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Avraham Yeshaya and Sarah Weinstock (Melbourne, Australia)
Photos: Final Prep’s Ahead of Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz
With Gimmel Tammuz falling out on Shabbos, organizers at the Ohel have been preparing for the tens of thousands expected to visit over the weekend, and for the thousands that will stay in the proximity of the Ohel over Shabbos.
Instant Torah: Unity in G-dly Division
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Korach is titled: Unity in G-dly Division.
Video: What is the Correct Way to do a Mitzvha?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Korach. This week he answers the question: What is the correct way to do a Mitzvha? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Shluchos Gather to Hone their Skills as Educators
Last week, 27 campus Shluchos from around the world came together to learn from industry experts and to share ideas at the first Chabad on Campus International Shluchos Pedagogy Training. The group spent three intense days at the DoubleTree Hilton hotel in Newark, New Jersey, learning with renowned presenters and focusing on developing key skills.
Dynamic New Mobile App for Mivtza Tefillin
After 50 years of incredible success, the Tefillin campaign the Rebbe launched prior to the Six Day War is about to spread like wildfire. WRAPP, a brand new mobile app that merges cutting-edge technology with good old-fashioned Ahavas Yisroel, puts a powerful tool in the pocket of every Lubavitcher to fulfill the Rebbe’s vision of enabling every Jewish male over age 13 to wrap Tefillin.
Hundreds “Aspire to Inspire” in the Conejo
A capacity crowd exceeding 500 guests joined with Chabad of the Conejo and friends on Sunday, June 10th, at the world-class Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake, California, for a memorable Banquet-Gala event, titled “Aspire to Inspire.”
Video of Tefillin in Sign Language Goes Viral
A video of Rabbi Isser Lubecki, a 27-year-old Chabad rabbi from France, helping a Deaf Jewish man put on tefillin and say the Shema in sign language, recently went viral. Viewed tens of thousands of times across various social networks, the video shows Lubecki helping the man with the mitzvah.
Danny Green, 46, Inspired San Diego Friendship Circle
When Danny Green was born with Partial Trisomy 18 (a rare chromosomal disorder similar to Down syndrome) in 1972, doctors knew of only seven other documented cases. They suggested that his parents leave him behind in the hospital; his prospects for life were slim, his chance for a meaningful existence next to none.
Yeshivas Erev Holds Grand Finale Event
The Lubavitcher Yeshiva Simcha Hall on Crown and Albany in Crown Heights was swarming with hundreds of boys this past Thursday evening, 24 Sivan, ready to receive their long-awaited “sefarim vouchers” that they earned this year by attending Yeshivas Erev.
Tanya Printed at British Army Headquarters
A very unique Tanya was printed at the headquarters of the British Army, to give strength and support the members of the armed forces.
BCM Holds “Bubbies Got Talent” Event
On a beautiful sunny Sunday in Los Angeles, girls from Bais Chaya Mushka, along with their mothers and bubbies, enjoyed an afternoon in a sunflower garden.
Bar Mitzvah Gift: Vegas Show Headlined by Boy With Disabilities
Sometimes what happens in Vegas shouldn’t just stay in Vegas. Levi Harlig’s extraordinary bar mitzvah is one of them. Levi gave a flawless reading of Parshat Naso, the longest Torah portion of the year, and delivered a Chassidic discourse in Yiddish and Hebrew last Shabbat morning at Chabad of Green Valley/Henderson in Las Vegas. The following evening, the 13-year-old sang and drummed for three hours with entertainer Avraham Fried at a community-wide celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.
Picture of the Day: Yeshiva Ktana – London
Bochurim and staff of Yeshiva Ktana Lubavitch in London, England pose for a group photo.
8:00pm: Gimmel Tammuz: 24 Years Later
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 216, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Gimmel Tammuz: 24 Years Later; Why Don’t We Speak About the Details of Gimmel Tammuz as We Do About Yud Shevat, Beis Nissan, Chof Dalet Teves Etc.? Why Don’t We Appoint a New Rebbe? Did the Rebbe Take Responsibility for Shluchim? How Does the Rebbe Answer Us Today? What Is the Meaning of Going to the Ohel or Writing into the Igros? How Do We Understand the Different Statements the Rebbe Made About Moshiach, the Dor Ha’Shevii, the Leader of the Generation, and the Frierdiker Rebbe?
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