Weekly Parsha Post From Shazak
Shazak has released its weekly Parsha Post for the week of parshas VaYishlach, and has made it available for all here on CrownHeights.info.
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New York State’s COVID Rent Relief Program To Expand
The Governor announced Thursday that he will be signing an executive order expanding eligibility for New York State’s COVID Rent Relief Program and reopening its application window.
Mrs. Reitza Kosofsky
Obituary: Reitza Kosofsky, 88, Founded an Empire of Kindness in Chicago
Mrs. Reitza Kosofsky, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88, was the longtime president of F.R.E.E. (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe) of Chicago and an indefatigable pioneer of outreach in the Russian-Jewish community since 1973.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he enters a gathering for Nshei Chabad.
Shluchim Of The World: Shabbos Goy
Episode 7/8: For rabbi Shneur Brook of Shelton, CT, a visit to Home Depot posed a serious question, was there a form to fill out to become a shabbos goy?
Weekly Letter: The Rebbe Corrects Some Inaccuracies
In celebrating Yud Tes Kislev this Shabbos, we share an interesting letter of the Rebbe to an author of a newspaper article about the Old Rebbe – in which the Rebbe corrects some inaccuracies.
“Eimosai Ko’osi Mar” an EDM Remix By Mendel Markel
The newest release by singer and producer Mendel “Der Baal Menagen” Markel is an EDM hard dance version of the classic Chabad nigun “Eimosai Ko’osi Mar”.
New Shaar Hayichud App Available For Android
In honor of Yud Tes Kislev, Yehuda Ringler is releasing a new app which aims to make Sefer Shaar Hayichud more accessible. It is currently only available on android.
Apple Bank Branch In Crown Heights Closes Over COVID for the Third Time
Apple Bank’s Crown Heights branch has made the community aware that it will be temporarily closed again due to the impact of COVID-19. This marks the third time the branch closed this year, all over alleged COVID-19 related incidents.
Legendary Synagogue of Maggid of Mezeritch Identified
In recent days, the Chabad emissary in the city of Rivne, Rabbi Shneur Schneersohn (a tenth generation descendant of the Ba’al Hatanya), has made a dramatic and surprising historical discovery: it turns out that the only synagogue that survived the horrors of the Holocaust and Communism, at 39 Shkolnia Street, where the Jews of Rivne pray today, is actually the “Alte Kloiz”- the old beit midrash used by the Maggid and his disciples.
Paris Prepares For Chanukah Mivtzoim
Under the auspices of the head Shliach of Paris, Rabbi Mendel Azimov, thousands of menorah kits have arrived at Beis Lubavitch of Paris in preparation for this year’s chanukah mivtzoim.
Chazzen Dovid Caytak Releases New Album of Niggunei Chabad
Dovid Caytak, who is the Chief Chazzan of the Central Shul, Marina Roscha, under Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, for the Yomim Noroim, has released a new album of Niggunei Chabad in time for the Yom Tov of Yud Tes Kislev.
“Unlocking The Code” Releases New Pamphlet on a Letter From The Rebbe’s Father
Shlomo Hamburger, a Washington DC attorney, has translated and explained the famed letter from the Rebbe’s father letter about importance of the Engagement ceremony.
In Orlando, Something to Celebrate
As COVID cases in their state spiked for a second time, Meir and Shawna Waizman wondered what more they could do to protect their friends and neighbors in Orlando, Florida. So they spearheaded a campaign to write a Sefer Torah.
Here’s My Story: A Mighty Mother’s Triumph
Rabbi Kalman Samuels is the co-founder and president of Shalva, the Israel Association for the Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities. He was interviewed in March of 2020.
Remastered ‘Lessons in Tanya’ Available on Chabad.org for New Study Cycle
A remastered edition of Lessons in Tanya‘s classic English translation, commentary and elucidation is now available online at Chabad.org, in coordination with the Kehot Publication Society.
Crown Heights Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen List
A complete list of Yud Tes Kislev farbrengens taking place in Crown Heights has been compiled by Lubavitch Youth Organization, and made available to the Crown Heights Jewish community.
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