Baby Boy!
Mendel and Devorah (nee Small) Jacobson (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Ahron and Chaya Blasberg (Noord, Aruba)
Son-In-Law of Slain Rabbi Spreads a Message of Love, Not Hate
Christina James has a bad habit of saying she will do something — everything from chores to meeting up with friends — and not following through, the 16-year-old said. But not anymore, said Christina, who penned her promise to change her ways on a traveling “I will” scroll attached to an RV meant to inspire change around the globe.
Video: ‘Oseh Shalom’ in New York State Senate
Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, director of Merkos’ Suite 302, gave the invocation yesterday at the New York State Senate as a guest of Crown Heights Senator Jesse Hamilton.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during a children’s rally in the mid 1980s.
Over 1500 Participate in Georgetown Lag BaOmer Event
Over 1,500 men, women and children attended Chabad of Georgetown, Brooklyn’s annual Lag Ba’omer festival, organized by Rabbi Avraham Holtzberg.
Detroit CommUnity Unites With Dovid Gabay
The yard of Lubavitch Yeshiva slowly began filling up as the – Detroit Frum – “CommUnity” started showing up for a Lag B’omer event, first of its kind in Detroit.
New Engagement!
Chaim Yisroel (Sully) Klein (Crown Heights) and Faygie (bas Isaac) Begun (Woodmere, NY)
Letter & Spirit: Is Shmitta Utilitarian?
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in honor of this year of shmitta and this week’s parsha (B’har-b’chukosai) where we learn the laws of shmitta, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he explains the idea of shmitta as much more than just a question of utility – where we give the land a “rest” (as is so commonly believed). The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
$1.3M Revamp of Chabad of Greater St. Louis Underway
Chabad of Greater St. Louis, has taken another step towards completing a major facelift for its Delmar Boulevard facility, with construction now set to get underway.
Picture of the Day: Teens Inspired by Survivor
CTeen of Newton, MA, led by Rabbi Shalom Ber Prus, recently organized a special event for the community to hear from Edgar Krasa, a local Holocaust survivor in his early 90s, featured in the film “Defiant Requiem.”
Rabbi Leima Wilhelm to Join Morristown Yeshiva
Rabbi Moshe Herson, Dean of the Rabbinical College of America, has announced that Rabbi Leima Wilhelm will start serving this coming Elul as one of the principal Roshei Yeshivah and Mashpiim of the Morristown Yeshivah. CrownHeights.info reported last month that Rabbi Wilhelm had been fired from his previous position at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Detroit.
Baby Girl!
Chesky and Miri (nee Notik) Rothman (Rockford, IL)
New Engagement!
Levi (ben Elozor) Gurevitz (Crown Heights) and Shaina Rapoport (Long Beach, CA)
Collision Causes Car to Careen onto Sidewalk
Two vehicles collided today in the intersection of Kingston Ave. and Lincoln Place, in front of the Basil restaurant. The force of the collision caused one vehicle to careen onto the sidewalk and demolish an emergency call box. Thankfully, no pedestrians were injured.
