Photos: Kumzitz with Karduner in Crown Heights
Marking its 4th successful year, a Kumzitz style concert featuring Yosef Karduner and Yishai Lapidot brought out hundreds this past Motzai Shabbos.
Left: Judge Richard Posner. Right: Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein.
Op-Ed: Judge Posner Overstepped Bounds in Chabad Drinking Case
In an op-ed published originally by the Jewish Daily Forward, Crown Heights attorney and community activist Eli Federman lays out why he believes Federal Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner overstepped his bounds in his Halacha-quoting decision striking down Chabad Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein’s lawsuit against Northwestern University.
Baby Boy!
Zalmy and Chaya (nee Sarfati) Rabkin (Crown Heights)
Wall Street Journal Profiles Mendy Pellin
In a feature article published yesterday, the Wall Street Journal profiled Lubavitcher comedian Mendy Pellin and his rise in the world of entertainment.
Philanthropist to Renovate Oholei Torah Gym
Yesterday, Thursday, Mr. Yosef Yitzchok Popack and Reb Mendel Levin met with a delegation of Oholei Torah principals, lead by Rabbis Yosef and Sholom Rosenfeld, at the Eastern Parkway Campus. A group of Talmidim also welcomed Mr. Popack and shared with him a Dver Torah.
Monsey Mesivta Marks Rebbe Rashab’s Birthday
Rabbi Yossi Jacobson joined the Bochurim of Mesivta Lubavitch of Monsey for a Farbrengen Thursday night, in honor of Chof Cheshvan, the Rebbe Rashab’s birthday.
Photos: Yeshivas Erev Kicks Off in Crown Heights
This past week, hundreds of Crown Heights boys from grades 5 through 8 voluntarily got together from 7:00 to 8:00 PM for an extra hour of Torah Study.
Australians Show Solidarity with Terror Victims
Rabbi Yaakov Barber, a Chabad Shaliach from Melbourne, Australia, came to Israel recently with members of his community on a visit of solidarity with the people of Israel. Together with a delegation from Chabad’s Terror Victims Project, they visited the families of the terror victims who were violently murdered in Israel in the last weeks by incomprehensible, senseless stabbings and by cars used as weapons. And they went to see those who were injured in these terror acts and are in the hospital.
Shabbos at the Besht: What the World Needs to Understand
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic – ‘What the world needs to understand.’
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during davening in the early 1970s.
New Engagement!
Chili Baron (Miami, FL) and Shterny (bas Yossi) Niasoff (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Yohan Bitton (Montreal, Canada) and Devorah Lallouz (Montreal, Canada)
Teen Shot Just Steps from Two Schools
A teenager opened fire on a group teens across the street, just steps away from a public school and Yeshiva on Albany Avenue. One victim was taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound to the arm.
1,400 Jewish Children in Russia Compete in ‘Olympics’
After its remarkable success in 2013-14 the ‘Darkeinu Olympics’ Jewish heritage quiz returned for a second round with over 1,400 pupils from the FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ network of Jewish school in the Former Soviet Union attending the first stage – a written test on selected chapters from the ‘Darkeinu’ learning program.
Letter & Spirit: Overcoming Difficulty to Achieve Success
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a unique letter written by the Rebbe in 1948 to a supporter of the [Frierdiker] Rebbe and of Chabad during its early years in America who “found the road of his efforts rough and difficult.” 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.
Vigilant Bystanders Deliver Mugger to Hands of Justice
In the light of day and in the heart of Crown Heights, two African-American men assaulted and mugged a young Jewish man. Thanks to the heroic efforts of several bystanders, one of the perpetrators was caught and arrested.
Illustration photo
First Snow of the Season Expected Tonight
New York City’s Department of Sanitation has issued a snow alert, starting at 8:00pm tonight, Thursday. The National Weather Service says it expects rain tonight for the city, followed by a little snow after 1:00am Friday.
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