On the day Don Manuel was to be burned in the auto de fe, the king realized that if he can get him to admit his sin and publicly convert, then he has the authority to save him. So when the prisoner was brought to the public square in chains, the king left his place and walked over to his trusted advisor and asked him to kiss and bow down to the cross and he will save him and restore him to his position.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe looking on as Reb Mendel Futerfas bentches Hagomel after coming from abroad for Tishrei, 1975.
Looking at the brain, could you imagine the complexity of what it can do? Look at the universe and realize that the complexity is infinite. Rabbi Tzvi Freeman and Dr. Michael Kigel learn together about the bridges that G-d provides to connect his infinity with our finite selves. This video has a uniquely engaging presentation style.
Dr. Naftali (Tali) Loewenthal presently directs the Chabad Research Unit, while lecturing at the University College on the subject of Jewish spirituality. He resides in London and was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in December of 2010.
In 1998, a young man had his Bar Mitzvah celebrated at Hadar Hatorah in Crown Heights. Nineteen years later, he wants to thank those who assisted him, and shared two photos of the event with Lubavitch Archives. Can you identify the Bar Mitzvah revelers?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha — Vayeira. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How high can we reach?
Torah Cafe is proud to introduce a new video series, featuring moments from JLI’s annual National Jewish Retreat. This week’s video is from a lecture by Rabbi Manis Friedman, titled: How the Universe Began.
A drama-filled, new course from JLI, Great Debates in Jewish History, offers a glimpse into six pivotal disputes that engulfed the Jewish people at different periods and have a lasting impact today.
JLI presents its unique two-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from a timely tale. This week’s video for Parshas Vayeira is titled: The Rabbi Who Was Late.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 186, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Is It Appropriate to Paint the Rebbe’s Image on Walls? How Can There Be “Terrorism” in Chabad? Can You Give an Example of a Mistake You’ve Made and How You Corrected It and Turned It into a Blessing? What Are Angels and How Do We Know Their Names? Would the Rebbe Be Happy with the Recent Crown Heights “Food Crawl”?
This powerful video clip is an excerpt from the Sicha in this week’s Living Torah from JEM. In the talk, the Rebbe speaks of the tremendous pain of not being blessed with children. We should learn from our forefather Avraham and the prophetess Chana about how one ought to pray for the merit of raising future generations.
It used to be that every person had at least one cow, either for its milk, or that the farmer can plow his field with it, or for both reasons. But from time to time, the cow became weak or even sick and the owner would then send it into the forest to eat the wild grass.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a pair of photos of the Rebbe organizing the Panim he received after a Yechidus Klolis, circa 1990.
Since 1982, Rabbi Elchonon Lisbon has served as the spiritual leader of Chabad House of Park Heights, Baltimore. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in June of 2016.
California Shliach Yitzi Hurwitz, who is currently battling ALS, describes a recent incident which was “the biggest scare of his life,” when he awoke in middle of the night unable to breathe.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha — Lech Lecha. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is a Jew?
JLI presents its unique two-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from a timely tale. This week’s video for Parshas Lech Lecha is titled: Counting the Stars.
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