Video: The Rebbe’s Take on Thanksgiving
A Sicha of the Rebbe, delivered on the 19th of Kislev, 5745 (1984), in which he gives the Jewish perspective on Thanksgiving, and its connection to Yud Tes Kislev and Chanukah.
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Ended: Shloshim of Miriam Slater OBM
Tonight, Wednesday, family and friends will mark the shloshim to the passing of Mrs. Miriam Slater OBM, one of the unsung heroes of Crown Heights. The event will take place at 8:00pm in Lubavitcher Yeshiva,and will feature talks by Rabbi Yaakov Klar and Rabbi Boruch Jacobson. The event will be broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info – sponsored by Apple Drugs Pharmacy.
Video: 7 Abuse Survivors Break the Silence
Jewish Community Watch, an organization dedicated to combating child abuse, has released a new short film titled ‘Speak Up,’ telling the stories of seven young adults from the Orthodox Jewish community who suffered the horrors of CSA and have journeyed from being victims to survivors.
Video: Rivka Holtzberg’s Miracle Baby
In honor of the 6th Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, HYD, we present the following video in which an Indian Jew recalls his relationship with the young couple, and how Rivka’s advice helped his sister have a baby after fifteen years.
Video: Why Must We Have Challenges?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayeitzei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Why must we have challenges?
Video: Eli Marcus’ First Album to Debut
A behind-the-scenes look as Eli Marcus – a younger brother of Shmuel and Bentzion Marcus of 8th Day – gears up for the debut of his very first album.
Video: Survivor Describes Horrific Synagogue Attack
Rabbi Shmuel Goldstein describes his ‘miraculous’ escape from the brutal massacre at Har Nof synagogue – after tackling a terrorist.
Videos: The Inspiring Speeches
From the opening remarks by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, to the reflections by Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, through Yuli Edelstein account of the Chabad underground and concluding with the keynote address by Rabbi Nissan Dovid Dubov. CrownHeights.info presents the inspiring speeches in their entirety.
8:00pm: What We Can Do About the Tragedy in Har Nof
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 44, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the following topics: What Can We Do about the Tragedy in Har Nof; Looking at Yourself Honestly; Being Overly Critical; Dealing with the Homeless; Ohel on Shabbos?
4:45pm: Live Broadcast of the Kinus Gala Banquet
Over 5,000 Shluchim and their guests will convene at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, one of the largest shipping terminals in New York City, for the Grand Gala Banquet that will conclude the annual International Conference of Chabad Emissaries. CrownHeights.info will be streaming live video of the event, which will begin at 4:45pm.
Video: The Pan Kloli of the Shluchim
On Friday, all of the Shluchim who attending the Kinus signed the Pan Kloli, requesting improvement in world economy, strength to increase the number of Chabad Houses worldwide, spare us from tragedy and to take us out of Golus and bring Moshiach.
Video: Netanyahu Sends Greetings to Kinus Hashluchim
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sends greetings to the International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim, 2014.
Sign Greeting Young Shluchim Destroyed
A sign welcoming the young Shluchim who traveled in to Crown Heights for the Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim, was torn down and destroyed just a few hours after it was hung up.
Weapons Bound for East Jerusalem Intercepted
A large amount of knives, tasers, and fireworks were intercepted by Israeli Police shortly after arriving from China to the Ashdod Port. The packed container was supposed to be transporting “X-Mas decorations.”
In Wake of Synagogue Attack, Rebbe Video Goes Viral
In the hours following the barbaric murder of four Jews and a Druz police officer in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, Mendel Gourarie and Levi Treitel were shaken, like so many others around the world. Working at JEM, they discussed the most appropriate response. “On a day like today,” they decided, “everyone’s crying. Let’s hold the strong message for a day or two.”
Videos: Mivtzoim Done Right
An Israeli tourist visiting Pittsburgh came across a couple of young Lubavitcher Bochurim doing Mivtzoim last Friday afternoon. Their warmth, sincerity and joy touched the man, who filmed the encounter and posted the videos to his Facebook page under the title “Ashreinu Sheyesh Lanu Am Kazeh” (How lucky we are to have a nation like this).
Video: How Carefully Must We Avoid Gossip?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Toldos. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How carefully must we avoid gossip?
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