Since the April 25 earthquake and the ensuing tremors that devastated of Nepal, some villagers have rebuilt their feeble mud homes, only to see them washed away by mudslides that plague the South Asian nation.
KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
A Jewish man was stabbed twice in the stomach after he intervened in an attack on another Jewish worshiper and a rabbi by a man shouting anti-Semitic slurs near a synagogue in Marseilles, France, Shabbos morning.
Yitzchok and Tamar Chayempour (Great Neck, NY)
After asking the Rebbe for business advice, Mr. and Mrs. Azar requested a blessing for wealth. Along with a “double portion of blessing,” they received a fundamental lesson in the life of a Jew. The wherewithal is accessible, we just need to tap into it and use it for the good.
All Anash and Shluchim are invited to attend a grand celebration in Crown Heights to mark the completion of six new Torahs sponsored by Chilean philanthropist Leonardo Farkas.
Mendy And Vivi (nee Kendal) Levertov (Crown Heights)
If it looks like a mass movement and it grows like a mass movement, it probably is one.
An IDF soldier was stabbed and lightly wounded by a Palestinian attacker during operational activity near the Gush Etzion security fence, the IDF said.
This inspiring video, produced by Moshe Raskin of Swish Media, promotes the upcoming JLI series: Journey of the Soul. The video features Chassidic rock band 8th Day, whose song ‘Just Like You’ tells the story of a student who went to visit a sage, and is astounded to see the sage has virtually nothing in his home. The rabbi’s transformative explanation for his apparent lack teaches us all we need to know about our life’s priorities.
A ‘Kvutzeh’ student has become the victim of a terror campaign perpetrated by his fellow students in a bid to evict him from his dorm room in the infamous and lawless 749 Eastern Parkway dormitory. The terror campaign against him included a series of robberies, a brutal beat down, letters containing threats and rifle ammunition left on his pillow.
Sholi (ben Moshe) Miller (Chicago, IL) and Batya (bas Mendel) Korf (Miami, FL)
Sounds of learning and excitement filled halls of many Shuls in Crown Heights as some 300 students from neighborhood schools joined in the first week of Yeshiva Erev.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levi Heber will lead a discussion on the topic – The Mitzvah of Bris Milah.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe entering a Machane Yisroel Development Fund meeting.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel featured a Hilarius clip Thursday night showing a mix of bearded Brooklynites and asked the audience to attempt and identify if they were a Hassid or a Hipster. Kimmel’s crew was spotted on Kingston Avenue Wednesday filming in preparation for the game.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in light of the current situation in the Holy Land, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the issue of Pikuach Nefesh regarding giving up land that was liberated from Israel’s enemies. 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.
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