In honor of the visiting Shluchos, a baby and kids gear “pop up mall” is coming to Crown Heights on February 15th and 16th. The boutique Lullaby Baby store in Park Slope will offer huge discounts for Shluchos and to the Crown Heights community. Lullaby Baby will be joined by local vendors offering more sales: Wigs by Esther, Teela Skirts, Project 6, and Pelle NYC.
In the second shooting incident in as many days, a 19-year-old African-American girl was shot three times near the entrance to her apartment building on Maple Street and Kingston Ave. She was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where she remains in critical but stable condition. Police are investigating if this incident is related to the one that occurred in the same spot three days ago, when a Jewish man was robbed and shot by a thug wearing a ‘keffiyeh.’
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levi Garelik will give an introduction to Hilchos Kidush Hachodesh, which are currently being learned as part of the 3-perokim cycle of the Rambam.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe saying Kaddish for Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka in his home.
On Thursday, the second day of the International Kinus Hashluchos, a series of seminars and workshops were held at the Eden Palace in Williamsburg. The day concluded with a general session.
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of Chof Beis Shvat and the Kinus Hashluchos, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he gives an explanation for ‘why Chassidim participate in the outside world’ – by way of saluting the Shluchos who devote their lives to working with the world to improve it. 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 shocking and troubling revelations during the Australian Government’s Royal Commission that investigated abuse and molestation in the Sydney community, a number of community Rabbi’s released a video apologizing for not doing enough and pledging to combat CSA.
Jewish life in Cyprus is looking good. Good enough to warrant the establishment of a swank new 13,000 sq. foot Jewish community center, set to the tune of 1.9 million Euro, says its Chief Rabbi Zev Raskin.
Just in time for Chof-Beis Shvat and the Kinus Hashluchos, Rabbi Shea Hecht – author of “Confessions of a Jewish Cultbuster” and Chairman of the Board of NCFJE – has distilled his many years of expertise in advising young couples and singles into a powerful new booklet entitled “Successful Dating – Thirteen Secrets.”
In honor of Chof Beis Shvat, Camp Emunah-B’nos Yaakov Yehudah – one of the pioneers of Lubavitch camping – proudly announced its team of Head Counselors and Division Heads for the Junior Division for this coming summer of 5775.
Sholom Ber and Leah Mushka (nee Haber) Zimmerman (Crown Heights)
New York City, once notorious for high crime, broke a record on Thursday with no murders reported for 10 straight days, police said.
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, February 13, and Saturday, February 14, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
United Airlines will not be honoring the mistake in shockingly low trans-Atlantic flight prices many were able to purchase Wednesday due to a third-party software mistake with currency conversion.
Close to 2,000 men and women – among them Shluchim, Rabbonim, Anash, Mekurovim and members of the Paris Jewish community – came out to salute and express appreciation to Chabad of Paris and its myriad of organizations at its annual gala dinner Wednesday night, the 22nd of Shvat.
A large banner was strung up last night across Kingston Ave. with a message of welcome to all the Shluchos who arrived in Crown Heights for this year’s Kinus.
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