Picture of the Day
Rabbi Leibel Groner, one of the Secretaries of the Rebbe, was photographed while being Menachem Avel the Portugal family after the passing of their father, the previous Skulener Rebbe.
New Engagement!
Mendel (ben Shmuel) Marasow (Crown Heights) to Chana Miriam (bas Aaron) Sputz (Crown Heights) – L’chaim: Monday, April 8th at Beis Rivkah 310 Crown Street
“Dear Rebbe” Examines Correspondence with Celebrities
A new book by Dovid Zaklikowski, Dear Rebbe: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson Corresponds with a Singer, a Writer, a Sculptor and a Holocaust Survivor, examines the Rebbe’s relationships with four important figures of the 20th century: sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, singer Jan Peerce, writer Chaim Grade, and philanthropist David Chase.
8:00pm: How Do I Deal with Online Addictions?
The topics in this week’s 256th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: How Do I Deal with Online Addictions? Lessons from Beis Nissan: 100th Year Since the Rebbe Rashab’s Histalkus; I Find It Difficult to Identify with My Soul Being Divine; How Can We Say That Some Souls Are Closer to G-d Than Others? When Learning Rambam, Aren’t There Some Sections That Are Inappropriate for Teenagers? What Is the Idea of Olam Haba, and How We Can Say That Some People Will Not Have a Share in It When Every Soul Is Immortal?
Woman’s Auction Event Tonight for the Geshem Shul (Ad)
There is a haven in Crown Heights, a Shul is bustling with activity, bringing community together. This Shul is a place where members feel a sense of belonging, looking out for each other and supporting each other in happiness and in times of need. The Geshem shul will be hosting its Woman’s’ auction event tonight. To purchase your tickets and support the Shul, please visit http://raffle.geshemshul.com/.
Inspiration in the Air: The Rebbe’s Good Shabbos
Hundreds of passengers pass through the Chabad Air counter at JFK Airport daily, many with inspirational stories about Chabad and the Rebbe. Today we present you the third in a series of those stories.
Swastikas Painted on Memorial for Jewish Holocaust Victims in Town That Once Hosted Tomchei Temimim
Otwok Poland (pronounced Otvotzk), one home to Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim had swastikas painted on a memorial for the victims of the Holocaust.
Drug-resistant and Deadly Germ is Modern Medicines Next Challenge
When a blood test showed a newly discovered but deadly infection in an elderly Brooklyn man hospitalized for surgery in Mount Sinai Hospital last May, a new challenge for modern medicine was born.
Live at 11:45m: Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos Boys Tournament
Live broadcast at 11:45am: Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos Boys Tournament, where the finalists will face off in New York to test their mastery of Sefer Hamitzvos. The live stream can be viewed here on CrownHeights.info!
A Chidon Surprise: Toras Menachem with Nekudos
A unique memento will be handed out to all of this years Chidon participants, sponsored by the prominent philanthropist Rabbi Yossi Katz.
The Borenstein Family will be sitting Shiva for their mother Tzivia Libba Borenstein obm, at 37 Balfour Place in Crown Heights. Minyanim and Shiva times inside
Info to be Menachem Avel the Borenstein Family
The Borenstein Family will be sitting Shiva for their mother Tzivia Libba Borenstein obm, at 37 Balfour Place in Crown Heights. Minyanim and Shiva times inside
Wedding: Mendy Babayov (Queens, NY) and Dassi Ladayev (Crown Heights)
The wedding of Mendy Babayov of Queens New York, and Dassi Ladayev of Crown Heights took place Wednesaday evening night at the Oholei Torah Ballroom.
Judge Blocks Measles “State of Emergency” in Rockland County
A New York State judge has put in place a preliminary injunction against Rockland County’s controversial emergency order banning children from public places without being vaccinated against the measles.
Picture of the Day
The office of Mayor Bill DeBlasio posted a reminder for all parents to vaccinate their children against the measles. In the hopes to really connect with his audience, a rather amateur photo-shopping of a FDNY ambulance took place before it was posted. Can you spot the changes?
Darchai Menachem Thanks Crown Heights Vendors
The newly established PTA of Darchai Menachem organized a Pesach pass for their teachers and staff with discounts to local Crown Heights stores. Over 30 local vendors have offered special discounts to the staff to make Pesach shopping a little easier.
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Our Story: Story Told by Mrs. Soro Klyne
This week, “Our Story,” the beautiful weekly story especially for women and girls, presents a story told by Mrs. Soro Klyne. Mushkie Korf, student of Oholei Yosef Yitzchak Manchester recorded her great aunt Mrs. Soro Klyne (nee Goldberg), telling the story of the guidance she received in honor of her 16th birthday during Tishrei 1972.
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Tazria:
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