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Perv Assaults Two Women Arriving Home Late at Night
An unidentified man wearing a T-shirt laced with profanities followed home and then tried to force himself on two women in separate incidents between 2:00am and 3:00am this past Thursday in Crown Heights.
This New Kippah Could Save Children’s Lives
The story of a Crown Heights mother who worked with a kippah company to develop an ‘allergy alert’ kippah for her son and other children with severe allergies is making waves across the Jewish world.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Michael Nimni, 65, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Michael Nimni, OBM, a longtime member of the Crown Heights community and the father of 15 children. He was 65 years old.
7,000 Kids Join CGI Live Summer Rally
Over 7,000 children from more than 55 different Camp Gan Israel chapters around the globe joined last week for a day of Jewish unity, pride and connection.
Weekly Story: Helping Without Being Asked
The nurse entered the Frierdiker Rebbe’s study room and saw that the color in his face wasn’t its usual color, and he was sitting in his chair motionless. Going over to see that everything is alright, she was startled when he didn’t respond to her inquiries or any of the noise she intentionally created to get his attention.
Lazar Sheva Brachos Celebrated with Young Shluchim
These days the spacious grounds of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch in the suburbs of Moscow is hosting Camp Gan Yisroel for dozens of young shluchim, along with their dedicated counselors, head counselors and staff. As is customary in Lubavitch, to have one of the sheva brachos celebration in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim, chasan Menachem Mendel Lazar and his new wife came to Camp Gan Yisroel to celebrate together with the young campers, children of Shluchim, in what turned out to be a most emotional and lively celebration.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Rebbe Rashab’s Directive
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yakov Yosef Raskin, Rosh Kollel Erev at 770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic: The Modo’ah Rabah of the Rebbe Rashab about K’rias Hatorah.
Weekly Letter: Sharing Our Torah
This week, we present a letter from the Rebbe in answer to those who question the way of Chabad – to sacrifice some of our own advancement and growth in the study of Torah for the sake of our fellow Jew, to bring him closer to Yiddishkeit. During the Three Weeks, when we reinforce our ahavas Yisroel, the lesson contained in this letter is particularly timely. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Terrorists Kill 2 Israeli Policemen on Temple Mount
Three Arab-Israeli gunmen opened fire at police near Jerusalem’s holiest site on Friday, killing two Israeli policemen, before security forces killed the attackers.
Weekly Thought: Is It Okay to Be a Zealot?
By rewarding Pinchas, Hashem seems to be encouraging zealotry. As a Chabad Chosid, is there room for zealotry at all? Is zealotry a strength or a weakness? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Pinchas.
Baby Boy!
Shaya and Mushka (nee Pinson) Zalmanov (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe preparing to exit a Farbrengen, circa 1971.
Following Israeli Wine Ban, Food Agency Quickly Revokes Directive
In a quick about-face, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency revoked a directive stating that Israeli wines cannot be labeled as “made in Israel” if they are produced beyond the pre-1967 armistice line.
1,500 Share Shabbos Meal in Buenos Aires
Last Friday night was no ordinary one for 1,500 young adults in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Students and young Jewish professionals celebrated Shabbat dinner at the La Rural convention center. They talked and sang and bonded over a three-course catered dinner that lasted until the wee hours of the morning.
Joy and Dancing Greet Rabbi Steinsaltz’s Return
For the first time since his stroke eight months ago, Rabbi Adin Even-Yisroel Steinsaltz entered his yeshiva in Tekoa, Israel. His students greeted him with music and dancing.
Moment of Silence Spreads in NYC Public Schools
P.S. 191, also known as The Paul Robeson School, sits at the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville. The school’s student population, around 300 suffer from poverty to the extent that 99% of them meet the standards for free or reduced-price lunches. Some even live at a homeless shelter next door. But, at 8:30, every morning, just like clockwork, a moment of silence is observed. It may only last for one minute, but for that moment, the entire school is quiet.
