This is it, no more emails, calls, or texts. Tomorrow we get back to work raising the future. We hope you joined us and made it all possible. Please do so now at https://www.charidy.com/future and help us reach our goal.
Rabbi Motti Kopman dedicated his life to two things—spreading joy and helping others, say his family and many friends. In fact, the young rabbi’s reputation for being ready to serve anyone at a moment’s notice. Kopman passed away on April 12 at the age of 34 from complications due to cancer and COVID-19, leaving behind his wife, Chana, and five young children.
We present another letter on the topic of women – as the Rebbe would traditionally speak to a gathering of women and girls during these weeks preceding the summer. In this letter the Rebbe addresses the question of the woman’s role from the viewpoint of “orthodox” Judaism (as he denounces the use of “labels”) and whether there is validity in the notion that she has been placed in an inferior position. The Rebbe brings a clear and concise analogy to explain the functions of man and woman.
Live at 8:00pm: Join anash and community members tonight at a virtual documentary of the life and legacy of Crow Heights Rav Rabbi Marlow A”H. The event will feature noted Rabbonim, Shluchim and members of the Crown Heights Jewish community.
Construction work on repaving the roadway of Eastern Parkway continued overnight Wednesday night, shutting the main travel artery for hours. The work will resurface the well used road that had become worn out and in need of replacing.
When you nurture various flowers individually and allow them to grow, pretty soon you end up with a thriving garden, where each child feeds off the positivity and development of the other. Donate now to the five schools that are growing the future of our community www.charidy.com/future.
Live at 7:00pm: Join the Friendship Circle in a Global Shabbos Party tonight at 7:00pm. The star studded party will include teens and adults with special needs from chapters world wide ad will feature celebrities and entertainers you do not want to miss.
For the day of Gimmel Tammuz, Beis Medrash L’shluchim is arranging an hour-long Hachana program, beginning at 12:00 PM ET, that will be available to all. Despite most being unable to make a physical trip to the Rebbe, our Rebbeim have taught us that our Hiskashrus is not limited by natural constraints and restrictions.
The owners of Mr Clean on Albany Ave have done it again for the Crown Heights community. They have just received a shipment of reusable face masks that are to be distributed to members of the Crown Heights community who can not afford to buy them on their own.
For over forty-five years, Cantor Yosef Malovany has led the prayer services at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in New York. He also serves as professor of liturgical music at the Belz School of Jewish Music of Yeshiva University. He was interviewed in November of 2014.
A lot has changed in the world since Mendy Pellin walked the halls of ULY Ocean Parkway (usually during class, unfortunately). Perhaps the most significant change has come from the fresh approach to education our new schools have taken. Please give what you can and be sure to check out the extraordinary raffle prizes you could be bringing home for you or your spouse: https://www.charidy.com/future
Kol HaChessed is no ordinary song – it is a shir that was sparked from an immense feeling of hakaras hatov to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. That was the moment news broke of Shua’s road to a full recovery, as what he describes as “open miracles.” What was once a life-threatening illness miraculously became a thing of the past.
Plans were underway at Merkos 302 for a pilot camp in South Florida when the coronavirus hit. Now, billed as ‘The Ultimate Jewish Camp Experience,’ the brand new CKids Gan Israel is launching a magnificent ten-day camp session for boys from grades four to seven that boasts a wide range of exciting summer activities in a Jewish atmosphere.
Crown Heights Shomrim is presently searching for a special needs teenager who has been missing for a few hours in Crown Heights. In their alert, Shomrim advises that they are searching for 19-year-old Yehuda Abayev, who has been missing since 10:00pm. If you see him, please call Shomrim at 718-774-3333. Update: Missing Found!
Starbucks is pivoting hundreds of North American stores away from the café model it helped make ubiquitous and will expand its pickup-only and to-go business.
Author and historian, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, shares a special tribute for Rabbi Marlow’s 20th Yahrtzeit. Rabbi Dalfin, who was a student under Rabbi Marlow as a teenager, speaks of his memories and experiences of this great man.
A bochur stuck in Kazakhstan as the Coronavirus pandemic hit has been returned home to Israel following a coordinated effort and the help of Israir Airlines.
