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Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Lazer Liberov, 94, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Eliezer (Lazer) ben Hatomim Reb Hillel Liberov OBM of Crown Heights. He was 94 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mr. Mel Novick OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Mel Novick OBM, a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey and brother of Mrs. Miriam Sherr.
Torahs Menachem Sale Returns for a 3rd Time
The amazing sale, where one can purchase the full current set of Toras Menachem, 60 volumes of the Rebbe’s Torah from the first two decades of the Nesius (1950-1970), is back for a third, and last, time. Ten days only with option of shipping in Israel and the US. Shul’s Kolels, Yeshivos and Camps have a unique opportunity to enrich their library with the Rebbe’s holy words.
A Kangaroo Crash and a Rare Rabbi-Sighting in the Outback
Cootamundra, population 6,700. I had been driving for six hours on behalf of Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia, or RARA, northbound along the seemingly endless Hume Highway, stretching the vast distance of Australia’s east coast. I was headed to Wollongong, just one of eleven locations where regional Seders would be taking place, a coastal paradise famed for its beautiful beaches and warm climate. But now I was taking an hour detour off the Hume Highway to visit the only Jewish family living in Cootamundra.
Weekly JLI Video: Does God care if we Get Along?
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. Tazria-Metzora. This week’s video is titled: Does God care whether we get along?
R’ Krinsky Denies Authenticating “Rebbe’s Becher”
An auction for a silver Kiddush Cup (Becher) that purportedly belonged to the Lubavitcher Rebbe has been called into question after Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky denied that he authenticated it.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Sylvia Reiter, 95, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Zissel (Sylvia) bas Dovid Reiter, mother of Dr. Levi Reiter. She was 95 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Elias Friedman, 48, OBM
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of R’ Eliyahu Matisyahu (Elias) Friedman OBM, a young father who passed away suddenly last night from a heart attack. He was 48 years old.
Zalmy Plotkin, 14, Son of Ontario Emissaries
Zalmy Plotkin, the youngest son of Rabbi Avrohom and Goldie Plotkin, co-directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Markham in Ontario, Canada, passed away on April 15, two days before his 15th birthday.
Photos: Paris Shluchim Hold Regional Kinus
Shluchim in Paris gathered for the 19th annual Regional Kinus Hashluchim under the direction of Rabbi Mendel Azimov, and celebrating 50 years since the arrival of his parents Rabbi Shmuel and Rebbetzen Bassie Azimov.
She Was a Quiet Bastion of Kindness and Chassidic Warmth
She lived on the upper floor of a modest two-family-home on the rough-and-tumble outskirts of the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Yet, to the hundreds of people who streamed through its blue-painted door, Alessa Wircberg’s home was a bastion of acceptance, Chassidic warmth, guidance, support, and love. She passed away Friday at the age of 66.
Info To Be Menachem Avel the Wircberg Family
The Wircberg family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their dear mother, Mrs. Alessa Wircberg, who passed away last week. They are sitting at 719 Crown Street (the blue door). There are three Minyanim needed 7:00 Shachris Minyan 1 8:45 Shachris […]
Picture of the Day: Minister of Agriculture Visit the Ohel
Israel’s minister of agriculture, Mr. Uri Ariel, took time out of a trip to New York to visit the Ohel to pray for the Jewish people and for the State of Israel.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Moshe Yitzchok Inglis, 94, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of R’ Moshe Yitzchok ben Shlomo Inglis OBM of Edgware, London. He was 94 years old.
30 New Shluchim Join for a 6 Day Seminar
In a historic and much awaited program, Chazak (a division of Merkos 302), hosted the first ever Yesodos Li’Hatzlochas Hashlichus seminar. This six-day immersive trained shluchim in key areas that would enable new shluchim to maximize their potential and idealism in the mission.
8:00pm: Why Don’t We See Chassidim Being Scrupulous About Making Blessings on Trees?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 209, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Why Don’t We See Chassidim Being Scrupulous About Making Blessings on Trees? Does Negating Secular Education Mean That We Have to Be Ignorant? How Can I Connect Emotionally and Not Just Intellectually? What Is the Jewish Perspective on Chakras and the Third Eye?
