Baby Boy!
Yossi and Rivka (nee Maltz) Freeman (Crown Heights)
Video: Transforming Intellect
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Devorim. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Can we transform our intellect?
New Engagement!
Yitzy Blachman (Crown Heights) and Rochie Carciente (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Miki (Michal) Glazer (Florida/Kiryat Malachi, Israel) and Leah Pekkar (Pittsburgh, PA)
The Rebbe’s Call for Summertime Tznius, Pt. 2
“Prior to the summer, the Rebbe would – almost annually – discuss the topic of Tznius,” says Oholei Torah Mashpia Rabbi Michoel Seligson. At his suggestion, CrownHeights.info has begun a new weekly feature for the summer months, in which a few words of the Rebbe on topic of Tznius are presented for our readers, as compiled by Rabbi Seligson.
Chabad Campaign Sweeps Through Israel: ‘With G-d’s Help, We Will Prevail’
“With G‑d’s help, we will prevail” is a line popping up all over Israel: on banners hanging from porches, on the covers of information brochures, on the glossy packages of Shabbat candles—and just about anywhere else Chabad volunteers are able to reach.
Library Books Spreading Bed Bugs?
This past weekend, Shloime Klein, a Crown Heights resident, borrowed a book from the Maple St. Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. When he opened the book, he was shocked to find it crawling with ‘stage three’ bed bugs.
Crossfire: Tackling the Big Jewish Questions
Torah Cafe presents another enriching and thought-provoking episode of Crossfire! from the National Jewish Retreat of 2013. Moderated by former television personality Mrs. Molly Resnick, this crossfire addresses numerous topics and questions in a light-hearted and humorous exchange.
Campers Build Model Bais Hamikdosh
Today, in honor of the nine days, the campers of Bais Rivkah Day Camp were privileged to build a model Bais Hamikdash, assisted by Shimon Frankel of The Mikdash Educational Center.
Picture of the Day: “Bad Guy” Does Good Deed
On a recent trip, CGI-Simcha Monica visited America’s first theme park – Knotts Berry Farm. The night before the trip, the staff-members were tipped off about a Jewish worker with whom they should try to put on Tefilin. But they were warned that it would be a challenge: He was one of the “bad guys,” the actors who would regularly “rob” guests on the train which travels throughout the park.
Baby Girl!
Zvi Yaakov and Chanie (nee Barber) Zwiebel (Blacksburg, VA)
The Doula Extraordinaire of Crown Heights
It was not quite 6 a.m. on July 13, 1981, when the phone rang in Rochel Vail’s upstate summer bungalow. Her friend’s frantic husband was on the line. His wife was in labor, and his car had broken down. Would Vail drive them the three hours to the hospital in New York City?
Chabad Distributes iPads to Wounded Soldiers
Today, volunteers for the Chabad Terror Victims Project distributed iPads to wounded IDF soldiers, who were very grateful and appreciative to receive them. They will enable the soldiers to stay in touch with family and friends, as well as use other programs to help them through what in some cases is going to be long and painful hospitalizations and rehabilitation.
Doctors Call Out Medical Journal’s Anti-Israel Bias
The Lancet, a distinguished medical journal, recently published an anti-Israel diatribe in the form of an open letter signed by 24 physicians, accusing the Jewish state of committing ‘crimes against humanity.’
Baby Girl!
Yanky and Yael (nee Gamal) Blachman (Crown Heights)
Chabad.org Broadcasts Daily Siyumim for 9 Days
Chabad.org is once again proud to partner with the NCFJE, which has been broadcasting live siyumim on the radio for over thirty years, to bring you live broadcasts of daily siyumim for the nine days.
Major Israeli Publisher Speaks to Mayanot Birthright Groups
While the current situation in Israel is turbulent, this did not stop groups of students from participating in Taglit-Birthright Israel: Mayanot trips. Speaking to the groups was one of Israel’s leading publishers who spoke about the current conflict.
