Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe touching the ‘Poroches’ on his way out of 770, circa mid 1970s.
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)
Yesterday, the Jewish community of Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean, celebrated the completion of its fourth Chabad Center, built in the capital city of Nicosia. The island is a popular vacation spot for Israelis, lying just 150 miles off the coast of Israel.
Yossi (ben Shneur Zalman) Baumgarten (Crown Heights) and Sarale (bas Yosef Yitzchok and Yaffie) Simpson (Crown Heights)
Last Motzei Shabbos, a grand Melave Malka was held in Moscow to benefit the city’s many Chesed institutions, under the leadership of Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Earlier this week, Rabbi and Mrs. Yerachmiel Jacobson inaugurated a new Music and Farbrengen Room at Yeshivas Chovevei Torah.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended Friday, March 4, 2016, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
Aharon Pontos (Crown Heights) and Leah Brooks (Edgeware, England)
A group of Lubavitchers have launched a fundraising campaign to show support for and solidarity with the Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield, Michigan. The Bais Chabad, led by the shliach Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, is defending itself against a motion filed in the United States Supreme Court by Lubavitch Foundation of Michigan, which seeks to take possession of the Bais Chabad.
Ari Brand (S. Paulo, Brazil) and Raizy Procaccia (S. Paulo/Crown Heights)
After a few mild days, snow is in the forecast for New York City. According to the National Weather Service, about 1 to 2 inches is expected to fall on the city, with higher amounts expected further east and especially on Long Island.