Thousands of Jewish teenagers from CTeen (Chabad Teen Network) chapters around the world filled Times Square in New York City after the conclusion of Shabbat for a Havdalah ceremony and concert.
Moish and Miriam Kamhin (Hong Kong)
The topics in this week’s 298th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Attitude Should We Have to the Coronavirus? How Is It Just for G-d to Command Us to Kill All Amalekite Men, Women and Children? Chassidus Applied to Tes Adar – 80 Years; Why Are Menashe and Ephraim Not Included in the Shoham Stones? What Does It Mean to Increase in Joy in Adar? How Do We Have Free Will If G-d Is Recreating the World Every Second in a Specific Way?
With great sadness we report the sudden and untimely passing of Mendel Krafchik OBM, a Lubavitcher Bochur and lone soldier who was in a serious car wreck Motzei Shabbos the 5th of Adar, 5780.
The new law banning retail stores from distributing plastic bags takes effect this Sunday, but the state Department of Environmental Conservation agreed Friday to wait one month, until April 1, to enforce penalties against stores that do not comply.
On the 23rd of Adar, 1994, a Lebanese terrorist named Rashid Baz opened fire on a van full of Lubavitcher Bochurim on the Brooklyn Bridge. In the attack, Ari Halberstam, HYD, was killed. 26 years after the murder, which shocked the world, we present a collection of videos and news broadcasts which gave broad coverage to the incident.
Israeli airline El Al said Sunday it was considering firing 1,000 staff out of its total workforce of around 6,000 due to losses linked to the novel Coronavirus outbreak.
Watch a live broadcast featuring Jewish teens from across the globe fired up to make a world of a difference and change the status quo for good. The Soul-Care event is the climax of the annual CTeen Shabbaton, where over 2,000 Jewish teens convene in New York for an unforgettable weekend of inspiration, Jewish pride and unity.
As the Jewish world prepares to celebrate Purim on Monday night, March 9, and Tuesday, March 10 (a day later in Jerusalem), a new edition of the Megillah (The Scroll of Esther) offers a comprehensive new look at the Purim story, including fascinating insights in the light of Chassidism.
For Shabbos Parshas Teruma 5780, over 50 fathers from all across the United States and Canada visited the Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati for their annual “Father and Son” Shabbos. The weekend concluded with parents, bochurim, and hanhalah alike inspired and energized to fulfill the Rebbe’s shlichus.
A Melava Malka for the Shluchim of Paris France and its surrounding areas took place this week at the Beis Chaya Mushka building in Paris. The Shluchim came together with words of inspiration from Harav Levi Azimov.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Alice Ben-Abou, a mother of a prominent Crown Heights family. She passed away on Shabbos, the 4th of Adar, 5780. Updated with Levaya information.
Watch live at 8:45pm: CTeen Concert at Times Square – 2020, The Highlight of the 12th Annual Cteen Shabbaton will take place tonight, with Jewish teens gathering in New York’s Time Square displaying Jewish pride and unity. The event will feature a special havdalah ceremony, meaningful inspiration and an exhilarating concert. Watch it live here on CrownHeights.info.
Menachem and Itty (nee Kreiner) Reich (Crown Heights)
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.
The US and the Taliban have signed an agreement to end an 18-year war in Afghanistan. The agreement was signed in Doha by US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s chief negotiator and one of its founders, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
When Prime Minister Menachem Begin came to America to meet with President Carter, he made an important visit before heading to Washington, DC.
