New Engagment!
Gabriel Naccache (Creteil, France) to Haya Brook (Yerres, France)
Newly Produced By JEM: Children’s Rally, 21 Shevat 5742 – 1982
A new release from JEM, a Children’s Rally with the Rebbe in 770 in the days following the new year for trees, 21 Shevat 5742 – 1982.
Picture of the Day
This photo should have won a Pulitzer Prize simply for having happened. Yitzhak Gorelik, the Rabbi of Kazan, is seen with the Mufti of Republic of Tatarstan, and it seems like they know each other.
Rabbi Zushe Posner, 85, Unconventional Chassidic Mentor to Thousands
Rabbi Zushe Posner, the beloved American-born mentor to generations of Israeli yeshivah students whose piercing Chassidic wit and devotion to straightforward honesty was a canon of its own, passed away on Friday, 12 Shevat. He was 85 years old.
Lamplighters Podcast: LifeTown, A Village For The Special Needs Community
In Episode 17 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Zalman and Rebbetzin Toba Grossbaum, who started the country’s second Friendship Circle program and expanded into the 53,000 square foot Life Town facility, which creates opportunities for special needs individuals. The programs are based on the insights of Chabad Rebbeim about people with special needs.
Two Jews and a Podcast
Adam Valen-Levinson wasn’t looking for Judaism in Shanghai, China, and he definitely wasn’t thinking about starting a Jewish podcast.
Episode at the Shiva for the Rebbeitzen
As today is Chof Beis Shvat, this following story was submitted to Crownheights.info for publication.
LIVE NOW: Personal Encounters with the Rebbetzin to be Shared at Chof Beis Shevat Ohel Farbrengen
Anash around the world are anticipating the annual Chof Beis Shevat farbrengen near the Rebbe’s Ohel.
New York Judge Overturns State Mask Mandate for Students
In a win for students across the state, a New York State Supreme Court Judge overturned a State mask mandate for students, saying that the governor overstepped the bounds of office.
Young Shluchim Immersed in Yud Shvat Programing by MyShliach
This Yud Shvat young shluchim from around the world were treated to immersive programs both before Yud Shvat and on the day. So that they too could be surrounded by the atmosphere of the Yom Hanesius.
JEM: Divine Providence – The Lubavitcher Rebbe On How To Find The Positive – Even If You Are Stuck
Instead of flying back home to their families in New York, a group from the Chabad Women’s Convention were stuck, snowed in at the airport in Detroit. But with guidance and direction from the Rebbe, what appeared to be an inconvenience was transformed into an unprecedented opportunity.
BDE: Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Dies in Federal Custody
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before his conviction on corruption charges, has died in federal custody. He was 77.
ADL Offers Reward of Up to $5,000 Following Attack In Crown Heights
The Anti-Defamation League has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the assault on the bochur Friday night in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
A Meaningful Story of Tefillin and A Jewish Soul
This is the story of Nechemia Soibelman, a band drummer who found his life changed by Harry Rosenberg A”H, the first Jewish victim to be found in the surfside collapse last year.
US Rule Change Requires Vaccination For All Non Citizens Entering the Country
Beginning on January 22, all non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and provide related proof of vaccination.
“Shmuel’s Shabbaton” Campaign Begins in Oholei Torah Mechina
The Eighth grade of Oholei Torah, known as the Mechina Division, is in the midst of an exciting Mivtza called ‘Mivtza L’chtachila Ariber’ which encourages each talmid to give above and beyond in three categories of a bochurs yeshiva life.
Friday Night Assault In Crown Heights Being Investigated As Hate Crime
The assault in Crown Heights that left a bochur’s glasses broken and injuries to his face is being investigated by the NYPD as a possible hate crime.
