A Chabad House in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood was broken into early Friday morning and had its handmade charity box stolen. According to police, the same thing happened at a Chabad in Côte-St-Luc two weeks ago.
A young single on the ‘Shidduch Market’ bemoans the seeming difficulty of Shadchanim and parents to accept it when a young Bochur or girl rejects a suggestion, or take it seriously when they express their preferences.
While Jews around the world prepared to dip apples in honey on Rosh Hashanah, Chabad.org had an apple of its own for people around the world to enjoy before the holiday. For the very first time, Jewish.tv — Chabad.org’s premier video site — can be accessed and enjoyed using Apple TV.
A heartfelt kumzitz for a reflective time of year, this video stars singer Mendy Jacobson and the Mezamrim choir in a beautiful rendition of the Niggun Avinu Malkeinu.
Vov Tishrei marks the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana. In connection with this special day, Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim prepared a special screening of the Rebbe’s farbrengen of Vov Tishrei, 5742 (1981).
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Wudowsky OBM, wife of Rabbi Shmuel Wudowsky OBM, the noted Mashpiah of Machon Chana. She was 77 years old. The Levaya will take place today, Monday.
A Los Angeles Federal Court judge ordered a temporary restraining order against the performance of Kapporos by Chabad of Irvine in southern California.
A gunman opened fire from a car while driving by the Ammunition Hill andShimon Hatzadik light-rail stations in Jerusalem, killing two and wounding six. The terrorist was shot and killed by police as he fled toward the nearby Sheikh Jarrah neighbood.
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Ken Thompson has died after a hard fought battle with a terminal illness and just a short while after disclosing his ailment. He passed away Sunday evening at the age of 50.
Thousands of residents of Crown Heights braved cold and wet weather in order to perform the ancient ritual of Kapores. Once again the chickens were offered at a deeply discounted rate of $5.
Ever hear a single mother say “Nobody ever judges me or my family,” or “I’ve got it all under control”? Juggling everything all on their own, most single moms carry a double load. You can give them a much needed hand by participating in the 30-hour Bais Chana Women International fundraiser for Single Jewish Moms taking place over the next 24-hours.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 134, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What is Yechida? Can Yom Kippur Help Us Conquer Our Vices? Why No Intimacy on “Shabbos Shabboson”? The Meaning of Yizkor; Drinking on Simchas Torah; How Does Joy Nourish Us?
Reb Binyomin Wulliger, one of the elders of the Tzans community in Borough Park, passed away. For many years Reb Binyomin served as the liaison between the Rebbe and the later Klausenberg Rebbe, Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam.
Shneur Volman (Ramot, Israel) and Ita Vogel (Beitar Ilit, Israel)
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Kapparos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, October 10, for Columbus Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Hundreds of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jewish community members, visiting dignitaries, and other well-wishers celebrated the opening of the newly renovated Chabad Center for Jewish Life in historic Fort Wood.
