Baby Girl!
Mordy and Chaya (nee Lezell) Finck (Crown Heights)
Video: Clarinetist Performs Alter Rebbe’s Nigun
Famed Israeli Chasidic Clarinetist Duvid Heller performs the Alter Rebbe’s Nigun, also known as the Daled Bavos, accompanied by the Shira Choir.
Picture of the Day: Chassidus in the AM
At 6:20 in the morning, 18 members of the Thornhill, Ontario, Lubavitch community gathered at the Chabad Shul to hear a shiur on the Rebbe’s maamar Hasom Nafsheinu Bachaim, delivered by Rabbi Akiva Wagner, Rosh Yeshiva.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rochel Chana Levine, 50, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Rochel Chana Levine OBM a young Crown Heights mother. She was 50 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Batsheva Eisenbach, 66, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing early Sunday morning of Mrs. Batsheva Eisenbach, OBM, after prolonged battle with a difficult illness. She was 66 years old.
Dozens of Vehicles’ Tires Slashed on Shabbos
Over two dozen vehicles in Crown Heights – mostly belonging to members of the Jewish community – had their tires slashed late on Friday night. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
Video: Why I Produced the Rebbe’s Nigunim
Mendel Duchman sat down in front of 770 with producer Chaim Hershkowitz to discuss his new video on the Rebbe’s nigunim.
Donald Trump Accused of Anti-Semitic Tweet
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted an image of rival Hillary Clinton alongside hundred-dollar bills and a Star of David bearing the words “most corrupt candidate ever!”, prompting outrage and bafflement on social media.
Bais Rivkah Day Camp Off to a Great Start
Summer camp at Bais Rivkah Crown Heights started off with a bang – a Hakhel within Hakhel. The summer’s theme – UNO! We are one – encourages Achdus and Ahavas Yisroel.
Preparing for Gimmel Tammuz with JNet
The 3rd of Tammuz (this year corresponding to Saturday, July 9, 2016) marks the anniversary of passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson OBM (1902–1994). Honoring this occasion, JNet is running a study campaign, encouraging all Jews to unite by studying a sicha.
Video: Elie Weisel on His Relationship with the Rebbe
Elie Wiesel, Author, Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, passed away yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.
Crown Heights Gathers on Behalf of Israeli Jewry
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, a committee of Chabad women known as Crown Heights Women for the Safety and Integrity of Israel brought the Jewish community together on June 26th to pay tribute to the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s unparalleled leadership and staunch advocacy for The Land of Israel’s security, territorial integrity and unconditional Jewish settlement throughout the country.
8:00pm: Has the Role of a Rebbe Changed?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 121, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Is It Possible that What Was Relevant 25 Years Ago is Not Relevant Now? Has the Role of a Rebbe Changed? What is the Significance of Writing a “Pan”? What Meaning Can We Find in Gimmel Tammuz?
10 Million Pounds of Flour Recalled Amid E. Coli Fears
In a warning that’s sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, the FDA said this week that people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in some recalled flour.
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Monday-Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Monday, July 4, for observance of Independence Day. Alternate side parking regulations also will be suspended Tuesday through Thursday, July 5-7, for a Muslim holiday. Parking meter regulations will be in effect on those days.
Chabad Leader in Russia Slams ‘Blood Libel’
A Chabad Lubavitch leader in Russia condemned a state-funded channel’s airing of Palestinian allegations that an Israeli rabbi approved the poisoning of Palestinian wells.
