Inauguration: A Jewish Message
As the United States of America prepares for the swearing in of a new president, an important message to keep in mind.
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New Haven Whatsapp Group Keeps Police Informed
Residents of New Haven, Connecticut, feel much safer these days amid the rising popularity of a Whatsapp group that keeps tabs on the neighborhood’s safety and keeps police in the loop about any criminal or suspicious activity. The group was founded a year ago by Lubavitcher resident Mendy Katz, and already boasts over 500 vetted participants, including many police precincts.
Video: The Talmudic Version of the Power of Now
“The Talmudic Version Of The Power Of Now” is a talk given by Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson as part of a fast-paced session at JLI’s National Jewish Retreat called “Ten Talks,” featuring 10 short powertalks from 10 inspiring speakers, showcasing important ideas that change attitudes, lives, and, ultimately, the world.
Music Video: Soaring
Mendel Einbinder, a musically gifted Lubavitcher Bochur who grew up on Shlichus in California’s San Fernando Valley, performs Soaring, a melody he composed, on piano, cello and violin.
A Small Cheder Grows into an Empire of Chinuch
Today, the 19th of Teves, Educational Institute Oholei Torah celebrates the day of its founding. School events were held in all the divisions marking this most momentous day.
Video: Redemption from Internal Exile
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Shemos. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one go out of their internal exile?
Weekly JLI Video: Contending with the Impossible
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Shemos is titled: Contending with the Impossible.
Community Gathers for Drug Awareness Event
Some 650 Crown Heights residents attended Operation Survival’s drug awareness and prevention event on Sunday evening Jan 8th. The event served as an opportunity to highlight the need for prevention strategies and an increased awareness and understanding of the drug problem in the community.
Video: Warm Greeting Leads to New World
Sarah Encaoua, a recent graduate from York University in Toronto who recently moved to Crown Heights, shares an inspiring story that she experienced. “I couldn’t resist and make a video out of it,” she said, “for it was something real and so moving. I was inspired, moved, in awe, every step of the way and wanted you to feel the same.”
Jews Protest Anti-Israel ‘Peace Summit’ in Paris
Over a thousand Jews turned up at the Israeli Embassy in Paris to protest the “Mideast peace summit” held in the French capital on Sunday, which as-predicted was nothing more than a ruse for nations to come together and bash Israel for daring to defend itself against Palestinian terrorism.
8:00pm: How Does the Torah Truly View Women?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 146, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How Does the Torah Truly View Women? Is “Tracht Gut Vet Zein Gut” the Answer to Every Hardship? What’s Wrong with Whistling? At What Point is it Okay to Quit My Job? Is the Choice to Vaccinate Children a Personal Decision?
Teen Girl Miraculously Survives After Car Jumps Curb
A 13 year old Borough Park girl is home from the hospital, hours after she was struck by an out of control livery cab as she waited for the school bus.
Video: A Tribute to the London School of Jewish Song
Yigal Calek and The London School of Jewish song are perhaps one of the most iconic and nostalgic groups in Jewish Music history. For over 35 years we have danced and sang to these beautiful tunes. Now, The A-Team Orchestra has teamed up with superstar Shloime Daskal, and The Shira Choir, to bring you a collection of some of the most well-known songs of the groups past like never heard before with the stunning arrangements by Avremi G.
Jewish community members in Whitefish gather for a Torah class with Rabbi Chaim Bruk, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Montana.
Montana Rabbi to Neo-Nazis: Torah Topples Hate
As plans move forward for a neo-Nazi march in Whitefish, Mont., Chabad-Lubavitch of Montana plans on “fighting darkness with light.”
Weekly JLI Video: The Paradigm of the Righteous
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Vayechi is titled: The Paradigm of the Righteous.
Video: Tzoma Lecho Nafshi at IDF Hero’s Funeral
At the funeral today of Erez Orbach, HYD, one of the IDF soldiers killed in Sunday’s horrific terror attack in Jerusalem, the crowd joined together in a soul-stirring rendition of the Chabad Niggun Tzoma Lecho Nafshi.
Video: How to Live a Great Life Despite Obstacles
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayechi. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one live a great life despite all obstacles?
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