New Engagement!
Mendy Kohn (Kensington, NY) and Shaina Gniwisch (Montreal, Canada)
Chabad Community Leaders in Pittsburgh React to Synagogue Tragedy
As Shabbat ended, Chabad centers around Pittsburgh began to react to the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, this morning. Eleven people are said to have been killed, and six injured. The synagogue is in Squirrel Hill, a neighborhood with a large Jewish population and many synagogues and Jewish schools.
8:00pm: Tragedy in Pittsburgh: How Should We React?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 233, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Tragedy in Pittsburgh: How Should We React? What Is the Rebbe’s View on Buying a Lottery Ticket? After Finishing Yeshiva I Am Not Sure What I Should Be Doing; I Am Feeling Resentful That I Was Not Trained to Make a Living; Why Do We Respect University Trained Professionals in Our Community, but Frown upon Yeshiva Bochurim Going to College? Chassidus Applied to Chof Cheshvan and Chayei Sarah
Vesechezena, New single by Benny Friedman
The brand new song by Benny Friedman, Vesechezena, was composed and arranged by the great duo Yitzy Berry and Eli Klein. The cover photo was taken by the holy Ari Fuld Z”L on Hoshaana Raba of 5778.
11 Dead in Anti-Semitic Attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue
Eleven people have been killed in a murderous rampage inside the Tree Of Life – Or L’Simcha synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The gunman reportedly shouted “all Jews must die” during the 20 minute long rampage and siege. (UPDATE) President Trump has proclaimed the lowering of the flag to half staff for the victims.
30 Rockets Hit Israel on Friday Night
30 rockets hit Israel on Friday night in the latest escalation between the Gaza-based terror groups and Jewish State. 6 Israelis in Sderot were lightly wounded and were evacuated to Ashkelon’s Barzilai Hospital.
Girl Injured in Senseless Assault Erev Shabbos
Two Jewish girls were victims of a senseless attack in broad daylight, just hours before shabbos.
Weekly Story: A Phenomenal Birthday Present
The Rebbe Rashab once related to his son, [the Frierdiker Rebbe,][1] the events that transpired on his fifteenth birthday, Chof Cheshvan 5636 (1875): “On that day, my father the Rebbe Maharash said a maamar before me on the concept [which we say on erev Shabbos], ‘Eliyahu opened [his discourse] and said: Master of the worlds, You are one, but not in the numerical sense.’ He then instructed me to go home and review the maamar by myself, and then to return to him.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Ari Perl, 5 Months, OBM
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely and unexpected passing of Ari Perl OBM, son of Shneur and Sarah Esther Perl (Gurevitch) of Crown Heights. He was 5 Months old.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe.
Picture of the Day
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy visiting the Kosel, including a stop at the Lubavitch Tefillin booth.
Weekly Letter: “Seeding and Planting”
In preparing for the Shluchim Convention this coming week – we share a powerful letter of the Rebbe in which he encourages a shlucha who feels discouraged and doubtful of her capability and suitability to do her shlichus work. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Yaakov Rogatsky, 71, OBM
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Yaakov Rogatsky OBM, of Crown Heights. He was 71 years old.
New Engagement!
Levi Naparstak (Myrtle Beach,South Carolina) and Chaya Schapiro (New Jersey)
Father and Son Injured in Violent Morning Crash
A father and son narrowly and miraculously escaped serious injury when they were struck by a vehicle that careened onto a sidewalk on Brooklyn Avenue Thursday morning.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Mordechai Olidort, OBM
On Tuesday, Rabbi Mordechai Olidort, a veteran of Anash in Jerusalem, passed away.
Here’s My Story: Laser Vision
After the Six Day War, in 1967, my wife and I decided to move from the United States to Israel with our young family. Before the move, I came over on a pilot trip and was granted a job interview at the Israeli Ministry of Defense. After they conducted a lengthy investigation, to my great joy, I was hired. I went to work for the Ministry of Defense using my skills as a Harvard-educated lawyer to negotiate contracts for the purchase of defense equipment including submarines.
