Instant Torah: Treasures in Dirt
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Balak is titled: Treasures in Dirt.
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Video: How can we Protect Ourselves from Enemies?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Korach. This week he answers the question: How can we protect ourselves against our enemies? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
8:00pm: Should Children Ever Be Separated from Their Parents?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 218, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chassidus Applied to 12-13 Gimmel Tammuz; Should We Use Ziy”a on the Rebbe? Thoughts About the Immigration Debate; Should Children Ever Be Separated from Their Parents? How to Trust and Become a Tougher Person? Is It Acceptable to Read Quality Secular Books, or Must We Resign Ourselves to Jewish Books of Poor Literary Quality? Why at Times Do We Beautify Mitzvot and at Other Times Insist on Keeping Them Simple?
Weekly Story: Where To Look
One day when the Frierdiker Rebbe was in the cheder (class) in Lubavitch, during the class break, he and some of the other boys glanced out of the window.
Positivity Bias: The Wonder of the Wounded
JLI presents its newest video in the new two-minute video series, Positivity Bias. The Wonder of the Wounded, here’s what the Rebbe told wounded IDF veterans
Instant Torah: Journey not Destination
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Chukas is titled: Journey not Destination.
Here’s My Story: Dear Children
I was born in Kisvarda, Hungary, in 1947, when the country was ruled by a Communist regime. Life there was extremely difficult, depressing and bereft of Yiddishkeit.
Video: How can we Overcome the Satan?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Korach. This week he answers the question: How can we overcome the Satan? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
JLI Parsha Video: Carved in Soul
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Chukas is titled: Carved in Soul.
8:00pm: Does It Make Sense to Spend Shabbos at the Ohel?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 217, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Does It Make Sense to Spend Shabbos at the Ohel? What Takes Precedence: Supporting Local Mosdos or Shluchim? How Do I Improve My Relationship with My Mother? Is It Okay to Marry Before Fully Dealing with My Own Self-Esteem and Dependency Issues? How Can I Control the Unspoken Urge? Is Energy Physical or Spiritual?
Weekly Story: Renewable Energy
Reb Menachem Mendel Dubravsky was known as an illuy (Torah genius,) and shortly after his marriage he was asked to become Rov in a certain town. Before Pesach (of that year or a subsequent year), he received a letter from the office of Tomchei Tmimim. The letter stated that the Yeshiva is looking for a Gemara (Talmud) melamed (teacher) for one of its younger grades.
A Bachur’s Memories of Gimmel Tammuz
Tacoma Shliach, Rabbi Zalmy Heber, shares his memories as a young Bochur in 770 on Gimmel Tammuz 24 years ago.
Here’s My Story: The Matter is in Your Hands
When I was four years old, all the Jews of my birthplace – Gura Humorului, Romania – were deported to Transnistria, where most perished at the hands of the fascists allied with the Nazis, including my own grandmother. My family and I survived and, in 1950, just before my Bar Mitzvah, we managed to leave Romania and immigrate to Israel.
Instant Torah: Unity in G-dly Division
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Korach is titled: Unity in G-dly Division.
Video: What is the Correct Way to do a Mitzvha?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Korach. This week he answers the question: What is the correct way to do a Mitzvha? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
8:00pm: Gimmel Tammuz: 24 Years Later
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 216, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Gimmel Tammuz: 24 Years Later; Why Don’t We Speak About the Details of Gimmel Tammuz as We Do About Yud Shevat, Beis Nissan, Chof Dalet Teves Etc.? Why Don’t We Appoint a New Rebbe? Did the Rebbe Take Responsibility for Shluchim? How Does the Rebbe Answer Us Today? What Is the Meaning of Going to the Ohel or Writing into the Igros? How Do We Understand the Different Statements the Rebbe Made About Moshiach, the Dor Ha’Shevii, the Leader of the Generation, and the Frierdiker Rebbe?
Weekly Story: Continuing The Conversation
At the end of this week’s parsha we find that the mitzva of tzitzis comes immediately after the story of a Jew who was chopping or gathering wood on Shabbos. One may ask, why do these two ideas appear consecutively?
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