CrownHeights.info has learned that Lubavitch Educational Center, the flagship school for the Chabad community in South Florida popularly known as L.E.C., has purchased a four-story, 48,681-square-foot building less than a mile away from its current location near North Miami Beach. The institution paid $5.1 million for the property.
In Honor of “Yud Beis Tammuz” Shnas HaTishim, celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the arrest and miraculous liberation of the Frierdiker Rebbe, please enjoy this suspenseful theatrical drama tale with music and sound effects, as it captures the imagination of children of all ages, as told by Master Storyteller Rabbi Sholem Perl.
Recently an exciting and informative event took place in Crown Heights. An impressive “Staff Training Day” gathered a record-number of camp counselors and other staff members for hours of professional networking.
“Where is Mommy? “Asks 4 year old Shusha, a spark of glimmer in her eyes. “You said she is coming home today.”
Life is like a good beer…well…sort of. Jewish philosophy says that nothing bad comes from on High. Everything is ultimately good, although not everything is always perceived by us to be good. Some events, in fact, appear to us to be quite bitter. Rabbi Pinchas Taylor reminds us that during those tougher moments, its important to remember that life, like a good beer, can be bitter and still be good.
In a historic visit to the State of Israel, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Moshe Holtzberg, the survivor of the Mumbai Terror Attack which claimed the lives of his parents.
Once again, women in Unity held an inspiring event in Melbourne, Australia. It has been a decade since the Women in Unity was formed in response to the tragedy at Mumbai, India. The commitment to the unity of the Jewish people that originally galvanized its founders, Rebbetzins Riva Cohen, Sara Gutnick, and Miriam Telsner, has not wavered.
A six-month-old infant has been hospitalized after being left in a hot car for a duration of time. The child, who was visiting grandparents in Kfar Chabad, Israel, was visiting from the United States.
Over 200 Chabad emissaries and teen leaders from around the world participated in the 4th Annual CTeen Leadership Retreat and Convention to network, as well as both gain and share insight for the year ahead.
At their recent volunteer end-of-year event, Friendship Circle volunteers and their mothers got to hear about the many wonderful programs and events hosted by the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn. The highlight of the evening was hearing what the Friendship Circle means to others, and what their perspective of friendship circle is.
One hundred and fifty Shluchim gathered on Sunday, 24 Sivan at Chabad of the River Towns in Dobbs Ferry, New York for the annual New York and New England Regional Kinus.
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the murder of Aaron Rajman, 25, a member of Chabad of West Boca Raton, Florida, by a number of unidentified men who broke into his home.
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Balak is titled: An Angel in Disguise.
The first week of camp at Gan Yisroel in Parkville, NY, was filled with excitement, learning and fun, all captured in this short film by camp videographer Motty Reizes.
Shmulik Fogelman (Worcester, MA) and Sarah Cohen (Toronto, Canada)
Packed to its capacity, Yeshivas Kayitz-Kingtson began its third year this summer season. When the new grounds were purchased, with the help of many friends and supporters, the overnight camp entered a whole new era, and the campus grounds anchored the Yeshivas Kayitz as a most sought after summer experience for talmidim of 8th Grade and Mesivta.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Balak. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Are people good or bad?
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