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Sruly (ben Yossi) Avtzon (Crown Heights) and Chaya (bas Benji) Stock (Crown Heights)
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Rabbi Benny’s Hilarious Torah Thought: The One With the Ferrari
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Bechukosai. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: If the Torah demands a spiritually elevated lifestyle, then why does G-d promise all sorts of physical rewards and benefits for diligent Torah study?
Bochurim Unite Across the World for Shabbos Achdus
In several hours, some 1,200 Bochurim will gather in six different locations around the world, for a global Shabbos Hachana to Gimmel Tammuz – arranged by the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim. An additional five locations – including the annual National Shabbaton in Israel, which hosts 1,600 – are in the works, to take place in the upcoming weeks.
Student Trip Ends with a Double Bris
Until last Sunday afternoon, Binyamin and Tzvi Hirsh were still Victor and Gregory. Inspired by a week-long Hakhel trip to Crown Heights and the Ohel, they then celebrated their Bris near the Ohel.
Laws and Customs: Sivan and Shavuos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of the month of Sivan and the Yomtov of Shavuos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
French Speakers Get New Sefer Torah
A new Sefer Toroh was completed and dedicated to the French-speaking Jewish community of New York at the CCF center this past Lag Ba’omer.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Crossing the Line, 1961
When Rabbi Yoel Kahn discovered that his Shabbos guest had crossed the International Date Line during the Omer Count, he realized that for him, Shabbos was already the fiftieth day of the Omer, and the festival of Shavuos. Uncertain of what his guest should do, he advised him to approach the Rebbe directly as he left the synagogue following the Morning Services.
Shabbos at the Besht: Shavuos, Iyar and the 6-Day War
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topics of Shavuos, Iyar and the Six-Day War.
Op-Ed: The NY Times Can’t Stand Jewesses Bathing in Public Pools
The latest salvo in the New York Times campaign against Orthodox Judaism is an editorial condemning the New York City Parks department for accommodating religious swimmers — and, for that matter any other women who prefer not to be gawked at by men while bathing — by providing women-only hours at a public swimming pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Weekly Story: Ivan the Farmer (Pt. 2)
We continue from where we left off last week, with the second half of the story of Ivan, the young farmer boy who left his small-town life behind and hopped on to a freight train to the big city far away.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique pair of photos of the Rebbe during davening, in the early years of his leadership.
Weekly Letter of the Rebbe: Unity Through Time and Space
As we near the completion of the Sefiras Ha’omer, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he discusses the practical significance of the Counting of the Omer, which unites all Jews – even those separated by time and space. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
St. Louis Rabbi Builds Bridges Among Organizations
Cooperation among Jewish organizations is alive and well in St. Louis. More specifically, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries have been working with other outlets for the benefit of the community at large.
This Shabbos, Hatzalah Needs Our Help
With Crown Heights growing and spreading Hatzalah has seen the need to expand its membership and its fleet, with 4 ambulances and dedicated fast response car. This Shabbos, Parshas B’chukosai, is Shabbos Hatzalah and appeals will be held in Shuls across the neighborhood. In a letter Hatzalah appealed for the community’s assistance and donations.
Christian Missionary Material Disguised As Jewish
Many residents of Crown Heights awoke this morning to find a package with a picture of the Western Wall and a Menorah containing booklets and DVDs on their doorsteps.
124 Or Avner Schools Mark Year’s End
Chabad’s 124 Or Avner educational institutions, schools and kindergartens throughout the Former Soviet Union (FSU) celebrated this week the end of the school year.
NYC Buses to Get Pedestrian Warning Technology
Safety technology that would warn pedestrians that a bus is turning or help bus drivers avoid collisions is coming to some New York City buses.
