Shortly after the Rebbetzin’s passing in 1988, the Rebbe launched a new initiative: The birthday campaign, a call for every Jew to celebrate and observe their birthdays by hosting Jewish gatherings and adding in Jewish observance.
CrownHeights.info presents a gallery of photos with the streets and views of Crown Heights Erev Shabbos. This gallery is courtesy of MendelsPhotogrophy.
Hundreds of cars rolled down Kingston Avenue last Sunday, as Chabad educators from across the Crown Heights area and its environs were showered with thanks and appreciation accompanied by lively music, for their tireless devotion towards their students.
The excitement was so palpable that you could lean on it. A young community got together to inaugurate the building of the very first Mikvah in the city of Miami Gardens. The Mikvah will be dedicated in memory of Rebbetzin Rivka Korf ע’’ה, wife of יבל’’ט, Rabbi Avraham Korf, Head Shliach to the state of Florida.
This Shabbos marks the Yahrzeit of Reb Yisroel Friedman, a”h, The Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah Beis Medrash. Each class of the elementary division joined in marking the Yahrzeit by participating in the Sefer Torah written in his honor and by learning of the many minhagim and halachos regarding the writing of a Sefer Torah.
With Pessach fast approaching, it was of primary importance for the Jewish community Chabad Berlin to make it possible for everyone to have a wonderful and kosher Passover despite the pandemic restrictions.
With the Levaya and Kevurah of Rabbi Chaim Gurevitch OBM, who passed away after being tragically struck by a car while delivering Matzah in Deal, NJ, CrownHeights.info presents a gallery of photos from his time at Collel Chabad and by the Rebbe.
The Siyum Sefer Torah that took place Monday in memory of Rabbi Yisroel Friedman OBM, the Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah, continued with Hakafos and a Siyum in the upstairs Zal of Oholei Torah. CrownHeights.info presents a photo gallery from the event.
The Levaya of Rabbi Chaim Gurevitch, who passed away following a tragic incident Sunday evening as he was delivering Matzah in New Jersey, took place Wednesday morning, passing by 770 with a large crowd in attendance.
The third-annual JewQ Regional Championships were held in many local communities for Hebrew School students from around the world. Some schools got together with other schools to compete in regional championships, while others held local events for their schools.
This past Monday, Beis Nissan, a Siyum Sefer Torah and a Siyum HaShas were held in memory of Reb Yisroel Friedman, a”h. The students and faculty of Oholei Torah, members of the Friedman family and Anash of Crown Heights joined to pay a tribute in a most dignified manner.
Parchment fragments were discovered in a cave where Jewish refugees hid in the Judean Desert almost 1900 years ago. The verses, written on dozens of parchment fragments were discovered in a complex and challenging national-archaeological operation undertaken by the Israel Antiquities Authority on the cliffs of the Judean Desert, since 2017, in order to prevent antiquities looting.
Vaccination efforts for Jewish seniors worldwide have taken on a new sense of urgency as Passover approaches. After a year of quarantines that have isolated the elderly in particular, many are eager to be able to finally join close family and friends for the holiday. With the promise of inoculation, the opportunity to do so is within reach, and one organization in Phoenix, Ariz., has made it possible for hundreds to do so.
As we are approaching the yahrzeit of Reb Yisroel Freidman, a”h, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Oholei Torah Beis Medrash, the Hanhola HaYeshiva together with his family are preparing a Hachnosas Sefer Torah together with a Siyum HaShas which will take place on this Monday evening, Beis Nissan.
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
A new yeshiva for English speaking bochurim is set to open this coming year in Eretz Yisroel, led by experienced educators including Menahel Rabbi Chaim Moss and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shimon Garbose
CrownHeights.info presents a gallery of photos with the streets and views of Crown Heights Erev Shabbos. This gallery is courtesy of MendelsPhotogrophy.
