A lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court against several rabbis and the city by a group of animal rights activists who want to stop the Chasidic Jewish ritual called Kapporos, which takes place every year on the eve of Yom Kippur.
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Chaim Baruch (ben Mendel) Teitlebaum (Montreal, Canada) and Bassie (bas Gershon) Zirkind (Montreal, Canada)
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In 2010, the Chabad-Lubavitch umbrella organizations in Israel, Agudas Chassidei Chabad and Tzeirei Agudat Chabad, applied to the government for a trademark on the words “Chabad” and “Lubavitch,” in order to prevent its unauthorized use by unaffiliated organizations. Recently, the IPO examiner denied their application, on the grounds that the words are “descriptive” and not “distinctive.”
Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan spent Sunday evening after a day of 9/11 ceremonies explaining Israeli survival skills and resiliency to a gathering of more than 70 residents in the Basil restaurant in Crown Heights.
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Rochel Leah Katz, OBM, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was 26 years old.
On Sunday evening, the eve of the 9th of Elul, a gathering was held at the Sinai Educational Institute in Paris, France, to commemorate the first Yahrtzeit of Hatomim Shneur Zalman Pevzner, who passed away at the young age of 22 after a yearlong battle with a difficult illness.
In a simple, yet impressive, ceremony last week, a beautiful new shul was dedicated in Moscow’s international airport for the benefit of the many Jewish travelers arriving in Russia or just passing through.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Teitzei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can you keep your spiritual fire alive?
Israeli musician Achiya Asher Cohen Alloro recently came out with his first single, “Yoseph’s Tune.” The piece was composed by Achiya in memory of the musician and guitarist Yossi Piamenta. The day after Piamenta’s funeral, Achiya sat down by the piano remembering Yoseph , when his feelings transformed into a melody. This piece was released exactly one year after Piamenta’s passing, on 8 Elul.
Rabbi Moshe Havlin, whose home was attacked by extremists last week, stated in an interview with the Haredi news site Kikar Hashabbat that the attacks against him continued throughout the weekend. Three suspects were arrested in connection with the incident.
Rabbi Shmulie and Musi Naparstek are moving to Jackson, New Jersey, with their two daughters to open a new branch of Chabad that will provide services to the Jewish community.
Nechemia and Devorie (nee Hershkop) Newman (Kingston, PA)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals that the Palestinian leadership demands a Palestinian state with only one pre-condition: No Jews. “Ask yourself this: Would you accept ethnic cleansing in your state? A territory without Jews, without Hispanics, without Blacks?” He challenges.
Zushie Litkowski (Bal Harbour, FL) and Megan Hadad (Aventura, FL)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 131, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Did the Rebbe Say Anything That Can Help Us Understand 9/11 and Today’s War on Terror? Is it a Crime to Ignore Another? What Lessons Can California Redwoods Teach Us? Being Constantly Aware of a Higher Purpose: Realistic or Fanciful? Do Women Have More Faith Then Men?
Heritage Quest, CTeen’s groundbreaking summer trip through Poland and Israel, recently concluded its first annual trip, offering a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Jewish teens from around the world to explore the roots of their Jewish heritage at the source. Teens traveled in time, through the tragic history of Poland, leading all the way to visiting and learning about Jewish life in Israel. The effect of Heritage Quest is one that will go down in history.
For the first time ever, MBD, Shira Choir and Mendy Hershkowitz performing the song “B’ein Meilitz Yoisher” Live! The song was released originally on the album “Let My People Go” back in 1991, 25 years ago.
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