Video: The Mechitza and Its History
Why do traditional synagogues have separate seating for men and women? Enjoy a quick look into the history of the Mechitza in this lecture delivered by Professor Jonathan Sarna at JLI’s National Jewish Retreat.
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New Evacuation Orders for Houston Neighborhoods
As unprecedented amounts of rain continue to fall across the Houston area, evacuation orders continue to be issued. One such mandatory evacuation is taking place at Chabad of Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston.
Chabad.org Relocates to Florida, For a Day
50 shluchim, shluchos, Chabad House administrators, and staff recently gathered in Aventura on Aug. 15 for “Face-to-Face with ChabadOne,” an immersive training conference on the manifold tools and services offered by Chabad.org’s ChabadOne platform. The daylong event was hosted by Lubavitch Aventura South.
Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party co-founder Jaroslaw Kaczynski, center, with Artur Hofman, left, Jonny Daniels, right, and Head of Chabad Poland Rabbi Shalom Stembler, far left, and Rabbi Eliezer Gurary of Chabad Krakow.
Polish Jewish Leader Calls Chabad Rabbis ‘Court Jews’
In an escalation of a feud among Polish Jews over a perceived increase in anti-Semitic rhetoric and the government’s role in stopping it, a communal leader called Jews who met with a ruling party politician his “court Jews.”
Fourth New Yeshiva Opens in Moscow
In addition to three active Chabad yeshivas in Moscow, this week an additional new yeshiva opened its doors in the Chassidic village of Malachovka in Moscow’s suburbs. The sounds of Torah proudly resounds in Russia’s capital.
Houston Community Grapples with Hurricane Flooding
Homes, cars and streets throughout Houston are under water as torrential rains from Hurricane Harvey—now downgraded from a Category 4 hurricane to a tropical storm—continue to drench the city and cause catastrophic flooding throughout the region. At least five people have died as a result.
Jewish Couple Perishes in Late Night Blaze
A man and his wife perished in a late night blaze in Boro Park last night, and their 17 year old daughter suffered minor injuries in a fast moving fire that tore through their house in the middle of the night.
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Moshe and Miriam Vogel (Rehovot, Israel)
8:00pm: How To Trust My Husband After He Has Fallen?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 177, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How To Trust My Husband After He Has Fallen? Chassidic Anger Management; What is the Rebbe’s Message for Children Beginning a New School Season? Should Spouses be Learning Together?
New Shluchim to Minnesota
Chabad-Lubavitch of Southern Minnesota recently announced its expansion with the arrival of two team members, Rabbi Shloime and Chana Greene, along with their children Binyamin Ze’ev Velvel and Chaya.
Protesters clash with counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017.
Chabad of Charlottesville Raises $5K After Hate Rally
An alumnus of Chabad of Charlottesville created a GoFundMe page Aug. 17 in light of the “Unite the Right” rally that flooded the Virginia city with anti-Semites and white supremacists, killing one.
Three people were shot on Friday night in Crown Heights by a gunman, and police say it doesn't appear the shooter and victims knew each other.
3 Injured in Friday Night Shooting
Three people were shot on Friday night in Crown Heights by a gunman, and police say it doesn’t appear the shooter and victims knew each other.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Smuggled Footage from USSR
Rabbi Yitzchak Kogan, a former refusenik and leading figure in the Soviet Jewish underground, now serves as the director of the Bronnaya Synagogue in Moscow. In this week’s Living Torah from JEM, he offers background to this rare footage that was smuggled to the Rebbe from behind the Iron Curtain.
Unique Sentence for Teens Who Vandalized Menorah
Three teens pleaded guilty to criminal damaging charges for twisting a large decorative menorah in the front yard of an Arizona family’s home into a swastika. In addition to community service and a letter of apology, they will be required to meet with a holocaust survivor, the judge ruled.
Weekly Story: How Can I Demand?
One evening two mashpi’im entered the Frierdiker Rebbe’s room for a yechidus. They both asked the same question. How can I demand from others to improve? I know I am not perfect, so what gives me the moral authority to demand from somebody else to improve themselves? Don’t our sages instruct us adorn yourself and then adorn someone else!
The trolley line curving north from Empire Blvd. up Kingston Ave., pictured as the area was being built in 1923.
70 Years Ago: Kingston Ave. Trolley’s Last Ride
Yesterday marked 70 years since the discontinuation of the trolley that ran up and down Kingston Avenue, known as the Tompkins Avenue line, which saw its final ride on August 24, 1947, after which it was replaced with bus service.
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