LA Marathon Runners Take a Pause for Tefilin
Participants of the LA Marathon found nourishment and support for both body and soul while racing past the JEM Community Center on route this Sunday.
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Bais Rivkah Primary Teachers Author Letter to Parents
Teachers in Beth Rivkah Elemnetary School have authored a letter to parents informing them of the current financial condition in the school, and an ultimatum that was issued to the schools director Rabbi Abraham Shemtov and the new board. If certain financial obligations cannot be met “there will be no school as of Friday, March 31.”
New Engagement!
JJ Duchman (Los Angeles, CA) and Frumie Rosenfeld (Zurich, Switzerland)
8:00pm: Why Is Organ Donation Prohibited?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 156, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Defines Morality? How to Distinguish Between Pure Faith and Meshugas? What is My Role as a Step-Parent? Why is Organ Donation Prohibited When We Are Taught to Love and Help Another?
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Moshe Fishman, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of R’ Moshe Fishman OBM, a member of the Chabad community in Los Angeles, California on Shabbos.
New Engagement!
Yossi (ben Betzalel) Lesches (Crown Heights) and Sarah (bas Chaim) Wilansky (Crown Heights)
Historic Evening for GW Jewish Community
Hundreds of students at the George Washington University in Washington, DC came together for a Mega Challah Bake the likes of which GW has never seen before.
Baby Boy!
Yitzchak and Shaindy (nee Horowitz) Miller (Crown Heights)
Campus Chabad Menorah Vandalized by Students
A large menorah that stands on the lawn outside of San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Chabad House was damaged on Thursday night by a group of students.
Photos: Levaya of Rabbi Dovid Steigman OBM
Hundreds gathered in front of 770 to attend the Levaya of noted Mashgiach and Shochet Rabbi Dovid Steigman OBM who passed away last week.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rosalind Gordon, 95, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sarah Raizel (Rosalind) Gordon OBM, wife of the late Rabbi Nison Gordon OBM, longtime residents of Crown Heights. She was 95 years old.
Picture of the Day: Baltimore City Hall
Baltimore Shliach Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Director of the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland, takes a selfie with Baltimore Fire Chief Niles Ford and Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, just before giving the invocation at City Hall.
Fire Breaks Out at Crowded Pizzeria
A popular Crown Heights Pizzeria filled with customers sitting down for a post-Shabbos bite to eat was suddenly engulfed in smoke after a fire broke out in the kitchen.
Students Make Commitment to Jewish Life on Poland Trip
Jewish students from universities across North America found inspiration and a renewed commitment to live a Jewish life on a recent heritage trip to Poland.
New Engagement!
Moshey Fishman (Boro Park, NY) and Tzorty (bas Levi) Gombo (Boro Park, NY)
Sunday: Levaya of R’ Dovid Steigman OBM
Thanks to the efforts of many, the Levaya of Rabbi Dovid Steigman OBM, who passed away suddenly while in Italy, will take place on Sunday in New York.
Weekly Thought: A Holy Dwelling
Why is the word Mishkan repeated twice in the same Passuk? Whats the difference between “Mishkan” and “Miskan Ha’eidus”? How do we apply this concept to our lives? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Vayakhel-Pikudei.
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