Kids Print, Assemble Model Beis Hamikdash
In preparation for the nine days leading up to Tisha B’av, a free, printable paper model of the Beis HaMikdosh, that kids can assemble, is being made available by Tzivos Hashem Traditional Crafts Workshops.
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Controversy Erupts Over Signs Asking for Tznius
A minor brouhaha is playing out in local media over signs that have been popping up around Crown Heights, asking “residents, guests and visitors” to dress modestly, as it is “a Jewish neighborhood.”
Video: Venezuelan Chief Rabbi’s Tribute to the Rebbe
A Message from the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Venezuela, Rabbi Pynchas Brenner, which he sent to his congregation and followers.
Baby Boy!
Yitzy and Kayla (nee Pinson) Shapiro (Brussels, Belgium)
Shomrim Assist in Apprehending Shoplifter
A man was arrested after shoplifting from The Marketplace grocery store in Crown Heights. Store employees followed the man around the neighborhood, and when finally calling Shomrim the man was apprehended and swiftly arrested.
10 Years of ‘Kabbalah & Chicken Soup’ Shiur Celebrated
What do Kabbalah and Chicken Soup have in common? A great Torah class – running ten years – for adults at Chabad of Orange County.
8:00pm: Bad Rabbinical Advice, Stress Control & More
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 27, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics of: bad advice from rabbis, lapses in Kashrus and Taharas Hamishpacha, psychics, stress control and secular studies.
Laws and Customs: The Nine Days
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the Nine Days for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Monday-Wednesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday through Wednesday, July 28-30 for for a Muslim holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Picture of the Day: Spreading the Wellsprings
The Wellsprings Bungalow Colony Day Camp, under the leadership of head counselors Rabbi Avremy and Bracha Slavaticki, went on Mivtzoim this Friday to Hollywood Country Club in Monticello to distribute Shabbos candles. They were greeted with much enthusiasm.
Photos: Protecting the Protectors
Due to the renewed threat of Hamas rockets aimed at Ben Gurion Airport, the IDF set up a contingent of Iron Dome anti-missile systems in the vicinity of Kfar Chabad. On Friday, a group of Lubavitcher met with these soldiers and helped them put on Tefilin.
Learning and Fun Collide at CGI-Parksville
Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY marked the completion of the first session of camp, a month filled with learning, fun and spiritual growth. Of particular note was the success of the learning directors’ ‘Kluger’ program, a game-show which creates a fun and competitive atmosphere out of learning class.
New Engagement!
Chaim Rendler (Crown Heights) and Bracha Morozow (Crown Heights)
L’chaim Sunday night at 778 Montgomery St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Video: Iron Dome Intercepts Missile Above Kfar Chabad
This afternoon, a rocket fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defense system in the skies above Kfar Chabad. Fragments from the rocket landed in a field in the outskirts of the town, mere yards away from residential housing.
Chabad of Berlin Arranges Meeting with Israeli Diplomat
In light of media bias against Israel and several recent anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, Chabad of Berlin organized a meeting yesterday, July 24, with Israeli diplomat Emmanuel Nahshon to discuss what can be done for the situations to improve.
Shabbos at the Besht: Ahavas Yisroel
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, editor at JLI, will lead a discussion on the topic of Ahavas Yisroel.
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