In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter the Rebbe wrote to famed Orthodox Jewish author Herman Wouk, which shows the critical importance the Rebbe attaches to a pure and uncompromising Jewish education for all our children. 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.
As a resident of Crown Heights, I often hear people say that it is not proper for a Frum woman to undergo a sonogram. After much thought, I have decided to publish the following personal story in the hope that my own struggle could benefit and help others with this decision.
On a Sunday night, the evening of Monday, the 27th of Sivan, 5737 (June 12, 1977), Avrohom Eliezer Goldman, HYD, was tragically and brutally torn from our midst at the tender age of 17.
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is honored to partner with Shefa to introduce Steinsaltz Sunday; a revolutionary series on Pirkei Avos with one of the most brilliant Torah minds in this generation.
Rabbi David Lau, the chief Ashkenazi rabbi of Israel, began his first official visit to the United States today with early-morning prayers in Manhattan, followed by a visit to the Ohel.
Chaim Creimer (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Mussi Greenberg (Los Angeles, CA)
Excitement is building for the upcoming Lag B’Omer Parade – which is going to take place in less then two weeks – and parade organizers are hard at work. CrownHeights.info presents a sneak peek behind the scenes of the production of the latest promo video.
About a dozen Chabad Shluchim operating on the islands of the Caribbean Sea and its vicinity gathered in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico for a regional Kinus. Following a day of seminars and workshops, the Shluchim posed for a group photo.
A dramatic standoff occurred this morning between Toronto police and an armed man, who barricaded himself inside a home just a few yards away from the Lubavitch Yeshiva of Toronto.
In collaboration with Kehot Publication Society, a team of dedicated editors are diligently working to prepare a comprehensive index to the entire body of discourses delivered by the Mitteler Rebbe, Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch. The index is set to span a series of 15 books, covering all the books that have not been indexed to date.
Binyamin and Chana (nee Schtroks) Gordon (Crown Heights)
An anti-Semitic drinking game appears to be sweeping through the high schools of Southwest Florida. Local Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowitz tells Fox 4 News that “this is a wake up call.”
Rabbi Chaim and Sora Jacobs, senior Chabad Shluchim to Scotland for over 45 years, were interviewed yesterday on the popular daily BBC Radio Program ‘Macaulay & Co’. The producers were looking to speak to a married couple who work together every day of their lives, and the Shluchim fit the bill perfectly.
I almost missed the entrance to 353 Bowery. A narrow door sandwiched between a large 7/11 and another storefront gives pedestrians no clue about what’s happening on the inside.
About a month and a half ago, CrownHeights.info published an article about Alexander Imich, a 111-year-old holocaust survivor and his rediscovery of his Jewish heritage thanks to Coney Island Shliach Rabbi Pinny Marozov. As of yesterday, Alexander has been confirmed to be the oldest man in the world.
Oholei Torah, the largest Jewish boys’ school in Crown Heights, has for the first time in years appointed a Board of Directors that will be tasked with overseeing the school’s finances and important decision making.
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