NYC It’s LIT: “Light up Brooklyn Through Mivtzoim”
Lubavitch Youth Administrator, Rabbi Shlomo Friedman, is once again making Chanukah mivtzoim accessible to the Crown Heights community. This year through a new campaign called “NYC It’s LIT.
8:00pm: Is Judaism Democratic?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 238, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. Chassidus Applied to Chanukah: What Does Chassidus Teach Us About Darkness and Its Illumination? Am I Still a Lubavitcher If I Learn Daf Yomi? Why Is Taharas Hamishpacha so Obsessed with Details? Is Judaism Democratic? What Is the Torah View on Forced Observance? What Kind of Car Should a Chassid Drive? What Can I Do About Same Gender Attraction? How Do We Explain the Existence of Evil in Face of an Omnipresent Good G-d?
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Chareidi Draft Law Extended Hours After it Expires
The Israeli Supreme Court has granted the government an additional 43 days to pass legislation replacing an amendment to Israel’s draft law which the court struck down in 2017.
The Halachos: During Chanukah
Courtesy of Rabbi Garelik of Sichosacademy.org, we present a series on Halochos of Chanukah. In this article he discusses some of the Halochos and Minhagim of Chanukah.
Info to be Menachem Avel the Schneerson family…
Mrs. Yedida Flint and Mrs. Nediva Schwarz are sitting Shiva after the passing of their dear brother R’ Yitzchok Schneerson OBM of Kfar Chabad, at her home 1603 Carroll St. in Crown Heights through Wednesday night. They get up on […]
8 Fantastic Menorahs and Where to Find Them
With Chanukah fast approaching, Chabad centers across the United States and around the world are preparing to usher in the holiday with the bright lights of the menorah. While there are specific guidelines regarding the menorah, you can make one out of almost anything.
Dr Richie Friedman Z”L, Medical Director Of Central Hatzolah, Struck & Killed By Vehicle
Tragedy has struck the Lawrence community on Motzei Shabbos as word spread of the tragic death of a prominent community member and one of the most important members of Hatzolah in New York.
BDE: Rabbi Itzik Rabinowitz, 55, OBM
With great sadness and shock we report the sudden and untimely passing of R’ Yitzchok Yirmiyahu (Itzik) Rabinowitz OBM, a Lubavitcher businessman from Jerusalem, Israel. He was 55 years old.
Former President George H.W. Bush Dead at 94
Former US President George H.W. Bush, who presided over the end of the Cold War and routed Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army, but lost a chance for a second term after breaking a no-new-taxes pledge, died on Friday at the age of 94.
The Halachos: Chanukah Preparations
Courtesy of Rabbi Garelick of Sichosacademy.org, we present a series on Halochos of Chanukkah. In this article he discusses what to prepare before Chanukah begins.
Jewish Man Assaulted in Crown Heights Early Saturday Morning
A Jewish man was assaulted by two males in an unprovoked incident early Saturday morning, which sent him to the hospital. The victim was sent to the hospital with injuries to his ears, and the assailants got away.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Alaska. (Photo by Traci Marrs)
Aftershocks Rattle Anchorage After Massive Earthquake
More than 190 aftershocks continued to rattle Anchorage throughout Saturday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit right outside of the city on Friday morning. While no deaths or serious injuries were reported, the Anchorage area suffered serious damage from the quake that sliced opened roads, knocked out power, damaged buildings, and sent fear and panic to the city of nearly 300,000.
New Engagement!
Yisrael New (Melbourne, Australia) and Mali Bukiet (Lexington, Massachusetts)
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This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Vayeishev.
Yud Tes Kislev at Chabad of Georgetown
This years Yud Tes Kislev at Chabad of Georgetown organized by Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg, was one to remember. The place was filled to capacity with people from the neighborhood who came to commemorate the special day.
BDE: Dee-Dee Pelled, 66, OBM
With sadness we inform of the passing of Mrs. Dee-Dee Pelled of Pittsburgh PA. She passed away following a car accident, on Thursday November 29th, Chof Aleph Kislev.
Picture of the Day
A mural of the Alter Rebbe was painted on alleyway in the heart Crown Heights. The work of art can be found on the exterior alleyway wall of Primo Hatters, on Kingston Ave between Crown St and Caroll St.
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