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Thousands of students from 32 schools around the world are in Crown Heights and have joined together for the annual High School Convention, taking place in the spirit of Hakhel in Crown Heights.
In this amazing clip, Rabbi Yoseph Itzhak Gurewitz recalls the time that he was sent by the Rebbe to study in Israel. When Purim arrived, the Rebbe requested that they bring the joy of the festival to soldiers stationed on bases across Israel – some of which were in dangerous places.
Last Friday, Over 2,000 teens from around the world united in Crown Heights for a weekend of inspiration at the largest and most impressive CTeen International Shabbaton to date. Here is a thank you massage they want to share with the resident of Crown Heights.
Reb Pinchos Koritzer once called in one of his chassidim and instructed him to travel to certain cities and towns in order to raise money. At that time he also gave him a paper on which he wrote the names of chassidim, stating you should make sure to meet each one and inform them of the reason you are visiting on my behalf.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin, chief librarian of Agudas Chassidei Chabad library, will lead a discussion on the topic – Eruv Chatzeirus.
Yitzie Kessler (Morristown, NJ) and Bayla Brafman (Miami Beach, FL)
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Vayakhel. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why did the very skilled craftsmen who worked on the Tabernacle also spend their time crafting the very simple items such as hooks and pegs? Couldn’t they work on the elaborate stuff, while leaving the simple work to other, less talented workers?
Over 200 people joined together for an evening of inspiration and achdus at the 3rd annual JNet Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, celebrating 8,000 Chavrusas.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe touching the ‘Poroches’ on his way out of 770, circa mid 1970s.
Meir Krinsky (Crown Heights) and Shirelle Meer (Morristown, NJ)
Shlomie and Rochel (nee Brook) Frishman (Crown Heights)
300 people joined in celebrating the 27th anniversary dinner of Congregation B’nai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights, led by Rabbi Aaron and Shternie Raskin.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he gives insights about chinuch based on a talk of the Frierdiker Rebbe relating to the mishkan. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Berel and Mushka (nee Flint) Greenfeld (Crown Heights)
group of guys got together last week to do what guys don’t always do: chat about parenting. They’re participants in “Fathers First,” a forum started by Rabbi Dovid Hordiner, director of the Gan Yeladim Early Childhood Center at Chabad of Stamford, Conn.
Yossi and Leah (nee Nash) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
