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Moshe Zalman and Chani (nee Geisinsky) Kaminetzky (Crown Heights)
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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.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe from the Lag Ba’omer parade of 1983.
Video: Training Our Thought, Speech and Action
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Eikev. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we train our thought, speech and action to be pure and eternal?
9-Year-Old Attacked, Man Maced in Two Separate Incidents
A Jewish boy was attacked on President Street by a group of 4 black teenagers, the assault bore striking similarities to last night’s incident. A Jewish man was assaulted on Nostrand Avenue by 4 or 5 black men, one of them sprayed the victim with mace.
Baby Girl!
Shneur and Perel Mushka (nee Kugel) Pruss (Crown Heights)
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Avremel and Brachie (nee Wayden) Zirkind (Montreal, Canada)
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Menachem and Chanie (nee Korf) Zirkind (Crown Heights)
The Rebbe’s Call for Summertime Tznius: New Styles of ’69
“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.
Letter & Spirit: Resting on the 7th Day; 7th Year
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of the upcoming Shmittah year, we present an in-depth letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the concepts of Shabbos and Shmittah, with fascinating insights on the subject. 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.
