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Zalman and Mushky (nee Wolosow) Loewenthal (Crown Heights)
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Shimon and Mushky (nee Goldberg) Schechter (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe singing at a Farbrengen, circa 1970s.
State Official Apologizes for Regents Question
Just over a week after a New York State Education Department spokesman defended its decision to include content that some felt cast Israeli soldiers in a negative light on a recent statewide test, the agency has backpedaled and apologized for the political cartoon.
Weekly Letter: Yud Shvat and Tu B’Shvat
This week, in honor of Tu B’Shvat, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the significance of the New Year for Trees and its connection to Yud Shvat and Bosi L’gani. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Laws and Customs: Tu B’Shvat
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Tu B’Shvat for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
MASK Marks 20 Years of Saving Lives
Mothers and Fathers Aligned Saving Kids (MASK), an organization dedicated to helping families struggling with all mental health issues – including alcohol and drugs, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this Sunday in Brooklyn, which will be attended by New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray.
Chabad Centers Host Events to Combat Bullying
Who hasn’t experienced bullying in one form or another—as a kid on the playground, an adult at work and even among family, right at home? With a national spotlight focused on bullying—mostly in school environments but in other places as well—events at Chabad centers around the country have given people of all ages some tools to address the issue in their lives.
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Leibel and Esti Baumgarten (Crown Heights)
Photos: Crown Heights Blanketed in Snow
After an unusually warm day yesterday where temperatures reached a spring link 60 degrees, New Yorkers awoke to a city covered in snow. As the day progressed some 12 inches of snow fell, grounding many flights, cancelling schools and wrecking havoc on the roads.
Russian Rabbis Certify Foods as Kosher – and Halal
Such cooperation could happen only in Russia: At a food expo currently taking place in Moscow, Muslim businessmen are marketing products certified as Halal, for which they are relying entirely on the kosher certification of RK, headed by Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Beth Rivkah Montreal Marks Yud Shvat with Kindness
In the first maamar of the Rebbe, Bosi Lgani 5711, the Rebbe cites examples of how each of the Rebbeim occupied themselves in Ahavas Yisroel. In Beth Rivkah Montreal, the students practiced Ahavas Yisroel on Yud Shvat by visiting senior-citizens residences, and directing special programs for young children. This also fulfills the Rebbe’s directive to utilize Yud Shvat to reach out to other Yidden.
Picture of the Day: Melbourne, Australia
Rabbi Chaim Herzog , Director of Chabad in Melbourne’s Central Business District, greets Rabbi Marvin Hier, who last month became the first ever Orthodox rabbi to give a benediction at an American president’s inauguration.
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Friday, Saturday
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, February 10, and Saturday, February 11, due to snow operations. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
JFK Grounds All Flights as ‘Blizzard’ Hits New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport implemented a full ground stop on all flights this morning, as a powerful, fast-moving storm sweeps into the Northeast with the potential for more than a foot of snow.
Here’s My Story: Spiritual Guests
Mrs. Riva Cohen and her husband, Rabbi Binyomin Cohen, have served as Chabad emissaries in Melbourne, Australia, since 1974. Mrs. Cohen presently teaches at the Adass Israel Girls School and is the coordinator of religious instruction for the United Jewish Education Board in Melbourne, where she was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in July of 2016.
International Shabbos Dinner Unites Thousands
As the sun set on Friday night, January 20, mothers, fathers, and children throughout the world joined together for an unforgettable celebration of family, unity, and shabbos.
