No Rabbis Leading This Farbrengen
After three months of virtual school and CTeen events, the socially crazed teen demographic was zoomed out. “26 Years, 26 Voices” was a CTeen Farbrengen to solve this, made by teenagers, and led by teenagers.
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NYPD Sees Wave of Shootings and Retirements Following Calls To Defund The Police
In less than 24 hours, NYC saw a wave of violence that left at least 18 people shot across the city, making it a total of 70 people reported shot in just one week. That’s in comparison to just 26 people shot in the same week last year.
House Adopts Bill to Make DC 51st State; Senate GOP Opposes
The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. Lawmakers approved the bill, 232-180, largely along party lines, marking the first time a chamber of Congress has passed a D.C. statehood bill.
Luiz Fux, Jewish Judge, Becomes Head of Brazil’s Supreme Court
Luiz Fux, the first Jewish justice on Brazil’s highest court, is now its first Jewish president due to Brazil’d rotating of the top post among its 11 justices on the Federal Supreme Court every two years.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Satmar and Lubavitch, Rabbi Mentlick, Bedford and Dean in The 1950’s
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
COVID-19 Update for the Crown Heights #34 – Reinfections and Summer Plans
The Gedalia Society has released an update for the crown Heights Jewish community regarding reinfections within the community, as well as summer plans.
Shocking Theft In Crown Heights, Man Claims Stolen Item Is His Due To His Heritage
An attempted theft in Crown Heights brought home the shocking reality of today’s mindset, after the thief attempted to justify his crime with, his heritage.
Two Rockets Fired From Gaza Toward Southern Israel
The Red Color siren was heard in communities located near the Gaza border on Friday evening. The IDF confirmed that two rockets were fired from Gaza toward the area.
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Weekly Story: Is It a Tzitzis Bendel or a Shabbos Belt
Recently I read an article about wearing a “shabbos belt”, and that propelled me to post the following thoughts which I had written years ago. It would have been posted last week, as then is when we learned the parsha of tzitzis. However, being that last week was the shabbos before gimmel Tammuz I wrote about fulfilling the Rebbe’s ratzon.
Federal Judge Overturns New York Limitation on Religious Gatherings
A federal judge in Albany has issued a preliminary injunction overturning New York’s limitation on religious gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, as an impermissible restriction on religious freedom considering the government’s allowing large race protests at the same time.
Photo Gallery: Global Gimmel Tammuz Hiskashrus Event Master Gallery
The Global Gimmel Tammuz Hiskashrus event by Vaad ohr Vchom, was a smashing success, including an estimated 100,000 viewers on 45,000 devices. Take a look at this master gallery from the historic event.
Weekly Comedy and Parsha Video
Rabbi Zvi Hershcovich, a Shliach in NDG, Quebec who also performs stand up comedy as Cholentface, has started a weekly comedy and Parsha video for his congregation and for Jews across the world.
New York State Senator Shares Story of the Rebbe On Gimmel Tammuz
New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie made note of the day of Gimmel Tammuz in a social media post that told a story of the Rebbe that is personal to him.
Here’s My Story: Search Harder
A former chaplain of Columbia University and scholar-in-residence at the UJA-Federation of New York, Rabbi Michael Paley presently serves as the senior scholar for the Joint Distribution Committee in Hungary and the director of the Tarbut Fellowship. He was interviewed in May of 2014.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe during Krias HaTorah.
Photo Gallery: Gimmel Tammuz at the Ohel Gallery #3
This gallery of photos and videos of the Ohel on Gimmel Tammuz includes the Shluchim’s Pan Kloli. Despite restrictions due to COVID-19, visitors still flocked too the Ohel, spending time with the Rebbe.
Rabbi Mendel Lerman represented his generation, which has never met the Rebbe, to a live audience of several hundred thousand (Photo: Itzik Roytman).
From 45,000 Devices, Largest Zoom Event Marks Anniversary of Rebbe’s Passing
All told, approximately 45,000 devices logged on to 26 interconnected broadcasts across Zoom and other platforms, for the global Barchunei Avinu live broadcast, with unique blend of prayers, Torah study, storytelling, song, and inspiration.
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