Elected Official Express Outrage Over Stabbing
A day after the shocking stabbing of a young Hasidic man in Crown Heights, elected officials gathered for a press conference and denounced the horrific and random attack.
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The Chassidic and the hip meld at a simcha in the Borough of Outremont in Montreal, Canada. Bearded and dancing at the center right is Rabbi Yudi Winterfeld, co-director of Chabad Mile End.
Tradition and Trendiness Coexist in Gentrifying Montreal Neighborhood
On the northwestern slope of the iconic mountain that gave Montreal its name, the Borough of Outremont is a mix of stately but crumbling townhouses, converted warehouses, sleek luxury condo buildings, rambling mansions, and bars and boutiques common to an up-and-coming urban community.
Potentially Record-Setting Cold on Way to NYC
The city’s Office of Emergency Management issued an advisory ahead of incoming low temperatures that could include sub-zero wind chills. Forecasts show a very cold weekend approaching New York, with temperatures below freezing.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Action is what Counts
We’re all familiar with the story of when the Ba’al Shem Tov asked Moshiach when he would come. Moshiach replied that the Geulah would be ushered in when the wellsprings of Chassidus were spread to the wider world.
Shabbos at the Besht: 10 Life Lessons from the Aron
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Efrayim Mintz, executive director of the JLI, will lead a discussion on the topic – 10 Insights and Life Lessons from the Aron in the Mishkan.
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One with the Tent
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Terumah. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why does the Torah dedicate so much content towards the building of the Tabernacle in the desert? It was a temporary structure that we will never again need physically, so why so much mention?
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe entering a Farbrengen, circa mid-1960s.
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Mushka (nee Sudak) Morozow (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Levi and Leah (nee Silberstein) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
Letter & Spirit: Building the Mishkan and Chinuch
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he connects the teachings of the Frierdiker Rebbe on Parshas T’ruma – the construction of the mishkan – with our eternal and constant obligation of Torah chinuch and its dissemination. 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.
Video: Stabbing Victim’s Mother Thanks G-d for Saving Her Son
Speaking at a press conference in Crown Heights, the mother of the stabbing victim, Mrs. Rivkah Brikman, called on police to apprehend the attacker and thanked G-d that her son was not killed.
New Engagement!
Levi (ben Rachamim) Ladaev (Crown Heights) and Deby Naca (Argentina)
Israeli Company Invents Lifesaving Bandage
A new bandage invented by Israelis aims to save lives by stopping otherwise unmanageable bleedings in the field and in hospitals.
New Engagement!
Schneur Bryski (Crown Heights) and Raizel Edelman (France)
New Engagement!
Mendy Ulman (Sydney, Australia) and Esther Levin (Philadelphia, PA)
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