Erev Shabbos Moments In Crown Heights #6
CrownHeights.info presents a gallery of photos with the streets and views of Crown Heights Erev Shabbos. This gallery is courtesy of MendelsPhotography.
Picture of the Day
On 22 Iyar 1976, the Rebbe sent a group of Talmidei Hashluchim to Cincinnati, OH to open a branch of Tomchei Temimim. The local newspaper wrote an article on their arrival. Can you identify the bochurim and Hanhalla in the picture?
Exciting Full Day Online Cheder With the Goal of Motivating Each Talmid – All Year Round and a Summer Cheder Camp Too
Now entering its third year, Online Cheder continues to achieve its central goal, that of meeting the needs of each and every talmid and motivating them to love learning while building needed skills.
The historic brick Colonial Revival building formerly the King’s Daughters Inn, has been renamed Fleishman House in honor of beloved Jewish professor Joel Fleishman, and serves as the new home of Rohr Chabad at Duke University Undergrads.
Duke University Jewish Undergrads Get a Royal New Home
As Duke University celebrates commencement festivities and bids farewell to their 2021 graduates, there is additional cause for celebration among its Jewish students. They can now look forward to greeting incoming students this fall with an expansive new presence centrally located alongside Duke’s East Campus in Durham, N.C.
False Alarm, Falling Chinese Space Rocket Lands In Ocean
Another false alarm this weekend after an out of control Chinese space rocket, widely publicized as possibly hitting New York, landed in the Indian Ocean.
Israel Among Countries Okayed for British Travelers
The British government on Friday announced a list of countries to which citizens will be able to travel to without having to quarantine on their return, The Associated Press reports.
California Reports First-Ever Population Drop
California’s population boom is over. The state, whose population growth began with the Gold Rush of the 1840s and whose sun-splashed image inspired a mythic reputation of glamour around the world, reported a loss of 182,000 people in 2020.
Two Woman and 4-Year-Old Child Shot in Times Square
The NYPD said two women and a 4-year-old girl have been shot in Times Square Saturday and officers are looking for at least one suspect.
Baby Girl!
Nosson and Rifki (nee Moss) Lang (Crown Heights)
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – World’s Rebbe for All Litvkaks, Chasidim and Sephardim
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.
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Behar-Bechukosai:
Weekly Story: Explaining a Tragedy
When I replied to those who reached out to me for an explanation on last weeks story, that we have to have faith, and it is something that can’t be explained, some of them replied, Rabbi, sorry to say but that is somewhat of a cop out. I will now try to explain why it is an answer and not a cop out.
Photo Gallery: Crown Heights Schools Join For Lag B’Omer Rally
The students of multiple Crown Heights schools joined together in front of 770 Lag B’Omer, celebrating the special day with Torah and a riveting performance. This gallery is courtesy of MendelsPhotogrophy.
Weekly Dvar Torah: This is, After All, Our Rabbi Gorelik
In his weekly letter, Rabbi Zalmen Wishedski points out the love and connection Soviet Jewry had for one another, even if they had never met, and how that stemmed from each person’s internal faith.
Biden Omits the Word ‘God’ From National Prayer Declaration
President Biden left the word “God” out of his proclamation of the annual National Day of Prayer on Thursday.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe encouraging the singing during a farbrengen.
Shazak Parsha Post – Behar-Bechukosai
With this week’s double Parsha, Shazak has released a special edition of their weekly Parsha Post for Parshas Behar-Bechukosai and has made it available for all here on CrownHeights.info.
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