Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Hershel Kupchin, 74, OBM
With great sadness we in inform you of the sudden passing of Reb Hershel (Tzvi Hersh Nissel ben Nechama) Kupchin OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights. He was 74 years old.
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Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe encouraging the singing during a visit to Camp Gan Israel in upstate New York.
Letter & Spirit: ‘What If I Hadn’t Been Born a Jew?’
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, as we find ourselves in the Seven Weeks of Consolation, we present a letter of encouraging words from the Rebbe, from the Prophesies of Consolation, to a person questioning his Jewish faith. 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.
New Engagement!
Schneur Zalman (ben Mendy) Schneerson (Crown Heights) and Rochale Ende (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz (right) and his son Rabbi Mendel (2nd from right) at the Purim party in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
In The Footsteps of Their Parents
At a time when other faith communities are experiencing a dearth of young religious leadership, within Chabad there are many like Mendel and Avremel: 20 and 30 somethings who have grown up as children of emissaries and return to their hometown to continue and advance their parents’ work.
Photos: Hiking, Boating and Mini Golf at CGI-Montreal
Campers enjoyed a full day of hiking, boating and mini golf at Camp Gan Yisroel-Montreal.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Giter Family
The Giter Family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father, Rabbi Gershon Giter, OBM, at 1450 President St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.] until Wednesday morning. Shachris: 7:30am and 8:15am. Mincha: 7:30pm and 7:45pm. Maariv Bizmano. Visiting hours: 10:30am […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Mayor De Blasio’s Popularity Hits a New Low
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s popularity continues to fall in the wake of several bruising political battles, a new poll released Wednesday shows.
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Terrorist Strikes 3 Israelis with Vehicle
A Palestinian motorist rammed his car into pedestrians in the West Bank on Thursday, wounding three Israelis before he was shot by Israeli troops, the military said.
Video: NYPD Vs. Hatzalah Baseball Game
The NYPD and Flatbush Hatzalah squared off for a baseball game at MCU Park in Coney Island Monday, with thousands of spectators cheering on the respective teams. Performances by Avraham Fried, cantor Meir Goldberg and the Chicago Boyz acrobatic team were immensely enjoyed by the crowd.
Tannersville Unites for Yahrtzeit of Reb Levik
In an impressive display of Jewish unity, three communities got together in the Chabad Shul in Tannersville, NY, for a Yarchai Kallah Melava Malka and Farbrengen in honor of the 71st Yahrtzeit of Reb Levi Yitzchok, the Rebbe’s father.
Corner of S. Johns and Nostrand, where the crash occurred.
Man Indicted for Killing Girlfriend in Crown Heights Crash
A 20-year-old man has been indicted with killing his girlfriend in a fatal car crash in Crown Heights last month, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced this week.
Here’s My Story: Business Partner
Mr. Arnold Dalfen currently lives with his family in Montreal, Canada. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in January of 2011.
From Days Gone By: Walking Down the Aisle
Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary (The Rashag) and Rabbi Mordechai Mentlick walk down the aisle at a wedding in New York in the early 1940s. Can you identify anyone else in the photo, the date or location of the wedding?
Artist's rendering of the new Jewish Educational Culture Center to be built on the island of Cyprus, and co-directed by Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Arie Zeev and Shaindel Raskin.
New Center to Give Added Jewish Glow to Cyprus’ Mediterranean Beauty
Cyprus brings to mind many visuals, in addition to the sandy terrain and lush greenery evocative of Mediterranean islands.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Gershon Giter, 61, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Gershon Giter, OBM, dedicated husband, father, Chosid, Shliach and longtime rabbi of Congregation Beis Menachem in S. Paul, Minnesota. He was 61 years old.
Photos: YSP Goes Kayaking
Yesterday, the talmidim of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ, traveled on an interstate trip to Pennsylvania, where they had a great time kayaking on the Delaware river.
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