Baby Boy!
Mendy and Shternie (nee Zaklikowski) Smetana (Crown Heights)
ULY 8th Grade Celebrates Graduation
Proud parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents gathered together at the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva hall for the Chagigas Hasiyum of the Yeshiva’s 8th Grade.
Camp Staff to Join Together for Training Event
This Thursday, multiple training sessions for CGI counselors and staff will be held in Crown Heights. The event will feature a select variety of professionals, who will address key issues and provide practical advice to make camp a meaningful and impactful experience for both camper and camp counselor.
New Engagement!
New Engagement!
Chayim (Mordechai) Kaplan (Crown Heights) and Mushki Cohen (London, England)
8:00pm: Are Lavish Dinners in the Spirit of Chasidism?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 167, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How Does a Chassid Look at Summer Vacation? How Do We Reconcile Chassidus’ Emphasis on Non-Indulgence in Material Delights with the Lavish Dinners Thrown by Chassidic Institutions? Is Marijuana Different Than Other Recreational Stress Relievers? Are We Halachically Obligated to Protect the Environment?
New Engagement!
Avi Eskinazi (S. Paulo, Brazil) and Breindy Gniwisch (Montreal, Canada)
Video Gallery: Survival of a Nation
JLI’s newest course, Survival of a Nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the miraculous Israeli victory in the Six-Day War. To introduce the course to thousands of students across the globe, JLI created a documentary series summarizing the events of the War. The complete 8-Part Mini-Series is now online, and can be viewed in the extended article.
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New Engagement!
Mendy Kulski (Paris, France) and Feigy Ende (S. Paulo, Brazil)
Baby Girl!
Meir and Hadassah Geisinsky (Cedarhurst, NY)
Picture of the Day: Holy Graffiti
Amid the graffiti covering an overpass in the outskirts of Montreal, one particular work of art stands out – a portrait of the Lubavitcher Rebbe with the seven Noahide Laws in French calligraphy.
110 Bochurim Bring Energy to Remote Locations
Forty-two shluchim in remote and isolated cities throughout North America received the ultimate gift this Shavuos as 110 bochurim trekked to remote locations, to bring chayus and chizuk to these special shluchim, their families, and communities. The bochurim assisted with minyanim, led farbrengens, and created anticipation and excitement for the holiday.
Weekly Story: The Way the Rebbe Would Want It
Rabbi Mentlick arrived in London and it was arranged that he will stay overnight in the house of the chossid Reb Yosef Avrohom Kagan. Reb Yosef welcomed him warmly, gave him a nutritious meal and asked him, “What time is the boat supposed to leave tomorrow, and when do you have to board?”
Picture of the Day: Students Bid Farewell
The students of Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky pose in front of Oholei Torah as they bid farewell to their beloved Maggid Shiur before heading out on Shlichus.
Community Rallies Behind Linda Sarsour’s Brother
Jews in Crown Heights and all over the city have rallied behind the brother of prominent BDS advocate Linda Sarsour after an extremist group issued a call for him to be “run out” of the kosher restaurant where he works.
Sunday: ‘Shalom Bayis Week’ Begins
On the holiday of Shavuos, the yiden ‘married’ Hashem at Matan Torah. The whole month of Sivan is infused with this spirit of marriage and shalom bayis. In that spirit, CHJCC and Adai Ad instituted a “Shalom Bayis Week” for Crown Heights couples.
