Chabad of Beijing Celebrates ‘Bar Mitzvah’ Year
Several dozen people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the ‘Bar Mitzvah’ of Chabad of Beijing, China’s capital city, which was founded by Rabbi Shimon and Dini Freundlich 13 years ago.
Picture of the Day: Kingston Ave. Bike Lane Takes Shape
Some awaited it, some dreaded it, but after many months of speculation, the controversial Kingston Ave. bike lane is finally taking shape. Last night, clear markings were put in place by the NYC Dept. of Transportation indicating that a portion of one of Crown Heights’ busiest thoroughfares is now reserved for bicyclists.
Generations of Goodness Building for the Future
Growth and building for the future were two prevalent themes expressed by the honorees at Generations of Goodness, Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy’s (LYA) Scholarship Dinner held on June 2, 2015 in Longmeadow, MA. Close to 200 community members attended the gala event at Bnai Torah during which LYA honored Ron Eckman and Oscar Plotkin for their generosity to the school.
Terrorist Shoots Two Israeli Hikers, One Dies
Two young Israeli men who were hiking in Judea and Samaria were ambushed by a Palestinian terrorist, who shot them and fled. One victim died of his wounds, while his friend remains hospitalized in moderate condition.
Young Shluchim Join ‘Rolling Farbrengen’ Through the Time Zones
Spanning 8 locations around the world, MyShliach, a division of Merkos 302, has united Yaldei Hashluchim online for their very own regional Farbrengen in preparation for Gimmel Tammuz.
Set of Unique Photos of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a set of photos from several photographers of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens in the 1980s.
Photos by Bentzi Sasson
Photos: Thousands Begin Descending on the Ohel
As the sun set Thursday night lines to get into the Ohel began lengthening as thousands of men, women and children began making their way to the Ohel to mark Gimmel Tammuz.
Over 1000 at Central Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen
Over 1000 Anash and Bochurim packed into Beis Rivkah’s Rosa Hall in Campus Chomesh for a Farbrengen in honor of Gimmel Tammuz.
Torah Welcomed to Its New Home in Medford
Dozens of people gathered in the Chabad Jewish Community Center in Medford, NJ, this past Sunday to celebrate the completion of a brand new Sefer Torah. It was the first time in history that a Torah had been completed in Medford, a suburb of Philadelphia that has never had a large Jewish presence.
Shabbos will mark twenty one years since the passing of our dear Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. For the benefit of our readers we have put together Minhogei Yom Hilulah and Mishnayos and the central Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen times in the Extended Article.
Minhogim, Gimmel Tamuz Info and Schedules
Shabbos will mark twenty one years since the passing of our dear Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. For the benefit of our readers we have put together Minhogei Yom Hilulah and Mishnayos and the central Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen times in the Extended Article.
Lakein Family Completes Torah in Parents Memory
Hundreds gathered this afternoon to participate in the completion of a brand new Sefer Torah in memory of the Rabbi Shlomo and Miriam Lakein OBM. The new Torah, organized by their children, was completed in their home on Montgomery Street and with lively music it was brought to Darchai Menachem where it will be used.
Top: Bethesda, MD. Bottom: Artist rendering of new Chabad center. Inset: Mrs. Zlata Geisinsky, OBM.
Maryland Jewish Community Sees Remarkable Growth
Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., is one of the most affluent and highly educated communities in the United States. In 2014 it placed first in Forbes list of America’s most educated small towns and first on CNNMoney’s list of top-earning American towns in 2012. The large local Jewish population of professionals, lobbyists, and academics is highly secularized, and one would expect Chabad’s message of traditional Judaism to be a hard sell in the progressive community.
New Engagement!
Yosef Kasle (Detroit, MI) and Tzippy Traurig (Toronto, Canada)
Baby Boy!
Zalmy and Shoshy (nee Goodman) Blachman (Melbourne, Australia)
Bergen Torah
Family Donates Torah in Honor of Son’s Bar Mitzvah
A family has donated a new Sefer Torah to the Chabad Center of Bergen County in northern New Jersey, directed by Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan, in honor of their son’s Bar Mitzvah.
Picture of the Day: Mashpia Utilizes Stopover in Manchester
A CrownHeights.info reader captured this photo in the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Machester, UK, yesterday. Renowned Maggid Shiur Rabbi Moshe Wolberg engages in animated conversation with Rabbi Zalman Gopin, Mashpia in the Yeshiva of Kfar Chabad, Israel, who farbernged for the Yeshiva students during a stopover in Manchester en-route to New York for Gimmel Tammuz.
New Engagement!
Mendy Grossbaum (Toronto, Canada) and Libby Spalter (Weston, FL)
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