Vizhnitzer Rebbe Hosted in Crown Heights
The Rebbe of Vizhnitz, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager Shlita, on a weeks-long visit to New York, has chosen to reside for the duration of his stay at the home of a Lubavitcher philanthropist on Eastern Parkway.
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Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mr. Martin Kurlander, 85, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Mattisyahu (Marty) Kurlander OBM, an attorney who has helped many of Anash in real estate matters. He was 85 years old.
New Engagement!
Shimon (ben Avrohom Moishe) Katz (Kensington, NY) and Malky (bas Gavriel) Rosenberg (Boro Park, NY)
8:00pm: Why Don’t We Appoint a New Rebbe?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 87, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Why Don’t We Appoint a New Rebbe? Role Models that Disappoint; The Centennial of 16 Cheshvan 1915-2015.
Child with Special Needs Hurt After Being hit by Car
A young girl with special needs was hurt after being struck by a car. Witnesses said the girl was just dropped off and the driver did not wait for the child to safely cross the street.
Chabad House Opens Doors in Saint-Lazare, Quebec
After a long fundraising campaign, the Chabad House of St. Lazare, Hudson, and Vaudreuil – located in southern Quebec, Canada – welcomed all members of the community to a grand opening ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 18.
100 Years Later: Russian Shul Reopened
Two years ago members of the Jewish community in the Russian city of Kaluga had the cities ancient Shul returned after being shuttered by the communists some 100 years ago. Last week an exhaustive renovation was completed and the Shul rededicated in a joyous ceremony.
Innovative Israeli-Designed House Frames Donated for Rural Nepal
Since the April 25 earthquake and the ensuing tremors that devastated of Nepal, some villagers have rebuilt their feeble mud homes, only to see them washed away by mudslides that plague the South Asian nation.
The main synagogue of Marseilles, France
Jewish Man Stabbed Outside Marseilles Synagogue
A Jewish man was stabbed twice in the stomach after he intervened in an attack on another Jewish worshiper and a rabbi by a man shouting anti-Semitic slurs near a synagogue in Marseilles, France, Shabbos morning.
Baby Girl!
Yitzchok and Tamar Chayempour (Great Neck, NY)
Weekly Living Torah Video: A Lesson in Business and Livelihood
After asking the Rebbe for business advice, Mr. and Mrs. Azar requested a blessing for wealth. Along with a “double portion of blessing,” they received a fundamental lesson in the life of a Jew. The wherewithal is accessible, we just need to tap into it and use it for the good.
6 Torahs to be Completed in Grand Celebration
All Anash and Shluchim are invited to attend a grand celebration in Crown Heights to mark the completion of six new Torahs sponsored by Chilean philanthropist Leonardo Farkas.
Baby Boy!
Mendy And Vivi (nee Kendal) Levertov (Crown Heights)
Shabbat for A Million? International Project Gains Traction
If it looks like a mass movement and it grows like a mass movement, it probably is one.
IDF Soldier Wounded in Gush Etzion Stabbing Attack
An IDF soldier was stabbed and lightly wounded by a Palestinian attacker during operational activity near the Gush Etzion security fence, the IDF said.
Video: Treasures of Another Kind
This inspiring video, produced by Moshe Raskin of Swish Media, promotes the upcoming JLI series: Journey of the Soul. The video features Chassidic rock band 8th Day, whose song ‘Just Like You’ tells the story of a student who went to visit a sage, and is astounded to see the sage has virtually nothing in his home. The rabbi’s transformative explanation for his apparent lack teaches us all we need to know about our life’s priorities.
The infamous 749 Eastern Parkway dormitory. Inset Top: Yonah Shifren. Inset Bottom: Yossef Nachum.
Two Arrested for Terrorizing, Beating Fellow Student
A ‘Kvutzeh’ student has become the victim of a terror campaign perpetrated by his fellow students in a bid to evict him from his dorm room in the infamous and lawless 749 Eastern Parkway dormitory. The terror campaign against him included a series of robberies, a brutal beat down, letters containing threats and rifle ammunition left on his pillow.
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