A Biography on the Rebbe Maharash
In honor of Yud Gimmel Tishrei, the yahrzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, we express our appreciation to Rabbi Sholom D. Avtzon for giving us this chapter from his upcoming biography on the Rebbe Maharash.
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Alternate Side Rules Suspended Monday and Tuesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday and Tuesday, September 28-29, for Sukkos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Chaim Naftali Vaisblum ZT”L
Baruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Chaim Naftali Vaisblum ZT”L, one of the rabbis of Haifa and Rabbi of the religious community in the Neve Sha’anan neighborhood, passed away last night age 83.
New Engagement!
Mendel (ben Yossel) Polter (Acton, MA) to Chani (bas Harav Shlomo) Segal (crown heights)
New Shluchim to Northern California
Rabbi Yisroel Labkowski and his wife, Tzipora, have arrived in Northern California from Brooklyn to establish the Bay Area’s newest Chabad center: Chabad of Lamorinda, which will serve the towns of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda.
Panel Recounts Early Years of Shlichus
A panel of senior Chabad Shluchim recounted the early years of the Rebbe’s Shlichus to a rapt crowd of Bochurim, who packed into the Shul of Beis Rivkah-Crown St. for the presentation.
New Engagement!
Yerachmiel Bensaid (Paris, France) and Devorah Leah (Debbie) Bentolila (Kinshasa, DR Congo)
Victoria, BC, Canada
Chabad Builds Victoria’s First New Shul in 150 Years
As Rosh Hashanah approached, Chani Kaplan was busy catering for New Year’s meals for 250 on Canada’s Vancouver Island, all prepared out of her small home kitchen.
Auschwitz survivor György Faludi with rabbinical students Mayer S. Brook, left, and Levi Mintz.
Only Surviving Boy Born in Auschwitz, Now 70, Puts on Tefillin for the First Time
When two yeshivah students knocked on a door in the northeastern Hungarian city of Miskolc, they had no idea what was waiting for them on the other side.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Esrog
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin will lead a discussion on the topic – the Esrog.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two unique photos of the Rebbe during Sukkos, Year of Hakhel, 5748.
Chairman of NCFJE Rabbi Shea Hecht released a statement following the successful conclusion of the holiday of Yom Kippur thanking the community and the sponsors of Kappores. He also apologized for the delay of the delivery of the chickens on Erev Yom Kippur.
Shea Hecht Releases Statement on Kappores
Chairman of NCFJE Rabbi Shea Hecht released a statement following the successful conclusion of the holiday of Yom Kippur thanking the community and the sponsors of Kappores. He also apologized for the delay of the delivery of the chickens on Erev Yom Kippur.
New Engagement!
Mordechai (Momo) Levin (Montreal, Canada) and Penina Davoudpour (Los Angeles, CA)
Baby Girl!
Moshe and Gittel (nee Jaffe) Berghoff (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Mendy and Miriam Simon (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Yaakov and Chana (nee Stone) Backman (Milwaukee, WI)
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