Chabad House Vandalized: ‘Nuke Israel’
Colorado Springs Police are calling an act of antisemitic vandalism at the city’s Chabad synagogue a hate crime. The incident was captured on surveillance video.
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Parents Beam with Pride as ULY Students Awarded
The United Lubavitcher Yeshiva Mishnayos B’al Peh Event took place on Sunday in the Dorit Hall of the Yeshiva. Parents and grandparents came to this grand event to watch with pride as their children were being awarded for their tireless efforts in Mishnayos and Tanya B’al Peh this year.
Photos: Levaya of Mrs. Miriam Tzimmel Friedman, OBM
Many turned out to partake in the Levaya of Mrs. Miriam Tzimmel Friedman, OBM, who passed away on Sunday.
The Moroccan King, the Nudnik, and Other Stories
The 18th of Sivan marks the second yahrtzeit of Rabbi Binyomin Klein, OBM, the Rebbe’s unforgettable mazkir, who not only served the Rebbe, but would always be ready to smile and share a kind word with another. Presented in the extended article are several stories Rabbi Klein shared with Rabbi Dovid Zaklikowski of Lubavitch Archives before his passing.
Nineteen New Rabbis Ordained in Moscow
In a moving and impressive ceremony, nineteen students received their Rabbinical Ordination after months and months of diligent study at the Moscow branch of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch, under the leadership of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Mendel Goldberg, and head of the Smicha program, Rabbi Dovid Rozenzweig.
German Minister and Shliach Discuss Radicalism
German Minister for Foreign Affairs Sigmar Gabriel led Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Rabbi of the Jewish community of Berlin and the local Chabad Shliach, on a special tour of his birthplace in Goslar, Germany last Friday. On the tour, the dignitaries visited several sites in the town of Jewish interest, most notably the ancient Jewish cemetery where they recited a chapter of Psalms.
8:00pm: Preparing Kids for Camp Without Scaring Them
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 166, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Should We Be as Loving to Those ‘Going Down’ as to Those ‘Going Up’? How to Prepare Children for Summer Camp without Frightening Them? How about Male Infertility? What Should I Tell My Kids about their Non-Jewish Grandparents?
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Achiezer and Chana (nee Laufer) Langsam (Crown Heights)
After Backpack Theft, Parents Discipline Children
Cooperation between Shomrim volunteers, police officers and the community led to a positive outcome after two backpacks – one containing an iPad – were stolen from Jewish children in the Hamilton Metz Field park on Lefferts Avenue.
Kippah Manufacturer’s Outlet a Go-To for Style (ad)
Keter, a popular Kippah manufacturer, opened a trendy Judaica outlet on Crown Heights’ Kingston Avenue, and quickly became a neighborhood staple, frequented by bargain-hunters and style-seekers alike.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Miriam Tzimmel Friedman, 101, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Tzimmel Friedman OBM, longtime Crown Heights resident and matriarch to an illustrious Lubavitch family. She was 101 years old.
Picture of the Day: Portugal Shliach and Mayor Meet
On Friday, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch and Rabbi Eli Rosenfeld, the head Shliach to Portugal, met with Dr. Carlos Carreiras, mayor of Cascais, a suburb of Lisbon.
Stained Glass Windows Shine Light on Mitzvah Campaign
It was a hot August morning in Mequon, Wisconsin, when Rabbi Dovid Rapoport completed the Shacharit services in the Peltz Center for Jewish Life’s Chamoy Family Sanctuary and gently closed his siddur. “I don’t mind leading services,” the senior Chabad emissary joked, shielding his eyes against the sunlight streaming across the synagogue, “but some stained glass windows would sure be nice.”
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked to Brain Damage
Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to changes in brain structure and an increased risk of worsening brain function, scientists say.
Students Awarded at Yeshivas Erev Grand Finale
The Lubavitcher Yeshiva Simcha Hall in Crown Heights was swarming with hundreds of boys this past Thursday evening, 14 Sivan, ready to receive their long-awaited “sefarim vouchers” that they earned this year by attending Yeshivas Erev Yehuda Kalman.
Weekly Thought: You’re Right; Let’s Live with the Times
Weighing in on the debate over Tznius that was sparked by a letter to the parents of Crown Heights girls’ school Bnos Menachem, Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this controversy, while tying it into this week’s Parsha.
Weekly Story: Farbreng with Reb Binyomin Kletzker
After discussing it among themselves and being unable to come up with an appropriate answer, the Chasidim decided to present this question to the Alter Rebbe’s oldest son, Rabbi DovBer, who was appointed to be their mashpia.
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