Chief Rabbi of Migdal Ha’emek Addresses Seminary
On Tuesday, 21 Cheshvan, Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Grossman spoke to the Chaya Aydel Seminary students in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
$1 Million Donated to Jewish Community Watch
Jewish Community Watch (JCW), an organization dedicated to combating child sexual abuse in the orthodox Jewish community, has announced that Ben Nash, co-founder and CEO of PCS Wireless, has pledged $1 million to the organization. The funds will be used to expand JCW’s budget in line with the growing demands for its services and to set up JCW offices in Israel, the UK, and Australia.
Here’s My Story: Special ‘Guests’ of Honor
Rabbi Asher Zeilingold has served the Adath Israel Congregation of St. Paul, Minnesota since 1966. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Brooklyn in February of 2011.
Video: Highlights of Oholei Torah Reunions (Pt. 3)
As the International Kinus Hashluchim begins, the Oholei Torah Archive Office is pleased to share the third video in a series of highlights from the alumni reunions held over the past 20 years.
Photos: Kinus Hashluchim Getting Underway
Thousands of Shluchim began making their way to Crown Heights in order to participate in the International Kinus Hashluchim. Registration took place in the JCM and Shluchim seized the opportunity to begin their trip with a visit to the Rebbes Room.
Photos by Meir Alfasi – Shturem.net
First Stop: Shluchim visit the Ohel
Hundreds of Shluchim from around the world have already arrived in New York for the annual Kinus Hashluchim, and many made their first stop at the Ohel.
Seven New Torahs Completed in Joyous Event
Thousands of Anash and Shluchim flocked to Oholei Torah Wednesday evening to celebrate the completion of seven new Sifrei Torah, donated by Mr. Hilel (Leonardo) Farkas of Santiago, Chile.
Video Gallery: Crown Heights Stabbing in the News
Several TV networks reported on the stabbing of an Orthodox Jew in Crown Heights last night by an unknown assailant, a story that was broken by CrownHeights.info.
New Engagement!
Avi Junik (London, England) and Mushka Rosenfeld (Crown Heights)
Skverer Rebbe Visits Vizhnitzer in Crown Heights
The Skverer Rebbe, Rabbi Dovid Twersky, traveled from his home in New Square to Crown Heights to pay a visit to his brother-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Vizhnitz, who is being hosted in our neighborhood during a weeks-long visit to the United States.
ULY Marks the Birthday of Its Founder
In the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, a day like Chof Cheshvan takes on special meaning. Being the birthday of the founder of Tomchei Temimim, the students used this day to gather together and be inspired to recommit themselves to live up to the high standard the Rebbe Rashab expects from his hand-picked Temimim.
Borough President Holds Press Conference on Stabbing Attack
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, accompanied by a litany of New York City politicians and Jewish community activists, held a press conference in Crown Heights in the aftermath of last night’s stabbing of an Orthodox Jew in what appears to be either a terror attack or hate crime.
Picture of the Day: Moishy Holtzberg Registers for Kinus
Moishy Holtzberg, survivor of the horrific 2008 terror attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, which claimed the lives of both of his parents, was accompanied by his grandparents as he registered for this year’s Kinus Hashluchim at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
Crown Heights Stabbing Victim Discharged from Hospital
In what is being described as nothing short of a miracle, the Hatzalah volunteer who was rushed to the hospital in critical condition last night after he was stabbed in the back by an unknown assailant was just discharged from the hospital and is on his way home.
Seven New Sifrei Torah Prepared for Completion
Seven brand new Sifrei Torahs will be completed and dedicated tonight in a grand Siyum that the entire community is invited to attend. Ahead of the event, CrownHeights.info got an exclusive sneak peek at the new Torahs, which are being prepared by Rabbi Moshe Klein of Hasofer for the event.
A Tragedy Precipitates a New Program
Out of a tragedy, a new program has been launched collaboratively between the Israeli police and Chabad Shluchim around the world, with Rabbi Menachem Kutner, Director of Chabad’s Terror Victims Project (CTVP), asked to serve as the liaison.
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One for Old Geezers
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Chayei Sarah. This week, Rabbi Benny answers the question: After describing Avraham as “old and coming into his days” in last week’s Torah portion, why does the Torah repeat the same phrase again, 37 years later?
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