Rabbi Yaakov Roth is an educator and teacher in Miami, Florida. From time to time, on special days in the calendar, he would have his young students send letters to the Rebbe. As one would imagine, the letters penned by his young students weren’t the most sophisticated that the Rebbe received.
This Shabbos, the 9th of Adar II, marks the day the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, also known as the Frierdiker Rebbe or the Rayatz, arrived on the shores of the United States after escaping from war-torn Europe in 1940.
When the summer was over, the Bochur remained in Russia for a while, helping the local Shluchim. One day, he went to the governmental offices and obtained a copy of his father’s prison records. He was so proud of what his father accomplished as a young man. If only half of the accusations were true, that showed how much his father did to save other chassidim and spread yiddishkeit. However, he was shocked and indeed horrified when he saw that one of the main informers against his father was none other than this person that his father would send Mishloach Monos to every Purim.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Vayikra. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why does the Torah consider the donations of simple firewood made to the Tabernacle as it’s own independent sacrifice, as well as it being tremendously celebrated?
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe encouraging a child’s singing as he leaves 770 following the distribution of Kos Shel Brachah.
For more than 40 years, Rabbi Shraga Faivel Rimler has served as the spiritual leader of the New Brighton Jewish Center in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. He was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in Brooklyn, in April of 2013.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayikra. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What can a person do to never become angry?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 107, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Does G-d Need Us? How Did the Rebbe Address Disagreements? Why Does Chabad Make Such a Big Deal of the Rebbe? Women Contn’d; Is Resignation or Berating Oneself Ever Acceptable?
Next Shabbos is Tes Adar Sheini, the 76th anniversary of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s dramatic rescue from a burning Warsaw and his arrival in America. “America Iz Nisht Anderish” was the Frierdiker Rebbe’s statement upon his arrival in America.
Spending Purim with the Rebbe was always a memorable experience. From the reading of the Megillah to the general atmosphere which prevailed, the Rebbe uplifted the Chassidim throughout.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe entering 770 to daven.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Pekudei. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why at the very end of the book of Exodus, does the Torah change subjects to tell us about the Jewish people following the clouds of glory when they traveled and when they camped?
Rabbi Chaim Meier Halon currently lives with his family in Oak Park, MI. He was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in February of 2013.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Pekudei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How should one treat a rebellious person?
Many hundreds are anticipated to attend the Shloshim Memorial Event paying tribute to the life and legacy of Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon, of blessed memory. The Shloshim will take place tonight at 7:00pm PST (10:00pm in New York), at the headquarters of Chabad of the Valley in Tarzana, CA, and thousands more will join online via live stream, which can be watched here on CrownHeights.info, courtesy of Chabad.org.
Today, the 27th of Adar I, marks the day the Rebbe suffered a stroke in 1992. The Rebbe’s personal secretary, Rabbi Yehudah Krinsky, described the events of that fateful day in vivid detail, which we share with our readers courtesy of Lubavitch Archives.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 106, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Are Women Inferior? Isn’t “Noshim Daaton Kaloh” derogatory? 12-Steps Continued; Is Resignation or Berating Oneself Ever Acceptable? What Does Tzimtzum Mean?
