R. A.Z. (Zisel) Piekarski is sitting shiva after the passing of his mother, Mrs. Risha Piekarski, OBM, at 513 Crown St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.] until Shabbos. Shachris – 9:30am. Mincha – 4:30pm. Maariv – Bizmano. At the family’s […]
Vote with your… Doughnut? A novel idea has Gombos Bakery on Kingston Avenue selling doughnuts with the names of the Republican and Democratic nominees for president prominently featured and in their party colors.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 136, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How Should We View the Elections? What Can Help Move Past Previous Bad Relationships? Are Video Games and Sports an Appropriate Outlet? Should I Remain Friendly With an Accused Abuser? What Exactly are Keilim?
Rabbi Mendy Traxler drives hours each week from Houston to various regional correctional facilities to spend time with Jewish inmates. He also organized a Chanukah event last year in front of Houston City Hall for more than 2,500 people. When asked about the long drives and impressive events, the program director at Chabad Outreach of Houston responds: “I guess we do everything Texas-sized.”
Following his visit to 770 on Thursday, Israeli journalist and television personality Atilla Somfalvi interviewed several Crown Heights residents on whom they plan to vote for in the upcoming presidential election.
Ivanka Trump, the Jewish daughter of presidential candidate Donald Trump, visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s gravesite in Queens tonight along with her husband Jared Kushner to pray on behalf of her father and her family. Around the same time as she was interceding on his behalf, the Secret Service rushed Mr. Trump off the stage of a rally in Reno, Nevada, after becoming aware of a threat to his life.
For the past 18 years, the Minkowicz family has served as a beacon of light to Jews living in the tranquil Atlanta suburbs of Alpharetta, Johns Creek and other nearby areas. It’s also now been more than two years now since Rashi Minkowicz—the wife of Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz and a mother of eight—passed away suddenly at the age of 37.
Daylight Savings Time comes to an end this Motzei Shabbos. At 2:00am, all clocks should “fall back” to 1:00am, giving everyone a much appreciated extra hour of sleep.
In the 1980s, Ari Goldman was a reporter for The New York Times. In this week’s Living Torah, he recalls several encounters that he shared with the Rebbe, as well as an unexpected telephone call shortly after one particular visit.
Do we still have the phenomena of Tevas Noach? Could it be on wheels? Was Noach alone in the Teiva? What possible connection could this Parsha have to a story with The Rebbe and Matza for a Yid? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on the weekly Parsha – Noach.
Mendel Zirkind (Jerusalem, Israel) and Chani Marcus (Los Alamitos, CA)
“There already are a few other established craftsmen in the city,” the watchmaker told the Rebbe, “and there isn’t enough work to sufficiently support all of us. Simply put, I am unable to provide for my family in Polotsk. I am therefore asking the Rebbe for guidance: should I perhaps move to the distant town of Vladamir, where, I am told, my talents are in great need?”
Thirteen-year-old Australian singing sensation Levi Niasoff has just launched his debut Kumzitz album, “Mipi Olelim” – a collection of soulful, heartfelt melodies.
This week, JLI launched a new educational project, the JLI Weekly. Each week a unique one-minute video will be released featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. The first video presenting a theme from Parshas Noach can be viewed in the extended article.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yoni Katz, creater of 11213.org, will lead a discussion on the topic – Empowering the Next Generation.
This Friday marks 75 years since the Chabad students arrived from Shanghai, China, to Montreal, Canada, in 1941 during World War II. The Chabad students joins thousands of other refugees in Japan and later Shanghai. Presented is an excerpt of a biography on Rabbi Mendel Tenenbaum by Dovid Zaklikowski.
Rabbi Chaim Bruk, Director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Montana, reflects upon the recent passing of his grandfather and personal hero, Rabbi Shimon Goldman, OBM.
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