Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique pair of photos of the Rebbe during davening, in the early years of his leadership.
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Here’s My Story: No Operation Needed
Dr. Harold Serebro is a medical practitioner, entrepreneur and author of several books. He served as a trustee of President Mandela’s Empowerment Award Program. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August of 2014.
Video: What Is Faith?
Watch this brilliant clip to learn what real faith is all about. It’s not blind belief and acceptance of information or values. Rabbi Dr. J. Immanuel Schochet illuminates the fundamental connection between faith and knowledge. True faith that is rooted in knowledge is exhibited in a person who synthesizes information and allows the logical consequences of this reality to have an affect on the way he or she lives.
Video: How to Know When You’re Really Happy
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Bechukosai. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one know when they are really happy?
8:00pm: Why Are Some People Born with Physical Disabilities?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 117, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Why Are Some People Born with Physical Disabilities? Does The Torah Discriminate Against Them? What’s The Secret to Aging with Dignity? How Can We Know if Passion Is Being Channeled Properly?
Rabbi Benny’s Hilarious Torah Thought: The One With the Yiddish Speaker
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Behar. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why does the Torah first command us to agriculturally rest on the seventh sabbatical year, only afterwards telling us about working the land during the preceding six years? Shouldn’t the order have been reversed?
Weekly Story: Ivan the Farmer
Lying down on the ground Ivan saw the train slow down to almost a standstill as it approached the curve and then proceeded very slowly. This was the moment he was waiting for. Running over to one of the back cars, he grabbed hold of the ladder and climbed up.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique collection of photos of the Rebbe at the 1987 Lag Ba’omer Parade.
Historic Lag Ba’omer Parade Photos Discovered
New photos of Lag Ba’omer parades with the Rebbe were discovered over the past two weeks by Lubavitch Archives.
Here’s My Story: Founding a Hospital
Rabbi Gershon Lieder presently serves as the Director of Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak, Israel. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his office in August of 2012.
Video: How to Avoid the Downfalls of Life
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Behar. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one avoid the downfalls of life?
8:00pm: Who Is Running the Show Now?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 116, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Who Is Running the Show Now? How Does One Overcome Fear of Public Speaking? Why Do Some Not Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut? Is Facebook as Unadvised for Adults as It Is for Children?
Weekly Story: Rashbi Himself Was Dancing With Him
In Miron, the talmidim noticed him dancing with another elderly Jew, whom they didn’t recognize, but didn’t think too much about it. After all, there were many groups that were dancing in their own circle. So they continued in their own circle.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Behind the Rebbe’s Hakhel Campaign
This week’s Living Torah presents a fascinating glimpse into the Rebbe’s passion for Hakhel. In a candid and revealing back and forth with Rabbi Savitski, Chief Rabbi of Boston, the Rebbe cites a range of sources in support of the practice.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a pair of photos of the Rebbe during a Lag Ba’omer Parade in the 1970s.
Weekly Letter of the Rebbe: Breaking a Bad Habit
As we count our way through the days of Sefirah, a time we devote to the refining of our character, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he gives advice on how to deal with and overcome an undesirable habit. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Here’s My Story: The Real Medicine
Rabbi Yosef Goldberg was a teacher for over 15 years and later worked for the New York City Department for the Aging. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Brooklyn, New York, in August of 2015.
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