New Shluchim to Vietnam
Rabbi Avremi and Esther (nee Yarmush) Hartman, along with their young daughter, will soon be joining the Rebbe’s army of Shluchim, servicing the needs of the steadily growing Jewish community in Vietnam.
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Shabbos at the Besht: From Pesach to Shavuos
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin, Librarian of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, will lead a discussion on the topic – From Pesach to Shavuos in Halacha.
Survivor Answers: Where Was G-d During the Holocaust?
In recent months, the students of Chabad Girls Academy have been studying about the Holocaust, as part of their curriculum. They have completed research projects and created artwork, along with a beautiful presentation which they presented to their classmates.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe turning around to say L’chaim at a Farbrengen in the mid 1970s.
Letter & Spirit: Being Realistic and Positive
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of the Month of Iyar – which stands for ‘Ani Hashem Rof’echa’ – we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he answers a woman who is despondent over her grim medical prognosis and health. 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.
Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, left, and Rabbi Eliezer Lipman (Lipa) Dubrawsky, OBM. Inset: The new Sefer, 'Rabbi Eliezer Hagadol.'
Vancouver Shliach Dedicates New Sefer to Deceased Colleague
Rabbi Binyomin Bitton shared a unique bond with the late Rabbi Eliezer Lipman (Lipa) Dubrawsky, formerly educational director of Chabad-Lubavitch of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to being personal friends, they spent many long hours discussing scholarly Torah subjects across the board.
Picture of the Day: Girls Visit Raskin’s Fish Factory
Today, Morah Ruth Landsman of Bais Rivkah Headstart took her class to Raskin’s Fish factory in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where their delicious Gefilte Fish and other fish products are prepared and packaged.
Children at the Brooklyn Heights Chabad's preschool do acts of kindness.
A Day School Grows in Brooklyn Heights
When the Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy on Atlantic Avenue opens this fall with its first kindergarten class, the vision nursed by Rabbi Aaron and Shternie Raskin over 23 years, will finally take shape.
Surveillance Video Shows Brutal Assault
A brutal assault on Kingston Avenue was captured on surveillance cameras from nearby Kingston Bake Shop. Reb Yisroel Shemtov suffered serious injuries after being punched in the face by a drunk black man, and surveillance videos reveals his rowdy behavior leading up to the assault.
New Engagement!
Shimon Gorkin (Crown Heights) and Devorah Weiss (Charlotte, NC)
Transaero Airlines Responds to Viral Story
After the story of a Lubavitcher woman whose vigilance saved an entire airplane – which was first reported here on CrownHeights.info – went viral, representatives of the airline – the Russian carrier Transaero – contacted us with a request that they be given the chance to give their side of the story.
Photo: Shturem.net
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Sholom Feldman, 81, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Sholom Feldman, OBM, a veteran Chossid, Mashpia and member of the Kfar Chabad community. He was 81 year old.
Orthodox Jewish Man Killed by Palestinian Motorist
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said it is taking part in an investigation into Wednesday night’s deadly incident in which a car driven by a Palestinian east Jerusalem resident struck two Israelis waiting for a bus in the capital’s French Hill area.
Rabbi Miller to Lecture at Borough Park Young Israel
Renowned Chabad author Rabbi Chaim Miller is to be the Scholar-in-residence at Young Israel-Beth El in Borough Park this Shabbos, alongside Cantor Benzion Miller, who performs regularly at the Synagogue on special occasions.
Here’s My Story: On the Mark
Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz, an author of books on the Sforno’s commentaries, served Far Rockaway’s Congregation Kneseth Israel for 60 years. He was interviewed in his home JEM,’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in October of 2010.
3 Teens Arrested After Mugging Jewish Boy, Firearm Recovered
A 12-year-old Jewish boy was attacked and robbed by a group of five young black teens on Kingston Avenue. Working closely with the police Shomrim was able to affect the arrest of three of them and lead to the discovery of a firearm.
New Engagement!
Yitzi Shimshoni (Crown Heights) and Chana Blachman (Crown Heights)
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