Mashpia Farbrengs with Shluchim at EU Headquarters
Renowned Mashpia Rabbi Zusia Posner was the guest of the community of Shluchim at the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, with whom he conducted a Farbrengen in honor of Yud Tes Kislev.
Photos by Meir Alfasi
Hundreds of Thousands of Seforim Sold at Chassidus Fair
What began as a large Yud Tes Kislev gathering in Jerusalem’s Binyanei Ha’umah – The International Convention Center – gradually grew into a multi faceted event that includes a massive sale of Seforim on Chassidus from all Talmidei HaBaal Shem Tov, with a particular highlight on Chabad Chassidus.
Humble Latke Gets an Extreme Makeover
Chanie Apfelbaum, a Crown Heights food blogger, gourmet cook and devoted mother of four, was featured in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, America’s most-read newspaper, with whom she shared her new – and arguably healthier – take on the age-old traditional Chanukah Latke.
Donations to JNet to Be Quadrupled
JNet, the online Chavrusa program that provides business people, students and homemakers the opportunity to take some time out of their busy workday to study Torah, has announced the launch of a 24 hour a crowd-funding campaign, with the goal of raising $40,000 over the next 24 hours.
Sydney Hostages Freed, Terrorist Subdued
Police have declared the siege over in Sydney after armed officers stormed the chocolate shop at the center of a hostage crisis and hostages were seen fleeing amid the sound of explosions.
Baby Boy!
Yisroel Noach and Leah (nee Aber) Teitelbaum (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Chayale (nee Schapiro) Edelman (Lauder Hill, FL)
New Engagement!
Bezalel (ben Avrohom) Gopin (Crown Heights) and Mushka Bogomilsky (Short Hills, NJ)
Photos: 100’s Attend International Siyum HaRambam
Anash and Bochurim gathered Tuesday night in Crown Heights for the conclusion of the 33rd cycle of the study of three chapters of Rambam a day, and to begin the 34th cycle. A special children’s program was held as well.
Photos by Benams
Rabbi Getzy and Chana Rubashkin, co-directors of Chabad of West Kendall & The Falls in Miami.
Timing Is Everything: Chabad Visits a Sick Friend and Saves Her Life
The Talmud (Nedarim 40a) teaches that visiting the sick can literally restore them to life. But it’s not often that the result of this mitzvah is as apparent as it was recently to Rabbi Getzy Rubashkin of Miami, Florida.
Wild Crash Leaves Car Atop Parked Car
A bizarre car crash Sunday morning left a Nissan Maxima sedan perched halfway atop a parked Honda Fit compact. Witnesses said they saw the driver crawling out of his car.
Rabbi Mendel Marasow (left) presenting a check to Commodore Mark B. Watson, Director General Morale and Welfare Services.
Jewish Communities Reach out to Families of Canadian Soldiers
In response to the recent tragedies that have befallen the Canadian military where four servicemen lost their lives in terrorist attacks and work and training accidents, members of the Jewish community reached out to the bereaved families.
8:00pm: Whom Does 770 Belong To?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 47, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the following topics: Whom does 770 belong to? Women’s Place: Home or Work? Identity of Moshiach; Jewish Converts; Trust After Betrayal; Learning Rambam.
Yeshiva Gedolah of Miami Hosts 33rd Siyum HoRambam
The Anash Community and Temimim joined the Siyum Horaambam hosted by the Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Miami.
Video: The Disturbing History of Al Sharpton
Conservative blogger and commentator Andrew Klavan takes a look at the disturbing history of Al Sharpton, and wonders how he became a black leader.
Aliya Gathers to Remember Deceased Colleague
This past Yud Kislev was one of the most uplifting and life-changing events in the last twelve years of Aliya history.
Photos: Satmar Marks Yom Tov in Crown Heights
Satmar Chassidim gathered at the Bedford Avenue armory in Crown Heights Heights to mark Kuf Alef Kislev, the day Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum Ztz’l, the founder of Satmar Chassidus in America, escaped from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
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