With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Reb Shloime Schneorson OBM, a resident of Kfar Chabad and Nachlas Har Chabad and son of the noted Chossid R’ Moshe Schneorson OBM. He was 55 years old.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that the state will allow testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads.
This week, as we read in the Torah Parshas Emor El Hakohanim, we present a letter from the Rebbe dealing with the question of hereditary classes in Judaism, such as the aristocracy of Kohanim and Levyim, which seem to not be consistent “with the otherwise democratic orientation of Judaism.” The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Parade organizers have asked Crown Heights residents not to park on Kingston Ave. between President and Eastern Parkway as well as in the Eastern Parkway service lanes over Shabbos. Preparations for the Parade will begin immediately after Shabbos, and cars parked there will cause delays and will have to be towed.
A farbrengen was held in 770 last night, Wednesday, the 14th of Iyar, in honor of Pesach Sheini, with the attendance of Rabbonim, Mashpi’im, Anash and Bochurim.
170 girls and their proud mothers came together at the JCM last week to salute the work and dedication of the volunteers this past year. The guests were welcomed with a delicious Salad and Pasta bar, beautifully set up by Chani Greenbaum, and the opportunity to ‘celebrate friendship’ by sending a sweet postcard to a friend of their choice.
Join comedian Mendy Pellin as he takes over the PA system in Evergreen Kosher Market in Lakewood. Watch and laugh as the day gets wackier by the minute.
Today, Thursday, 15 Iyar (May 11), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12, featuring a special game, raffle, sandwiches and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:45pm. Transportation will cost $3. Each child will receive a Bow & Arrow in honor of Lag B’Omer!
Rabbi Fishel Jacobs, the sole Chabad Rabbi who lent his endorsement to the ‘Tahor’ App, designed to allow women to privately submit Bedikah inquiries via photo, has apparently rescinded his support, as his name was unceremoniously removed from the website’s ‘Our Rabbis’ section. This development comes after four prominent Chabad rabbis have come out publically against the app.
With sadness we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of Mrs. Adrienne Katz, OBM, one of the founding members of the Chabad community of Palos Verdes, CA. She was 75 years old.
Elchonon and Batsheva (nee Zilbershtrom) Korenblit (Aventura, FL)
Menachem and Rachel Esty (nee Shloush) Gold (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Meshulom Weiss served as an educator and kosher supervisor in Los Angeles, California, where he was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in September of 2011.
Pesach Sheini is a day that receives very little attention in the wider Jewish community, but it deserves more. It is the day that the calendar was changed to accommodate those of us who are not perfect. Rabbi Yisroel Glick lays down the lesson from Pesach Sheini in this clear, concise, and engaging video that’s less than 2 minutes long.
Following the announcement of the launch of a new App – called Tohar – to assist women with Bedikah Inquiries, fierce debate over the Kashrus of such an App ensued, while others hailed it as being long overdue. Zisa Levin, one of the apps creators, has authored a response to questions about the App.
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha or a special day in the calendar. This week’s video for Pesach Sheni is titled: Never Too Late.
In response to CrownHeights.info’s report today of the release of a new iPhone app for Bedikah Shaalos, Tahor, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Shuchat, a member of Agudas Horabbonim of the U.S. and of the Crown Heights Chabad community, released a statement that in his opinion the app should not be used, and that its creators should shut it down because it will lead to more harm than good.
