Baby Boy!
Yossi and Kendel Leah (nee Kolt) Feldman (Los Angeles, CA)
Video: Traffic Cop Tickets School Bus Loading Children
Shocking and disturbing video footage shows an NYPD Traffic Agent ticketing a school bus for standing in a “no parking zone” in front of a school, all while actively loading children onto the bus.
8:00pm: When Tragedy Strikes Despite All Our Prayers
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 188, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What to Do When There Are No Answers; When Tragedy Strikes Despite All Our Prayers? Do Ten Jewish Women Have Minyan Power? What Lessons Can We Learn from the 40 Years Since 5738? What Is the Role of Merkos? What Should I Tell My Kids Who Want a Puppy?
Shliach Gets Special Birthday Present for 60th
Rabbi Yossi Chazan, Shliach and Rov of the Holy Law Synagogue in Manchester, UK, celebrated his 60th birthday on the 21st of Cheshvan. In honor of the occasion, his congregation had a special surprise for him.
Sarah and Ido: The Ultimate Love Story
Rabbi Uriel Vigler, director of the Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, writes about the “miraculous” wedding he had the honor of officiating at, and the “Ultimate Love Story” behind it.
Great Debates: Maimonides’ Life and Legacy
A drama-filled, new course from JLI, Great Debates in Jewish History, offers a glimpse into six pivotal disputes that engulfed the Jewish people at different periods and have a lasting impact today. Lesson Three: Maimonides: Life and Legacy explores the remarkable life and legacy of Moses Maimonides (1135-1204).
New Engagement!
Yisrael Gordon (Melbourne, Australia) and Mushky Reinitz (New Haven, CT)
Shluchos Gather for Unique Kinus
Thirty-five shluchos from remote locations in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico enjoyed four days of rejuvenation, connection, and inspiration at a shabbaton in Morristown, New Jersey, organized by Ufaratzta Circle, a project of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch’s Suite 302.
Weekly Story: All Just to Help One More Person
The man did as he was told, and after standing there for some time, he saw a car pull up in front of the Rebbe’s house and like he was told, someone got out and opened the door on the passenger side and stood there. That must be the secretary he thought and that means the Rebbe is about to come out. Sure enough, a moment later, the door of the Rebbe’s house opened and the Rebbe began walking down towards the car.
Police: Victim Retracts Story; Suspect Released
Police detectives say that the alleged victim of anti-Semitic harassment has retracted vital portions of his story, and that the suspect in the incident has been released without charge.
Jewish Man Dragged to Death in Brooklyn
A 55-year-old man who had been driving in Brooklyn Thursday allegedly ran over a 65-year-old Jewish man after a fender bender, authorities say, dragging the victim for roughly two blocks before leaving him to die in the road in front of his wife.
Bitter Cold Arrives in New York Area Tonight
The Tri-State area is getting an early taste of winter following an unseasonably warm fall. A freeze warning is in effect from 6:00pm Friday until 8:00am Saturday for New York City, Westchester, Long Island and parts of New Jersey.
Empire Recalls 5 Tons of Contaminated Chicken
Poultry processor Empire Kosher (no affiliation with the Crown Heights supermarket that goes by the same name), is recalling approximately five tons of raw chicken breasts that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, including metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced.
New Engagement!
Shaya Gansburg (S. Paulo, Brazil) and Fruma Ita (bas R’ Ari) Simpson (Crown Heights)
Chasidim to Celebrate 40 Years Since Rebbe’s Recovery
On the first of Kislev this year, Chassidim around the world will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5738 — the day that marked a major milestone in the Rebbe’s recovery after a heart attack some five weeks earlier on Shmini Atzeres.
Shabbos at the Besht: Moshiach Applied
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Aryeh Gurewitz will lead a discussion on the topic — Moshiach Applied: Bringing Down the Sicha of Chayei Sarah Nun-Beis.
Weekly Letter: The Role of a Jewish Woman
This week, as we read in the Torah Parshas Chayei Sarah, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he underlines the highest goal of a Jewish woman, that of akeres ha’bayis, and discusses this in light of contemporary thinking. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
