In honor of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s wedding anniversary on the 14th of Kislev, JEM presents a very special production documenting the Rebbe’s personal involvement in the marriages of several young couples during the early years of his leadership.
The topics in this week’s 333rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Should a Husband See Himself as His Wife’s Mashpia? What Is the Torah’s Position on Marrying Cousins? Why Were the Rebbe’s Parents Unable to Attend His Wedding? Why Doesn’t the Torah Give Marriage Advice? Why Would Heaven Be Opposed to the Alter Rebbe Teaching Chassidus? How Can We Rely on Authorities When It’s Possible That the Blind Are Leading the Blind?
For the third Motzei Shabbos this month, a car thief targeted a car in Crown Heights, breaking its window and rummaging through the car.
A wild report by a leading local Iranian reporter says that a sixty-two person hit squad was responsible for the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the leader of Iran’s Nuclear program.
United Airlines has already begun flying Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine into position — including trips to and from locations in the U.S. and Europe — in anticipation of approval by the Food and Drug Administration and other regulators.
Monday Yud Daled Kislev, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s anniversary, Devorah Benjamin will be davening at the Ohel for those in need of a shidduch. There is a suggested donation of one hundred dollars per name, with proceeds going to the wedding of a kallah in dire need of help, whose wedding is coming up very soon.
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.
Rabbi Dovid Zaklikowski is the author of 25 books, including the acclaimed Advice for Life series. He will be giving a lecture titled “Why you should take the five minutes to research a story before hitting the forward button.”
The window breaking car thief has struck again in Crown Heights, breaking the windows of at least two vehicles overnight Thursday. The trend of these break-ins have created a simmering anger in the community, as the thief continues a month long car break-in streak and continues to evade attempts to catch him.
This past Wednesday and Thursday were the 9th and 10th of Kislev. The Mitteler Rebbe’s birthday and histalkus fifty-four years later were on the 9th of Kislev, while he was redeemed from jail or better said from being questioned on the 10th of Kislev, a year (minus a day) before his histalkus.
A rabbi was assaulted in Vienna, Austria Thursday evening, local police announced Friday morning. According a report by ORF, the woman screamed “Slaughter all Jews” during the attack.
In his weekly letter, Rabbi Zalmen Wishedski wrote of the human struggle between good and bad, between urges and ambitions, between Tohu and tikkun takes place in the form of “He redeemed my soul in peace.”
Preparations are in full swing for the arrival in Israel of 2,000 immigrants who have been waiting for decades in Ethiopia.
Shazak has released its weekly Parsha Post for the week of parshas Vayeitzei, and has made it available for all here on CrownHeights.info.
According to unofficial sources, an Iranian nuclear scientist has been assassinated near Tehran. The scientist has been identified as Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, known as “the father of the Iranian bomb” and Amad project.
With Yud Daled Kislev quickly approaching this coming Monday, Vaad Ohr Vchom Hahiskashrus has made a series of resources available for all.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe encouraging the singing at a farbrengen.
