This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Ki Savo:
Pentagon Says Only One Bomb was Detonated in Kabul Airport Attack
The Pentagon now says only one bomb — and not two like previously reported — was detonated outside Kabul airport Thursday that killed 13 US service members and at least 169 Afghans.
The synagogue of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhibuzh, Ukraine.
Weekly Story: The Descent of the Alter Rebbe’s Neshamah
I would like to share with you the following story and thought that I mentioned in a farbrengen on Thursday, in honor of Chai Elul, the birthday of both the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. The story is taken from my upcoming book, Sippurei Meir, The Stories of a Chossid.
Rabbi Jacobson Talks Shlichus, Chabad, and The Rebbe With Mishpacha’s Take 2
Rabbi YY Jacobson sat down with Mishpacha’s Take 2 for an hour long interview to discuss Chabad, Shlichus, and the Rebbe.
Baby Boy!
Yitzy and Draiza (nee Raskin) Engel (Denver, CO)
Weekly Dvar Torah: Forever Joyful
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Yosef Katzman dissects the concept of the curses spoken in this week’s Parsha.
Natural Immunity Against COVID? Study Says It’s Better Than The Vaccine
Reports from across the country tell of overrun hospitals and overflowing ICU’s. So why does Crown Heights and New York City seems to little infection spread or hospital admissions from the COVID-19 Delta variant? The answer might be natural immunity.
Taliban Official Says 28 Members Were Killed in Kabul Airport Explosion
Twenty-eight Taliban members were revealed to be among those killed in the bombings outside Kabul airport Thursday as the death toll from the carnage rose over 100.
Maamar Shema Yisroel From The Alter Rebbe
A Maamar Shema Yisroel from the Alter Rebbe has been published from manuscript.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he motions to someone during a farbrengen.
Lights Out in Crown Heights As Manhole Fire Darkens Blocks
Crown Heights’s manhole problem sparked again Thursday night when a manhole fire cut power to entire blocks.
Biden Admits Admin May Have Given Taliban ‘Kill List’ of Afghans Who Aided US
A potentially deadly blunder by President Joe Biden’s administration effectively handed the Taliban a “kill list” to target Afghans who aided the US, according to a report Thursday.
PSA: New Unmarked Speed Bumps On Crown Street
CrownHeights.info has received multiple reports regarding a series of new speed bumps installed on Crown Street from Schenectady Ave to Kingston Ave.
Supreme Court Allows Evictions to Resume During Pandemic
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
How Did Your Rosh Hashana Come, In A Box?
You probably know someone who lacks the tools to properly celebrate the Yamim Nora’im. Maybe they don’t know the holidays are fast approaching. Maybe they don’t know how to observe them. What are you doing about it?
The Jewish Family Library of Los Angeles is a warm, inviting, and most importantly, safe place for parents to come and spend time with their children.
A Jewish Library Changes the Beat in the Heart of Los Angeles
Rabbi Moshe and Chanie Levin decided to open the Jewish Family Library of Los Angeles, a warm, inviting, and most importantly, safe place for parents to come and spend time with their children.
Weekly Letter: The Two Shmitta Laws Pertaining to Debts
The New Year we are soon beginning – 5782- is a SHMITTA/sabbatical year. In his letter, the Rebbe explains the special significance of this year as it can be applied to us in our relationship with G-d. The Rebbe’s emphasis here is not on the agricultural laws of shmitta but rather on the 2 shmitta laws pertaining to debts – where in our relationship with G-d, we are the debtors and G-d is the Creditor.
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