This past Friday, an elderly Jewish Russian couple officially got married at the Chabad synagogue for Soviet immigrants located on Herzl Street in Haifa. The Chosen is 96 years old and the Kallah is 91, they are both Holocaust survivors.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe davening for the amud on 22 Shevat, 5752.
Senior Israeli Journalist Amit Segal took a tour of 770 Wednesday while on a visit to Crown Heights. He made a stop in the WLCC room with Rabbi Chaim Baruch Halberstam and Rabbi Mendel Esienbach.
In collaboration with JEM, the giant billboard at the entrance to Kfar Chabad now features a quote and picture of the Rebbe for all to see.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he encourages the singing while entering 770, circa 1992.
It can be argued that Charlie Buttons is perhaps the most well known person in the Simcha scene in Crown Heights. Dressed in his overalls and tzitzis, he never missed a L’Chaim or wedding to give out balloons to the children. But have you ever seen Charlie in a Tuxedo?
More than 100 Jewish people were seen Wednesday morning donning tefillin and waiting to board their flight from Florida to New York City to visit the Ohel of the Rebbe for Yud Shvat.
Hundreds of Bais Rivkah girls were treated Tuesday to a special Safety Awareness presentation given by Officers from the NYPD Community Affairs. The presentation was arranged by Crown Heights Shomrim Coordinator Gadi Hershkop.
The line for a free bagel at Holesome Bagels in Crown Heights was out the door just minutes after 7am Sunday, as community members queued up to get their free bagel. The free bagel offer lasted from 7am-10am, with a limit of one bagel per person, with a maximum of 500 bagels.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe.
Wholesome Bagels, an iconic Crown Heights bagel store, has received a face lift that had temporarily shuttered the store. Now, the redesigned eatery is back open and serving the Crown Heights community.
As Oholei Torah’s scooter safety initiative ended on Tuesday, Crown Heights Shomrim and the 71st Precincts NCO Officers came to speak with the boys, touching on scooter safety and awareness. The safety initiative comes after a spate of recent scooter related incidents that thankfully ended without serious injury.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe as he gives a coin to a child while entering shul to daven.
MyLife: Chassidus Applied is launching a new creativity track alongside its flagship essay contest this year. In the six years since the contest’s inception, thousands of applicants have submitted essays translating the teachings of Chassidus into real-life solutions, with a winning prize of $1,000.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe.
The first-ever bris milah in the United Arab Emirates took place in Abu Dhabi last week with the arrangement and participation of the shliach to Berlin, Germany, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal. The baby’s parents are formerly from Berlin and remain in contact with Rabbi Teichtal.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe as he gives out nickels before going into davening in the upstairs zal of 770.
