Video: Why the Big Bang Theory Makes No Sense
Renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman explains why the big bang theory makes no sense.
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Hebrew School Students Sport Accomplishments
Chabad of Orange County’s Hebrew School celebrated student accomplishments at a festive Moving-Up Awards Ceremony. The event was attended by many of the Hebrew School’s 90 students, along with their families, and was held at the Orange County Sports Club in the town of Florida, NY.
Chabad Helps Tasmania’s Few Jews Cope with Record Floods
While Jews around the world were counting the final days of Sefirat HaOmer—the 49 days from Passover to Shavuot—some residents of Tasmania, Australia, have been counting how far above flood stage their local rivers remain after days of intense flooding.
New Shluchim to Rhode Island
Rabbi Aryeh Laufer, his wife Mushka, and their son Mendel have recently established a Chabad House in Lincoln, Rhode Island, to serve the needs of the Jewish community in the northern part of the state.
Chabad Rabbi Competes on Chopped
Heard the old joke about the rabbi, the monk, the nun, and the priest walking onto a show set? It’s a cliche certainly, but in this test kitchen, there’s nothing stale about it.
PSA: Registration Opens for Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz at the Ohel
With Gimmel Tammuz falling out this year on Shabbos, organizers are hard at work preparing for the tens of thousands expected to visit the Ohel. Those wishing to spend Shabbos at the Ohel must reserve a spot in advance by registering.
Yeshivas Erev Awards Attendees at Grand Finale
The Lubavitcher Yeshiva Simcha Hall on Crown and Albany in Crown Heights was swarming with hundreds of boys this past Thursday evening, 3 Sivan, ready to receive their long-awaited seforim vouchers that they earned this year by attending Yeshivas Erev.
Letter: Hotplate Nearly Burned Down Our Home
A CrownHeighs.info reader sent us the following letter, warning their fellow community members to exercise extreme caution after their home was nearly burned down by a Shabbos hotplate that caught fire.
Shliach Memorialized at Annual Fundraising Dinner
Last week some 250 guests joined Chabad-Lubavitch North East London and Essex for their annual fundraising dinner. A special tribute was paid to Rabbi Moshe Muller OBM, one of the local Shluchim who suddenly passed away.
Worst Terror Attack Since 9/11: 50 Slain in Orlando
An American-born man who’d pledged allegiance to ISIS gunned down 49 people early Sunday at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the deadliest mass shooting in the United States and the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11.
Weekly Living Torah: Torah 101
Beyond just commemorating the original event, each year on Shavuos we receive the Torah anew. This new spiritual energy, whether consciously felt or not, brings us new powers and abilities to achieve even more than in the past.
Weekly Story: To Save a Jewish Community
Shavuos is the Yahzeit of the Baal Shem Tov, as well as of Dovid Hamelech. The following is a story that the heilike Ruzhiner would repeat in the name of his great-grandfather the Maggid of Mezerith, which is connected to both of them.
Historic ‘Jewish Graduation’ Takes Place at UCLA
Yesterday, Thursday, June 9th a historic event took place at the University of California Los Angeles, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. The school made special accommodations for 79 graduating students and provided an early departmental graduation in deference to their observance of Shabbos and Shavuos. Thanks to this accommodation, these students (and families and guests) were able to participate in graduation ceremonies.
‘Our Vogue’ Magazine Dedicated to Tznius Awareness
The latest edition of Our Vogue magazine, dedicated to spreading awareness for Tznius in our community, is available for viewing and downloading, courtesy of the publishers.
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Times for Aseres Hadibros in Crown Heights Shuls
On Sunday, the first day of Shavuos, there will be various minyonim for Krias Hatorah and Aseres Hadibros around Crown Heights, which were arranged for women and children who could not make it to Shul during Shachris.
Shavuos at the Besht: A Full Night of Torah Study
On the first night of Shavuos at the Besht, three renowned lecturers will lead discussions in Torah: 12:15am – Rabbi Chaim Schochet, 1:15am – Rabbi Sholom Ber Shuchat, and 2:15am – Rabbi Yisroel Newman.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, June 13, for Shavuos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
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