2 Assaulted, 2 Others Menaced with Gun; Suspect Apprehended
A Shomrim Volunteer was brutally assaulted in a sudden and unprovoked attack on Kingston Avenue. The suspect was apprehended, and police later found an imitation firearm in his possession.
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Chabad of South Beach Closes on New Location
Chabad of Miami’s South Beach, home to a growing Jewish community after many decades of decline, announced the purchase of a new property that will host the center’s myriad events and activities, after successfully raising $100,000 to purchase the building.
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Picture of the Day: Satmar Rebbe’s Great-Grandson Puts on Tefilin
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Roderman regularly mans a Tefilin stand in the Machane Yehudah marketplace in Jerusalem. On Friday, while chatting with an IDF soldier, he was surprised by the young man’s Hungarian-Chasidic accent.
5 Stabbing Attacks in 24 Hours; 13-Year-Old Critically Wounded
The relative calm in Israel on Sunday was shattered in the evening hours when an Arab-Israeli terrorist drove his car into a young woman and stabbed three other victims north of the city of Hadera. That gruesome attack was followed by another four stabbings that occurred today, Monday.
Vandals Damage Menorah at Montreal Chabad House
A Chabad synagogue in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), Montreal, was apparently the victim of an act of vandalism this past Motzei Shabbos: someone knocked over the large menorah that stands outside the center.
'Daily Wisdom' was the gold winner in the religion category of the prestigious 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards.
‘Daily Wisdom’ Translated to 3 New Languages
In the year since Daily Wisdom, an anthology of 378 daily inspirational lessons culled from the vast and deep Torah teachings of theLubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—was released in the English language, it has made Torah and its timeless teachings to an ever-increasing circle of readers.
Lechaim: Bensaid – Bentolila
Pictures from the Lechaim of Yerachmiel Bensaid (Paris, France) and Devorah Leah (Debbie) Bentolila (Kinshasa, DR Congo) which took place in the Lubavitcher Yeshiva hall in Crown Heights.
Twin Girls!
Yudi and Chavi (nee Meyers) Hershkop (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Tzvi Hirsh Rimler (Monsey, NY) and Masha Mazer (Chandler, AZ)
Baby Girl!
Yerucham and Sarah (nee Karp) Katz (Crown Heights)
Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Bochurim Doing Mivtzoim
Police are investigating an incident where a ‘Molotov cocktail’ was thrown at two Yeshiva students who were walking on a busy street in midtown Manhattan. UPDATE: NYPD sources confirm this incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime. The perpetrator reportedly said “I will come back with a knife and kill you”.
New Talmud Torah Dedicated in Moscow
Talmud Torah “Raishis Chochma”, which has been operating in the Russian capital for a number of years, recently moved into a brand new and much larger building in the center of the city.
New Engagement!
Chananya (ben Uri) Niasoff (Crown Heights) and Tzirl (bas Lipa) Brennan (Crown Heights)
8:00pm: What Defines a Chassidishe Person? Do Non-Jews Have a Soul? Lying and Trust Issues; Pre-Marital Challenges
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 85, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Defines a Chassidishe Person? Do Non-Jews Have a Soul? Lying and Trust Issues; Pre-Marital Challenges.
Video: Virtual Tour of Gemara Academy
“Before our Rebbi started using Gemara Academy, I never looked at Tosefos. It was too hard,” said Yaakov, a mesivta student. “After using the program, I could understand the text perfectly.”
Paris Community Holds Traditional Melava Malka
Hundreds of members of the Lubavitch community in Paris, France gathered for their traditional Shabbos Bereishis Melava Malka in the spirit of Hakhel in the hall of Beis Chaya Mushka. Special gueest speaker was Rabbi Binyomin Zilberstrom from Jerusalem, Israel.
A UCF student affixes a Mezuzah on her door room.
A Chabad Campus Welcome: Mezuzah Season
As students move back into their dorms on campuses nationwide, Chabad is doing its thing, welcoming them with opportunities to make it a spiritually enriching year.
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