Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Bentzion Friedman, 84, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing shortly before Shabbos of Rabbi Bentzion Friedman, OBM, of Crown Heights, a beloved educator and Lamdan. He was 84 years old.
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German 'U-Boat' submarine
Weekly Story: Write Your Notes in German
The captain of the boat sounded an alarm; They were spotted by a German Submarine. He announced we must lighten the load and therefor all passengers may keep only one valise or box, everything else must be thrown overboard. The people were scared for their life and obeyed this instruction and shortly afterwards there were hundreds, and indeed thousands of valises floating in the water. Then to everyone’s fright, the German submarine rose out of the water and everyone became petrified.
by Rabbi Sholom Avtzon
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Uri and Chanie (nee Adler) Feldman (Baltimore, MD)
H&M Pulls ‘Talis Scarf’ in Israel Due to Backlash
Swedish retailer H&M has pulled the availability of a striped scarp in Israel amid backlash on social media that said the item too closely resembles a Talis (Jewish prayer shawl).
Tel Aviv Gunman Killed
An Arab gunman who killed three Israelis in a Tel Aviv bar last week was killed on Friday in a shootout with police, following a massive manhunt that put Israelis on edge while the killer was on the loose.
Shabbos at the Besht: A Torah Approach to Leadership
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic – When silence is louder than words: a torah approach to leadership.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Meir Schrieber
Meir Schrieber is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father, Chaim Elisha, OBM, at 510 Crown St. Apt. #3G. Shachris – 7:00am (Sunday Shachris will be at 8:00am) Mincha – 1:45pm (Sunday Mincha will be 4:15pm) Maariv – Bizmano At the family’s […]
College Students Uplifted at Miami Torah Experience
The 7th annual Miami Torah Experience took place in North Miami Beach, Florida Dec 23-Dec 31, 2015 with over 20 participants from various universities worldwide.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique collection of photos of the Rebbe seeing off a group of Talmidei Hashluchim, circa 1962.
Letter & Spirit: Basic Points in Chassidus
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in honor of Chof Daled Teves – the Alter Rebbe’s Yahrtzeit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he briefly explains a few basic points of chassidus. 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.
Corner of Albany and St. Marks, where the crime occurred.
27-Year-Old Shot Dead Near ‘Albany Houses’
An early morning shooting in Crown Heights left a 27-year-old African-American man dead. The incident occurred near the ‘Albany Houses,’ notorious for being hotbeds of crime and gang activity.
Boro Park Marks Yahrtzeit of ‘Baal Hatanya’
Members of the Boro Park Jewish community gathered last night to mark the yahrtzeit of the Alter Rebbe, or as he is known to them – the Baal Hatanya, who passed away on 24 Teves in 1813.
The Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, MI.
Michigan Head Shliach to Supreme Court: Chabad Essence Is Hierarchical Authority
After losing an appeal to Michigan’s Supreme Court last May, which dismissed his lawsuit against the Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, Rabbi Berel Shemtov has filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court in a last-ditch attempt to gain possession of the deed to the recalcitrant Chabad center.
Crown Heights Rallies Together for Couple’s Wedding
The Kallah was from far-off Chicago, the Chosson a student at Yeshivas Hadar Hatorah for Ba’alei Teshuvah. Most expected theirs to be a small wedding, with only a few family members and friends in attendance. Instead, the wedding hall was packed to capacity, and attendees said it was one of the most joyous weddings to take place in Crown Heights in years.
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Tzvi and Pearl Rimler (Crown Heights)
Mixed Reaction to H&M ‘Talis’
Swedish international apparel chain H&M received mixed reviews on social media for offering a scarf for purchase that looks like a Jewish prayer shawl, also known as a tallit.
Video: Suspect Denies He Murdered Rabbi Raksin
Miami Police and prosecutors say Deandre Charles is a cold-blooded killer who shot Rabbi Joseph Raksin – who was visiting from Crown Heights, Brooklyn – after trying to rob him and getting away with nothing. But during two interrogations with police that were released through court discovery, Charles is heard maintaining his innocence in multiple interviews with detectives.
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