Dallas Women ‘Bake a Difference’
Chabad of Dallas inspired the perfect recipe for more than a loaf of bread, the 1st Annual Let’s Bake a Difference, an evening of friendship, consideration, education, and caring for others.
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Daily Archives: February 20, 2014
From Days Gone By: Shock and Tears
Moments before the Rebbe’s Levaya, on the 3rd of Tammuz, 1994, a photographer captured this image of shocked Chasidim waiting outside 770.
Over 40 Children Attend Released Time Winter Camp
This week, the Jewish Released Time program under the auspices of the NCFJE, arranged a mid-winter camp for public school children during their winter vacation and over 40 children attended the camp.
Sale of WhatsApp Reveals Story of Rags to Riches
The Facebook purchase of WhatsApp for $19 billion has made headlines in past 24 hours, and the tough beginnings of founder and CEO Jan Koum show the intelligence and spirit of a man coming from practically nothing and growing into a billionaire.
The Rabbi in the Ring
Rabbi Yossi Eilfort, an assistant Chabad rabbi from San Diego, Calif., recently made news when he fought his first amateur MMA fight, winning by TKO in the second round. Several publications covered the story, but much of coverage focused more on the oddity of a man of G-d stepping in to the MMA ring and less on the spiritual message he was trying to convey by doing so.
by Ben Kazink
Man Celebrates Bar Mitzvah at 82
Rabbi Moshe Klein of Crown Heights travels every Thursday to an old-age home to help the Jewish residents put on Tefilin. One elderly Jew from the former Soviet Union would always refuse week after week, saying he never did it before and didn’t want to begin now.
De Blasio: Yes, It Is My Role as Mayor to Defend Israel
During an interview on MSNBC Wednesday, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio was confronted by the host, Chris Hayes, regarding a speech he gave last month to AIPAC. The host questioned the mayor as to why he proclaimed that defending the state of Israel is part of his job description as mayor of New York City.
Tonight: Shloshim for Rabbi Shlomo Lakein, OBM
The Crown Heights community will gather tonight to mark the Shloshim of Rabbi Shlomo Lakein, OBM, founder of Darchei Menachem and community activist, who passed away one month ago at the age of 67.
New Shluchim to Arizona
CrownHeights.info has learned that Rabbi Shlomo and Chaya Levertov – along with their son Mendy – will be joining the Rebbe’s army of Shluchim in the state of Arizona. They will be opening a new Chabad center in Paradise Valley, a suburb of Phoenix.
Photos: Cops to Beef Up Security for CTeen Shabbaton
With 1,000 Jewish teens expected at the CTeen Shabbaton scheduled for next week, CTeen staff met with the NYPD from the 71st and 77th precincts to formalize plans to beef up security in the neighborhood.
Jewish Identity Grows on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Marlene Rosenberg, a successful senior business management consultant has been living around the corner from Chabad of the Upper East Side for as long as she can remember. But it was only in the past year that she took courage and ventured in gingerly, despite her fears that the experience would be too intimidating.
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