With the International Kinus Hashluchim just a day away, the final touches are being put in place for the Kinus. Follow the entire Kinus Hashluchim here on crownheights.info through daily photo galleries and live streams.
Freeman is the author of the best-selling Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, and now, a new condensed compilation, 101 Meditations: Selected from Wisdom to Heal the Earth, which offers a concise collection of transformative insights from the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, first published in Freeman’s Wisdom to Heal the Earth.
The windows of Bais Rivkah Lefferts which were broken by a man with a gun earlier this month were replaced this afternoon. The man who broke the windows was arrested this past Friday.
Operation Survival: Watch as Operation Survival discusses How you can detect bullying in a classroom, with Dr. Rona Novick, PhD. Mrs Novick is the Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University and holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values.
One of the most misunderstood elements of Judaism is the Oral Torah, the companion to Scripture in which the terse laws of the Torah are elucidated, expounded and expanded. Talmud, Midrash and many other bodies of work all fall under this general rubric. To gain clarity on these issues, the public is invited to join a new course on Chabad.org, titled “Two Equals One.”
Earlier this month, Living Chassidus wrapped up its Systematic Avodah Initiative (SAI), a program that guides post-seminary women in Crown Heights through meaningful preparation for the high holidays.
A two car crash landed both damaged vehicles on an Eastern Parkway pedestrian Island in Crown Heights Monday night. No serious injuries were reported from the crash.
Tucked in the far southeastern corner of the globe, the Jewish community of Wellington, New Zealand, is in the process of rebuilding its aging community mikvah. For many, the endeavor is especially meaningful in the light of the special significance that the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneersohn, of righteous memory—attached to its construction as far back as 1944.
Amid the hustle and bustle of Jerusalem’s iconic First Station, new flashes of color adorn the walls of the historic railroad station, now an outdoor mall. Three Shabbat candles shine brightly from a pop art mural, spreading their glow on a colorful backdrop. Street art is a very contemporary medium, but the message of this piece is timeless.
A number of Jewish WhatsApp news accounts have been closed down and banned by the app’s administration in what looks like a targeted attack. The shutdown, which affected CrownHeights.info as well, was done without warning.
The Jewish Community of Rostov-on-Don in Russia is planning a series of landmark events that will commemorate the 100th yartzeit of the Rebbe Rashab, the 5th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch. These events are set to be held around 2 Nissan 5780 (March 26-29, 2020), and bring together local Jews with Lubavitcher chassidim and bochurim from around the world.
It was a festive and joyful day for the city of Krasnodar which lies in Western Russia. Under the leadership of dynamic Shliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Lazar, the Jewish community decided to join together in writing a Torah scroll that would unite all of the city’s Jews.
A fire broke out in a two floor private home on Schenectady Ave Sunday night, triggering a large response from the FDNY. No one was injured in the fire.
Cheder Chabad of Monsey held an Arinfirenish for a large group of approximately 30 boys for the first time. The arinfirenish, an age old custom, was lead by Rabbi Schusterman who has done hundreds of boys arinfirenishen for over 30 years.
We present a Photo Gallery by Morde’hai Lubecki of a Melava Malka held in Paris for Mechanchim. The event ended with a farbrengen with London Yeshiva Gedolah’s Mashpia, Rabbi Mendel Gordon.
This past summer, chof ches sivan, Shmuel Karnowsky obm was taken from our midst at the tender age of 15. In his honor, his classmates and friends are fundraising money to dedicate a Mitzvah Tank in his honor.
In a fast-paced world full of chaos and distraction, Ckids spreads Moment of Silence, a campaign dear to the Rebbe that teaches kids what happens when they quiet down.
