Shluchim Office Announces New Crown Heights Accommodations for Shluchim
Alongside many hospitality options, the Shluchim Office announces a new partnership with Tzach of Eretz Yisroel to bring more accommodation choices for Shluchim.
Baby Girl!
Dovid and Breindy (nee Silver) Katz from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Video of the Day
On Independence Day in Israel, an International Chidon on Tanach is held which allows teens to compete in their knowledge of the Torah. This year, a unique broadcast was be shown showcasing the Rebbe, and the work of Shliach Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm of Zhitomer Ukraine.
Rabbi Yosef and Shiffy Landa present an ARK (Acts of Routine Kindness) charity box to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in honor of the 120th anniversary of the birth of the Rebbe.
Bipartisan Event in America’s Heartland Marks 120th Anniversary of Rebbe’s Birth
Outside the House chambers, Davis—one of two Jewish members of Missouri’s House of Representatives—got to talking with Rabbi Yitzchok Itkin, who together with his wife Chanale, directs Chabad on the Plaza in Davis’s hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. A few minutes of conversation later, Itkin discovered that Davis—whose mother fled antisemitism in Soviet Russia in 1989 — had never put on tefillin.
BDE: Reuven Polis, 88, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Reuven Polis OBM, a former Crown Heights resident and the driver for Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka. He passed away on the 1st of Iyar, 5782. Updated with Levaya Information
Baby Girl!
Yehuda and Nechama (nee Herman) Gorkin from Crown Heights, had a baby girl!
Motorcycle Involved in Late Night Crash on Utica Ave
A late night crash on Utica Ave in Crown Heights left a mangled motorcycle and two other damaged vehicles Motzei Shabbos, after Jeep appeared to have crashed into a series of parked cars.
Project Likkutei Torah Hits 10,000 Podcast Downloads As It Completes Sefer Shemos and Vayikra
Mazel Tov to over 400 members of Anash that have just completed the study of every page of Likkutei Torah sefer Vayikra.
The Rebbe’s Impact on Rabbi Simcha Elberg, He Grew A Beard
It was important that there be a haskama from Agudas Harabonim, at the time the prestigious Rabbinic organization representing the yeshivish and litvish world, for the sefer Hadras Ponim Zokon (HPZ) by Rabbi Moshe Wiener, (RW). These are the events behind what was to become a groundbreaking Haskamah.
The Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah (KSCVK) Annual Action
The much anticipated annual KSCVK Auction is rapidly approaching, bringing insane prizes and the chance to join Devorah Benjamin and Keren Sinchas Chosson V’Kallah in their great mitzvah. Don’t Miss the Early Bird Special Ending Tonight!
8:00PM: How Can a Torah Observant Jew Be Obnoxious?
The topics in this week’s 400th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
LIVE at 8:30PM: Global Women’s Farbrengen for Chof-Ches Nissan
This evening, a special farbrengen for women will coincide with the last hour of the 24-hour global farbrengen being hosted by The Moshiach Office at Merkos 302. Dubbed “One Powerful Hour,” the lineup of four female speakers will farbreng on a woman’s unique influence.
Hilchos Tahara Series for Men To Launch in Crown Heights
B’shaah Tovah, Machon ‘Taharas Habayis’ is proud to announce a new Halacha series for married men focusing on the Halachos and Hashkafa of Hilchos Taharas Hamishpacha.
Picture of the Day
Rabbi Yitzchok Goldstein, the Head Shliach of Spain, was spotted doing Mivtzah Tefillin while on a train ride.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended May 2nd through 4th
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday-Wednesday, May 2nd-4th, 2022 for a holiday. Meters will remain in effect.
Live at 12:00PM: Join Live With Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz at the 28 Nissan Mega-Farbrengen
Watch Live at 12:00PM ET: Global Chabad community comes together to farbreng at the 28 Nissan Mega-Farbrengen. Join Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz Live as he addresses the Farbrengen.
Are Tests Really Necessary in Yeshivos?
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
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