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Mendy and Dini (nee Gottlieb) Schechter (Crown Heights)
Op-Ed: The Future Of A Leaderless Crown Heights
What is the future of Crown Heights? Why are we even asking such a question? How did we get here? A Crown Heights resident laments in an Op-Ed the real problem the Crown Heights Jewish community is facing, lack of real leadership.
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Va’eira:
Man Stabbed to Death in Apartment on Lefferts Ave
An 85-year-old man was found stabbed to death inside his apartment in Crown Heights on Thursday night. A woman has been taken into custody for the attack.
German Ambassador Visits Jewish Community For Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Ambassador of Germany to Australia, His Excellency Dr. Thomas Fitschen, has paid a visit to the Chabad ACT Jewish community in Canberra and held a lengthy meeting with its Chairman, Rabbi Shmueli Feldman in remembrance of “International Holocaust Remembrance Day”.
Weekly Story: We Follow Our Tradition
Last week (the 20th of Teves) was the yahrzeit of the Rambam. I am sharing an incident of his life which I heard in a farbrengen, this past Shabbos.
Prepping in Tokyo: Record Jewish Tourism Expected at Summer Olympics
The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics are still more than six months away (July 24-Aug. 9), but the team at Chabad-Lubavitch of Tokyo is already hard at work.
ChabadAir: A Saxophone Niggun
Hundreds of passengers pass through the Chabad Air counter at JFK Airport daily, many with inspirational stories about Chabad and the Rebbe. Today, Daniel Zamir, a saxophone musician who has played with many famed Jewish artists, gave his rendition of a Chabad Niggun while at Chabad of the Airport.
Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin To Speak at Women’s Tefillah Teleconference
This coming Wednesday, January 29th at 2:00 pm EST, Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin will speak on a teleconference exclusively for women at the Tefillah Circle Teleconference.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe as he gives a coin to a child while entering shul to daven.
Shabbos at the Besht: Va’eira, Lessons from the Parsha
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Leor Broh is the Manhig Ruchni of the Mizrachi Shul – Beit HaRoeh of Melbourne, Australia. He is also the famed author of the Sipuray Tzadikim group. He will be giving a shiur on lessons to be learned from this weeks parsha.
Crown Heights: Woman Assaulted And Brutally Beaten In Attempted Robbery
A brutal assault and beating took place Thursday evening on Empire Blvd in Crown Heights. The victim was treated by Hatzalah, and Shomrim assisted the police in the assailants arrest.
Weekly Letter: Chinuch Devoid of Jewish Spirit and Pride
Living in the foreign culture of the Mitzrayim of today – being overwhelmed with the raging waters of the Nile and its secular environment – we present a letter where the Rebbe addresses the question of “Kindness of nations is sin.” Explaining it as it relates to Jews of today being fooled into exposing their children and daughters to a chinuch devoid of Jewish spirit and pride.
Report: What Would Israel Get, and Give, Under Trump Peace Plan?
Details of the Trump Administration’s long-awaited peace plan have begun to emerge as Israeli leaders head to Washington DC to discuss the plan.
Information To Be Menachem Avel The Greenstein Family
The Greenstein family will be sitting Shiva following the passing of their mother, Mrs. Penina Chava Greenstein OBM, at 478 Malbone St. Apt 3. Times in extended article.
Chassidus Contest Goes Creative
MyLife: Chassidus Applied is launching a new creativity track alongside its flagship essay contest this year. In the six years since the contest’s inception, thousands of applicants have submitted essays translating the teachings of Chassidus into real-life solutions, with a winning prize of $1,000.
SUNY Downstate Accused of Retaliating Against Whistleblower Surgeons
Two surgeons have accused SUNY Downstate of retaliating against them for reporting concerns about patient safety and deaths in the institution’s heart-surgery and organ-transplant programs.
