Photos: CGI-Florida Prepares for Shabbos
The Campers of Gan Yisroel-Florida prepare to bring in Shabbos by dressing in their finest Shabbos clothes and gathering for a pre-Shabbos lineup.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rochel Goldberg, 32, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the very untimely passing of Mrs. Rochel Devorah Goldberg OBM, a Shlucha who was active in adult education and programs for children in Minnesota. She was 32 years old. Levaya will take place Monday.
Bochur Captured on Video Vandalizing 770
Shocking surveillance video captured a brazen act of vandalism to the building of 770. For over an hour an individual destroyed a part of the ceiling in ‘upstairs 770’ and removed a fan, which has been a part of the building since being constructed.
8:00pm: Is Independence Healthy?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 169, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chassidus Applied to Yud Beis Tammuz; Is Independence Healthy? Lessons from July 4th; “Atzmus in a Guf” – What Does that Mean? Are Introverted People at a Disadvantage? Should I Twiddle My Thumbs Until I Get Married? Tzedaka: How and Where to Give?
New Engagement!
Akiva Moshel (Melbourne, Australia) and Sara Esther Silberstein (Crown Heights)
42 Orphans Celebrate Their Bat Mitzvah in Jerusalem
A special Bas Mitzvah celebration was organized by Colel Chabad for 42 girls who have lost a parent.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Leibel Dubov, 91, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Dubov OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights whom the Rebbe would dispatching to far flung locations to perform Brissim. He was 91 years old. Levaya will take place Monday.
CTeen’s Leaders Gathered in Pennsylvania
Over 200 Shluchim, Shluchos, and teen leaders from around the world participated in the 4th Annual CTeen Leadership Retreat and Kinus, to connect with one another and to gain and share insight for the year ahead.
Shabbos at the Besht: “Due Date” for Moshiach
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Shloimy Stock will lead a discussion on the topic: Can we talk about due dates for Moshiach?
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Leah (nee Nash) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
Weekly Story: A Word of the Rebbe
While many may have replied, Rebbe, I am returning tonight to Eretz Yisroel, or just replied in astonishment “to Brazil!!?”, Reb Notka didn’t say a word. Rather, as soon as he arrived at his host’s house, he called his travel agent and instructed him to change the ticket and book him on a flight to Brazil.
Weekly Letter: Proof of G-d’s Existence
This week, as we read in the Torah Parshas Chukas – a Mitzvah that is above reason, we present a letter from the Rebbe responding to an individual who requested proof of the existence of G-d. If one would use reason, scientific or philosophical “proof,” the Rebbe explains, it would have to be of a limited nature. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Parents and Singles Attend Shadchanim Meet & Greet
Over 150 parents and singles attended the ChabadMatch Meet and Greet Shadchanim event this past Sunday at Machon L’Yahadus in Crown Heights.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Sharona Sternbach
Mrs. Sharona Sternbach is sitting Shiva today, Friday, after the passing of her dear sister OBM, at 1563 Carroll Street [between Schenectady and Troy Avenues]. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalaim.
Picture of the Day: Montreal, Canada
A large billboard with a picture of the Rebbe was erected in Montreal in honor of both Gimmel Tammuz and the 50th anniversary of Mivtza Tefilin. The billboard says in French “Jubilee of the Rebbe’s message: Putting on Tefilin hastens the redemption.”
Weekly JLI Video: Carved in Soul
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Shelach is titled: Carved in Soul.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe visiting Camp Gan Yisroel in upstate New York in 1957.
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