Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Dovid Ciment, 26, OBM
With deep sadness we regret to inform you of the untimely passing of Dovid Sholom Ciment OBM of Brooklyn, NY. He was 26 years old.
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Video: Reb Meilach on Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism
This video by Torah Cafe is a unique opportunity to glimpse behind the scenes and meet with one of Chabad’s most influential thinkers. For the past thirty-five years, Rabbi Elimelech Zweibel, OBM, was the teacher and spiritual mentor of a generation of Chabad Rabbis, at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ. He was a major contributor to this generation’s leading works on chassidic philosophy.
Shliach Provides Thanksgiving Dinners to Needy
Traci Jacob is looking forward to Thanksgiving, even though she grapples with two autoimmune diseases and has neck surgery scheduled for right after the holiday. Fortunately, the 47-year-old will be able to host a meal with her parents and a friend on Thursday because of Chabad of Hunterdon County in Clinton, N.J. Rabbi Eli Kornfeld, his wife Rachel and volunteers will prepare and deliver a cooked kosher turkey—along with the usual sides of stuffing, mashed potatoes and green beans—to Jacob and others who are homebound.
Hundreds Attend Levaya of Beloved Mashpia
Hundreds of students along with members of Anash gathered in front of 770 – the Lubavitch World Headquarters – to partake in the Levaya of Reb Meilach Zwiebel OBM, the beloved Mashpiah of Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Morristown, New Jersey and member of Vaad Rabonei Lubavitch.
Israeli President Lights Memorial Candle in Mumbai Chabad House
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin attended a memorial event on Monday evening at the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, marking eight years since the devastating 2008 terrorist attacks that killed the center’s founders and directors, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg; four of their guests; and another 158 people throughout the city.
Note Marks Chof Cheshvan as Beis Rivkah’s Birthday
A recently discovered note believed to be written by Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Eizik Hodakov, the chief secretary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, pegs the birth date of the Beis Rivkah network of schools on this day – Chof Cheshvan, 5702 (1942) – which is the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab.
Photos: The Life of Beloved Mashpia Reb Meilach
Lubavitch Archives presents photos from the life of Rabbi Eliemelech Zwiebel, lovingly known as Reb Meilach, the legendary Mashpia of the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Morristown, New Jersey.
New Engagement!
Moishy (ben Yaakov) Winner (Melbourne, Australia) and Ceita Shur (Toronto, Canada)
Pianist Performs ‘Earth Song’ for Post-Election Unity
Crown Heights resident Shimon Brod, a Professional Pianist, just released his debut Piano Cover of ‘Earth Song’, a song about the planet and our impact on it as human beings. “I was inspired to record the song following the 2016 presidential elections, and the social divide that it caused,” he told CrownHeights.info.
Op-Ed: The Two-State Nightmare Is Dead
“The so-called Two State solution was the most racist, venomous idea of the last generation,” writes Rabbi Fishel Jacobs in an op-ed published by The American Thinker.
Souls-on-the-Don: A Photographic Journey
Crown Heights Photojournalist Yanky Ascher visited the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Rebbe Rashab lived in the final years of his life, and photographed and heard the stories of some of the fascinating people who make up the local Jewish community.
Sabra Hummus Products Recalled Due to Listeria
Sabra is voluntarily recalling some hummus products and spreads because of possible Listeria contamination, the FDA announced. Consumers are urged to discard any product with a “Best Before” date through January 23, 2017, which an be found on the lid of each package.
Baby Boy!
Yitzi and Leah (nee Schapiro) Spalter (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Pesach and Bracha (nee Sitrin) Zirkind (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Yisroel and Mushky (nee Golomb) Kirsh (Crown Heights)
8:00pm: What Is the Yardstick of Success?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 138, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What is the Yardstick of Success? What Did the Rebbe Say About Thanksgiving? Can We Refine Today’s Progressive Left? Is it Acceptable to Be into Fashion? Is Moach Shalet Al Halev Compatible with a Mental Disorder? Moshiach Doesn’t Excite My Child!
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Meilach Zwiebel, 75, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Elimelech Zwiebel OBM, the much beloved Mashpia in the Chabad Yeshiva in Morristown, New Jersey and one of the leading Chabad scholars. He was 75 years old. Levaya will take place Monday
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