Chabad Rabbi Competes on Chopped
Heard the old joke about the rabbi, the monk, the nun, and the priest walking onto a show set? It’s a cliche certainly, but in this test kitchen, there’s nothing stale about it.
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PSA: Registration Opens for Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz at the Ohel
With Gimmel Tammuz falling out this year on Shabbos, organizers are hard at work preparing for the tens of thousands expected to visit the Ohel. Those wishing to spend Shabbos at the Ohel must reserve a spot in advance by registering.
Yeshivas Erev Awards Attendees at Grand Finale
The Lubavitcher Yeshiva Simcha Hall on Crown and Albany in Crown Heights was swarming with hundreds of boys this past Thursday evening, 3 Sivan, ready to receive their long-awaited seforim vouchers that they earned this year by attending Yeshivas Erev.
Letter: Hotplate Nearly Burned Down Our Home
A CrownHeighs.info reader sent us the following letter, warning their fellow community members to exercise extreme caution after their home was nearly burned down by a Shabbos hotplate that caught fire.
Shliach Memorialized at Annual Fundraising Dinner
Last week some 250 guests joined Chabad-Lubavitch North East London and Essex for their annual fundraising dinner. A special tribute was paid to Rabbi Moshe Muller OBM, one of the local Shluchim who suddenly passed away.
Worst Terror Attack Since 9/11: 50 Slain in Orlando
An American-born man who’d pledged allegiance to ISIS gunned down 49 people early Sunday at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the deadliest mass shooting in the United States and the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11.
Weekly Living Torah: Torah 101
Beyond just commemorating the original event, each year on Shavuos we receive the Torah anew. This new spiritual energy, whether consciously felt or not, brings us new powers and abilities to achieve even more than in the past.
Weekly Story: To Save a Jewish Community
Shavuos is the Yahzeit of the Baal Shem Tov, as well as of Dovid Hamelech. The following is a story that the heilike Ruzhiner would repeat in the name of his great-grandfather the Maggid of Mezerith, which is connected to both of them.
Historic ‘Jewish Graduation’ Takes Place at UCLA
Yesterday, Thursday, June 9th a historic event took place at the University of California Los Angeles, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. The school made special accommodations for 79 graduating students and provided an early departmental graduation in deference to their observance of Shabbos and Shavuos. Thanks to this accommodation, these students (and families and guests) were able to participate in graduation ceremonies.
‘Our Vogue’ Magazine Dedicated to Tznius Awareness
The latest edition of Our Vogue magazine, dedicated to spreading awareness for Tznius in our community, is available for viewing and downloading, courtesy of the publishers.
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Times for Aseres Hadibros in Crown Heights Shuls
On Sunday, the first day of Shavuos, there will be various minyonim for Krias Hatorah and Aseres Hadibros around Crown Heights, which were arranged for women and children who could not make it to Shul during Shachris.
Shavuos at the Besht: A Full Night of Torah Study
On the first night of Shavuos at the Besht, three renowned lecturers will lead discussions in Torah: 12:15am – Rabbi Chaim Schochet, 1:15am – Rabbi Sholom Ber Shuchat, and 2:15am – Rabbi Yisroel Newman.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, June 13, for Shavuos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Rare Picture of the Rebbe from 1977 Uncovered
In honor of the upcoming Yomtov, Crown Heights resident Yossi Newfield has shared with us a never-before-seen picture of the Rebbe distributing Kos Shel Bracha, which was taken by his father, Dr. Shlomo Newfield, in 1977.
Video: Benny Takes On a Shavuos Challenge
Singing star Benny Friedman was put the test with a difficult challenge for the coming Yomtov of Shavuos. Also in the extended article: Rabbi Manis Friedman explains how to make the Aseres Hadibros more meaningful to children.
The historic Abuhav Synagogue is one of 60 in Safed where the Tikkun Leil Shavuos will be recited on the first night of the festival.
Sleepless in Safed: A Shavuos Custom Continues at Its Source
The first night of the festival of Shavuos is not one for sleeping in Jewish communities around the world. It is the night when Tikkun Leil Shavuos is recited, followed in many places by study and classes until dawn. In the holy city of Safed, Israel, where the text of the Tikkun originated, the electric aura of the holiday is almost palpable.
Community Gathers for Shloshim of Beloved Shliach
Over 200 community members gathered to mark the Shloshim – thirty days since the passing – of Rabbi Moshe Muller OBM, the beloved Shliach who suddenly passed away leaving behind a family and a community.
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