Lag Ba’omer Celebrated with Pride in Kharkov Zoo
Hundreds of men, women and children joined the Grand Hakhel Lag Ba’omer Parade in Kharkov, Ukraine, which took place in the local Ecopark Feldman Zoo.
Video: Shoplifter Scuffles with Marketplace Employees
A scuffle broke out in front of The Marketplace, a Crown Heights supermarket, after a man shoplifted a block of butter and was confronted by the store’s management.
Dennis Prager Honored at Chabad of the Conejo Gala
Some 500 friends and supporters of Chabad of the Conejo came together on Thursday, May 26, 2016, to celebrate the organization’s annual Gala Banquet. The dinner portion of the evening – which was called for a separate time from the program itself – featured world class cuisine served via buffet tables and carving stations spread throughout the expansive and artistically-decorated foyer of the five-star Four Seasons Westlake Hotel.
8:00pm: Why Are Some People Born with Physical Disabilities?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 117, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Why Are Some People Born with Physical Disabilities? Does The Torah Discriminate Against Them? What’s The Secret to Aging with Dignity? How Can We Know if Passion Is Being Channeled Properly?
Rabbi Benny’s Hilarious Torah Thought: The One With the Yiddish Speaker
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Behar. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why does the Torah first command us to agriculturally rest on the seventh sabbatical year, only afterwards telling us about working the land during the preceding six years? Shouldn’t the order have been reversed?
Video: Carpool Karaoke with Benny Friedman
Get to know the man behind Yesh Tikvah, Toda, and countless of hits. Ride along with Benny Friedman in filmmaker Meir Kalmenson‘s second installment of Carpool Karaoke.
Video: Scammer Rides Bike into Car
A disturbing incident was caught on surveillance camera in Flatbush, where a con artist purposely rode his bike into a stationary car, then fell to the ground and feigned injury.
Shliach Forms Blues Band with Congregants
Rabbi Daniel Grodnitzky, a Philadelphia Chabad Shliach, teamed up with several of his congregants and friends to form a new ‘Jewish-American roots blues band,’ named Shoresh, which is making its debut this Lag Ba’omer.
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Video: Lag B’omer Throughout the Years
As Lag Ba’omer approaches, we’re reminded of the precious opportunity we had to witness such glory as the great parades with the Rebbe in times past.
Watch Live: Lag Ba’omer Celebrations in Meron
Watch the joyous celebrations of Lag Ba’omer, the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, streamed live from his Kever in Meron, Israel.
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Chasidic Rapper Sings ‘Memories’
In this Sefirah-friendly music video, Chasidic rapper Nosson Zand sings his hit song ‘Memories’ in a-cappella style while driving in his car.
BCM Students Remember Classmate One Year On
Pesach Sheini marks the first yahrtzeit of Chaya Spalter, OBM, a student of Bais Chaya Mushka of Los Angeles. The girls of BCM have been honoring her memory in a variety of ways, including shiurim, a Hakhel with their mothers, and a very special, meaningful rooftop ceremony.
Video: How to Avoid the Downfalls of Life
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Behar. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one avoid the downfalls of life?
Vice President of Israeli Supreme Court Visits 770
The Honorable Elyakim Rubinstein, Vice President of the Supreme Court of Israel, visited Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway last Monday, 8 Iyar, accompanied by a delegation of Israeli leaders and Chabad Shluchim.
8:00pm: Who Is Running the Show Now?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 116, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Who Is Running the Show Now? How Does One Overcome Fear of Public Speaking? Why Do Some Not Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut? Is Facebook as Unadvised for Adults as It Is for Children?
Video: Café Offers Jobs to Adults with Special Needs
A new café and art studio opened by Chabad’s Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield, Michigan, is offering priceless opportunities to adults with special needs.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Behind the Rebbe’s Hakhel Campaign
This week’s Living Torah presents a fascinating glimpse into the Rebbe’s passion for Hakhel. In a candid and revealing back and forth with Rabbi Savitski, Chief Rabbi of Boston, the Rebbe cites a range of sources in support of the practice.
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