A short-lived but severe thunderstorm just passed through Crown Heights, knocking down a large tree branch under which an unlucky resident parked his/her vehicle. The mishap occurred on Crown St. between Brooklyn and New York Ave. The fallen branch has completely blocked off the road, causing police to divert traffic to other streets.
Gathered in Danbury Connecticut, over 150 Mechanchim are taking part in a two day conference aimed at sharpening their teaching skills as well as presenting and discussing new ideas. The conference is organized by the Chinuch Office which is directed by Rabbi Nochum Kaplan.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique photo of the Rebbe in his Sukkah giving Lekach to Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov, OBM. To the right is Rabbi Leibel Groner, one of the Rebbe’s secretaries.
A pair of Christian missionaries have taken to Kingston Ave. in an effort to try and convince Lubavitchers that they know who Moshiach really is.
Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Shliach to the nation’s capital, is quite used to meeting with government diplomats and foreign dignitaries. Today was no different, as a special visitor from Brooklyn visited his Chabad House in Washington, D.C.
The Bochurim and Hanhala of the Lubavitch Mesivta in Golders Green, London, pose for a group photo.
A CrownHeights.info reader observed a collector of recyclable bottles having a rough day. It brings to mind the timeless Talmudic Adage “if you grab too much you grab nothing.”
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In this screenshot from NBC News, which aired on the evening of July 8, a Lubavitcher can be clearly seen among a cluster of ‘Paparazzi’ photographers trying to get a picture of Katie Holmes. Can you identify him?
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CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of a Lubavitcher Bochur talking to a hippie with a guitar. Can you identify those in the picture, when and where it was taken?
Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article.
Ben Diamond, Lubavitcher Chossid and Captain in the U.S. Army, teaches his weekly class on Sheva Mitzvos Bnei Noach at the Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri army base. The class attracts up to 100 soldiers each Sunday.
Charlie Buttons reads ‘Tov Shebaluchos,’ a pamphlet on 17 Tammuz which was written by Rabbi Yisroel Rubin of Albany, NY in honor of his son Avraham Abba‘s engagement to Raizel Glick, and distributed at their L’chaim in Empire Shteibel Thursday night.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique photo of the Rebbe, standing on his platform at the Lag Ba’omer parade of 1976.
This scene on East New York near the corner of Kingston Ave. has one Crown Heights resident furious. Can you figure out why?
Answer: The resident was upset that his neighbors deliberately park in such a fashion as to deny others a space to park – just so that they can pull out of their parking spot with greater ease.
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Campers of Oholei Torah’s Gan Menachem day camp in Crown Heights posed for a group portrait in front of 770 today.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present three newly-released vintage photos of the Rebbe:
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CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of Yeshiva Students with their mentors. Can you identify those in the picture, when and where it was taken?
Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article.
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Rabbi Y. Y. Yeruslavsky, chief Rabbi of Kiryat Malachi, Israel, on his way to spend Shabbos at the Ohel, davened Shachris at Beis Eliezer Yitzchok in Crown Heights this morning. The Shul’s rov, Rabbi D. Y. Levi, honored Rabbi Yeruslavsky with the opportunity to deliver the daily shiur on Shulchan Aruch after davening.
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