During the week in which the words of the Torah are read, “And make me a sanctuary,” the city of Tiumen in Siberia experienced a continuous day of sublime and uplifting events, which resulted in a tremendous Kidush Hashem and raised the pride of the city’s thousands of Jews.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
In the early hours of Tuesday, March 4th, The Hustle Wig, a thriving business specializing in hat wigs, fell victim to a break-in that resulted in the theft of over $30,000 worth of inventory and supplies.
A new short film from JEM has been released focusing on the Rebbe’s vision for all humanity.
Singing at a wedding at Marina Del Ray in 1983, Avraham Fried sings “Od Yishama”.
Stephen Fry is an English actor, with Jewish heritage, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director and all-round national treasure. He gave an honest speech about his Jewish heritage at Chabad of Oxford.
Another act of hate hit Crown Heights this week when a contract worker decided to vandalize a Jewish building and tear off Mezuzos from the building’s doorposts.
There are certain events that remain etched in a person’s memory. One of those events was a special Farbrengen that took place in Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto (I do not remember the year), with “The Rosh” – Rabbi Ezra Schochet shlita.
US President Donald Trump met on Wednesday with a group of hostages who were recently released by Hamas.
Israeli Chabad singer Ariel Zilber partnered with Tzamah for a special rendition of Shoshanas Yaakov as you have never heard it.
My shlichus is Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch in Cincinnati. While the Rebbe established a Yeshiva in Cincinnati in 1976, it was short-lived. In 5767, we reestablished the Yeshiva.
Rabbi Dovid Vigler, Shliach to Palm Beach Gardens, FL, met with former Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard on the street and a fourteen-minute discussion ensued. Did you know Pollard’s connection to the Rebbe ran so deep?
“A disgusting verbal and physical assault” was the way Rabbi Yaacov Behrman described the incident that took place on a New York City Subway this week. After reporting the incident to the police, an arrest was made today.
Taking his Shlichus to an entirely new level, Rabbi Rafi Rosenberg, Shliach to Sky Lake, Florida, donated a kidney to a former IDF soldier who fought in the Yom Kippur War.
The Siyum HaRambam HaOlami on the forty-fourth cycle was celebrated with great splendor this past Sunday, 2 Adar, at the spacious and prestigious Union Bedford Armory in Brooklyn, New York, with thousands of men, women, and children in attendance.
On CivicPulse, Rabbi Yaacov Behrman interviewed Assembly Member Brian Cunningham, who represents the 43rd Assembly District, which includes Crown Heights.
Experience a day through the eyes of Shmuel Elie, a Pre1A talmid at Tomchei Tmimim Ocean Parkway.
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