Snowed in? Was school or work cancelled? Take advantage of your day off and inspire yourself with meaning: JEM presents two beautiful playlists with hundreds of Rebbe videos, curated from their massive archive.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 154, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Purim Applied to Our Lives Today; Is Mocking Misnagdim Appropriate? What Can I Do About My Discouraging Relapses? How to Deal with Parents Who Have Left the Fold? What Role Do Apocryphal Texts Play in Judaism?
What is the definition of true commitment? Find out in this fascinating and inspiring Shiur for Purim by renowned lecturer and educator Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, courtesy of The Baal Shem Tov Library.
Chassidim always felt privileged when granted the opportunity to spend Purim with the Rebbe. No matter the year or the specifics of the time, Purim in the Rebbe’s presence was always a memorable experience.
Why did the Kohein have two sets of stones with the inscription of the 12 Shvatim? Why were they different in style and detail? What lesson does this serve for us, ordinary people? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Tetzaveh.
Turning to the Baal Shem Tov they inquired; “Rebbe you have taught us that everything a Jew sees or hears, he is supposed to learn from it, in his or her service to the Creator. What lesson can we learn from this? Are we to consider ourselves as sinners, as one who serves Idols G-d forbid?!
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Purim is titled: When God Laughed.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique collection of photos of the Rebbe during Shachris on Purim, 1961.
In honor of Purim, we present a manuscript found in the Archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary and celebrated author of children’s books Nissan Mindel, featuring the annotated draft of a fascinating Purim story.
Rabbi Shlomo Kugel, together with his wife Rivka, is the director of Chabad of the West Side, Manhattan, where he has served for nearly 35 years. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in April of 2016.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Parshas Zachor, Taanis Esther and Purim for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Courtesy of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author of the Who Is Who in Lubavitch series, we present a unique photo of a legendary Chabad Chossid whose Yahrtzeit will be marked this Shabbos. Can you identify who it is, and what he is doing in the photo?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Tetzaveh. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is more important, the Jews or the Torah?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 153, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Are Prayer and ‘Tracht Gut Vet Zein Gut’ Compatible? How to Cope with Social Anxieties? Would the Rebbe’s Attitude Toward Secular Education Perhaps be Different Today? Opening “Noah Houses”?
How significant does a donation need to be in order to count / matter? What role do the very small donations play in the big scheme of things? Who really benefits from the donation? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Terumah.
While the chossid was thrilled that the Rebbe asked him to do something for him, he was somewhat shocked, as he knew the Rebbe wasn’t a cigar-smoker and couldn’t understand, why from all things, this is what the Rebbe requested. But never-the-less for a chossid to be able to do something for his Rebbe, is the greatest honor, and he readily replied, “I will definitely do so.”
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe encouraging the singing at a Farbrengen.
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