Boca Shliach Inspires Sydney on Gimmel Tammuz
A Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen, likely the first in the world for 5776, was held Thursday night in Sydney, Australia, at the Yeshiva Centre – Chabad NSW HQ.
Facebook Sued for $1 Billion Over ‘Terror Platform’
Israeli and American families of victims of Palestinian attacks filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social network is providing a platform for militants to spread incitement and violence, their lawyers said Monday.
Start-Up Torah Welcomed at 770
A Hachnosas Sefer Torah was held in 770 yesterday, Sunday, after Mincha, dedicated by the Beis Yisroel Torah Gemach in conjunction with Rabbi Yossi Schildkraut of San Paulo, Brazil, and all the Shluchim who came for Gimmel Tammuz.
New Engagement!
Menachem Mendel Lifshitz (Crown Heights) and Rochie (bas R’ Eliezer) Arnauve (Paris, France)
TRAGEDY: Child Passes Away after Drowning
A 4-year-old child has tragically passed away early Monday morning after drowning in a pool in Upstate New York. The boy, Shimon ben Leah Malka Esther Weiss, OBM, and his family were guests in the KMS bungalow colony in Swan Lake, New York.
Levaya info in the extended article.
Photos: Sunday at the Ohel
On Sunday, thousands more came to pray at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Photos: The ‘Pan Kloli’ is Read at the Ohel
On Sunday afternoon, the day after Gimmel Tammuz, the Pan Kloli which was signed by many Chassidim, was read at the Ohel.
4-Year-Old in Critical Condition after near-Drowning
A 4-year-old child is in critical condition after drowning in a pool in the KMS Bungalow Colony in Swan Lake, NY. Please say tehillim for Shimon ben Leah Malka Esther.
8:00pm: When Is/Isn’t Humor Appropriate?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 122, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: When Is/Isn’t Humor Appropriate? Can Non-Jews Study Torah? Should I Always Trust My Mashpia’s Advice?
Rabbi Jacob I. Schochet receives a dollar from the Rebbe
Story: Learning Ahavas Yisroel from the Rebbe
In 1952, at the suggestion of his uncle Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Isaac Hodakov, chief aide of the Rebbe, 17-year-old Immanuel Schochet traveled from Toronto to the Lubavitch school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially, while attending the school, located in Crown Heights, close to Lubavitch World Headquarters, known as “770”, he found Chassidic life foreign. Although he enjoyed the gatherings presided by the Rebbe, he had little understanding of a Rebbe’s role and felt out of place whenever the crowd sang melodies for lengthy periods. In addition, he found the study of Chassidic texts bewildering.
Photos: Motzai Shabbos at the Ohel
Thousands spent Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz at the Ohel, davening and farbrenging throughout, while after Shabbos thousands more continued making their way to daven at the Rebbes Ohel.
Suspect Wounded in Police Involved Shooting
A suspect was wounded after being shot by police officers in Crown Heights early Sunday morning. Police were responding to calls for shots fired and upon arriving on scene observed a man with a gun in his hand.
Story: The Rebbe Saved the Lawyer from Bankruptcy
In 1974, Nicaragua, under the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza Debayle, was trying to recover from a devastating earthquake. Sensing a business opportunity, Massachusetts lawyer Jeffrey Kimball approached Nicaragua’s ambassador to the United States, Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa (Debayle’s brother-in-law), offering the country his assistance.
BRDC Girls Send Up Good Resolutions to Heaven
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, Bais Rivkah Day Camp joined together for a Hakhel concert with Jewish children’s entertainer Rabbi Chaim Fogelman, after which each camper took upon herself a good resolution and wrote it down on a piece of paper.
Thousands at the Rebbe’s Ohel on Friday
Braving the sweltering summer heat, ten of thousands of people from all walks of life made their way to the Ohel of the Rebbe in Queens, NY to mark Gimmel Tammuz.
Toronto Hosts R’ Simon Jacobson for Gimmel Tammuz
In a candid, no holds barred Farbrengen, Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Dean of the Meaningful Life Center, directly tackled the meaning of Gimmel Tammuz and what the Rebbe wants us to do today. He spoke before a packed room of Anash community members of Toronto, Canada.
Illustration photo: Russian Imperial Soldiers.
Weekly Story: When the Frost Doesn’t Affect You
Reb Aizik Homiler passed by the army base and noticed an officer standing guard outside, braving the biting frost, making sure no unauthorized person enters without permission, until his feet had become frostbitten.
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