Baby Girl!
Eli and Chani (nee Edelkopf) Raksin (Parkland, FL)
Photos: Chof Daled Teves Farbrengen in 770
Many gathered in 770 on Motzai Shabbos for a Farbrengen in honor of Chof Daled Teves, the day of the Yohrtzeit of the Alter Rebbe.
Video: Chof Daled Teves Farbrengen with the Rebbe
Today, 24 Teves, marks the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad. Known among Chassidim as the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman authored the Tanya and a version of the Code of Jewish Law, lighting the way in both Halacha and Chassidic Philosophy.
8:00pm: Do the Menial Details Matter?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 147, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Launching the 3rd Annual MyLife Essay Contest! Lessons from Chof Daled Teves; Do Menial Details Matter? Why is Unity So Powerful? What to Do When Someone You Respect Turns out to be a Violator?
Video: Sara Chana’s Delicious Tofu Tacos
Sara Chana Silverstein, a Crown Heights mother of seven who specializes in areas of alternative medicine and herbs, appeared on the ABC show CT Style to share her recipe for delicious tofu tacos.
Video: Entering the Oval Office
An excerpt from a Shiur given by renowned lecturer and educator Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, courtesy of The Baal Shem Tov Library.
Hatzalah Hosts Maimonides for Annual Melava Malka and Health Symposium
Hundreds of men and women turned out this Motzai Shabbos for Crown Heights Hatzalah’s annual Melava Malka, health symposium and raffle for $18,000.
Baby Girl!
Yaacov Yosef and Chaya Raskin (Lima, Peru)
Baby Boy!
Danny and Lian (nee Simmon) Winterfeld (Sydney, Australia)
Miracle: Boy Critically Injured by Car Returns Home
In what cannot be described as anything short of an open miracle, Shneur Zalman Boaron, a 13-year-old boy who was critically injured and in a coma for a week after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Kingston Ave. on his way to school early last month, has been sent home from the hospital in good health just in time for Shabbos.
Fifth Victim Dies of Injuries in Melbourne Attack
A car driven deliberately into a crowded pedestrian shopping plaza by a crazed man killed three people and critically injured scores more. Over the weekend two more succumbed to their wounds, while the Jewish community mourned the death of Thalia Hakin, a 10-year-old student in Beth Rivkah Ladies College.
Motzai Shabbos: Melava Malka and $18,000 Raffle!
This Motzai Shabbos, men and women are invited to join Hatzalah of Crown Heights for a Melava Malka, featuring a hot buffet and wine tasting, alongside a health symposium and entertainment by Yehuda Green, a noted singer and composer. Also, a trio of fine California red wines will be raffled off among those in attendance.
Kids Bake Challahs, Honor Firefighters
Challah bakers of all ages, accompanied by their parents, gathered on on Martin Luther King Day and had “loaves of fun” baking challah from scratch along with friends from across Orange County in upstate New York. The Kids Mega Challah Bake was organized by Chabad of Orange County, led by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, and was held at the Monroe Lakeside Fire & Rescue Co.
Weekly Thought: What’s in a Name?
Why does our Parsha begin with names? Is one’s name all that significant? How about one’s last name, does it say anything for or about the person? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Shemos.
Weekly Story: When Incomplete Is Better than Complete
Not only did the parents who were misnagdim pull their children from Reb Eliezer Moshe’s class, but even the chassidishe parents were uncomfortable with this statement and found other melamdim to teach and tutor their children. How can he say such outlandish and provocative statement? Is he trying to create bad feelings or something? So while a melamed barely eked out a livelihood, even when he had a few students, now Reb Eliezer Moshe was truly impoverished.
New Engagement!
Shua Shneur (Montreal, Canada) and Mussie (bas R’ Moshe) Reinitz (Crown Heights)
Beth Rivkah Student Among Killed in Melbourne
A 10-year-old Jewish girl from Beth Rivkah Ladies College in Melbourne is among four people killed in this afternoon’s car ramming attack in the CBD, The AJN understands.
