Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mr. Mark Jaffe, 64, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the passing of Avraham Moshe (Mark) ben Pesach Faivel Jaffe OBM, a member and supporter of the Lubavitch Community of S. Paul, Minnesota. He was 64 years old.
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Historic Siyum Sefer Torah in Times Square Honors Parkland, Florida Victims
CTeen made history on Motzai Shabbos with a inspirational Siyum Sefer Torah that was dedicated in honor of the victims of the Parkland, Florida victims, along with a Havdalah ceremony and concert in Times Square.
Official: US Embassy to Move to Jerusalem This May
An American official told Reuters on Friday that the US embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem this coming May.
Picky Package Thief Caught On Camera
A brazen thief, who was captured on surveillance video stealing packages and opening them before deciding to take the items, caught the attention of CBS News after being posted here on CrownHeights.info.
Op-Ed: It just wasn’t the Right One! Or Was It?
When I was going out with my wife, the process seemed completely smooth and straightforward. I was thrilled with everything I saw, enjoyed spending time with her, and felt whatever I thought I was supposed to feel. Everything was perfect. Then things got a little more serious.
8:45pm: Cteen Havdalah Live from Times Square
Experience Havdalah like never before! Join 2,000 CTeen’ers live as they take over Times Square with a massive Havdalla and Jewish concert at the Crossroads of the World. Broadcast starts at 8:45pm and will be carried here on CrownHeights.info!
Parkland Survivors Join CTeen Weekend in New York
Rabbi Shaya Denburg, director of CTeen in Coral Springs, Fla., will bring a group to the convention for the first time this year. While he knew it was an important trip, it’s taken on added significance after the mass school shooting on Feb. 14 in which 17 people, most of them teens, were gunned down at a high school in nearby Parkland, Fla. Some of the teen delegates joining Denburg are students who survived the attack at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, while all the rest have many friends at the school.
Shabbos at the Besht: Reasons for Mishloach Mannos
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Binyomin Kreigsman, a yungerman currently studying in Kollel, will lead a discussion on the topic of “the reasons for mishloach mannos and their effect in Halacha.”
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Announces Their Auction Date
United Lubavitcher Yeshiva is inviting the entire community to their annual Chinese Auction for an experience of Yerushalayim at Night.
Photos: 10th CTeen Shabbaton Kicks Off
CTeen’s 10th Annual Shabbaton kicked off tonight in Crown Heights with dinner, registration, and grand reunions of chapters from 400 cities worldwide.
Weekly Story: Amalek in our Days
As this Shabbos is Parshas Zochor (remembering what Amalek did to us and the obligation to obliterate Amalek from within us), Rabbi Avtzon shares a thought that was mentioned at a chassidishe farbrengen, which is based on a thought that was said in the name of the noted chossid Reb Yochanan Gordon.
Bayis Raffle Winners Announced
On Erev Shabbos Zachor, thousands of additional “Likras Shabbos” booklets were sent to shuls from Bnei Brak to Boro Park, from Ma’ale Adumim to Miami… thanks to the thousands of participants in the annual Bayis Raffle. So, who gets to live “on the house” for the next six months?
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Levi and Shternie (nee Rapoport) Goldgrab (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of The Rebbe encouraging the signing after a rally in 770, early 1970’s.
Photos: CTeen’s Travel to Crown Heights
As the countdown to the 10th Annual CTeen Shabbaton draws to a close, hundreds of CTeen Chapters have begun making their way to Crown Heights. Delegations from France, Russia, Brazil, England, and Israel arrived last night, with thousands more expected to arrive Thursday
Weekly Letter: Reading Zachor – to remember Amalek
In preparation for Purim, when on the Shabbos before Purim, we read zachor – to remember Amalek, the Rebbe addresses a question from a professor on the commandant to wipe out the entire nation of Amalek. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
ChabadYU Hosts Crown Heights Shabbaton
70 students from Yeshiva University enjoyed an inspiring Shabbos in Crown Heights together with their Oholei Torah chavrusas over farbrengens, meals, a grand Melava Malka, and a visit to the Rebbe’s Room, House, and library.
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