New Engagement!
Berel Fine (Montreal, Canada) and Menucha Schwartz (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Mendy Zippel (Salt Lake City, UT) and Fraidy Shagalov (Crown Heights)
Video: The Week in Review at YSP
Though it began on a somber note with the fast of Tisha B’av, the sixth week of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ was filled with excitement, learning, joy and fun.
Torah Dedicated to ‘Lone Soldier’ Who Died for Israel
Max Steinberg was determined to make a difference in the world. A native of California, he was 22 when he went to Israel for the first time in the summer of 2012 on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip for young adults, along with his siblings Jake and Paige.
Shabbos Times Billboard Gets Refurbished
A sign broadcasting Shabbos times on Kingston Avenue has recently been refurbished after not working for a number of years. The sign was dedicated in memory of Mrs. Pesya Leah bas Shraga Feivel Lapine HY”D.
Video: MBD and Friends Sing for Yossi Piamenta
Last week, a group of Jewish singers, including the legendary Mordechai Ben David, visited famed Jewish guitarist and singer Yossi Piamenta, who is battling a dreaded illness and needs a Refuah Sheleima, and made a Kumzits for him at his bedside.
Algemeiner Honors Journalist Held Captive by Taliban
The Algemeiner honored two titans of journalism at its fourth annual Summer Benefit late last week in New York City.
Panhandler Caught on Video Stealing from Charity Box
A panhandler known to frequent neighborhood Shuls and Kingston Avenue was captured on surveillance video stealing out of charity boxes in 770 on Shabbos morning. He was arrested once before for the same crime, which was also captured on video.
Avraham Fried Releases New Single: ‘Yerushalayim Shebalev’
Last week, in front of a crowd of 6,000 at the Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem, Chasidic singing star Avraham Fried introduced a new single – a moving, inspirational and catchy song titled ‘Yerushalayim Shebalev’ (Jerusalem in [my] heart).
Picture of the Day: Rebbe’s Shluchim to Israel Gather
For the 36th year in a row, the group of Shluchim sent by the Rebbe to the Holy Land in the years 5736-38 (1976-78) united for a Kinus, which took place over Shabbos in Kfar Sava.
Photos: Second Visiting Day at CGI-Montreal
On Sunday, the campers of Gan Yisroel-Montreal were visited by their families, relatives and friends, who enjoyed many fun activities together both on and off camp grounds.
Baby Girl!
Aaron and Joey Wertheimer (Crown Heights)
Bochurim to Study at Reb Levik’s Ohel in Kazakhstan
A group of fourteen students from Chabad Yeshivas across Israel are traveling to Almaty (Alma Ata) Kazakhstan to study Torah in close proximity to the Ohel of the Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, OBM.
Elderly Man Clings to Life after being Struck by Car
An elderly man is on a ventilator and clinging to life after he was struck by a vehicle on Schenectady Avenue on Sunday evening.
Drunk Driver Crashes into Parked Police Car
A drunk driver crashed into a police car that was parked outside the 71st Precinct on New York Avenue.
8:00pm: What Defines ‘Frum’? Parents’ Reputation vs. Child’s Wellbeing? How to Practically Explain the ‘Four Worlds’
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 78, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Defines “Frum”? Parents’ Reputation vs. Child’s Wellbeing? How to Practically Explain the “Four Worlds.”
