Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Ada Herzog, 38, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Ada Herzog, OBM, a young mother and member of the Montreal Lubavitch community. She was 38 years old.
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Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two unique photos of the Rebbe – speaking with a man at a Farbrengen and distributing Kos Shel Brocho after the conclusion of Yomtov.
Letter & Spirit: Importance of a Jewish Surname
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of Pesach, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he underlines the importance of a Jewish name, and its fundamental role in our redemption from Mitzrayim. The Rebbe implies that having a Jewish surname is of significance as well. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
PSA: Zmanim for the the First Days and Erev Pesach
What time do we do Bedikas Chometz? When is the last time to eat Chometz? And burning Chometz? The Crown Heights Beis Din’s Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba compiled a list of times beginning tonight and going through the first days of Yom Tov.
Seniors attend a Talmud class at Chabad of Tel Aviv.
Seniors Study Talmud, Reap Social Benefits
“In truth I am too frail and would not come to study daily, but I feel that I owe a debt to the person whose heart is transplanted in my body,” Israel, a Tel Avivian nonagenarian, told Rabbi Shaul Reitzes, 34, who heads the senior adult education learning program, Tiferet Zkeinim Levi Yitzchak. This month marks thirty years since its inauguration.
Missing Israeli Found Alive and Unharmed
After 10 hours of intense searching, the IDF has announced that they have found the missing 22-year-old Israeli citizen alive and unharmed in Chevron.
113 Orphans Celebrate Bar Mitzvah with Colel Chabad
When he was 7, Maor S. from the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Malachi lost his mother to cancer. Each year, his grandmother and aunt struggled to find the emotional strength to celebrate his birthday with the happiness the boy deserved, but it was always difficult. They were all the more worried when it came to preparing for Maor’s bar mitzvah at the age of 13, when he would be called to the Torah and in Jewish tradition considered a man.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said a framework agreement reached at talks on Iran’s nuclear program is “a good deal” that would, if fully implemented, prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Obama Lauds ‘Historic Good Deal’ with Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said a framework agreement reached at talks on Iran’s nuclear program is “a good deal” that would, if fully implemented, prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
New Clothes for Needy Children in Former USSR
In honor of Pesach, 5,500 of the neediest Jewish children across Ukraine, Russia and the Former Soviet Union are now receiving special clothing packages made possible thanks to the FJC’s partnership with the IFCJ and the Gloria-Jeans franchise.
Our 10 Favorite Tweets About the #MitzvahTankParade
A Parade of 65 Mitzvah Tanks driving through the streets of New York City is sure to generate quite a bit of conversation, and in the age of social media, much of that conversation will take place online. CrownHeights.info’s editors read through many New Yorkers’ Tweets on the parade – and choose our favorite ten, which we share with our readers.
Shloshim Ceremony for Copenhagen Terror Victim
Four European Union commissioners – of economy, law, taxes and education, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and representatives of over 20 European countries participated in a ceremony held at the European synagogue to commemorate the Shloshim of 37-year-old Dan Uzan, who was killed by an Islamic terrorist while guarding a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Photos by Bentzi Sasson
Bochurim Prepare to Cover Globe
540 Bochurim have boarded flights this week from New York headed to 260 cities worldwide to bring matzah, wine and to run sedorim for the local Jewish.
by Merkos 302 News Blog
Kharkov, Ukraine
Here’s My Story: Like a Loving Grandfather
Mrs. Tziporah Edelkopf lives with her family in Kiryat Malachi, Israel. She was interviewed for JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in New York in October of 2013.
Melbourne’s Yud Alef Nissan Mitzvah Tank Parade
This past Tuesday, Yud Aleph Nissan, Melbourne saw its fourth consecutive (in recent years) Mitzvah Tank parade travel throughout its south-eastern suburbs, celebrating the 113th birthday of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, distributing much needed Passover provisions, and bringing the message of the upcoming Passover festival to Jews of all types.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Sterna (nee Gabay) Zwiebel (Crown Heights)
From Days Gone By: ’60s Bar Mitzvah
In this vintage photograph, several Lubavitcher women pose for a group portrait at a Bar Mitzvah in the 1960s. Can you identify anyone in the photo, where and when it was taken?
A mobile speed camera on Carroll Street between Troy and Schenectady Aves.
Speed Camera Tickets Surge, Bring In Nearly $17M
Speed cameras, which issue tickets automatically when drivers go more than 10mph over the speed limit, have produced a surge in tickets and generated nearly $17 million in revenue for New York City.
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