Video: Rebroadcast of Achdus Event
JEM prepared a special hour long program for today’s Achdus Hour. CrownHeights.info in proud to present the full video for the convenience of those that could not make it.
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For Heaven’s Sake: the Signs of Destructive “Machlokes”
Many are the believers in the proverbial notion that “All is fair in love and war,” or that the end justifies the means, so long as the cause is holy – “For the sake of Heaven” Yet, it may do them good to think again.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
Tonight: Three Part Seminar on Va’atah Tetzaveh
Beginning tonight, in honor of Gimmel Tammuz Rabbi Manis Friedman will be teaching the Maamar Va’atah Tetzaveh in a three part online seminar.
We Are What We Think, Beating Anxiety and Depression
What is emotion; a feeling? What then is a feeling? These terms are difficult to fully comprehend and define. For thousands of years people have been attempting to understand this phenomenon and will most likely debate it for a thousand more.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Shlach – titled “Welcome to Hotel Canaan”.
14 Questions for a Fascinating ‘Crossfire’ Panel
When you bring together a technology futurist, a reform Rabbi turned Orthodox and a Chabad House director you get some fascinating answers. Here is a taste of some questions that were posed by the audience.
Antagonizing Our Evil Inclination, The “Misoninim” Syndrome
If someone were to tell you that tens of thousands of grown adults had taken to the streets, weeping bitterly over their sad state of “Beef deprivation,” you would likely treat it like a joke. You might check your (spiffy electronic) calendar to make sure it’s not April 1st.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Behaalotcha – titled “Try Again”.
To Indulge Or Not To Indulge? Something To Think About… Something To Drink About
Should we all abstain from physical pleasures in order to become more “Holy” before the Almighty? This week’s Parsha, Nasso, presents two somewhat peculiar laws back to back: The law of the Sotah – the wife suspected by her husband of committing adultery and the law of the Nazir – one who takes a vow of abstinence.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
Here’s My Story: Taking up the Rebbe’s Time
In the 1950s, when I was a young man, I befriended Rabbi Moses Rosen, who was the chief rabbi of Romania. Whenever he came to New York, he prayed in my shul, which was the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, and when we discovered that we both spoke French, it brought us together. We became good friends, our wives became friends, and it was a great friendship for friendship’s sake, as the saying goes.
by Rabbi Solomon Trau
Guide: Times, Halachos and Customs for Shavuos
The Beis Din of Crown Heights has released an instructional guide – in both English and Hebrew – which contains Halachos and Minhagim pertaining to the Yom Tov of Shavuos, as well as the answers to many questions regarding the upcoming holiday.
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on the holiday of Shavuot.
Divine Profiling? Exploring The “Chosen People” Doctrine
Did you ever see a Jew run in to a bank and head straight to the front of the line saying: “Excuse me; you’ll all have to wait while I take care of my business? You see I’m Jewish, you know that ‘Chosen’ thing.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Bamidbar.
Video: A Halacha Analysis of the Dohoney Meats Scandal
Rabbi Shimon Raichik, Rosh Kolel Erev Chabad in Los Angeles, dedicated a 45-minute class to dealing with the Halachik implications of the Doheny Meat scandal.
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Behar – Bechukosai.
Is Fear A Sin? Faith Vs. Anxiety
Worry, Fear, and Anxiety, are ailments we could all do without. Yet most of us wrestle with them daily on some level. One definition for worry is “to torment oneself with disturbing thoughts.”
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
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