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Michoel and Rivky (nee Glassner) Goldin (Teaneck, NJ)
Story: What Is Love?
Today Rabbi Mottel and Chana Sharfstein of Crown Heights mark their 60th wedding anniversary. In honor of the occasion, CrownHeights.info presents the story of how the Rebbe guided Chana in finding her soul-mate, written by Rabbi Dovid Zaklikowski of Lubavitch Archives.
With Rabbi Raksin’s Killers Still at Large, Miami Jews Remain United, But Fearful
On Monday evening, police officials and community leaders from Miami-Dade met with residents of the North Miami Beach Jewish community to inform them of the latest updates in the unsolved case of a Crown Heights rabbi who was shot and killed while walking to synagogue on August 9, but despite police outreach many residents remain fearful, wondering whether or not the case will ever be solved.
JLI Teens Teaches What’s Relevant to Jewish Youth
Amid the gleaming, densely populated towers of Hong Kong, a dozen Jewish teenagers from various backgrounds were in full-swing class mode at the headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch of Hong Kong. The conversation grew more animated as the subject matter jumped from bullying to honesty to issues of privacy. The teens were excited, engaged. They tried individually to express their own opinions, grappling to apply the core Jewish principles they had been discovering to the topics at hand.
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Nasoniel and Nechama (nee Yaffee) Nerenberg (Crown Heights)
Video: Iron Dome Takes Out 15 Rockets at Once
The Iron Dome, Israel’s missile defense system, proves itself yet again as it takes out 15 Qassam rockets fired by Hamas from the Gaza strip at once.
Talmidim HaShluchim Gather for Luncheon and Seminar
A gathering for Bochurim heading out on ‘Yeshiva Shluchus’ this coming year was held in Crown Heights’ Maple Street Shul. The event was organized by Unzere Kinder, an organization that provides Talmidim Hashluchim with assistance, support and advice for their vital work with junior Yeshiva students and local Baalei Batim.
Stony Brook Chabad Sends 70 Pizzas to Feed IDF Base
As the IDF continues to protect the Holy Land and the Jewish people, Chabad at Stony Brook, Long Island, felt obliged to show their support and love by sending packages with personal letters, 70 pies of pizza to feed and entire army base, and iPads to wounded soldiers.
Minivan Burglarized on Empire Blvd.
A Jewish-owned minivan, parked in front of Empire Shteibel, was broken into at some point during the night.
Op-Ed: Is Jewish Inferior?
We’re in one of the rooms in the Pediatrics Department at Downstate Medical Center. My brother, 16, was suffering from severe stomach pains, and our doctor sent him for some tests and rest until they’ll have it all figured out. I’m sitting beside his bed scribbling on the margins of a Sudoku book; he’s watching a video on my phone. While contemplating my future summer plans, an official looking guy – dressed casually, but definitely working for the Hospital – with a big smile walks in, and explaining that his job is to ensure that the Hospitals patients don’t fall behind in their studying for the upcoming high school Regents, asks if my brother will be needing any help.
Yaldei Hosts Respite Program
What does it feel like to try and communicate when you have an expressive language disorder? Maybe something like talking through a mouthful of marshmallows. How about trying to follow verbal instructions when you’re a visual processor? A lot like focusing on a story while wearing blackout glasses and having the ABCs whispered in your ear. We often hear the names of different disabilities, but do we really understand the challenge they imply?
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Mendy and Sheiny (nee Springer) Rivkin (Towson, MD)
The Rebbe’s Call for Summertime Tznius: ‘Alert Mothers to Danger of Neglecting Tznius in Raising Daughters’
“Every year before the summer, generally at the Yud Bais Tammuz Farbrengen, the Rebbe would speak about Tznius”, says Oholei Torah Mashpia Rabbi Michoel Seligson. At his suggestion, CrownHeights.info presents a new weekly feature for the summer months: a short thought of the Rebbe on tznius, as compiled by Rabbi Seligson.
Father of Young Hamas Victim Speaks in Melbourne
It was an Israel-committed group of several dozen who came to Chabad of Melbourne-CBD’s luncheon with Arnold Roth, whose daughter Malki was tragically murdered in a Hamas massacre perpetrated in the heart of Jerusalem.
Video: The Matzah Ball Soup Challenge
In the latest episode of Jew-bel-ish, Lubavitcher comedian Mendy Pellin accepts the ‘ice bucket challenge,’ but finds a Heter to do it with hot Matzah ball soup to show his true commitment.
Video: What is Israel Connect?
Rabbi Sender and Rebbetzin Sara Gordon, Chabad Shluchim to Ottawa, Canada, created an innovated platform for elderly North American volunteers to connect with Israeli students and help them learn English. In its short lifespan, the program has seen tremendous growth and remarkable success.
Search for Yeshiva Student Intensifies, Feared Abducted
As the search for the missing yeshiva bochur in Jerusalem enters its fifth day, the father of Aron Sofer is asking the public to keep his son foremost in their minds and deeds.
