Baby Boy!
Eli and Chaya Mushka (nee Kalmenson) Uminer (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Sholly and Goldy (nee Laufer) Freundlich (Crown Heights)
Milton Kramer, 99, a Third-Generation Pillar of Chabad in America
Milton Kramer, a scion of one of America’s oldest Chabad-Lubavitch families who bore his family’s tradition—and the responsibility that he felt came with it— proudly, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, in New York. He was 99.
Hundreds are Purchasing the Rebbe’s Torah
As one year ends and another approaches, all eyes are on the holidays around the corner, and new ways to connect to our Rebbe. Tmimim around the world are occupied with elevating an important spiritual task by purchasing the full 45 volume series of “Torat Menachem” via Vaad Hatmimim for a special price. Read more for details.
Bochurim on Shlichus Featured in NZ Newspaper
Rabbis Menachem Spielman and Sruly Myhill, both formerly Shluchim to Singapore, were recently featured in the Otago Daily Times, of New Zealand, where they are continuing their Shlichus.
1 Shot at J’Ouvert Festival, 2 Others Shot on Sunday
One man was shot in the back during the early morning J’Ouvert festival in Crown Heights, while two women were also injured by gunfire in the hours before the start of the festival.
Montreal Marks Siyum HoRambam
Hundreds of Anash and Temimim in Montreal, Canada gathered on Thursday evening for an event marking the Siyum HoRambam, following the Rebbes directive to study it daily. Special guest at the event was Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook, the director of Vaad Hanochos B”lahak.
Anash Unites to Preserve 770 (ad)
With the eyes of the world on this iconic Shul, Lubavitchers around the world are joining an effort to restore its cleanliness and beauty.
8:00pm: If We Did Nothing Would the World Cease to Be?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 228, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Can We Practically Do to Pray a Bit Better? Should I Be Concerned About Speaking Loshon Hora When Speaking with My Mentor? For the Sake of Sholom Bayis Should I Do Something My Spouse Prefers That I Would Normally Refrain from Doing? Does the Torah Expect the Same from People Regardless of Their Vital Childhood Experience? Is There Any Value in Rigidly Doing Mitzvot by Rote Even If It Does Not Refine Me? What Does It Mean That We Need to Stimulate G-D’s Desire to Recreate Existence on Rosh Hashana? If We Did Nothing Would the World Cease to Be?
Labor Day Parking Regulations and Street Closures
Tomorrow, Labor Day Monday, hundreds of thousands will be attending the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Crown Heights. Celebrations begin Sunday evening and run through Monday night. CrownHeights.info has compiled all the info you need to know in order to navigate the gridlocked neighborhood.
Hamilton Endorsed by 30 Members of CH Jewish Community
Residents of Crown Heights received a mailer over the weekend pointing out Sen. Jesse Hamilton‘s longtime friendship with the Lubavitch community, his support for tax credits for Yeshiva tuition and his vocal opposition to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS).
LIVE: 38th Chabad Telethon
Today, Sunday 22 Elul – September 2 – at 8pm EDT Chabad of California will be hosting its 38th annual L’Chaim-ToLife! Telethon. This annual Telethon is one of the most watched Jewish event of the year with hundreds of thousands of Jews tuning in from across the country and even many more across the world watching it live on www.tolife.com
Alternate Side and Meter Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on Labor Day, Monday, September 3.
New Engagement!
Rafi Segelstein (Las Vegas, NV) and Menucha Shernofsky (Baltimore, MD)
Baby Girl!
Pacey and Rivka Shira (nee Francis) Lipkind (Miami, FL)
Weekly Story: Bringing Out Its Beauty
Quite often the question is asked, “What did Chassidus accomplish?” or sometimes it is phrased in stronger words, “You see in the generations before the Baal Shem Tov, that there were great tzaddikim and ehrliche (righteous) Jews, who did not need the “light” of Chassidus to attain their level. So why is it necessary now?”
Public School Teens look Forward to the High Holidays
Daniel Leybengrub, a 10th grader at Bard Public High School in NYC, has a new perspective with which to greet the high holidays. “My son has become much stronger spiritually,” shared Lona Leybengrub, Daniel’s mother. “He talks a lot more about the Jewish customs and traditions and is looking forward to this year’s high holidays. He feels the trip has made him a better person overall with new understandings about Judaism, people and the entire world.”
