New Engagement!
Adam Nesenoff (Boca Raton, FL) and Rivky Borisute (Crown Heights)
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29-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed Last Night
Christopher Burgin, a 29-year-old African-American man, was shot and killed in Crown Heights shortly after midnight Thursday night.
And They Went to Selichos… Somewhat Tipsy
It was in middle of hakafos and all the chassidim that came to Lubavitch were singing and dancing. The Rebbe Rashab was by his place and the atmosphere was pure happiness. All of a sudden a chossid came into the shul, took a look at what was happening and cried out in pain, “The Rebbe is holding by Hakofos and I am getting ready for Selichos.”
Arab Credited with Saving 5 bochurim from Lynch Mob
As the five Chasidic yeshiva students from America who found themselves targets of a murderous Arab mob in Chevron yesterday are recuperating from their terrifying ordeal, video footage has emerged of their dramatic rescue, with one of the group sharing the story of their nightmare visit to Chevron with an Israeli news site.
Chai Elul Marked at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
The Talmidim at Lubavitcher Yeshiva-Crown St. gathered together Wednesday to commemorate the day of Chai Elul. This project began on Sunday, Tes Vov Elul, the day Tomchei Tmimim was established, and continued through Chai Elul – Wednesday.
Shabbos at the Besht: Why Do We Blow the Shofar Twice?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Lerner will lead a discussion on the topic – Tekios meyushov or me’umad: Why do we blow the shofar twice?
‘Yaldei’ Hosts their 8th Regional Retreat in S. Diego
This summer, Yaldei hosted its 8th Regional Parent Respite Program. West Coast Shluchim gathered in sunny San Diego for three days of educational seminars, recreational activities and time to bond with other shluchim raising children with special needs.
Video: Shliach Blows Shofar at Dodgers Stadium
Earlier this week the Los Angeles Dodgers held a Jewish Community Day at Dodgers Stadium. Before the first pitch Shliach Rabbi Yossi Mintz blew Shofar in front of the gathering crowd.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during davening at a children’s rally in 1987.
Picture of the Day: Kvutzeh 5775 Group Photo
Bochurim of ‘Kvutzeh 5775’ who have been studying in 770 over the past year posed for a group photo yesterday.
Yaldei Hashluchim Recharge at Mini Camps
Hundreds of Yaldey Hashluchim from all over Europe and Ukraine enjoyed min camps throughout the summer with help from MyShliach and Merkos Suite 302.
Chabad Brings Sound of the Shofar to the Homebound
Allan Sheff “will never forget” when Rabbi Leibel Fine came to his doorstep with a shofar in hand. “It was the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and I wasn’t feeling well and hadn’t been able to attend synagogue. That afternoon there was a knock at the door, and there was Leibel, who’d recently arrived with his wife, Chana, to establish a Chabad House.
Baby Boy!
Moshe and Miriam Silver (Crown Heights
NYPD Reports Lowest Summer Shootings in 20 Years
The New York City Police Department is saying this has been the safest summer in over 20 years.
Picture of the Day: Phoenix Cheder Gets New Home
Rabbi Zalman Levertov, founder and director of Chabad of Arizona, hangs one of the mezuzahs at the new building of Cheder Lubavitch of Arizona, accompanied by the school’s third-grade class.
Photos: Ukraine Shluchim Gather in Dnepropetrovsk
The team of Chabad Shluchim operating in the Eastern European nation of Ukraine, which is currently embroiled in a war with Russian-backed separatists in the east, gathered in the city of Dnepropetrovsk for a regional Kinus to share ideas and inspiration. The kinus was hosted by Shliach and chief rabbi of the city Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzky, and was attended by Merkos vice-chairman Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky.
5 American Bochurim Escape Arab Lynching
A car with five American Yeshiva Bochrim narrowly escaped a lynching this afternoon, after they got lost on their way to the Me’aras Hamchpela in Chevron and ended up in an Arab neighborhood.
