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Picture of the Day: CTeen Shluchim Group Photo
Shluchim who host CTeen programing in the Chabad Houses gathered for a conference and posed for a group photo.
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Gan Israel Toronto Commemorates Chof Av
Commemorating 70 years to the Histalkus of Reb Levi Yitzchok in 5704, and marking the upcoming 50th Yartzeit of Rebbetzin Chana in 5725, Camp Gan Israel Toronto published a fact-filled pictorial album for campers to collect and enjoy.
8:00pm: Critiquing Israel, Yeshiva Tuition and Secular Studies
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 30, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics of: Responding to Israel Critique, Non-Jews, Preparing for Elul, Yeshiva Tuition, and Secular Studies.
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Picture of the Day: Gan Israel, Florida Group Photo
Last week marked the conclusion of an amazing and successful summer for Camp Gan Israel in Lake Worth, Florida. 100 campers enjoyed the inaugural year in the camps brand new grounds in the Florida Everglades.
Hundreds Participate in Yarchei Kallah in Tannersville
Jews from all walks of life gathered in the Beis Menachem Shul of Tannersville, New York for an evening of Chassidus and Nigleh in honor of The Rebbe’s father Reb Levi Yitzchok.
On Friday, the Federal Appeals Court ruled on a motion challenging the New York City regulation on metzitzah b'peh and informed consent. The court ruled that the regulation “…targets a religious practice for special burdens" and therefore violated the First Amendment guarantee of a person’s right to free exercise of religion.
Federal Court Rules against MBP Regulations
On Friday, the Federal Appeals Court ruled on a motion challenging the New York City regulation on metzitzah b’peh and informed consent. The court ruled that the regulation “…targets a religious practice for special burdens” and therefore violated the First Amendment guarantee of a person’s right to free exercise of religion.
Woman Killed in Horrific Eastern Parkway Crash
A 29-year-old woman was killed in a horrific crash on Eastern Parkway early Sunday morning. Witnesses said that a sports car was driving in excess of 80 miles-per-hour when it struck a sedan, killing the teenaged passenger and leaving car parts strew across an entire city block. Update: Both drivers arrested.
Over 1,000 Attend JLI Retreat in Chicago
Last week, over one thousand Jews from all walks of life gathered for five days of learning and inspiration at JLI’s National Jewish Retreat in Chicago. Our Jewish brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisroel were on the minds and hearts […]
Baby Boy!
Moshe Zalman and Chani (nee Geisinsky) Kaminetzky (Crown Heights)
Holocaust Survivor Has Bar Mitzvah at 85
Holocaust survivor Sam Zelikson, 85, recently put on tefillin for the first time on an unlikely day, Tisha B’Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Photos: ‘Goodbye YSP’
As the summer draws to a close, bochurim attending the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ bid farewell at the grand banquet to their newly-found friends and dedicated counselors and teachers. The next morning they packed their luggage and boarded the buses which would take them back home.
War-Weary Israeli Children Get Summer Vacation
Thanks to Chabad of Ashkelon, some 150 children with their parents finally had a summer vacation.
Picture of the Day: New Speed Limit Enforced
A police officer stands alongside Eastern Parkway with a radar gun, nabbing motorists who exceed the newly-mandated 25 miles per hour speed limit, and slapping them with a hefty fine.
Melbourne Students Mark Reb Levik’s 70th Yahrtzeit
On Thursday Night, over 75 bochurim from Melbourne (Yeshiva Gedolah & Mesivta) gathered in the Yeshiva Gedolah to commemorate the Rebbe’s father’s 70th Yahrtzeit.
Shabbos at the Besht: Tu B’av and Shidduchim
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Shlomo simons will lead a discussion on the topic – The wishlist within: A discussion about shidduchim in honor of 15 Menachem Av.
Weekly Living Torah Video: The Rebbe Said Thank You
Mr. Evsey Neymotin recalls his father’s efforts in assisting Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, the Rebbe’s parents, when they arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan, as well as the Rebbe’s expressions of gratitude when the Neymotins arrived in the United States many decades later.
First Class Passengers: The ‘Chosen People’ Doctrine
Did you ever see a Jew run in to a store and head straight to the front of the line saying: “Excuse me; you’ll all have to wait while I take care of my business? You see I’m Jewish, you know it’s that ‘Chosen’ thing. Membership after all has its privileges.” Have you ever heard of a Jew paying less for something because of his special “Jew Discount”? (This, of course, should not be confused with our knack for bargaining). The answer is obviously no.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
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