A bus has exploded in the heart of Jerusalem, wounding at least 16 people. An Israeli police spokeswoman initially called the blast a terrorist attack, but in an updated statement said it may have begun when an empty bus caught fire, ignited another bus that had passengers aboard.
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One day after a massive earthquake hit Ecuador, killing 272 people, the Chabad Shliach to the city of Guayaquil, Rabbi Uriel Tawil, spoke to Arutz Sheva about the damage.
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of R’ Yossi Gourarie OBM, a longtime resident of Postville, Iowa and more recently Crown Heights. He was 58 years old.
A grand celebration will take place in Crown Heights Tuesday, Yud Alef Nissan 5776, to mark the completion of a new Torah in memory of Mrs. Chana Winter OBM.
Rabbi Yirmi Cohen of Toronto, together with his two children Mendy and Chaya, visited the office of Canada’s oldest Jewish Member of Parliament, Mr. Monte Kwinter, to deliver Matzah ahead of Pesach.
Motti Yarmush (Toronto, Canada) and Chanee Schanowitz (Chicago, IL)
The 11th of Nissan (this year corresponding to Tuesday, April 19th) marks the birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Honoring this occasion, JNet will be running a study campaign, encouraging all Jews to unite through studying a sicha about the superior quality of Pesach that is highlighted when Pesach occurs on Shabbos (such as during this year).
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 112, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week, the winners of the MyLife Chassidus essay contest will be announced, and Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Can One be Connected Without a Rebbe? Have We Implemented the Rebbe’s Vision? Has the Role of the Rebbe Changed? What Can I Practically Do to Disseminate the Sheva Mitzvos?
Eli Spiero (Amsterdam, Holland) and Faigale Vogel (London, England)
Chabad of East Boca Raton, FL, which is the subject of a Federal lawsuit filed by neighbors trying to prevent its expansion, was the victim of a vandalism attack last weekend.
JEM recently returned from a 10-day ‘My Encounter’ trip to France, recording 35 testimonies about individuals’ experiences with the Rebbe – over 50 hours of material.
New Yorkers will head to the polls this Tuesday to pick their favored presidential candidate to represent their party in the national election. Crown Heights resident David Shor makes a compelling case for which candidate he believes deserves the Orthodox-Jewish vote – Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
Last week’s Living Torah brought us a touching clip of the Rebbe emphasizing the importance of ensuring that everyone has a Seder to attend. In this week’s video, the Rebbe explains the importance of this Mivtzah and what lessons we can learn from the Haggadah.
As part of a historic tour throughout Ukraine, Chasidic singing superstar Avraham Fried performed for hundreds of Jews in Kharkov’s Opera Theater.
Yossi and Chaya Mushka (nee Moshiach) Overlander (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Metzora. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: When the Metzora is ready to be purified and integrated back into society, does he travel to the Kohen, or does the Kohen come to him?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Moshe Vogel, a prominent Mashgiach and cheese-making expert, will lead a discussion on the topic – A Halachic Look at Modern-Day Cheese-Making, as well as a Q&A about kashrus and Pesach.
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