Rabbi Josh Gordon was a legendary Shliach who brought Torah lessons to thousands and was mekarev many more. He also inspired Benny Friedman to become a singer. In tribute to him he released the song Reb Yehoshua Omer, whose words are the way he lived his life.
Over the last ten years, Chaim Hershkowitz and Torah Treasure.com have been creating high quality content with Mitzvah Boulevard, Wonders of Hashem, and Bella Brocha. In a similar way, Dovid Taub set a new standard for comic creativity with the Itchie Kadoozy Show.
Now the two have joined forces in a brand new series, Mitzvaventions.
Chaim Lever (Sydney, Australia) and Rachel Bogomilsky (Miami, FL)
Mendy Tubul (Paris, France) to Shterny Fogelman (Natick, MA)
Crêpes will burn if you don’t pour the batter evenly and quickly. On a blustery afternoon in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mussie Procel watched as her class of budding chefs tended to their bubbling pans with the intensity and single-mindedness that only 8-year-olds in a kitchen can possess.
Recently Meir Kay got to hang out with Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, of the Small Wonders Puppet Theater, which is a childhood staple of thousands of children. From Uncle Pinchy to the talking Kotel this interview was a childhood dream come true for Meir, and gives us all a peek behind the curtain.
Eliyahu and Nechama Dinah (nee Bukiet) Andrusier (East Flatbush, Brooklyn)
D’Arrigo Bros. of California, the growers and distributors of romaine lettuce brand “Andy Boy,” says that they are not involved in any recalls and that there is no disruption in their shipping their product.
At HASC’s A Time For Music 31 concert at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan, Avraham Fried performed one of his all time favorite classics – Boruch Habah – and the screens lit up with some inspirational images. See the video!
Two Florida Shluchim launched a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency claiming religious discrimination after they were barred from receiving hurricane aid. One month later FEMA has reversed course and will allow religious institutions to apply for and receive federal aid for disaster recovery.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 196, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Announcement: 4th Annual MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest; Is It Healthy to Suppress Emotions? Does Evil Exist or Is It Only the Absence of Good? Ahavas Yisroel: How Can We Be Expected to Love Every Person? How to Deal with a Rebellious Child? The Rubashkin Phenomenon Continued; Suggestions to R’ Jacobson
Yanky and Chanshy (nee Dubov) Majesky (Orlando, FL)
JLI presents its unique two-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from a timely tale. Here is this week’s video.
Tzvi and Raizel Seliger (Pittsburgh, PA)
Some 90 young Shluchos from the west coast enjoyed an eight day winter camp in the Verdugo Mountains of Glendale, California. The program was full of fun and friendship in a chassidishe atmosphere, and for many this opportunity is quite rare, and is something that many other Jewish children take for granted.
A major rally with over 750 students from Oholei Torah’s grades 2 to 8, was held today honoring Chof Teves, The Rambams Yarzeit, and the 19th of Teves which marks the birthday of Oholei Torah.
With frigid temperatures gripping New York City, the NYPD’s 71st Precinct has been targeting law abiding residents for ‘remote-starting’ their cars, slapping them with criminal summonses that carry fines as high as $250 and require appearance in criminal court.
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