With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Kreina Devorah Hirshorn, OBM, of Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel, after a lengthy battle with a dreaded illness. She was 55 years old.
This week the Singer family will be moving on Shlichus to Bristol, England where they will serve as Shluchim on campus. Chaya Singer writes about their first Shlichus experience.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 64, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: The Meaning of 28 Nissan; Uninspired Community; Unhealthy Parents’ Lifestyle; Emotional Intelligence and Character Refinement (Pt. 2).
A complicated operation last week left Hasidic music star Yosi Piamenta in coma and calls for the public to say Tehillim in his merit were published worldwide. Today, baruch hashem, Yosi awoke and thanked everyone for all the Tehillim they said.
Out of the 1,639 students who participated in the Second Annual Jewish Olympics, a test of Jewish heritage knowledge, 60 finalists were flown from across the Former Soviet Union to Israel for the final stage of the competition in Jerusalem.
A Kingston Avenue fixture passed away Friday night. Myles Rappaport, was a common sight sitting on a milk crate and collecting charity near 770, he was 72 years old.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Elchonon Karnowsky, OBM, of Jerusalem, Israel, father of Rabbi Dovid Karnowsky, of Stamford Hill, London, and grandfather to many devout Chassidim and Shluchim all over the world.
Oholei Torah students participating in the ‘OTEG’ program enjoyed a spring biking trip to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as a reward for completing Pesach ‘missions’.
Chaim Yisroel Winner (Brighton Beach, NY) and Chaya Ende (S. Paulo, Brazil)
24 years ago, on the 28th of Nissan, 5751 (1991), the Rebbe delivered an impassioned talk about Moshiach. The address sparked concern among Chassidim, motivating them to throw themselves into fulfilling the Rebbe’s vision of perfecting the world through Torah and Mitzvos in even higher gear.
Jonathan Horn is the perfect poster boy for Arizona State University: a freshman, he studies hard, works a part time job at a think tank in Phoenix, and is actively involved in Jewish student community life at ASU.
On the eve of 28 Nissan, the day the Rebbe declared that he is giving over to his Chassidim to do all they can to bring Moshiach, Montreal Anash gathered in the main Shul for a Shiur on Inyonei Geulah Umoshiach.
Rabbi Avremi and Esther (nee Yarmush) Hartman, along with their young daughter, will soon be joining the Rebbe’s army of Shluchim, servicing the needs of the steadily growing Jewish community in Vietnam.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin, Librarian of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, will lead a discussion on the topic – From Pesach to Shavuos in Halacha.
In recent months, the students of Chabad Girls Academy have been studying about the Holocaust, as part of their curriculum. They have completed research projects and created artwork, along with a beautiful presentation which they presented to their classmates.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe turning around to say L’chaim at a Farbrengen in the mid 1970s.
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