New Engagement!
Avromi Gorokhov (Marine Park / Crown Heights) and Suzi Trembitsky (Starrett City, Brooklyn)
Video: When You Find Yourself in a Challenging Situation
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayechi. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What can we do when we find ourselves in a challenging situation?
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: David Breir, 50, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Refael Dovid Tzvi Aharon (David) Breier OBM, a member of the North Miami Beach community, who passed away after battling an illness. He was 50 years old.
Menorah Matches One Built by Printing Shop
Inspired by a story published last year on Lubavitch.com, in which the owner of a New Jersey printing shop built a giant Menorah across the street from a holiday tree display so the Jews wouldn’t feel left out, Rabbi Mendy and Aidella Blesofsky, Shluchim to Springfield, NJ, decided to build a similar menorah for their annual event.
From Days Gone By: Kevudah Bas Melech
Rebbetzin Nechamah Dinah Schneersohn, wife of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, poses for a photograph with their three young daughters – (l-r) Chaya Mushka, Shaina and Chana.
New Referral Listing to Guide Women in Need
In the life of a Jewish woman, situations will occasionally arise in which help is needed from professionals in the realm of Taharas Hamishpacha. For many, assistance with mental health issues for themselves or a loved one may be needed, and trying to figure out where to turn to for help can be bewildering and frightening.
Yeshivah Brings New Energy to Arkansas Community
Little Rock, Ark., seems like an unlikely place for a yeshivah junior-high school. Yet, September saw an influx of adolescent boys from across the country converge on the southern city with a Jewish population of roughly 2,000 souls.
In Newest Music Video, Gad Elbaz Pleads ‘Our Father, Hear Our Call’
In his newest music video, titled ‘Avinu,’ Gad Elbaz eloquently and poignantly gives voice to the plea that is in all of our hearts, as we ask for divine protection and the peace that continues to elude us.
Community Leaders Meet with Brooklyn D.A.
A select group of Jewish community leaders and activists, including Rabbi Shea Hecht and Rabbi Yaakov Behrman of Crown Heights, met last week with Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson and Councilman Chaim Deutsch to discuss issues and concerns facing the community on a daily basis.
Laws and Customs: Asara B’Teves
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Asara B’Teves for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Father, Son Kidnapped on Way to Shul
A father and his son were kidnapped by gunman as they walked together to a Chabad Shul in Venezuela Shabbos morning. The gunman later made contact with the family and demanded a ransom for their release.
Picture of the Day: Regards from the Edge of the World
A group of Israeli backpackers in Argentina placed a sign in front of a glacier at the southern tip of the South American continent, which reads “Chabad House is our home in Bariloche.”
New Chabad Center Dedicated on the Russia-China Border
A brand new Chabad Center was dedicated last week in the center of the city of Vladivostok, Russia which is near the China and North Korea borders.
8th Day and CTeen Join to Create “Inner Flame”
CTeen – The Chabad Teen Network, and Chasidic rock group 8th Day have teamed up to produce a brand new exciting music video, set to 8th Day’s latest release “Inner Flame”.
Brother of Terror Victim Honored at Menorah Lighting
Ezra Schwartz HYD was murdered by Palestinian terrorists one month ago and standing in front of a united crowd in Sharon, Massachusetts, his 13-year-old brother Hillel Schwartz lit the Menorah and led the crowd in the singing of Ani Maamin.
8:00pm: Why Hair Covering? Inspiring Children; Chemistry in Dating; Is the Rebbe’s Advice Specific to Questioner? Tzimtzum K’pshuto Part III
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 95, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Why Hair Covering? Inspiring Children; Chemistry in Dating; Is the Rebbe’s Advice Specific to Questioner? Tzimtzum K’pshuto Part III.
