Completing a brand new Sefer Torah is a very joyous occasion, but this one was different. On the day that marked the Bas Mitzvah of Chaya Spalter OBM a Torah, whose writing began in the merit of recovery, was instead completed in her memory in a bittersweet ceremony.
107 Rabbonim and Dayanim have signed a Kol Koreh affirming the Halachic obligation of all Jews to immediately report and notify secular law enforcement when they know of an instance of child abuse.
U.S. markets plunged at the open Monday following a big drop in Chinese stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading.
On Friday afternoon, mere hours before Shabbos, the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, a suburb of Jerusalem, sent a tractor to dismantle a makeshift Chabad Shul that had been erected the night before on municipal land. But swift and brave action by members of the community prevented its destruction.
Police are investigating the death of 38-year-old Michael Brown as a homicide after he was found semi-conscious and spitting up blood. Police said that he was a victim of a robbery earlier that day and that he fought off his attackers, who later returned and beat him to death.
Nosson and Nechama Dina (nee Levine) Shusterman (Crown Heights)
Hundreds gathered in front of 770 late Sunday night to attend the Levaya of Reb Yossi Piamenta OBM, a beloved musician who spread joy to thousands.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 81, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Anatomy of Mental Illness; Personality Disorders; Criticizing Others; Understanding the Animal Soul.
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of R’ Yossi Piamenta, OBM, a well-known and talented musician who merited to bring joy to hundreds of thousands of Jews with his music. He was 64 years old. Update: Levaya times added. Passing by 770.
Eli and Batsheva (nee Perlow) Kaminetzky (Taos, New Mexico)
CGI-West – Camp Gan Israel on the West Coast – went on a grand trip to the magnificent Yosemite National Park. In addition to enjoying the spellbinding views and refreshing hikes, the campers made a point to put Tefilin on any willing Jew they encountered – and there were quite a few.
After failing in an attempt to have Jewish-American singer Matisyahu banned from a Spanish music festival, the BDS bigots had yet another trick to unveil as he ascended to the stage on Saturday night.
Camper Mordy Shapiro poses for a photo with all the keepsakes he received from Camp Gan Israel-NY’s BMD (Beis Medrash Division). Before they departed home, every camper received: A yarlmulka, sweater, tzitzis bendel, mug, backpack, tefilin mirror, perek mem aleph card, flag and towel – all emblazoned with BMD’s logo.
The newest Chabad best seller, “The Secret of Chabad, inside the world’s most successful movement” was a sell out at it’s debut at the National Jewish Retreat in Washington, DC last week. Community members and Shluchim stood in line to grab the new book that readers and reviewers are raving about.
Another successful summer at Lubavitch Day Camp of Monsey has come to an end. Watch the highlights of the 7-week program in this 5-minute video compilation.
The month of Elul is a time for repentance and introspection before the coming of Rosh Hashanah. Like Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev, the renowned “defender of the Jewish people,” the Rebbe stands up to those who would misuse the month of mercy to chastise and rebuke their brethren.
Behind the walls of the guarded nano technology industry, a group of great minds meet five times a week in a breakout room in Albany, New York. They discuss, debate, and spar with each other as they parse a dense-looking text. No, it is not code for the latest nano invention. In this 6 by 8 foot room, the group of nano engineers are poring over pages of the Talmud.
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