Distinguished Crown Heights Rabbi, Gedale Korf, a’h, was taken by Covid-19 on 5 Nissan, 5780. Before he left this world he related that he feels guilty because of a message that The Rebbe had personally entrusted in him in a surprise 1950 Yechidus.
Mrs. Thelma Levy, a feisty and spirited woman known for her wit and her steadfast commitment to her religion and connection with the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—as well as the stalwart force behind her husband, Rabbi Berel Levy, who grew OK Kosher Supervision into an internationally leader in the kosher industry, passed away on March 18. She was 95 years old.
Four Bais Rivkah Alumni and staff speak about their experiences and memories of Raizel Zucker OBM. Raizel passed away last week following an extended illness, leaving her husband and eight children.
Miriam Shmueli, who passed away on May 2 after battling an autoimmune disease, followed after her namesake, doing her utmost to help women in childbirth, acting as a doula in high-risk pregnancies and then supporting the new mothers as they recovered.
In the midst of last week’s Lag B’omer celebrations, children from all over the world stopped what they were doing to tune in to an exclusive presentation Connection Point program. From Manchester to California, Chicago to South Africa, thousands gathered online for this unprecedented virtual Lag B’omer celebration. But the event almost didn’t happen.
As a token of our appreciation to teachers and staff, My Life Chassidus Applied is offering you a comprehensive Shavuos lesson plan excerpted from the acclaimed Yahadus in My Life curriculum, conveniently available for download.
An exciting new revelation has been published by Lahak Hanochos, a long-lost transcript of the Shavuos farbrengen in 5733-1973. A significant portion of this Farbrengen has never been published before.
A member of anash penned a letter of condolences to the Zaklikovsky family, including memories of their father, Reb Moshe Zaklikovsky OBM, and how he left a lifelong impression.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, historian and author, has released his new book “Chabad and Gedolim,” where he explores the relationship between the Chazon Ish, Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Ponovitz and Rabbis Chaim and Velvel Soloveitchik of Brisk.
“Every situation needs to be used in a positive way. This year we brought the joy of Lag Baomer to the quiet streets of London and allowed others from around the UK to participate through a live stream. We had many requests to do this in the future.
The Shabbat Shalom bag includes two loaves of Challah bread, a Kiddush cup, a bottle of grape juice, two Shabbat candles, a scroll providing inspiring information for the week, a Shabbat dinner guide, a charity box and treats for the kids. It’s the “Shabbos-to-Go” box from Greenwich Chabad.
The family of Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OBM הרב דן יואל בן דובער זצ”ל, invites everyone to join them for the virtual Shloshim event in his honor. The event will take place on May 17th, 2020, at 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).
A venerable board of businessmen and activists have set up the Zucker Family Fund, to help the family of Raizel Zucker OBM cope with the loss of their wife and mother. Please donate generously.
A grateful member of the Crown Heights community shares her personal interactions with Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OBM. A Rov and leader in the OK Kashrus organization, this larger than life figure also touched the hearts and minds of those he encountered.
Tens of thousands of children from Australia, South Africa, England, Ireland, France, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Canada and the USA all gathered for a virtual program this Lag B’omer. It was a smashing success.
Lag B’omer. For over 25 years, Chabad of Riverdale had been celebrating this day with an enormous picnic in a public park, with rides and shows for the entire community. While that certainly couldn’t be this year, Chabad still managed to bring joy to the streets of this Riverdale.
A project of kindness, the likes of which Russia, and especially its capital, Moscow, has never seen, is taking place in an enormous hangar. Delivery of weekly food packages to families who have small children, who have lost their jobs, as well as to the elderly homebound.
