Video: A Fight to Unite
Watch what happens when this Jewish dance-off gets out of control. Comedian Mendy Pellin‘s Jewbellish Films has teamed up with The One Voice Foundation to spread the message of unity. Will you join the dance?
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8:00pm: Gimmel Tammuz: Inspiring a New Generation
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 71, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics – Gimmel Tammuz: Inspiring a New Generation. Also – Dating Advice and Lashon Hara.
Video: Behind the Scenes of the Children’s Sefer Torah
In this newly discovered footage, released by JEM, watch the Rebbe launch the campaign for every child to have a letter in a Sefer Torah. The Rebbe outlines the details of his new initiative, suggesting how and where they should be carried out.
Neo-Nazis Vandalize Chabad Menorah in UK
British police say they are examining a video posted on YouTube by a group called National Action, which shows several fascists vandalizing a Menorah set up by Chabad in Cannon Hill Park in the city of Birmingham, UK.
Israeli Woman Claims to Be Possessed by ‘Dibbuk’
An Israeli woman recently entered a synagogue in the city of Elad claiming she is possessed by a ‘Dibbuk.’ A ‘Kabbalist’ who took up the task of extracting the ‘Dibbuk’ claims that he has communicated with the spirit, which purportedly identified itself as the soul of a man who committed a murder 70 years ago.
Dating Tips Given in Great Neck
Singles and couples from as far as Brooklyn traveled to Great Neck, Long Island, to hear Rabbi Manis Friedman’s words of wisdom on the topic of dating.
Video: Should One Rely 100% on G-d?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Shelach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Are we supposed to rely 100% on G-d?
Video: Emotional Bar Mitzvah for 89-Year-Old Survivor
A Holocaust survivor who referred to himself as only a ‘half-Jew’ – since he never had a Bar Mitzvah – while speaking to a group of 8th grade boys from a Chicago-area Chabad school, ended up having an impromptu Bar Mitzvah celebration at the Skokie Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Video: What You Must Know Before Sending Your Kids to Camp
In the coming weeks, thousands of parents in our community will send their children to overnight camp. For most, this will be a thrilling experience with wonderful friendships and memories to last a lifetime.
Young Men Learn About Successful Job Hunting
This past Wednesday in Crown Heights, some 24 young men gathered to learn about what it takes to land a good job.
8:00pm: Our Yeshiva System; Dating Advice; Lashon Hara
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 70, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Our Yeshiva System (Continued); Dating Advice; Lashon Hara.
Now Live: Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos Game Show
Taking place now in Crown Heights, contestants from around the world are facing off in a competition displaying their knowledge in the Halachos in the Sefer Hamitzvos. The amazing even is coming to a conclusion with a final competition and the event is being broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info.
Video: The Early Days of Chabad on Campus
A reader brought to our attention this fascinating video on YouTube: a vivid portrayal of the activities of Rabbi Yoseph Samuels and the Chabad House at the University of Washington, filmed in 1975.
Weekly Living Torah Video: A Call for Unity
At the Exodus from Egypt the Jews experienced true unity. The experience at Sinai caused them to become one. In order to order bring this into practical reality today, in a way that even a child can appreciate, it needs to involve something tangible.
Jockey Prays at Ohel Ahead of Race
Victor Espinoza, a jockey who plans to compete in the upcoming Belmont Stakes horse race, visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens yesterday to say a prayer – and perhaps get a dose of divine intervention.
Dinner Supports Jewish Education for Florida Public School Children
300 parents and guest filled the Bal Harbour ballroom for the CHAP (Community Hebrew After-School Program) Annual Dinner this past Monday. Participants were mesmerized as children ages 5-12 opened up the evening in song and dance, setting the mood for an evening to remember.
Sydney Parents and Children Unite to Receive Torah
On Wednesday morning, 2 Sivan (May 20), close to 750 parents, grandparents, and children gathered to learn together for 40 minutes at Kesser Torah College in Sydney. The project, called Generation Sinai, is aimed at connecting the generations in unity in preparation for receiving the Torah on Shavuot.
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