With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Hatomim Yehudah Shmuel Maimon, OBM, son of the well-known Lubavitcher radio broadcaster Reb Ami Maimon of Chulon, Israel. He passed away mere days after celebrating his Bar Mitzvah.
Inspired by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who would stand for hours every Sunday giving out dollars for others to pass on to those in need, a group of girls went out onto the streets of New York with a bucket of change. Rather than asking for money, they gave out money. This is what happened…
Schneur Zalman (ben R’ Mendel) Reizes (Crown Heights) and Devorah Leah Bronstein (Andover, MA)
On the third floor of Montreal’s Lubavitch Yeshiva, a giant mural depicting a map of the world with flags pinned to the location of each Chabad Yeshiva was recently unveiled. The mural was made up of 7500 bottle caps and took six months to complete.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic – the month of Adar and Purim.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe attentively listening to someone.
A dangerous criminal that was on a violent spree was captured this week and the officers involved in his capture were honored at the precinct council meeting.
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of Parshas Trumah, we present a letter from the Rebbe based on a talk of the Frierdiker Rebbe about the Mishkan and its deeper significance as it relates to our personal travels and duties. 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.
A vehicle parked on Albany Ave. near the corner of President Street was the latest victim of the mysterious wheel thieves who have been operating with impunity and devastating vehicle owners all over Crown Heights over the last couple of years.
This afternoon the Jewish community of Copenhagen, the people of Denmark, and the Jewish people as a whole buried one of its sons: Dan Uzan.
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, February 20, and Saturday, February 21, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
The talmidim in Oholei Torah grades 5 & 6 held a most impressive Talent Show today, in honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar.
Sandy Eller, a writer for VIN News, attended the International Kinus Hashluchos Gala dinner this past Sunday evening at the New York Hilton, where she set out to find the answer to a nagging question: What could possibly make thousands of Orthodox-Jewish women forgo the innumerable conveniences of living in a Frum community, and move out to the farthest stretches of the globe?
A Chabad Shliach who is a prominent advocate of Jewish self-defense in Europe received a death threat on Monday, as European governments scramble to protect Jewish sites in the wake of a series of terrorist incidents that have rocked communities across the continent.
On Thursday, the 15th of Shvat, Congregation Bnai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights’ Sisterhood hosted a Women’s Tu B’shvat Paint Night – ‘a night colored by blessings and beauty.’
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