Crown Heights ‘Avos Ubanim’ Takes Off with a Bang
Over 400 fathers and sons attended the first week of the Avos Ubanim Betzalel learning program, which took place this past Motzoei Shabbos in Crown Heights.
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The Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Chabad Shliach Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, filed a complaint with local police after two men, whom he described as Middle Eastern, tried to run him over with their vehicle at a gas station.
Two Men Attempt to Run Over Dutch Chief Rabbi
The Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Chabad Shliach Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, filed a complaint with local police after two men, whom he described as Middle Eastern, tried to run him over with their vehicle at a gas station.
Three Thieves Apprehended by Shomrim
Three thieves, in two separate incidents, were arrested as a result of the hard work and vigilance of Shomrim volunteers in the span of 30 minutes yesterday, Sunday evening, in Crown Heights.
Terrorist Stabs 25-Year-Old Israeli Woman to Death
In three separate Palestinian terrorist attacks today, a young woman was stabbed to death and two others injured in the West Bank settlement of Gush Etzion, an Israeli soldier was stabbed and critically injured in Tel Aviv, and a third would-be attacker pulled out a knife at a Jerusalem light rail stop, but was subdued by vigilant bystanders before he could do any harm.
Update: Gush Etzion terrorist murderer had been released in prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit.
Update: Soldier stabbed in Tel Aviv dies.
Music Video: Open Up
This all-new music video, starring Jewish singing star Gad Elbaz, was filmed at Borough Park’s Breadberry, a modern kosher supermarket that has become a favorite of customers of all types. ‘Open Up,’ an original composition by Elbaz, is an upbeat and lighthearted reminder that all the goodness in our lives, even the food that we eat, is a divine gift to be treasured.
With sadness we inform you of the passing this morning of Mrs. Luba Chana Friedman, OBM, of Crown Heights, wife of the Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah, Reb Yisroel Friedman, may he live and be well. She was 74 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Luba Chana Friedman, 74
With sadness we inform you of the passing this morning of Mrs. Luba Chana Friedman, OBM, of Crown Heights, wife of the Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah, Reb Yisroel Friedman, may he live and be well. She was 74 years old.
Photos: Children Rally at the Ohel
Last night, Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayera, dozens of children travelled by bus from Crown Heights to the Ohel for a special rally.
8:00pm: Overspending, Inheritance, Euthanasia, Children Hurt by the System, Peer Pressure
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 42, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the following topics: Overspending, Inheritance, Euthanasia, Children Hurt by the System, Peer Pressure and a follow-up on the Ohel and Igros.
Photos: NYPD Discusses Kinus Safety
Next week will mark the opening of the International Conference of Shluchim in Crown Heights, an event which will bring thousands of Chabad emissaries from around the world to New York City. One of the chief concerns is safety, and addressing that were representatives from the NYPD and Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, who met at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Chaya Mushka Kaushansky, 14
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing on Shabbos of Chaya Mushka Kaushansky of Toronto, Canada. She was 14 years old.
Sydney Kids Graduate After-School Jewish Studies
JEMs (Jewish Education Matters), an after-school program for Jewish public-school children in Sydney, Australia, held its fourth banquet/graduation this past week, with a crowd of over 900 parents, grandparents, children and teens packing the venue.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Henya Rivka Raskin, 63, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Henya Rivka Raskin OBM of Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel. She was 63 years old.
From Days Gone By: Reb Shlomo Farbrengs
Tonight marks the 20th Yahrtzeit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach, OBM. During a visit to Sydney, Australia, for several concerts in the summer of 1979, he made a surprise visit to the Chabad Yeshiva Centre while a Yud Beis Tammuz farbrengen was being held by local Anash. Rabbi Aryeh Solomon was present and took photos of the occasion, which he shared with CrownHeights.info.
Crown Heights EMT Couple Saves a Life Together
A quick thinking Crown Heights Jewish couple, who were in the right place at the right time, may be responsible for saving the life of a woman injured in a hit and run accident in Park Slope.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Lamplighters
When a chosid asked the Rebbe Rashab, “What is a chasid?” The Rebbe Rashab answered him, “A chasid is a lamplighter.” He has an obligation to ignite the spark in his fellow Jew’s G-dly soul.
The funeral of Shalom Aharon Badani, a 17-year-old yeshivah student who died after a terrorist rammed his minivan into a crowd waiting for a train in Jerusalem. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Yeshivah Student, 17, Dies in Jerusalem from Wounds in Terrorist Van Attack
A 17-year-old yeshivah student died of injuries sustained when he was run down by a terrorist’s van at a light-rail station Jerusalem earlier this week. It was the second death resulting from an attack that also killed a border police officer and wounded more than a dozen bystanders and police.
Letter & Spirit: What a Shidduch Needs to Succeed
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in regards to the success of Shidduchim. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
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