PSA: Erev Pesach Kids Puppet Show

Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, 2009 the Community Council and Lubavitcher Yeshivah present the small wonder puppet theater. At 1:00 at Lubavitcher Yeshivah, 570 Crown St. Admission $2.

More info in the Extended Article!

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Globel Webcast: The Rebbe’s Revolution in Birchas Hachamah


Tonight, Monday, 12 Nissan, April 6, 2009, at 8:00pm, Rabbi YY Jacobson will deliver a special global webcast: Here Comes the Sun – Part Two, a fascinating journey into a once-in-a-28-year-experience, the blessing for the sun, exploring the scientific, halachik, spiritual and psychological dimensions, and the Rebbe’s revolutionary idea in Birchas Hachamah. Don’t miss this once-in-a-28-year lecture. The class will have an accompanying curriculum which you can download.

To watch, please visit www.TheYeshiva.net
To listen via telephone, please call: 1-616-347-8000. Access code: 1007852#

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Tonight! Global Live Web-Farbrengen with Rabbi Jacobson


Tonight, Yud Alef Nissan, at 8:30pm, Rabbi YY Jacobson will lead a global web fabrengen, recording live from Congregation Bais Shmuel in Crown Heights, where Rabbi Jacobson serves as spiritual leader. Many dozens of communities the world over will be tuning-in to the farbrengen.

To watch, please visit www.TheYeshiva.net

Tonight! Once-In-a-28-Year Lecture & New Essay!


Tonight, Monday, March 30, 2009, at 8:00 pm, Rabbi YY Jacobson will deliver a special global webcast: Here Comes the Sun – Part One, a fascinating journey into a once-in-a-28-year-experience, the blessing for the sun, exploring the scientific, halachik, spiritual and psychological dimensions. Don’t miss this once-in-a-28-year lecture. The class will have an accompanying curriculum which you can download.

To watch, please visit www.TheYeshiva.net
To listen via telephone, please call: 1-616-347-8000. Access code: 1007852#

Annual Mitzvah Tank Parade – Parade 59

Preparations are in full swing for the Annual Mitzvah Tank Parade. The Parade is slated to take place on Thursday, April 2nd, the 8th of Nissan, in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s upcoming 107th Birthday the following Sunday, 11 Nissan.

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Where Were You 28 Years Ago?

Maximize your appreciation for this glorious mitzvah. A series of special shiurim will be given covering the Halachos and meanings of Birchas HaChama on Thursday evenings at 9:30 at Kolel Menachem. The first Shiur, on 23 Adar, will cover the background and sources of the Mitzvah, the place of the sun on the day of the Bracha according to different opinions. The second Shiur will cover relevant questions including what is to be done on a cloudy day, what come first – Birchas hachama or Sreifas Chometz, and if you are allowed to look at the sun before making the Bracha. The Shiurim will be delivered by Rabbi Zalman Moshe Abrahams. View the flyer by clicking here. To receive a reminder SMS or email, contact Yagdil Torah.

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Tonight – Are you Ready for a Disaster?

The CHJCC, the Fire Department and the Red Cross invites you to a lecture on “Disaster Preparedness”. Do you know what to do in the event of a natural (or unnatural) disaster Chv”s? 7:00 PM Tonight, Thursday, March 19 at 935 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]. Come and receive a First Aid ready kit.

More Information in Full Flyer in the Extended Article!

Tonight – Come and Be Heard – Precinct Council Meeting

Dear concerned residents of Crown Heights, the monthly meeting of the 71st Precinct Community board will take place today, Thursday, the 19th of March at 8:00pm, in the public school across the street from the 71st Precinct.

We all used the comments to vent our anger at police and we all criticized each other for talking and not doing. So here is your chance to do something! It is imperative that you make every effort to attend! Your attendance will show our care and support for our community!

CrownHeights.info has received word from a Precinct Council representative that the top cop in New York city, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly will be at the meeting.

Birkat Hachamah – Thank G-d for the Sun

Every 28 years the sun returns to the exact position, at the same time of the week, that it occupied at the time of its creationóat the beginning of the fourth day of creation. A special blessing called Birkat Hachamah, “the sun blessing” is recited to mark this event. Due to the rarity of this event, this blessing is customarily recited amid large public gatherings of men, women and children.

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English Shiur to Refresh Your Memory of Hilchos Pesach

Freshen up your knowledge of Hilchos Pesach with special shiurim in Yiddish or English concerning the laws of Bedikas and Mechiras Chometz, kitchen preparation and the Seder. The English shiurim will be delivered by Rabbi Yakov Osdobo on Wednesday evenings at 9:10pm, following a 9:00 Maariv. They will take place Beis Eliyahu Nachum-Lefferts Shul (672 Lefferts Ave) on Chof Beis and Chof Tes Adar, and Zayin Nissan.

For more information and to receive a reminder SMS or email, click here.

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Web Class with Rabbi YY Jacobson “The Forgotten Souls”


Tonight, Monday, March 16, 2009, at 8:00 pm, Rabbi YY Jacobson will deliver a live Parsha class: The Forgotten Souls — when Rabbi Akiva taught Moses how to appreciate the alienated Jews. The class will have an accompanying curriculum which you can download.

To watch, please visit www.TheYeshiva.net
To listen via telephone, please call: 1-616-347-8000. Access code: 1007852#

Freshen Up On Hilchos Pesach

Freshen up your knowledge of Hilchos Pesach with special shiurim in Yiddish or English concerning the laws of Bedikas and Mechiras Chometz, kitchen preparation and the Seder. The Yiddish series will be given by Rabbi Sholom Ber Levin on Sunday evenings at Ahavas Achim-Empire Shtibel (489 Empire Blvd). They will take place on Yud Tes and Chof Vov Adar, and Daled Nissan at 8:00pm. Maariv will follow.

For more information contact YT. To receive a reminder SMS or email, please let YT know.

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Bnos Menachem Production – “And the Rest is Commentary”

Treat yourself to an afternoon of inspiring song and dance as Bnos Menachem students take the stage in our sensational production, “And the Rest is Commentary”.

As the message of Ahavas Yisroel reverberates through the audience as you join hearts with the cast members and find yourself swept away by the performance.

Shushan Purim – Chaim Fogelman in Concert

This Wednesday, Tes Vov Adar at the monthly ‘Rally at the Ohel’, there will be a concert by Chaim Fogelman. It will be for all children, ages 5-12. Busses leave 770 at 11:00am and return at 1:45pm. Admission $6.00. For more information call 718-773-1688.

Full flyer in the Extended Article!