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New Engagement!
Yosef Peysin (Chicago, IL) and Chana Wircberg (Crown Heights)
8:00pm: Baal Tshuva Discrimination; Family Planning; Should Past Experiences Affect Dating? Marital Advice; A Moody or Unstable Spouse
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 86, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Baal Tshuva Discrimination; Family Planning; Should Past Experiences Affect Dating? Marital Advice; A Moody or Unstable Spouse.
The Rebbe, the Israeli President, the Yeshivah Gedolah Shluchim, and the Moon
Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Ceitlin, OBM, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 62, was a member of the fourth Kevutzah of Shluchim to spend two years as the Rebbe’s Shluchim to the Yeshivah Gedolah in Melbourne, Australia. He related the following event which began unfolding when he embarked on this Shlichus. It was transcribed by Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedolah of Melbourne, who heard it from Rabbi Ceitlin at a Farbrengen, and later shared the transcription with him to review for accuracy.
1,000 celebrate Monroe Chabad’s 13th Anniversary
As the ‘Hakhel’ year began, just after Rosh Hashanah, hundreds filled the hall in celebration of the 13th anniversary—“Bar Mitzvah” of Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe Township, New Jersey, led by its directors, Rabbi Eliezer and Chanie Zaklikovky, with a sold-out concert by international singing sensation Dudu Fisher.
Five Stabbing Attacks Occur in Israel on Shabbos
Palestinian terrorists carried out five stabbing attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Shabbos, as a month-long outburst of violence showed no signs of abating. At least four of the attackers were killed.
Belgian MP Visits 770
Mr. Ludo Van Campenhout, vice-mayor of Antwerp and a member of the Belgian parliament, toured 770 during a visit to Crown Heights on Tuesday coordinated by Belgian head shliach Rabbi Shabtai Slavaticki.
Williamsburg Man Assaulted in Possible Hate Crime
A Chasidic man was assaulted in Williamsburg on Friday morning, and the NYPD is investigating it as a possible bias attack.
Arrest Made in Firebomb Attack; Jews Not Target
Police have arrested a man on charges of attempted murder for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Midtown street corner where two Lubavitcher Bochurim were standing. Police say the two were not the intended target.
Picture of the Day: Contest Winners Rewarded
Right at the beginning of the school year, the 8th Grade of Oholei Torah began a special contest connected with missions of the various mitzvahs and chassidishe conduct of the month of Tishrei. These included Mivtza Shofar, Mivtza Lulav, learning on your own time, davening Chol Hamoed with the Minyan, going on Tahalucha, Hakhel gatherings etc.
Story: A Tanya Printing in War-Torn Lebanon
Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Ceitlin, OBM, who passed away yesterday at the age of 62, related the following story that he experienced while on Shlichus in Erezt Yisroel during the Lebanon war in 1982. The story was transcribed by Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedolah of Melbourne, who heard it from Rabbi Ceitlin at a Farbrengen, and later shared the transcription with him to review for accuracy.
Dvar Torah: A Small Believer
Quoting from the midrash, Rashi (possuk 5 of chapter 7) notes that Noach only entered the Teva when the rains began pouring down. That is proof that Noach himself was somewhat skeptical about the flood and only when he actually saw it, did he enter the Teva.
Shabbos at the Besht: Exploring Desperate Cases in Beis Din
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yisroel Newman will lead a discussion on the topic – exploring desperate cases in beis din.
Terrorist Wearing Press Disguise Stabs Israeli Soldier
A Palestinian terrorist disguised as a journalist stabbed an IDF soldier in Kiryat Arba, near the holy city of Chevron.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe giving a coin to a child for Tzedaka.
Arab Mob Torches Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem
A mob of hundreds of terrorists set fire to the compound housing the tomb of Joseph in the historic city of Shechem (Nablus) before dawn on Friday, bringing widespread condemnation from around the world.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Shimon (Kyle) Weisman
Shimon (Kyle) Weisman is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father, Moshe Aaron (Michael), OBM, at the basement Apt. of 1539 President St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.] until Wednesday morning. Visiting hours are between noon and 11:00pm. Hamokom […]
