Op-Ed: Tznius Is Not Just About Clothing
“We are so focused on the clothing aspect of tznius that we may be missing the forest for the trees,” writes a member of the Crown Heights community in this op-ed shared with CrownHeights.info.
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The Untold Story of the ‘Are You Jewish?’ Guys
Hailing a yellow cab, grabbing a slice of pizza after a Yankees game, strolling through Central Park . . . these are some of the indelible parts of a New York City experience. So, too, is the sight of yeshivah students clamoring from a converted RV—better known as the “mitzvah tank”—tefillinand Shabbat candles in hand as they ask tourists and locals alike: “Excuse me, are you Jewish?” This is their story.
Here’s My Story: The Shabbos Candle Campaign
Mrs. Esther Sternberg is the director of the Shabbos Candle Lighting Campaign, a division of the Lubavitch Women’s Organization. She lives with her family in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. She was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in her home in July of 2012.
At a Boston-area nursing home, Jacob Chartoff wraps tefillin with Rabbi Levi Lezell of Chabad of the South Shore (Photo: Galit Eizman)
104-Year-Old’s Unexpected Final Mitzvah
Jacob Chartoff was born and raised in Boston. As a young man, he attended Harvard University enrolled in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, graduating with a degree in English literature. He chuckled when recalling that annual tuition back then was a whopping $500.
Weekly JLI Video: Worth the Wait
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Beha’alosecha is titled: Worth the Wait.
Hebrew School Celebrates Continued Growth
Over 300 parents and guests filled the new Aventura South ballroom for the Chabad Chayil Annual Gala Dinner. Participants were mesmerized as children ages 5-12 opened up the evening in song and dance, setting the mood for an evening to remember.
Students Learn Tanya in Little Girl’s Memory
For a number of years, Rabbi Mordechai and Mrs. Shterney Kanelsky of the Bris Avrohom Center in Hillside, New Jersey, have been encouraging extra learning and Mitzvas to be done in honor of their infant daughter, Bas Sheva, OBM, who passed away in 2003.
Jewish Pride Blossoms at CGI in the Poconos
An hour and a half outside of New York City, over mountain peaks and cruising through winding valley roads in the soul of the Poconos, it seems quiet. Driving closer, you can hear laughter sounding over the rush of a waterfall and heartfelt singing, nearly as moving as the surrounding scenery.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Dini Spielman
Mrs. Dini Spielman is sitting Shiva after the passing of her mother OBM at 556 East 5th St. [between Cortelyou Rd. and Avenue C] until Friday morning. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalaim.
Gathering Recites Tehillim at Dovid Hamelech’s Kever
It has already become a yearly tradition of the Worldwide Chevra Tehillim to gather on Isru Chag of Shavuos at the resting place of Dovid Hamelech, the composer of the book of Tehillim. This year too, the convention and seudas mitzvah took place in the Old City of Yerushalaim at Kever Dovid, in honor of his yohrtzeit which is on the second day of Shavuos.
Video: ‘With Life, Who Can Stop Us’
This special film presentation, made in celebration of Jerusalem’s 50th anniversary of its reunification, was directed by Crown Heights filmmaker and producer Daniel Finkelman, featuring a special appearance and score by Gad Elbaz.
Shwekey Steps In for Special Bar Mitzvah Boy
When Yaakov Shwekey brought Eli, a bar mitzva boy, and a few of his friends from The Special Children’s Center to Israel to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah, he never dreamed he would have to step in and help Eli fulfill his obligation on this momentous occasion.
Op-Ed: We Have to Make Our Daughters Want Tznius
“We need Tznuis role models who look nice, classy and yes ‘with it,'” says a Bnos Menachem mother in this op-ed response after receiving a controversial letter from the school requiring all parents to agree to strict Tznius guidelines, including no long shaitels, dark nail polish, or denim.
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Faigy (nee Goldstein) Stone (Crown Heights)
Benny Baderech 2: Mexico City with MBD
Jewish music star Benny Friedman presents Chapter 2 of his new series: Benny Baderech. In this episode, Benny travels to Mexico City. Join him as he takes a trip through this beautiful city, joined by the legendary Mordechai Ben David, for a wedding to remember!
Video: Is It Possible to Change G-d’s Mind?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Beha’alosecha. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Is it possible to change G-d’s Mind?
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