29 years ago, Rabbi Anchelle Perl, director of Chabad of Mineola, Long Island, made a promise to a dying Jewish woman that he would make a Bar Mitzvah for her 2-year-old son, Mathew. 11 years later, when the time came to fulfill his promise, Rabbi Perl discovered that Mathew had been baptized, and no Bar Mitzvah would be forthcoming.
Areleh and Sarah (nee Risenberg) Eichler (Crown Heights)
This clipping from a 1973 print of the New York Times features a full-page advertisement, which was placed by Rabbi J.J. Hecht, beseeching Jews not to intermarry, and to explore their own beautiful roots before looking elsewhere.
Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Spalter) Spritzer (Crown Heights)
The Chabad French-Jewish Community Center of New York York hosted a grand Lag Ba’omer dinner, which was graced with the presence of Mr. Frederic Lefebvre, a member of the French Parliament and Minister of trade under former President Nicholas Sarkozy.
Hundreds of men, women and children joined the Grand Lag BaOmer Parade at the Ecopark Feldman Zoo in Kharkov, Ukraine. Despite it falling in the middle of the week, a large crowd came to enjoy an amazing day with Jewish pride on full display.
The Keren Avraham Eliezer Camp Fund – in memory of Hatomim Avremi Goldman HYD – hosted a Chinese Auction in Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights on Sunday, with hundreds in attendance. At the event the lucky winners of some 80 fabulous prizes were drawn.
Veteran Shliach in Tzfat, Israel, Rabbi Aaron Eliezer Ceitlin is in dire need of our prayers as well as donations to help facilitate treatment that is only available in the United States.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 67, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Confused by Gimmel Tammuz; Expressing Emotions Al Pi Chassidus; Working on Your Marriage.
With monsoon season fast approaching, Chabad of Nepal is working feverishly to supply thousands of Nepali people with sturdy tents that will be able to withstand the annual gush of rain and pounding winds that are expected to hit the country, which is still recovering from a massive 7.8 earthquake less than two weeks ago.
After losing the race for state assembly, Mendy Raitport still feels this was a victory and penned a letter thanking Crown Heights for their support. Already he is feeling the positive effects of the strong voter turnout, which he feels will enable our neighborhood to receive better recognition.
A Lubavitcher man was injured after being struck by a car on Shabbos afternoon. The crash occurred in a busy Kingston Avenue intersection.
Potholes; They’re everywhere. They’re horrible. Drivers’ complaints have been long and loud, and after CBS2 demanded answers, they got action. CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reports.
Schools from across South Florida united and joined together in a Lag BaOmer Unity Day organized by the Chabad Youth Network of Florida.
Allergy sufferers throughout the northeast are finding themselves in the midst of a particularly brutal season as meteorological conditions over the past few months combined to create the perfect storm for those who suffer from seasonal allergies.
The Chabad community in Montreal, one of the only cities in the world which organizes a grand Lag Ba’omer Parade whether it’s Sunday or in middle of the week, celebrated the yahrzeit of the Rashbi Thursday with much fanfare.
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