Supporters Mark Five Years to Torah Learning Project
This past Wednesday, in conjunction with Gimmel Tammuz, a Gala banquet was held in the Jewish Childrens Museum by a special organization based in Crown Heights, the Torah Learning Project.
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Over 320 Shluchim Convene to Expand Their JLI
Photos by Bentzi Sasson
This past Monday, the day before Gimmel Tammuz, over three hundred and twenty shluchim convened at the Hyatt Regency in Long Island for The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s 13th Annual Conference.
The Writing of the Traveling Shluchim’s Sefer Torah Begins
Photos by Bentzi Sasson
On Daled Tammuz, family and friends of the Teldon’s family gathered at the Crown Heights home of Rabbi Binyomin and Leah Klein to begin the writing of a Sefer Torah in memory of their son, Boruch Nissan. Like Boruch, his Torah too, will be unique. The Torah is slated to travel around the world to aid Shluchim in their fledgling communities that cannot yet afford a Torah of their own.
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Purim celebrations at the Richmond Torah Center in San Francisco, California.
The movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” does a pretty good job of illustrating how a Chabad house in San Francisco’s Richmond District was saved recently from being forced into foreclosure.
Donors Save Chabad House from Foreclosure
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Purim celebrations at the Richmond Torah Center in San Francisco, California.
The movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” does a pretty good job of illustrating how a Chabad house in San Francisco’s Richmond District was saved recently from being forced into foreclosure.
Road Trippin Rabbis make there second stop in Chicago and they report that BH it went amazing, and next up is Milwaukee!
Video: Road Trippin’ Rabbis Reach Chicago
Road Trippin Rabbis make there second stop in Chicago and they report that BH it went amazing, and next up is Milwaukee!
Rabbi Michoel Seligson at the Besht this Shabbos
Summer is here, but was was the Rebbes take on it? This Shabbos at the Besht Rabbi Michoel Seligson will deliver a talk on the topic after Mincha.
Study: No Evidence Cell Phone Bans Reduce Crashes
Fox News
A comprehensive study on distracted driving has found there is no conclusive evidence that hands-free cell phone use while driving is any less risky than hand-held cell phone use.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents two Photo galleries, one from a Farbrengen of the winter of 1977 with special thanks to Dr. Shlomo Newfield and Rabbi Yossi Newfield, the second gallery is from President Shazar visit to the Rebbe in the year of 1971, with special thanks to Motti Gall and the Schildkraut family.
Darchai Menachem Buys Building!
Gimmel Tammuz is an emotional day for most Lubavitchers. This Gimmel Tammuz was particularly memorable for the upper management of Yeshiva Darchai Menachem, who spent the morning closing on a 8,400 square feet, two floor school building located on Rutland Rd. The new building is, in the words of school Principal and director Rabbi Eyal Bension, “exactly what the students deserve.”
Wal-Mart Makes Presence Known in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday chose the Brownsville Recreation Center here to announce a $5 million pledge to the Summer Youth Employment Program from Walmart.
Israelis in Crown Heights United
Photos by Bentzi Sasson
Over 100 men packed Chovevi Torah’s hall on Wednesday night. It was a mixed crowd with some more Chassidish, others more modern and an array of views. The common denominator was that they were all Israelis who live in Crown Heights. Some young Israelis decided to take the initiative and arrange gatherings for the Hebrew-speaking residents of the neighborhood and judging by this first event, there is a great interest in something of this kind.
by Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida
The Disgrace that Stems From Obsession and Greed
In his 1974 commencement speech at the California Institute of Technology, Nobel laureate physicist Richard P. Feynman articulated the foundation of scientific integrity: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool... After you’ve not fooled yourself, it’s easy not to fool others...”If you didn’t know that the Torah had a sense of humor, you probably missed the narrative at the center of this week’s Parsha – the legendary tale of two highly influential leaders, Balak and Bilaam who rapidly slipped from grace and glory into the depth of shame and depravity.
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Birth of a Fool
by Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida
The Disgrace that Stems From Obsession and Greed
In his 1974 commencement speech at the California Institute of Technology, Nobel laureate physicist Richard P. Feynman articulated the foundation of scientific integrity: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool… After you’ve not fooled yourself, it’s easy not to fool others…”
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If you didn’t know that the Torah had a sense of humor, you probably missed the narrative at the center of this week’s Parsha – the legendary tale of two highly influential leaders, Balak and Bilaam who rapidly slipped from grace and glory into the depth of shame and depravity.
Some Jewish Communities Pack it Up and Spend Summer on the Beach
The resort town of Punta del Este, Uruguay, attracts thousands of vacationing city dwellers during the summer.
Milly Arbib’s prayer minyan is growing. These days, Sabbath services can see a crowd of up to 100 when there’s a Bar Mitzvah celebration. And it all takes place at her summer home outside of Rome, Italy.
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