Shabbos at the Besht: The Mitzvah of Tzitzis
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Mendel Feldman, Gabbai of Empire Shtiebel, will lead a discussion on the topic of the Mitzvah of Tzitzis.
Letter & Spirit: Why Do Good People Suffer?
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he answers the age-old and universal question – why do good people suffer? 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.
After Brief Respite, Rockets Rain on Ashkelon
After 72 hours of ‘ceasefire,’ at 8:00am this morning, the sounds of air raid sirens, civilians scrambling to safe areas and rockets exploding were heard throughout Ashkelon. By 2:00pm, over 50 rockets had landed in the area.
This Is the Torah: The Ultimate Paradox
What a difference a week can make. Last Shabbos was Shabbos Chazon, the height of the three week period of mourning. On Shabbos Chazon we read the third of the three Haftora’s of rebuke, in which the prophet Yishayahu forewarns about the impending disaster that was about to befall the Jewish people as a result of their sins.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe after Mincha at a children’s rally, circa mid-1970s.
Baby Boy!
Yankel and Mushky (nee Blank) Pressman (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor at 888 Montgomery St. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.] Apt. #A5
Baby Boy!
Danny and Mushki Denburg (Johannesburg, South Africa)
More Room in Markham as Community Steadily Swells
For Allison Solomon, who lives in Toronto, Chabad Lubavitch of Markham in Thornhill has been a source of joy, support and identity.
Photos & Video: YSP Poses for Group Portrait
Over the years, Yeshiva Summer Program of Morristown, NJ has received some direct unique instructions from the Rebbe. Years ago, Rabbi Yisroel Gordon (YSP’s founder) was in Yechidus and the Rebbe instructed him to make sure to take photos of the programs and events he does, so people will remember.
New Engagement!
Yehuda Leib (ben R’ JJ) Katz (Crown Heights) and Inbar Elyashiv (Georgetown, Brooklyn)
L’chaim Sunday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Netanyahu Writes Letter in Sefer Torah for IDF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took time off from his many pressing affairs last night to write a letter in a new Sefer Torah, which is being written in honor of the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Force.
Iron Dome Soldiers Turn the Tables, Thank Kfar Chabad
The commanders of the Iron Dome defense system in the vicinity of Kfar Chabad turned the tables today, when they met with leaders and volunteers from the small Lubavitch enclave and thanked them.
Sarah Dukes Composes Song for Slain Teenagers
No More, a song composed by Crown Heights songwriter Sarah Dukes, is a soulful tribute to the three Israeli teenagers, Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel, who were brutally murdered by Palestinian Terrorists earlier this summer.
Moments before they were killed by a mortar, Midan Biton and Niran Cohen put on Tefilin.
Moments Before they were Killed, Soldiers Photographed Putting on Tefilin
They were three friends, fighters in the IDF’s armored brigade, who served together for months, waiting for their turn to go into Gaza and fight the terrorists. But at that moment the worst happened: a mortar shell fired by the enemy exploded nearby and killed all three, along with another soldier who was nearby.
The current war in Gaza did not have to happen. It is a result of the actions of the Israeli government and its supporters, including American backers, and complacent Jews in Eretz Yisroel and abroad. This war is one of the grave consequences of The Disengagement Plan, i.e., the expulsion of Jews, both soldiers and residents, from the Gaza Strip, and the resultant predictable empowerment of Hamas.
Op-Ed: Multi-Battlegrounds in the ‘Disengagement War’
The current war in Gaza did not have to happen. It is a result of the actions of the Israeli government and its supporters, including American backers, and complacent Jews in Eretz Yisroel and abroad. This war is one of the grave consequences of The Disengagement Plan, i.e., the expulsion of Jews, both soldiers and residents, from the Gaza Strip, and the resultant predictable empowerment of Hamas.
by Aliza Bas Menachem
Chasidic All-Female Rock Band Seeks Broader Audience
‘Bulletproof Stockings’ is a Chasidic all-female alt-rock band led by Dalia Shusterman and Perl Wolfe of Crown Heights. In a profile published yesterday in the Wall Street Journal, the band members, who perform to women-only audiences, said they consider themselves alternative rockers who are ‘Chasidic in musical flavor.’
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