About sixty Russian philanthropists who support Chabad’s activities in the Former Soviet Union participated in the annual ‘Zevulun Conference,’ which took place this year in Baku, capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is situated between Russia and Iran.
Last Thursday night, under a starry, moonlit sky, a reunion twenty years in the making came full circle in Rego Park, Queens.
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 Two: Suicide at Masada – Militant Nationalism vs. Religious Institutionalism is an overview of the origins and buildup leading to the Jewish revolt against Roman rule in Judea in the 1st century CE.
Yossi Jedwab (Melbourne, Australia) and Ellie Abush (Sydney/Melbourne, Australia)
Levi and Dassy (nee Light) Tennenhaus (Hallandale Beach, FL)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 187, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Is It Ever Acceptable to Compromise Standards for Others? Can I Believe yet Have No Relationship with G-d? What Recourse Do I Have After I Was Removed from My Shlichus Post? Is There Advice from the Rebbe to a Single Father? Is There Anything Wrong with a Yellow Moshiach Flag?
Getting dinner on the table is a challenge for any busy, modern family. With larger-than-average family sizes and religiously mandated dietary restrictions, however, mealtimes can be even more complex at Orthodox Jewish homes.
For the first time in over a century, the Jewish community of the small Balkan country of Montenegro has its own resident rabbi.
It’s been nearly 10 years since Chabad Lubavitch of Litchfield County filed a federal lawsuit against the Litchfield Borough’s Historic District Commission, claming religious discrimination under federal law.
In the name of Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, the New York State Assembly issued an honorary birthday citation for Oholei Torah Maggid Shiur Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky.
Daylight Savings Time comes to an end tonight, Motzei Shabbos. At 2:00am, all clocks should “fall back” to 1:00am, giving everyone a much appreciated extra hour of sleep.
Mendy and Chanie (nee Rosenfeld) Sirota (Denver, CO)
Fishy and Marrisa (nee Horner) Vail (Coral Springs, FL
On the day Don Manuel was to be burned in the auto de fe, the king realized that if he can get him to admit his sin and publicly convert, then he has the authority to save him. So when the prisoner was brought to the public square in chains, the king left his place and walked over to his trusted advisor and asked him to kiss and bow down to the cross and he will save him and restore him to his position.
The Chabad on campus student Pegisha is underway, with students coming in from across the world to spend Shabbos in Crown Heights.
This past week, Yeshivas Erev opened two new locations to accommodate more and more boys as Crown Heights expands. Now boys living in the Midwood – Rutland area can attend their own Yeshivas Erev program in Darkei Menachem, located at 432 Rutland Ave. Boys living on the northern end of Crown Heights now have the opportunity to go to “Anshei Moshe,” located at 1334 Lincoln Place.
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