Halachic Analysis: Buying Clothes in the Three Weeks
Rabbi Levi Y. Garelik addresses the following question: Can one buy new clothing during the time between Shiva Asar Betamuz and Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av?
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New Engagement!
Ariel Steinberg (Atlanta, GA) and Chaya Bornstein (Las Vegas, NV)
Story: The Tefillin and the Truck Driver
A lost pair of holocaust-survivor’s Tefilin, a garage sale in rural Nevada, a Jewish Jewish truck driver who never had a Bar Mitzvah, and an upscale Pesach retreat – all come together in this phenomenal story of Hashgacha Protis, which was printed in the latest edition of Mishpacha Magazine.
New Engagement!
Levi Kapeluschnik (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Sara (bas R’ Shlomo) Steinmitz (Crown Heights)
Radio Talk Show Host Tells Story of Previous Rebbe
Nationally syndicated conservative talk show host Michael Savage spent several minutes of his daily radio broadcast to tell a story of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe and his father, the Rebbe Rashab.
Video: First Week at CGI-Detroit
A video recap of the first week of Camp Gan Yisroel-Detroit, located in Lubavitch City, MI.
Visitors Give Condolence to Rapp Family
Members of the Rapp family have been sitting Shiva after the tragic passing of Rabbi Kuti Rapp, OBM, for the past week in Crown Heights and in Israel. They were visited by many members of the community, including Rabbonim and representatives from law enforcement.
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Arik and Chaya (nee Friedman) Denebeim (Crown Heights)
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Tovie and Cherry (nee Raksin) Weitman (Crown Heights)
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Yossi and Chanie (nee Lieberman) Lebovics (Lauderhill, FL)
Shliach Calls Out Amazon’s Hypocrisy
A week after Amazon banned the sale of Confederate flags following a deadly shooting, Jewish organizations, including Sacramento Shliach Rabbi Mendy Cohen, are calling on Amazon to ban books denying the Holocaust.
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Yaakov and Mushkie (nee Kohn) Perlman (Kingston, PA)
8:00pm: 17 Tammuz and The 3 Weeks; Are we Making a Difference? Mashpia, Friend and Spouse – Distinction? How to Achieve Ahavas Yisroel
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 74, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: 17 Tammuz and The 3 Weeks; Are we Making a Difference? Mashpia, Friend and Spouse – Distinction? How to Achieve Ahavas Yisroel.
Plus Size Gown Gemach Marks 1 Year and 200 Success Stories
Just one year after being established, the Simchas Rochel and Golda Gown Gemach has helped over 200 women find a beautiful gowns for their Simchas. Chani Vogel writes of her wonderful experiences with this endeavor.
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Hershy and Ariella (nee Schachter) Ives (Crown Heights)
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Yoni and Aviva Marrus (Pembroke Pines, FL)
Yosef Yitzchak, left, and Devora Leah Chincholker pose with a soldier after offering him kosher cookies and cakes.
Israeli Soldiers in Indiana Get a Taste of Home
Generally, the visitors who grace the Shabbat table of Rabbi Yehoshua and Zlata Chincholker tend to be college students at Indiana University Bloomington, where the couple directs the campus Chabad House-Jewish Student Center. Last Shabbat, however, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries welcomed a different group of students–Israelis in town for disaster training.
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