Shabbos at the Besht: Eruv Chatzeirus
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Berel Levin, chief librarian of Agudas Chassidei Chabad library, will lead a discussion on the topic – Eruv Chatzeirus.
New Engagement!
Yitzie Kessler (Morristown, NJ) and Bayla Brafman (Miami Beach, FL)
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One With the Watermelon Fund
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Vayakhel. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why did the very skilled craftsmen who worked on the Tabernacle also spend their time crafting the very simple items such as hooks and pegs? Couldn’t they work on the elaborate stuff, while leaving the simple work to other, less talented workers?
JNet Celebrates 8,000 Chavrusas
Over 200 people joined together for an evening of inspiration and achdus at the 3rd annual JNet Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, celebrating 8,000 Chavrusas.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe touching the ‘Poroches’ on his way out of 770, circa mid 1970s.
New Engagement!
Meir Krinsky (Crown Heights) and Shirelle Meer (Morristown, NJ)
Baby Boy!
Shlomie and Rochel (nee Brook) Frishman (Crown Heights)
Congregation B’nai Avraham Holds 27th Anniversary dinner
300 people joined in celebrating the 27th anniversary dinner of Congregation B’nai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights, led by Rabbi Aaron and Shternie Raskin.
Letter & Spirit: Carrying the Mishkan Wherever We Go
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he gives insights about chinuch based on a talk of the Frierdiker Rebbe relating to the mishkan. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Baby Girl!
Berel and Mushka (nee Flint) Greenfeld (Crown Heights)
Jewish Dads on Parenting as Part of ‘Fathers First’ Forum
group of guys got together last week to do what guys don’t always do: chat about parenting. They’re participants in “Fathers First,” a forum started by Rabbi Dovid Hordiner, director of the Gan Yeladim Early Childhood Center at Chabad of Stamford, Conn.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Leah (nee Nash) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
Photo: Shturem.net
Picture of the Day: Cyprus’ 4th Chabad Center
Yesterday, the Jewish community of Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean, celebrated the completion of its fourth Chabad Center, built in the capital city of Nicosia. The island is a popular vacation spot for Israelis, lying just 150 miles off the coast of Israel.
New Engagement!
Yossi (ben Shneur Zalman) Baumgarten (Crown Heights) and Sarale (bas Yosef Yitzchok and Yaffie) Simpson (Crown Heights)
Lavish Melave Malka Benefits Chesed in Russia
Last Motzei Shabbos, a grand Melave Malka was held in Moscow to benefit the city’s many Chesed institutions, under the leadership of Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
New Music Room Dedicated at Chovevei Torah
Earlier this week, Rabbi and Mrs. Yerachmiel Jacobson inaugurated a new Music and Farbrengen Room at Yeshivas Chovevei Torah.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended Friday, March 4, 2016, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
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