Video: Screenplay by Moses and Me
As a Jewish screenwriter, David Weiss has gotten some of his best ideas from the Torah. Watch and learn how the Jewish thought that makes his work shine, can help your life soar.
Sight of Unity During Hatzalah Prayer Break
On Thursday evening, two emergency response dispatchers from United Hatzalah in Israel went on their shift break and took time out to pray in the break-room. Both responders prayed their evening prayers, but they were of two different religions.
Timely Tales: The Gemologist
JLI presents its unique, two-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from a timely tale. This week’s video for Parshas Chayei Sarah is titled: The Gemologist.
Great Debates: The Jewish Revolt Against Rome
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. Lesson Two: Suicide at Masada – Militant Nationalism vs. Religious Institutionalism is an overview of the origins and buildup leading to the Jewish revolt against Roman rule in Judea in the 1st century CE.
8:00pm: What Recourse Do I Have After I Was Removed from My Shlichus?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 187, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Is It Ever Acceptable to Compromise Standards for Others? Can I Believe yet Have No Relationship with G-d? What Recourse Do I Have After I Was Removed from My Shlichus Post? Is There Advice from the Rebbe to a Single Father? Is There Anything Wrong with a Yellow Moshiach Flag?
Video: Bridges Between Worlds
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.
Campus Menorah Vandalized for 4th Time
University of Illinois police are searching for two people who were allegedly involved in removing a branch of a large menorah on campus over the weekend, the fourth time the menorah has been damaged since 2015.
Video: Do Jews Believe in Ghosts?
References to ghosts date back to ancient world, but belief in ghosts is still very prevalent today. A recent Gallup poll says that 3 out of 4 Americans believe in some kind of paranormal activity. What are ghosts? Is there any scientific basis for them? Does Jewish tradition make any reference to them? Rabbi Pinchas Taylor, a shliach in south Florida, gives an overview while exploring a supposedly “haunted house” in Ft. Lauderdale.
Video: How High Can We Reach?
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?
Video: How the Universe Began
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.
Mrs. Dena Gorkin Launches New Chinuch Series
Due to many requests, renowned and veteran educator Mrs. Dena Gorkin, principal of Bnos Chomesh Academy, has launched a new video series on topics and insights in Chinuch, which will be released over the coming seven weeks. The first installment of the series is titled: Healthy, Happy, Frum.
Great Debates in Jewish History: The Dead Sea Scrolls
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.
Timely Tales: The Rabbi Who Was Late
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.
8:00pm: Appropriate to Paint Rebbe’s Image on Walls?
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”?
Shul Destroyed by Sandy Finally Restored
A Chabad Jewish center in southern Brooklyn that was battered by Superstorm Sandy five years ago has finally been restored.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Davening for Children
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.
Video: Opioid Crisis Batters Orthodox Community
On a recent segment of the Fox 5 TV channel, the anchors discussed at length a problem that is often taboo – the opioid crisis affecting New York’s Orthodox-Jewish community.
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