Picture of the Day
Saadia Hershkop of Roots of Hebron, and Mendel Schmukler of Chabad of Hebron, took a moment to get a photo with Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin while he was on a visit to Chevron.
Saadia Hershkop of Roots of Hebron, and Mendel Schmukler of Chabad of Hebron, took a moment to get a photo with Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin while he was on a visit to Chevron.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe reading peoples letters at the Ohel.
A touching photo has surfaced on social media showing a young boy helping an Israeli soldier don tefillin. The photo shows what appears to be a teffillin booth in the background, as the boy with long peyot and sirtuk helps a soldier put on tefillin. If you have any details on this photo, drop a comment to the editor.
Although details on this photo may be sketchy, the message is crystal clear. Should you feel the need to block a fire hydrant, the New York City Firefighters will have their just revenge.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he says Shema during Maariv in the 5720’s.
Harav Menachem Mendel Lobkowsi, the Menahel of Bayis V’Gan in Yerushalayim visited Har Hertzel to put in Tefillin with the soldiers and visitors who came for Israels Rememberence Day. The son of Benjamin Netanyahu, Avner Netanyahu, also put on Tefillin.
It is agreed by all that the most hotly contested disagreement in shuls across the world is its temperature. For some it is always too hot, others too cold, and the poor Gabbai is always caught in the middle. This Gabbai just gave up trying to please anyone, I wonder how that worked out……..
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe.
Meet the Rebbes’ newest Shluchim. Rabbi Uri and Mushki Blau will be joining the Chabad center in Mumbai, India to help in the Chabad Houses work.
Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters, meets with Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad Poway last night minutes after Rabbi Goldstein emerged from surgery for injuries sustained in the shooting.
A reader of CrownHeights.info captured on camera as Dave Carlin of CBS came to 770 in search of someone to speak to about recent events, and ended up wrapped in Tefillin instead.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he exits the hall after a farbrengen, circa 1956.
Birkat Kohanim at the Kotel is a stunning picture from any view, especially from above. Take a look at a 360 degree view of Birkat Kohanim taken by Shimi Hershkop as thousands came to hear on the first day of Chol Hamoed Pesach.
Rabbi Moshe Havlin, the Chabad Rav of Kiryat Kat, sells the chametz in Israel.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he receives an aliya on Chol Hamoed.
Following Crown Heights Hatzalah’s Fast and professional response to yesterdays police involved accident, the 71st precinct tweeted out a thanks to the volunteers of the amazing organization. See here for full accident story.
Mivtzoim of Yud Aleph Nissan is usually a bit more exciting, especially when going around in a mobile home “Mitzvah Tank.” But what would be if you had the choice of using a real war tank? Some bochurim in Montreal came across military tanks while on mivtzoim, and just had to compare.