Video of 1983 Farbrengen Restored
A recurring theme throughout JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe interviews are descriptions of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens. The exhilarating experience of a Farbrengen with the Rebbe was something one could never forget.
Video: Ani Maamin During Emergency Landing
A 767 charter flight filled with Orthodox-Jewish passengers heading from London to Poland to mark the Yahrtzeit of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk was forced to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam after a malfunction caused the cabin to lose pressure and the pilot to issue a Mayday call. B”h the plane landed safely and no one was harmed.
8:00pm: Is it my Yetzer Hara or My Dysfunctional Childhood?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 155, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Is it my Yetzer Hara or My Dysfunctional Childhood? Is Smacking Children Ever Acceptable? What is the Significance of Mikvah for Men? How Can One Make Successful Life Changes Without a Support System? What’s the Healthiest Way to Deal with ‘Toxic’ Relationships?
Video: Survivor of Auschwitz Returns in Defiance
“There are no words to describe the emotion felt as I witnessed my grandfather relieve his experiences at the entrance of the death camp – Auschwitz-Birkenau. The same place he stood 73 years ago as a small child,” says the grandson of Rabbi Nissen Mangel, who returned to Auschwitz this week in defiance after narrowly surviving the camp and its infamous “doctor” Jospeh Mangele YMS as a 10-year-old boy.
Demolition: The First Step of Reconstruction
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Ki Tisa is titled – Demolition: The First Step of Reconstruction.
Delivery Man Attacked, Robbed by ‘Customer’
An African-American teenager posing as a customer ordered food from a Crown Heights restaurant. When the delivery man arrived at the address given, he handed over the food and asked for payment. Instead of receiving money, he was brutally beaten and robbed. Part of the attack was caught on surveillance video.
Video: Simche Sings Nigunim in Mizrachi Style
Jewish music star Simche Friedman sings two classic Chabad Nigunim to Mizrachi-style music by the Yuval Stofel Orchestra.
Video: Can Modesty and Modernity Go Together?
The New York Post today profiled two Orthodox-Jewish sisters living in Crown Heights who want to break the stigma associated with dressing modestly.
Israel Ends Run at World Baseball Classic
Team Israel ended its underdog run at the World Baseball Classic after losing 8-3 to Japan’s national team in Tokyo last night.
Attempted Palestinian Terror Attack Caught on Video
A Palestinian woman this morning rammed her car into a crowded bus stop at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, in an attempt to harm the group of Israeli civilians and soldiers who were standing there. Boruch Hashem, the car was stopped by metal bollards, and she was the only casualty.
8th Day Sings ‘Torah’ in Latest Music Video
In this music video, Jewish music superstars 8th Day perform Torah, a song from their new hit album, Slow Down.
Video: The Key to Eternal Relationships
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Tisa. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the key to eternal relationships?
Meaningful Entertainment for a Snow Day
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.
Israel undefeated in World Baseball Classic
Israel, a country that hardly plays baseball at all, just went undefeated in the first round of the World Baseball Classic.
Video: Taking ‘Haman’ Too Seriously
“There is always that one guy who takes it too far! Haman’s name is read and BAM! This guy brings out all the horns and whistles to blot out his name and our ear drums,” says filmmaker Meir Kalmenson, who teamed up with Levyticus to create this humorous Purim video.
8:00pm: Purim Applied to Our Lives Today
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?
Video: True Commitment
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.
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