Photos, Video: YSP Goes on First Trip
Yesterday, Thursday, the Talmidim of YSP-Morristown were treated to their first trip of the summer: Bounce!
7
Video: After 29 Years, Mother’s Dying Wish Fulfilled
When Matthew Jurgens‘ mother passed away when he only two years old, her last request from Rabbi Anchelle Pearl was for her son to have a Bar Mitzvah.
A 15-year-old boy punched an 82-year-old man and stole the chain off his neck — before being chased down by a detective who witnessed the attack, police said.
15-Year-Old Assaults 82-Year-Old; Steals Jewelry
A 15-year-old boy punched an 82-year-old man and stole the chain off his neck — before being chased down by a detective who witnessed the attack, police said.
Video: Crown Heights Children Show Musical Talent
Last Thursday, Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, Mamesh Music held their 4th annual end-of-year recital at Beis Levi Yitzchok, with two separate recitals for the boys and girls program. Over 70 students performed a large range of Niggunim on the keyboard, piano, violin, flute, guitar, drums, percussion, and even mandolin!
Shabbos at the Besht: Yud Beis Tammuz
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic of Yud Beis Tammuz.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe touching the Mezuzah as he leaves his office to Daven downstairs, circa mid 1970s.
Yaldei Hashluchim Gather in Argentina for Regional Shabbaton
Gimmel Tammuz was a few months away, but for the Yaldei Hashluchim in South and Central America and Spain as well, the preparations were well underway. The boys and girls who live hundreds of miles away from a well-established community spent once-a-week learning online about Chasisishe Inyonim as it pertains to a Chossid.
by Merkos 302 News Blog
.jpg)
Story: The Rebbe Rayatz and His Jewish Interrogators
In honor of Yud Bais/Yud Gimmel Tammuz – the birthday and day of liberation of the Frierdiker Rebbe, we share the now well-known story of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s interrogation by the GPU in 1921.
PSA: Beware of Israeli Produce when Shopping
A CrownHeights.info reader sent us this photo of a bag of carrots he was about to purchase in a Shop-rite supermarket located upstate. They label states that they come from Israel, which bears serious Halachic complications as this is a Shmittah year, and all fruits and vegetables grown in the Holy Land must bear a reliable Hechsher asserting that all laws of Shmittah have been kept.
Shliach’s Car Set on Fire Outside Chabad House
Security cameras at Chabad of Mt. Olympus, CA, show two individuals vandalizing a Hyundai Sonata belonging to Rabbi Sholom Rodal at 2:00am Wednesday morning, June 24.
Crown Heights Day Camps get Together for Show
Today, all the Crown Heights boys’ day camps got together for a special acrobat show, which took place in the Oholei Torah ‘Zal.’
Car Full of Yeshiva Boys Heading to Camp Explodes – Moments After Everyone Exits
A group of 12 boys from Cleveland were headed to the Catskills, reportedly to Camp Kaylie. Around two hours after leaving Cleveland they smelled gas in the vehicle.
Connecticut Shliach Inspires Moscow
The Shliach to Hartford, Connecticut, Rabbi Yosef Gopin, arrived in Moscow for a special visit, during which he led several inspiring and uplifting Farbrengens for the local Jewish community in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Picture of the Day: Jewish Hall-of-Famer Dons Tefilin
At Jerusalem’s Kraft Stadium yesterday, Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, director of the ‘RAP’ Yeshiva, put on Tefilin with Ron Mix, a Jewish pro-football player and NFL hall-of-famer. Though open and proud of his Jewish identity, it was Mix’s first time ever having done the Mitzvah.
People who buy health insurance through state exchanges established by the federal government will remain eligible for subsidies, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies
People who buy health insurance through state exchanges established by the federal government will remain eligible for subsidies, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Washington Post
Here’s My Story: He Cared About Our Family
Rabbi Leibel Bistritzky was the proprietor of a kosher food store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and an early pioneer of the medical emergency volunteer response organization Hatzalah. He passed away in 2013 at age 86. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project once in 2005 and again in 2006.
From Days Gone By: Kingston Ave. in the Mid ‘80s
This photo depicts the scene of a summer’s day on Kingston Avenue in the mid 1980s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Submit a Story
