The room rang with applause. It was the encouragement of 500 or so people, who crammed the auditorium at Queens College’s Kupferberg Center for the Arts in New York City on Sunday night for the plenary session of the day-long program “Soul Encounters: A Journey of Connection, Reflection and Upliftment.” Attendees were enlightened and enthralled by Jewish leaders, educators and lecturers about the Rebbe, Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
The owners of a long-shuttered Kingston Avenue school building have reportedly signed a contract to sell the property for approximately $3,000,000. The buyer is reported to be Jewish Educational Media, who may be planning to open a museum dedicated to the Rebbe.
A police officer was seriously injured early Sunday morning when a bicycle was thrown from the 5th floor of a Crown Heights apartment building and landed on his head.
The Kalmanson family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Batsheva, OBM, at 569 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Avenues]. Shachris – 7:30, 8:30, 9:30. Mincha – 8:15. Maariv – 9:15. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion […]
The students of the Chaya Aydel Seminary in Hallandale Beach, Florida celebrated their graduation in June, which also marked the conclusion of the seminary’s 12th year – its Bas Mitzvah.
Many have tried to understand why the Lubavitcher Rebbe was so influential in his lifetime, and why his memory continues to be potent and inspiring now twenty years after his passing. Having studied the Rebbe’s life in detail for many years, I think I have arrived at at least one possible answer.
The Yeshivah Centre of Melbourne, Australia hosted an event marking the twentieth anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz.
Pictures from the wedding of Tzvi Lifshitz, of Antwerp, Belgium and Chaya Mushka Chazan, of Rome, Italy, which took place Thursday night in the Italian capital.
With the institution of marriage decaying at an alarming rate, it’s time for an honest discussion on love and relationships. In a world that is more connected than ever, why do we sometimes feel so alone? How did family, friends and spouses become strangers to one another? Dive into the human psyche as we identify what makes people click and how our society can find love once more.
A Grand Farbrengen was held at the Yeshiva Centre in Sydney, Australia in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, marking 20 years since the passing of the Rebbe.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 24, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class will address the topic of ‘Chabad Lite,’ and whether it is a legitimate label to use.
Pictures from the L’chaim of Mendy Kreiman (Palm Springs, CA) and Chaya Dinerman (S. Diego, CA), which took place at Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.
Visiting Rome for the wedding of a nephew, Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz – who are Shluchim in Kathmandu, Nepal – toured the ancient ruins of the city on Friday afternoon when a man dressed as a roman called out to them and asked if they had Tefillin.
A special women’s event was held in Jerusalem last Monday in honor of the 20th anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz. In attendance were famous Israeli musicians Eviatar Banai and Michi Yosefi.
A 23-year-old African-American man was stabbed to death on Utica Avenue in Crown Heights early Shabbos morning.
Moishe and Sarale (nee Naparstek) Orimland (Ventnor, NJ)
After decades of being served by “Roving Rabbis”—rabbinical students sent by Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters to traverse the state each summer—Mississippi is poised to become the 49th state in the union to have its own full-time Chabad presence.
