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.
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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.
Motzei Shabbos: Rally at the Ohel
On Motzei Shabbos, the 15th of Cheshvan (November 8), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring an entertaining storyteller, a raffle and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 6:30pm and return at 8:30pm. Transportation will cost $3.
MA Orthodox Community Builds Lubavitch Mikvah
Congregation Beth Israel of Malden, Massachusetts, an Orthodox Union synagogue led by Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Rabinowitz, recently dedicated a beautiful new Mikvah, which was built to the strict and costly standards of the Rebbe Rashab – namely, a Bor Al Gabei Bor.
Friendship Circle Walk Raises $1.1 Million
For its second year in a row, the Friendship Circle of South Bay, California under the auspices of Chabad of Redondo Beach, raised over $1 Million with over 11,000 attending its annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. The walk was organized in partnership with the Sketchers Foundation and Nickelodeon.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Rebbe Rashab’s Question
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Naftaly Silberberg will lead a discussion on the topic – A survey of the Rebbe’s commentary on the famous Vayera story with the Rebbe Rashab.
Baby Boy!
Sholomke and Chani (nee Posner) Gansburg (Crown Heights)
Twin Girls!
Yoel and Elisheva (nee Kaplan) Gansburg (Tzfat, Israel)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe during a Yud Aleph Nissan Farbrengen, circa 1975. Next to the Rebbe is a pile of many birthday gifts he received.
Los Angeles Principal Receives Prestigious Award
Teachers and students at the Cheder Menachem day school in Los Angeles were called for an assembly on Monday. There was some anticipation as they waited to hear who among their teachers would be awarded the Milken Family Foundation Jewish Educator Award.
Karduner Returns for Motzai Shabbos Kumzitz
After a packed house the past three years, Breslover musician Yosef Karduner is returning to Crown Heights for a fourth performance. Also performing is Yishai Lapidot and Yellow Red Sky.
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