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Yehoshua and Freidy (nee Gurkow) Korenblit (Crown Heights)
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Letter & Spirit: Learning Chassidus Is a Halachic Obligation
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of Yud Tes Kislev – Chag Ha’ge’ula and Rosh Hashana of Chassidus, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he writes about the Halachic obligation for every Jew to learn Chassidus. 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.
Mayor and Police Commissioner Come to Crown Heights
Both NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio and NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton came to Crown Heights in order to meet with community leaders in order to discuss the recent stabbing attack in 770 and the response to the incident.
Jewbellish The News: CNN Anti-Israel Bias
In the latest episode of Jewbellish The News, Big Dave, filling in for Mendy Pellin, exposes CNN’s anti-Israel bias, talks about America’s recovery from Black Friday, and asks why Hamas in Gaza are scared of rain.
Groundbreaking Weekly Celebrates 100
It began almost two years ago, when Rabbi Yechiel Cagen began to mine the My Encounter with the Rebbe interviews for heartwarming and inspiring stories that would be most appropriate for the Shabbos table.
Tonight: Watch Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen Live
A Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen will be hosted tonight by Beis Menachem Mendel-Chabad in Flatbush at 8:00pm, with world-renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Shais Taub. A video of the event will be streamed live by Chabad.org, and will be available for viewing here on CrownHeights.info.
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Motty and Malka Michla (nee Plotkin) Perlow (Crown Heights)
Man Arrested for Exposing Himself to Young Woman
This afternoon, Shomrim received a call from a young Jewish woman who said an African-American man in his early 30s wearing a jacket emblazoned with the word ‘security’ exposed himself to her near the corner of East New York and Kingston Avenues.
Video: Menorah’s Message Is Universal
Rabbi Avrohom Rimler, Shliach to Plattsburgh in northern New York, was interviewed by the local chapter of NBC News after the city approved his request to display a public Menorah downtown.
Power of Jewish Children Winners Honored at Gala Dinner
The four young winners of the “Power of Jewish Children” flew in to New York for the 34th annual gala Tzivos Hashem dinner on Monday, December 8, at The Grand Prospect Hall and shared their achievement with 400 attendees and thousands of viewers online.
Miami Celebrates Alter Rebbe’s Redemption
Anshei Lubavitch of Greater Miami sponsored this year’s Yud Tes Kislev celebration, which was held at The Capt. Hyman P. Galbut Jewish Learning Center-Chabad in Miami Beach.
Wisconsin Gov. Says ‘Molotov’ in Letter Regarding Chabad Menorah Was Typo
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has brought a whole new meaning to the notion of kindling the Chanukah flames.
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Mendel and Gitty Meyers (Buffalo, NY)
Menorah Stolen in Boca Replaced with Even Bigger One
Last Chanukah, someone stole the menorah from the Boca Raton Chabad Student Center that for three years lit up the campus of Lynn University during Hanukkah. It has never been recovered.
Beis Shmuel Holds Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen
Marking the Yom Tov of Yud Tes Kislev, Beis Shmuel hosted a Farbrengen with noted Mashpiah Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi in the second floor ballroom of the JCM.
