New York City Emergency Management Department today issued a travel advisory for Saturday, September 23 through Sunday, September 24. According to the National Weather Service, New York City will experience a long-duration rainfall event this weekend.
Weekly Story: The Shpoler Zeide and A Synopsis of a Maamar
While in Lubavitch, Vov Tishrei, which was this past Thursday, commemorates the life of Rebbetzin Chana, and I normally write something about her life. However, being that bezras Hashem after Yom Tov I will be sending the book on the Shpoler Zeide to the printer, I am posting this week the chapter of his histalkus, as it too was on Vov Tishrei..
3,000 Charity Boxes Distributed in New Jersey to Inspire Daily Giving
Friendship Circle of New Jersey is distributing 3,000 charity boxes to homes in the region, honoring the instruction of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—that people everywhere, especially children, should give tzedakah on a daily basis— a worldwide initiative that began 50 years ago, during the Yom Kippur War.
Eshel Hosts Meals in Large Tent as Tishrei Guests Grow
The Eshel Hachnosas Orchim organization, which hosts guests coming to the Rebbe for Tishrei, set up a large tent in the parking lot of Oholei Torah to accommodate the larger than ever crowd this year.
Mikvah.org: A New Podcast In Honor of Rebbetzin Chana
In commemoration of Rebbetzin Chana’s Yahrtzeit, Mikvah.org presents a new podcast episode focusing on how to Support our Husbands in their Torah Learning.
Book on Calabrian Esrogim Presented to Satmar Rebbes
Chabad author Rabbi Eliyahu Matusof who has written on Halacha and who researches and edits Chassidic seforim addresses the issue of purity in Calabrian esrogim in depth in a newly published sefer. Rabbi Matusof presented the book to Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum and to Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum both Rebbes of Satmar who showed much interest in the Sefer.
97-year-old Edward Hoffman and his wife, Miriam, met at a convalescent center in Sweden after they survived Nazi concentration camps. This week he recited Birkat Kohanim, the priestly blessing, as four generations of his family looked on during the inaugural High Holiday services at Long Island’s newest synagogue.
97-Year-Old Survivor Finds New Purpose at Long Island’s Newest Congregation
Born in a small town in the Carpathian Mountains, Edward Hoffman was just a teen when his life was upended by the Holocaust. Out of 11 siblings, only he and one brother survived the Nazi German death camps. On Rosh Hashanah morning, 97-year-old Edward Hoffman stood beside the ark at Chabad of Sea Cliff and Glen Cove, N.Y., faced the congregation and recited Birkat Kohanim, the priestly blessing, as three younger generations of his family looked on.
The new Tabacinic Chabad Center and Feldman Family Shul in Clearwater, Fla., will include what is believed to be the first-ever kosher drive-through grocery in the United States.
America’s First Kosher Drive-Through Grocery to Open in Florida
It was once a local Bank of America branch, but now it’s the new Tabacinic Chabad Center and Feldman Family Shul, serving the Jews of Clearwater, Fla. And it includes what is believed to be the first-ever kosher drive-through grocery in the United States.
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