An amazing ‘feel-good’ phenomenon has been sweeping social media this holiday season: police officers pull over motorists for minor infractions and instead of giving tickets, the officers are handing out gifts of cash or presents. One Texas Shliach was ‘ensnared’ in this holiday endeavor.
7-year-old Mendy Dukes of Crown Heights, son of well-known songwriter Sarah Dukes, composed and recorded his very own song, titled ‘Yevarechecha.’ The song was recorded and arranged by Fitche Benshimon.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin, chief librarian of the Agudas Chassidei Chabad library, will lead a discussion on the topic – Hey Teves: Trial and tribulations.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of The Rebbe encouraging the singing of the kids after davening Mincha during Chanukah, 1987.
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present an interesting reply from the Rebbe to a young woman who asked about dreams and nightmares. 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.
Following the enormous success of its Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen on Friday night Kolel Menachem, the Kolel that was established by the Rebbe, will be hosting yet another Friday night Farbrengen and this time it will be in honor of Hey Teves and will feature Rabbi Sholom Ber Levin and Rabbi Yitzchok Wilhelm both of whom were involved in the seforim case.
Mel (Menachem) Alexenberg is an artist, writer, and art educator best known for his explorations of the intersections between art, science, technology and culture. He is the author of seven books, and his artworks are housed in the collections of more than forty museums worldwide. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in Ra’anana, Israel, in July of 2014.
A heartless crook ripped the tires off a ‘Meals-on-Wheels’ delivery truck, which is operated by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, under the leadership of Rabbi Moshe Wiener.
Dozens of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, wounded in this summer’s Gaza War, remain in rehabilitation Sheba/Tel Hashomer Hospital today. With the theme of “The Light will Win!” bringing promise and hope to all, Chabad’s Terror Victims Project visited these wounded soldiers on the second night of Chanukah.
Camp Gan Yisroel of Toronto hosted the weekly father-and-son learning program for the students of Cheder Chabad on Motzei Shabbos Chanukah.
It has been a very busy Chanukah on Lincoln Rd. in Miami’s South Beach neighborhood, one of the hottest tourist destinations in South Florida. Every night of Chanukah there has been a grand Menorah lighting attended by very large crowds, drawing together Jews from around the globe.
Kew Gardens locals from all walks of life braved the cold temperatures to participate in a public menorah lighting paying tribute to the Kedoshim who were murdered in Har Nof last month.
In the Pentagon’s Hall of Heros, where our military’s bravest and most distinguished were honored with its highest honor – the Medal of Honor, Chabad representatives lit a Chanukah Menorah. In attendance were Generals, Admirals and Chaplains.
A firebomb attack on a car in the West Bank left an 11-year-old Israeli girl severely burned and her father injured on Thursday, the Israeli military said.
Children in South Florida were in awe as Judah the Maccabee entered their classroom. Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick of Chabad Youth Network of Florida was decked out in full Maccabee attire brought the story of Chanukah alive for thousands of children.
On the last day of Chanukah, Menachem Ladayov – founder of the French language Chabad news website Anachinfos.net – was out in Paris spreading the Chanukah spirit, when he happened to meet a man in a Santa Claus costume who was spreading the spirit of a very different holiday.
Pursuant to the growing interest in Hey Teves, in cooperation with Chabad.org, JEM will be providing a global webcast of 30 minutes of selected highlights of its new film “A Movement on Trial.” The video, which has received accolades for telling a complex and painful story in a compelling way, will be broadcast one time at 8:30pm tonight (Thursday) here on CrownHeights.info.
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