Op-Ed: Bye Bye Barry Chamish
Aliza Bas Menachem bids farewell to Barry Chamish, OBM, an investigative journalist who wrote a book about the 2005 Disengagement from Gush Katif called ‘Bye Bye Gaza.’
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Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Moshe Weiss, 41, OBM
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of R’ Moshe Weiss, OBM, of S. Paul, Minnesota, who gained national fame when he appeared on the TV show ‘Shark Tank’ to secure investment for an iPhone attachment he invented. He was 41 years old.
In an unprecedented and crucially positive step forward, 300 Orthodox Rabbis signed a proclamation regarding child safety in the Orthodox Jewish community. Synagogues and schools are called upon to adopt certain preventative measures outlined in the document to deter child abuse and CSA.
300 Rabbis Sign Declaration to Combat Child Abuse
In an unprecedented and crucially positive step forward, 300 Orthodox Rabbis signed a proclamation regarding child safety in the Orthodox Jewish community. Synagogues and schools are called upon to adopt certain preventative measures outlined in the document to deter child abuse and CSA.
Baby Girl!
Zalman and Mushka (nee Wolowik) Korf (Crown Heights)
Work-Life Balance the Theme of Mid-Atlantic Kinus
Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is a struggle faced by most people in the workforce. For Shluchim whose entire lives are dedicated to the Rebbe’s work, this challenge is all the more poignant.
New Engagement!
Menachem Klein (Memphis, TN) and Mussie Sasonkin (Akron, OH)
Photos: Gan Yisroel-NY Grand Trip to Water Park
On Thursday, the campers and staff of Gan Yisroel-NY boarded luxuries coach busses and headed to an indoor water park – rented out by Gan Yisroel alone for the grand trip of the summer.
Printing Tanyas in Jamaica, and Everywhere Else Jews Live
Waves crashed on the shore and palms trees swayed in the wind as the Jamaican sun baked down on two rabbinical students standing in dress pants and starched white shirts. They were fiddling with a portable printer, with neat stacks of paper meant be bound into Tanyas, the slim but significant volume penned by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Rebbe of Chabad.
Video: A Nation Blessed As One
Inspirer of millions Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, OBM, who passed away last week at the age of 80, delivers a pre-Rosh Hashanah message in this video, courtesy of Torah Café.
Photos: Banquet Highlights at European Kinus
The festive banquet that concludes each Kinus Hashluchim is always a highlight, but it seems the banquet that concluded the European Kinnus Hashluchim in Moscow this past Thursday night, was the highlight of all highlights! The special excitement could be felt by all.
City to Remove Pedestrian Islands for West Indian Parade
Two pedestrian safety islands installed less than a year ago on Eastern Parkway are slated to be removed by the city in order to accommodate ‘floats’ for the upcoming West Indian Day Parade in Crown Heights.
8:00pm: What Is the Jewish View on Meditation?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 129, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Is the Jewish View on Meditation? Could the Purpose of Creation Be Fulfilled on Mars? What Does Torah Say About Owning a Pet? Could One Travel for Leisure to a Place With No Minyan?
Flyer Warns Revelers Not to Shoot Anyone During Labor Day Festivities
Flyers have gone up around Crown Heights urging participants in the annual ‘J’Ouvert’ festivities in the hours leading up to the Labor Day Parade not to shoot or stab anyone.
Notorious Package Thief Caught Again Stealing Packages
A notorious package thief has be caught again – this time red handed – by an alert Shomrim volunteer.
Texans Get Authentic Yeshiva Experience for 7th Year Running
Fifth-generation Texan Adam Kaman has long toyed with the idea of studying in yeshivah. But with a growing family and full-time job in the corporate offices of an Austin-based food retailer, he has not been able to actualize that dream.
Weekly Living Torah Video: When the Rebbe Joined in the Applause
Upon returning from camp, young children were treated to a special rally to celebrate all that they learned over the summer months.
New Engagement!
Dovid Yeshayahu Zirkind (Crown Heights) and Aydel Rabin (Edgware, UK)
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