World’s First Siyum for the 9 Days Held in Sydney
The Chabad community of Sydney, Australia, gathered to hear a Siyum on a Masechta of Gemara, as customary during the nine days.
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Alternate Side Parking Suspended Friday & Saturday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, for a Muslim holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Video: The Secret to Keeping Commitments
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Matos-Maasei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the secret to keeping commitments?
Laws and Customs: The Nine Days
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the Nine Days for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Israeli Firm Develops ‘Kosher Walkie Talkie’
At the request of a Chabad House in China the Zomet Institute of Halacha and Technology developed a ‘Shabbat Friendly’ walkie talkie, which according to them, can be used on Shabbos.
CGI NY Campers Enjoy Surprise Grand Trip
The Staff Play of Camp Gan Israel, 5775, was to take place this past Monday night. At least, that’s what everyone thought. Posters were put up, scenes rehearsed, backdrops painted, but several scenes into the play, it was revealed to the astonished campers that this was actually an elaborate breakout for the grand trip.
Baby Girl!
Chaim and Bassy (nee Goldstein) Rosenstein (Crown Heights)
Here’s My Story: A Lubavitcher Chasid
Rabbi Dr. Herbert (Chaim Zev) Bomzer, a long-standing member of the Rabbinical Council of America and rabbi of the Young Israel of Ocean Parkway for 40 years, passed away in February of 2013. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in Brooklyn in June of 2009.
CGI Ottawa Visits Canada’s Capital
Close to 70 campers from very diverse neighborhoods, school and synagogues have joined together this summer in unity being in CGI Ottawa.
New Engagement!
Zevi Edelkopf (Nahalas Har Chabad, Israel) and Michal Paltiel (Melbourne, Australia)
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Chanie (nee Kohn) Cohen (Springfield, MA)
Baby Girl!
Yosef and Devorah Leah (nee Goldstein) Blasberg (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Sholom Ber Sheingarten (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Mushky Gurary (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!
Morderchai Rubin (Edgware, England) and Devorah Bennish (Oak Park, MI)
The Rebbe during a visit to Camp Gan Yisroel in upstate New York.
The Rebbe’s Annual Call for Summertime Tznius
“Prior to the summer, the Rebbe would – almost annually – discuss the topic of Tznius,” says Crown Heights Mashpia Rabbi Michoel Seligson. At his suggestion, CrownHeights.info began last summer a weekly article featuring a few words of the Rebbe on topic of Tznius, as compiled by Rabbi Seligson. We are proud to once again reintroduce this weekly feature, which will iy”h continue throughout the summer.
Photos: YSP Goes Paintball Shooting
On Monday, YSP enjoyed a fun-packed trip-day, which involved Paintball Shooting, and a visit to the luxurious Rosenhaus Estate.
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