Tragedy in Kfar Chabad: 19-Year-Old Killed in Accident
A terrible tragedy has occurred Monday in the central Israeli town of Kfar Chabad, when a 19-year-old girl studying in a local seminary was killed in a horrible accident.
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
90-Year-Old Circumcised in Ukraine
Not long after we read in the Parsha about Avraham Avinu undergoing circumcision at age 99, a 90-year-old Jewish man was circumcised at the Chabad Menorah Center’s clinic in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
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Shalmie and Ety (nee Hurwitz) Mochkin (Bal Harbour, FL)
New Engagement!
Yossi (ben Shloime) Feldman (Crown Heights) and Sarale Bronstein (Andover, MA)
Baby Girl!
Levi and Devory (nee Goldberg) Keselman (Crown Heights)
Israeli Chief Rabbi Uplifts Jews Down Under
Sydney had the great honor of hosting the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Dovid Lau, who was invited by the Sydney Beth Din to enhance and encourage Australian Jewry to continue in the footsteps of their fathers to stay strong and to flourish in Torah and Mitzvos.
Rabbi Yitzchok Goldstein receives a dollar from the Rebbe.
‘I Am with You in Madrid!’
After Rabbi Yitzchok Goldstein wrote to the Rebbe that he wishes to come spend Tishrei with the Rebbe in New York, the Rebbe responded. “I am with you in Madrid!” Read about this and other fascinating response of the Rebbe revealing his deep connection to his Shluchim in the extended article.
Timley Tales: Insincere Charity
JLI presents its unique two-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from a timely tale. This week’s video for Parshas Toldos is titled: Insincere Charity.
Muslim Republic Sees First Ever Yeshiva
In an impressive and heart-warming ceremony, a “Center for Torah Study,” the first of its kind, has opened its doors in Russia’s largest Muslim republic. Tatarstan is home to about ten thousand Jews, many of whom are members of the developed Jewish community in the capital city of Kazan under the leadership and guidance of shliach Rabbi Yitzchak Gorelik, who will also direct the new yeshiva.
100 Years: Looking Back at Life Under Communism
On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Footprints: Colorful Lives, Huge Impact, a new photo book by Dovid Zaklikowski, documents the struggles and victories of three Jewish families who lived under the Communist regime.
JEM Offers Rosh Chodesh Kislev WhatsApp Series
This year, to mark 40 years since Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5738, JEM will be presenting a beautiful 6 part WhatsApp series highlighting the events surrounding this story.
My Story Back in Time for the Kinus
After selling out twice, the third printing of JEM’s widely acclaimed My Story is back in stock from the printer in China. And right in time for the Kinus Hashluchim this week.
Investment advisor Akiva Goodman, left, learns with his study partner at the Bnei Ruven morning Kollel in Chicago.
Tech Meets Talmud in Chicago
It’s a tradition almost as old as the Chabad movement itself. Every year, Chabad-Lubavitch communities divide up the entire Talmud, each individual studying another tractate and celebrating a grand siyum when the effort is complete. Investment advisor Akiva Goodman enjoyed the study, but thought that some of the technology he uses in his workplace could help individuals track their learning and become inspired by the learning of others.
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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?
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