The passing this Shabbat, June 2, of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, has been garnering reactions from leaders and laypeople around the world. A prolific author and Nobel Laureate, Wiesel brought the evil of the Holocaust into the public conversation stirring the conscience of society at a time when survivors’ voices were not readily heard.
Moshe Zalman and Chani (nee Geisinsky) Kaminetzky (Crown Heights)
Mordy and Chaya (nee Lezell) Finck (Crown Heights)
Famed Israeli Chasidic Clarinetist Duvid Heller performs the Alter Rebbe’s Nigun, also known as the Daled Bavos, accompanied by the Shira Choir.
At 6:20 in the morning, 18 members of the Thornhill, Ontario, Lubavitch community gathered at the Chabad Shul to hear a shiur on the Rebbe’s maamar Hasom Nafsheinu Bachaim, delivered by Rabbi Akiva Wagner, Rosh Yeshiva.
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Rochel Chana Levine OBM a young Crown Heights mother. She was 50 years old.
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing early Sunday morning of Mrs. Batsheva Eisenbach, OBM, after prolonged battle with a difficult illness. She was 66 years old.
Over two dozen vehicles in Crown Heights – mostly belonging to members of the Jewish community – had their tires slashed late on Friday night. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
Mendel Duchman sat down in front of 770 with producer Chaim Hershkowitz to discuss his new video on the Rebbe’s nigunim.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted an image of rival Hillary Clinton alongside hundred-dollar bills and a Star of David bearing the words “most corrupt candidate ever!”, prompting outrage and bafflement on social media.
Summer camp at Bais Rivkah Crown Heights started off with a bang – a Hakhel within Hakhel. The summer’s theme – UNO! We are one – encourages Achdus and Ahavas Yisroel.
The 3rd of Tammuz (this year corresponding to Saturday, July 9, 2016) marks the anniversary of passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson OBM (1902–1994). Honoring this occasion, JNet is running a study campaign, encouraging all Jews to unite by studying a sicha.
Elie Wiesel, Author, Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, passed away yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, a committee of Chabad women known as Crown Heights Women for the Safety and Integrity of Israel brought the Jewish community together on June 26th to pay tribute to the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s unparalleled leadership and staunch advocacy for The Land of Israel’s security, territorial integrity and unconditional Jewish settlement throughout the country.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 121, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Is It Possible that What Was Relevant 25 Years Ago is Not Relevant Now? Has the Role of a Rebbe Changed? What is the Significance of Writing a “Pan”? What Meaning Can We Find in Gimmel Tammuz?
In a warning that’s sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, the FDA said this week that people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in some recalled flour.
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