Baby Girl!
Eliezer and Chana (nee Sudak) Tunk (Morristown, NJ)
New Engagement!
Chaim Eilenberg (Crown Heights) and Rivki Chayempour (Great Neck, NY)
8:00pm: Are Miracles in the Torah Literal?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 110, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Are Miracles in The Torah Literal? Tznius Revisited; I’m Clueless to Why People Are Jealous of Me! Dealing with a Miscarriage.
Man Wielding Knife, Shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ Apprehended
A shirtless man was apprehended Friday afternoon after he chased a Jewish man while wielding a large knife and shouting Allah Akbar on Montgomery Street.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Riva Minkowitz, 92, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Riva Minkowitz OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and renowned Machnis Orchim who was also involved in helping brides on their wedding day. She was 92 years old. Levaya times added.
Jewish Children in Ukraine Warzone Receive Clothing
The inhabitants of Lugansk, a city in war-stricken Eastern Ukraine, continue to live in danger and under the threat of violence and hazards. The entire region has not yet recovered from the devastating destruction and the collapse of the economy. Many of the region’s population have dispersed across Ukraine and become refugees, yet thousands have no choice and remain in their homes despite the difficulties.
Israeli Company Creates Breakthrough Parkinson’s Treatment
In a medical breakthrough, an Israeli company has developed a successful treatment for Parkinson’s disease. In a rare procedure, brain surgery was performed to treat Parkinson’s and its subsequent shaking via ultrasound waves.
Increased Funding for Yeshivos in NYS Budget, But No Education Tax Credits
Included in the New York State budget for the coming fiscal year, finalized today in Albany, were allocations of $72.5 million in additional funding for nonpublic schools across the state. However, there are no tax credits to help offset the high cost of tuition borne by nonpublic school parents.
Story: A Note from a Farbrengen
Peretz Schmukler, an artist and longtime member of the Lubavitch community of Montreal, was approached Thursday night by an elderly Chosid, who handed him an envelope with a doodle on it that he had drawn as a child in 1985.
Weekly Living Torah Video: The Birthday Campaign
In 1988, just a few weeks after the passing of his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, the Rebbe launched a new campaign. In commemoration of her birthday, the Rebbe called on Jews around the world to start celebrating their birthdays in Jewish spirit. Through making a gathering at which to speak words of Torah, give charity, and make positive resolutions, the birthday would become a day to propel a person forward in his service of the creator.
Shabbos at the Besht: Matters Close to Home
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yisroel Newman will lead a discussion on the topic – Matters close to home.
Weekly Story: Unshakable Faith
A few months later there was a thunderstorm, and a bolt of lightening scored a direct hit on the rich man’s warehouse; his entire fortune was going up in smoke. While the cynic felt sorry for the Chosid’s loss, he was eager to pounce on him when he would miss making his daily statement of “Simcha, Emunah and Bitachon.”
Letter & Spirit: What’s Wrong with Interfaith Dialogue?
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he discusses the “why not” of interfaith dialogue. 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.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe listening to Krias Hatorah, circa mid-1980s.
Baby Boy!
Yankel and Miriam (nee Wilhelm) Shurpin (Crown Heights)
