After a long winter hiatus, the Crown Heights wheel thieves are back in business. Their latest victim: a white Acura sedan parked on Brooklyn Ave. near the corner of Carroll St., whose wheels were stolen in middle of the night and the car’s body left resting on crude cinderblocks.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Dr. Michael Meir Abehsera, OBM, a devout Chossid famous for his whistling on the Rebbe’s command to liven up the singing at Farbrengens and Kos Shel Brocha in 770. He was 80 years old.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Zalman Brass, affectionately known to members of the Crown Heights community as ‘Zalman der Shikker.’ He was 76 years old.
Israeli superstar Gad Elbaz is literally on fire in his latest music video, titled Esh Shel Mashiach. Filmed in New York City, particularly in Crown Heights, ‘The fire of Moshiach’ is a feel-good song that reflects Elbaz’s own passion for life and the infectious enthusiasm he spreads everywhere he goes.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Illinois Judge Rabbi Labish Bergovoy will lead a discussion on the topic – Identifying the Hashgacha Protis.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe distributing coins for tzedakah before entering his car on his way home, circa mid 1980s.
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he provides a clear and insightful answer to the misconception that Chassidim are not much involved in the world. 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.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Beha’aloscha. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the benefit of helping another person?
Rabbi Yeshoshua B. Gordon, Head Shliach to Chabad of the Valley, CA was the keynote speaker at the recent Oholei Torah Dinner. He captivated dinner guests as he took them on a journey of his father’s connection with Oholei Torah and the vision of the impossible of Oholei Torah’s pioneers, the vision that they brought to fruition.
Arele and Leah (nee Piekarski) Chazan (Crown Heights)
Erev Yom Tov a call went out for the community to recite tehillim for the recovery of a member of Anash. Rabbi Yochanan Klein underwent a difficult and dangerous operation and did not wake up. As the holiday ended the family reached out and shared news of a big improvement in his condition.
Shavuos celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. Appropriately, author Mordechai Lightstone compiled an exposition on eight special Torah scrolls chosen from across the Jewish world as a tribute to the document that binds us to each other and to G‑d. These scrolls, chosen for their unique history or appearance, are as diverse as the Jewish people they represent.
Former longtime Brooklyn district attorney Charles Hynes is accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars seized from criminal suspects to pay for a political consultant, according to a report by the city’s Department of Investigation.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday and Thursday, June 4-5, for Shavuos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
The cows were milked more than a month ago, the special batch of kosher cheese has finished fermenting, the mouth-watering cheesecakes have been ordered from Israel, and the handouts for the Torah study are already copied and collated. Like thousands of Chabad emissaries around the world, Rabbi Chaim Hillel and Devora Leah Azimov of Northern Cyprus are preparing to celebrate Shavuot with their community of several hundred souls.
In honor of the Baal Shem Tov’s Yahrtzeit, which occurs on the first day of Shavuos, we present a fascinating story of the legendary founder of the Chasidic movement, written by renowned author Rabbi Sholom Dovber Avtzon.
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