Israel’s Chief Rabbi Visits Ohel on 1st Day of U.S. Visit
Rabbi David Lau, the chief Ashkenazi rabbi of Israel, began his first official visit to the United States today with early-morning prayers in Manhattan, followed by a visit to the Ohel.
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Photos: Behind the Scenes of Upcoming Parade Promo
Excitement is building for the upcoming Lag B’Omer Parade – which is going to take place in less then two weeks – and parade organizers are hard at work. CrownHeights.info presents a sneak peek behind the scenes of the production of the latest promo video.
Family Marks 25 Years to the Passing of Reb Yisroel Duchman
Members of the Duchman family gathered in 770 this morning to mark the 25th Yahrtzeit of their father, Reb Yisroel HaLevi Duchman, OBM. Following the Rebbe’s Minyan, mispalelim were invited to participate in a Farbrengen in his honor.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Ocean Parkway Auction Winners
Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway’s annual chinese auction took place Sunday in the Beis Rivkah Ballroom in Crown Heights. Hundreds of friends and supporters turned out throughout the day, enjoying a sumptuous hot buffet and Viennese table, all while supporting the Yeshiva.
New Chabad House in Remote Himalayan Mountains
A donkey, motorcycle and helicopter were used to aid the opening Chabad of Manang, a new Chabad House in one of Nepal’s most remote ranges called Annapurna, which contains a very remote trail in the Himalayan Mountains.
Photo: VIN News / Flash 90.
Photos and Video: Birchas Kohanim at the Western Wall
Over 60,000 people gathered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem this morning for an awe inspiring Birchas Kohanim, chanted by thousands of Kohanim with their hands raised under the cover of Talesim.
Photos: Crown Heights Rabbis Sell the Chometz
Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba and Rabbi Shlomo Segal met this morning to perform the traditional sale of the Chometz [leavened breads] to a gentile in the Kolel Tiferes Z’keinim room in 770. Rabbis Moshe Bogomilsky and Shimon Hecht did the same at the offices of the NCFJE.
Photos: Burning the Chometz in Crown Heights
Crown Heights residents set out this morning to fulfill the custom of Biur Chometz – the burning of the leavened bread before Passover. As in previous years, an area in front of 770 was designated as the main location for this purpose.
On 11 Nissan Students Asked how to Choose a Present
“How do you choose a birthday present?” was the question Mrs. Yehudis Wolvovsky asked students Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy in Longmeadow, MA. Mrs. Wolvovsky is a Shlucha in Glanstonbury, CT and her children attend LYA.
113 Orphans Celebrate Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel
It was all smiles and excitement as 113 boys from across Israel made their way to the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday to celebrate a milestone—their 13th birthday and their Bar Mitzvah.
Over 120 Attend First Ever BizTalk Event
Last Thursday some 120 people gathered in the hall of Chovevei Torah for a special event: BizTalk 14. The latest installment of Crown Heights Young Entrepreneur’s series of networking events, BizTalk gave community members the chance to learn from fourteen different successful business-men and women as well as to network with each other.
1972 Munich Massacre Survivor Tells Tale at Chabad
Last week the Chabad Community center of Rockford in Northern Illinois, led by Rabbi Chesky and Miri Rothman, hosted an historic event, the first of its kind in size and spirit in recent memory – intended to bring back to the surface Rockford’s century-long observant Jewish community.
Photos: JLI Hosts 7 Mega Events Across Israel
One of the largest groups to ever visit Israel, the 2014 Rohr JLI Land & Spirit Israel Experience recently concluded its sprawling 10-day tour of the Holy Land. Along the way, it held no less than seven mega events in cities across Israel.
Organizers Project Largest Lag BaOmer Parade Ever
Preparations for the Great Parade, the annual Lag BaOmer parade on Eastern Parkway, are well underway. Rabbi Shimon Hecht and a team of volunteers met this week with police officials to begin coordinating the security and traffic arrangement for the event.
Photos by Meir Alfasi
PM Netanyahu Visits Kfar Chabad Matzah Bakery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the guest of honor at the Kfar Chabad Matzah Bakery this morning, where he visited for a pre-Pesach tour.
Record Breaking JLI Israel Trip, Over 500 Participate
Over 500 participants from all over the world accompanied by 60 Shluchim and Shluchos visited Eretz Yisroel for a once in a lifetime Jewish learning experience.
Melbourne Mourns the Passing of Ezzy Kestecher OBM
On Sunday 28 Adar II, a large crowd of family, community members and numerous friends attended the Levaya of Aaron Ezriel (Ezzy) Kestecher OBM, at the Melbourne Chevra Kadisha, who tragically passed away last week on Chof Hey Adar II at the age of 28 years in Melbourne Australia.
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