Jewish Man Beaten and Robbed After Act of Kindness
In a kind gesture, a Crown Heights Jewish man offered a cigarette to a stranger who approached him and asked for one. Instead of a thank you, he was beaten and robbed.
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Mesivta Marks Rebbe’s Haggadah Turning 70
Honoring the 70th anniversary of the printing of the Rebbe’s haggadah, Oholei Torah Mesivta held a special campaign called “Mivtza Cheirusainu,” in which all bochurim learned the Rebbe’s haggadah with its many insights and explanations.
27-Year-Old Wins $10,000 Prize for Chassidus Essay
The winners of this year’s 3rd annual MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest were announced live during Sunday night’s special Yud Alef Nissan Edition of the MyLife: Chassidus Applied Webcast.
Video: Everything for the Sake of Heaven?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha-Tzav. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Why is it important that all that we do should be for the sake of Heaven?
Brooklyn Matzah Experience Visited by Thousands
An educational matzah experience attracts over 2,000 visitors a season—including the occasional senator.
Arizona Chabad Breaks Ground for New Center
Last Sunday, the Jewish community of Flagstaff, Arizona, gathered for the groundbreaking of Chabad of Flagstaff’s new home. Hosting a synagogue, social hall, gourmet kosher kitchen, student and youth lounge, library, classrooms, outdoor terraces and mikvah, the center will serve the needs of the growing local Jewish community.
Bal Harbour Shul to Get $20 Million Addition
Devorah Leah Andrusier remembers moving to Bal Harbour, Fla., as a teenager when her parents became Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries there. Back then, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, thousands of Jewish seniors, snowbirds and retirees had permanent and second homes in Miami Beach, but Jewish life was virtually nonexistent in the barrier island’s northern tip, which at the time restricted sales to Jews, among other ethnicities. She and her little brother were the youngest residents by 60 or 70 years.
Video: Don’t Blink
This fast-paced video spearheaded the message of Organic Torah – the theme of this year’s CTeen Shabbaton.
Mitzvah Tanks to Conquer New York City
This upcoming Yud Alef Nissan, Chassidim will be celebrating the Rebbe’s 115th birthday, many by presenting the Rebbe with various gifts. However, every year, one of these gifts stands out from all the others.
Did You Say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Zayin Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
New 8th Day Music Video Is Postcard from Israel
Jewish music superstars 8th Day have released their latest music video to the song ‘Kapayim,’ which is an ode to the land of Israel.
Kosher L’Pesach Production in Russia Reaches Record
In preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, the Kashrut system under the Chief Rabbinate of Russia has been hard at work for the past few monthes. They have been working to offer a huge variety of products for the holiday without compromising the high level of kashrut and special standards set by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berl Lazar.
Video: Who Was the Rebbe Talking About?
When the Rebbe launched into a story about a yacht owner at a Yud Aleph Nissan Farbrengen in 1983, his identity was a mystery.
First of its Kind Assisted Living Center Opens in Moscow
Another gem of the Jewish Chesed Center in Moscow: professional and dedicated nursing care for the elderly and lonely Jews, including many Holocaust survivors.
Chassidus Wins at Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium
Two students from the University of Sydney and Western Washington University were awarded the Jewish Academic Innovation Award for their in-depth research papers that used modern, Western academia written in the age-old pilpul style to analyze contemporary matters in the context of Jewish tradition.
8:00: Why Did Pesach Become Unaffordable?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 157, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chassidus Applied to Yud Alef Nisan; Why Did Pesach Become Unaffordable? Why Do We Refer to Non-Jews as ‘Dust of Earth’? Is There a Difference Between a Healthy and an Unhealthy Baal Teshuva? Also: The Winners of the 3rd Annual MyLife Essay Contest!
Students Who Vandalized Chabad Menorah Apologize
A pair of students from the University of San Diego admitted on Thursday that they had pulled down a lower branch of a 13-foot high menorah at the Chabad House at San Diego State University, apologized to Chabad Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah, and agreed to pay for the damages and to perform community service with Chabad.
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