The recently-launched never alone program by Vaad Or Vechom, exploring the Rebbe’s eternal words spoken at the Lag B’Omer parade of 5744 (1984), that offer comfort, inspiration and guidance for these tumultuous times, has received tremendous feedback from the two N’Shei Chabad communities who already held their events.
Reb Mottel Bryski OBM was a reserved man, but he agreed to be interviewed during his later years. As his birthday is Pesach Sheini, his family shared a small glimpse of a “giant person” whose words ring truer now more than ever before, almost prophetic of what we need to hear in these times.
Singing sensation Mordechai Shapiro will be joining the cast of the Hatzalah-Thon taking place tomorrow night and through Lag B’Omer. Shapiro brings his energy to the fore in this message encouraging you to join in the Hatzalah-Thon, and donate generously to Hatzalah.
Crown Heights Hatzalah has done it again. Having paired with individuals involved in the wellbeing of the community and local physicians, they have developed a day-hab facility where patients will be able to get all the therapy they need and yet live at home. Families will be connected again.
The IBPA Benjamin Franklin “Shelter-In-Place” Award Ceremony took place this past week. Of the four finalists in the religion category were two books authored on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
The SauceNCheese pizza store in Crown Heights will be running a three day Cash and Carry Lag B’Omer special this week. From Monday through Wednesday, pies will cost just $10.
The topics in this week’s 308th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: The Power of Rashbi in Times of Crisis; What We Learn From Lag B’Omer About Countering a Plague; Who Is the Founder of Pnimius Hatorah? Is It Sincere to Call for Achdus on “My Terms”? How Can We Be Fearless in Frightening Times? How to Strengthen Bitachon When We Are Losing Our Jobs? What Can We Do to Hold on to Faith in Moshiach After so Many Disappointments
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, New York City and State government have instructed New Yorkers to stay in their homes as much as possible despite the obvious inconvenience. Yet New York’s Department of Sanitation (DSNY) continues to issue summonses to homeowners simply because sidewalks aren’t clean to the demanding perfection of DSNY’s enforcers.
As the stage is set and the singers rehearse for the Hatzalah-Thon scheduled for Lag B’Omer, the only question remains, are you ready to help this great organization save lives?
On Tuesday evening, Bnos Chomesh Academy held a Staff Appreciation Evening. Realizing that an online event needed to be something spectacular, a few staff members went to work gathering prizes for a virtual Chinese Auction/Raffle.
The family of Shloime Freundlich invites the Crown Heights community to join in a virtual Shloshim memorial event to honor their brother.Join at 8:00pm over zoom.
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati has launched Yeshivas Erev USA, a 30 minute nightly shiur in preparation for Shavuos, and Mattan Torah.
How do you recognize a stroke? How can the letters F.A.S.T. help you remember what to look for? Rabbi Levi Garelik shares with you, and reminds you to join in with the thousands of others this Lag B’Omer for the Hatzalah-Thon Live event. Give generously to support Hatzalah.
Menachem Feldman, Shliach in Sydney, Australia sings a soul-stirring Acapella rendition of ‘L’dor Vador’ by Meir Finkelstein.
At least 1,300 members of France’s Jewish community have died of COVID-19, according to figures provided by the country’s chevra kadisha. Hundreds have been flown to be buried in Israel, according to the report, and some estimates speak of 2,000 Jewish fatalities.
