Police: Menorah Vandal ‘Wanted It As Gift’
The 20-year-old Parkland College student who was allegedly caught on camera vandalizing a menorah outside the University of Illinois Chabad Jewish Center didn’t do it out of hatred, police say.
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Kfar Chabad, Israel. Inset: Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi.
Rov of Kfar Chabad Hires PR Firm for Tznius Campaign
The Rov of Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, has hired a public relations firm to assist him in spreading his tznius campaign among residents of the village in central Israel.
Picture of the Day: Rebbe’s Mazkir Visits R’ Yitzi Hurwitz
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, secretary of the Rebbe and Chairman of Merkos, along with Rabbi Yaakov Kaploun from Monsey and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun from Miami, paid a visit to California Shliach Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz – who is battling ALS – while they were in Los Angeles for a wedding.
Hebrew School Teachers to Train with CKids
This Monday evening, over 70 Hebrew School teachers will join a “mind shifting” teacher training at the JCM. The event promises to be inspirational and fun with gourmet dinner and interactive workshops. “Teacher’s carry the most important role in a child’s Hebrew school experience and equipping them with professional development is a must.” Said Mrs. Mussie Weiss, CKids’ Hebrew School Coordinator.
8:00pm: Back to School Advice, Intrusive Mother-In-Law
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 82, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Back to School Advice for Teachers; Intrusive Mother-In-Law; Mental Health Continued and a Special Tribute to Schneur Zalman Pevzner OBM
New Engagement!
Yaron Levy (Sydney, Australia) and Nataly Saketkhou (Great Neck, NY)
New Engagement!
Danny Gniwisch (Montreal, Canada) and Chaya Mushka Kaltmann (Columbus, OH)
New Engagement!
Yehoshua Merovitch (Toronto, Canada) Orlit Tito (Toronto, Canada)
Princeton University Set to Install Eruv
As the result of a collaborative effort between members of its Jewish community and school officials, Princeton University has announced it will install an eruv across its campus and throughout other areas of town to accommodate observant Jews.
New Engagement!
Yossi (ben Shimon) Herz (Crown Heights) and Chaya (Ashley) Joseph (Plantation, FL)
Photos: ULY Students Check Mezuzos for Elul
One of the minhagim which the talmidim of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva-Crown St. have learned regarding the month of Elul is to check one’s tefillin and mezuzos. The yeshiva’s 7th grade wasted no time and got a sofer, Rabbi Levi Ladaev, to come down to their class and together check their Mezuzos.
New Engagement!
Peretz Lazaroff (Houston, TX) and Mushky (bas Hirshel) Kesselman (London, England)
New Engagement!
Yossi (ben Daniel) Lapidus (Crown Heights) and Miriam Kamnitzer (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
A Spiritual Oasis in North Ranch, CA
North ranch, CA will never quite be the same. An upper class picturesque neighborhood, located in the north of the Conejo valley, North ranch is home of thousands of Jews who were never serviced by a synagogue. Now, not only do they have a beautiful Chabad house, but they were treated to a summer yeshiva in their very backyard.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Torah Study Only for Scholars?
Torah describes the symbiotic relationship between the sea-faring tribe of Zevulun and the scholarly tribe of Issachar. Zevulun supported the Torah study of Issachar, and shared in the merit of that study.
New Shluchim to Markham, Ontario
Rabbi and Mrs. Moishe and Mattie Schurder have moved with their son Mendel on Shlichus to Markham, Ontario, to work on Shiurei Torah, coordinating youth activities and developing the young family demographic within the community.
Photos: Tourists Pack Food Baskets for Israel’s Needy
Thousands of American tourists, who arrived in the Jewish state during their summer vacation, chose to dedicate some of their leisure time to helping the needy at the Colel Chabad’s Jerusalem packing facility. More than 5,000 families receive monthly baskets and before major Jewish holidays, an additional 20,000 packages are delivered.
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