Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a Farbrengen in the mid-1980s.
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Info to Be Menachem Avel R. Dr. Mordechai Jacobson
Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Jacobson is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, Leah, OBM, at 580 Crown St. Apt. #511 until Wednesday morning. Shacharis: 7:30am (8:30 on Sunday). Mincha: 7:00pm (1:30 on Friday). Maariv: 8:20pm. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar […]
Letter & Spirit: Overcoming Insecurity and Self-Doubt
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in honor of Chodesh Elul, we present a letter from the Rebbe to a person who feels insecure and full of doubt. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Rabbi Levi Raskin, left, and Safeway store manager Mike Tornell get ready for “The Great Kosher Chocolate Factory,” to take place this Sunday in Rockville, Md.
‘The Great Kosher Chocolate Factory’: A Sweet Partnership at Safeway
Partnering with a local Safeway grocery store, Maryland Shliach Rabbi Levi Raskin is hosting a unique event which is aimed at raising awareness about the store’s increasing kosher options.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Tzvi Raitman, 90, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Tzvi (Harry) Raitman OBM, a member of the Anash community in Melbourne, Australia. He was 90 years old.
Baby Girl!
Zalmy and Chaya (nee Inglis) Wolff (Crown Heights)
Cteen Scores Win For All at JCC Maccabi Games
For the fourth year in a row, CTeen’s representatives had all hands on deck at every location at the JCC Maccabi Games in Wisconsin, Texas and Florida, operating Mitzvah booths with local shluchim to give the participants as well as the volunteers, something to add a little extra light to their day.
“Refusenik” Leaves Huge Legacy
A campaign is picking up steam to support the widow and children of a beloved Russian-born rabbi and former Refusenik, remembered as “a truly rare breed of Chossid and Mekushar.”
Here’s My Story: ‘Don’t Be Ashamed of Who You Are’
Judge Jerome Hornblass served for 17 years as Justice on the New York State Supreme Court. He is presently a U.S. Administrative Law Judge. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in New York City in January of 2012.
Benny Friedman Rocks Sydney
Benny Friedman’s performance at the Concert for Hope in Sydney, Australia, last Wednesday was received with rapturous applause by the over 700 attendees.
New Engagement!
Yossi Sharfstein (Crown Heights) and Goldie Sudak (Edgware, England)
State Senator Hosts ‘Meet Your Judges’ Event
New York State Senator Jesse Hamilton hosted eight judges and close to a hundred residents of the Crown Heights community at a “Meet Your Judges” forum at the Jewish Children’s Museum Tuesday night Aug, 18th.
Rabbi Peretz and Chaya Mushka Kazen, with their baby daughter, Miriam, arrived this week to start the first Chabad center in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge.
Chabad Sets Down Roots in Baton Rouge
Ten years ago this month, Baton Rouge, La., was a primary destination for rescue workers and supplies dispatched in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina from Lubavitch World Headquarters in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. As many as 200,000 residents had fled the floods for the relative safety of the state’s capital and second largest city, about 80 miles to the northwest of New Orleans.
Oholei Torah Calendar Highlights the ’70s
Oholei Torah has released its calendar for this coming year, 5776, which will be available free of charge at Crown Heights stores for the benefit of the community.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Yaakova Weber
Mrs. Yaakova Weber is sitting Shiva after the passing of her brother, Daniel Levine, OBM, at 562 New York Ave. [corner Maple St.] until Sunday morning. Visiting hours: 10:00am to 10:00pm. Memories and condolences can be sent to jamilevyweber@yahoo.com. Phone: 718-774-7021. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch […]
Spanish Festival Apologizes, Re-Invites Matisyahu
Following a barrage of criticism, organizers of an international reggae festival in Spain backtracked Wednesday and apologized for cancelling a concert by Jewish-American singer Matisyahu because he had declined to state his position regarding a Palestinian state.
On This Day 24 Years Ago: Crown Heights Riot Erupts
Twenty-four years ago, on August 19, 1991, a tragic car accident in Crown Heights escalated into a pogrom against the Jewish people. It later became known as The Crown Heights Riot.
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