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Video: The All-Too-Common Wedding Dances
What is the evolution of Chassidic Dance? AMK Productions brings us another hilarious video showing us the various dances that have become quite standard at today’s weddings.
8:00pm: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Jacobson
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode 12 tonight, Sunday, April 6th (6 Nissan) here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class is titled “Maintaining Shalom Bayis During Pesach and Shliach Rivalry.”
Video: A Tribute to Rashi Minkowicz
This video tribute to beloved Shlucha Rashi Minkowicz, OBM, was shown to the hundreds who gathered to mark her Shloshim Thursday evening at the Chabad Center she founded with her husband in Alpheretta, Georgia.
Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Vav Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
Photos: JLI Hosts 7 Mega Events Across Israel
One of the largest groups to ever visit Israel, the 2014 Rohr JLI Land & Spirit Israel Experience recently concluded its sprawling 10-day tour of the Holy Land. Along the way, it held no less than seven mega events in cities across Israel.
Story: A Lesson from Borsht
The following story was transcribed in the diary of Rabbi Nissan Mindel, OBM, a secretary of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe. His son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro, was kind enough to share it with our readers.
Story: “You Know That Man?”
Rabbi Levi Cunin, Shliach to Malibu, California, relates the following story of Hashgacha Protis as told to him by his son, who had just arrived home for Pesach from Yeshiva in Brunoy, France.
Did Sandy Koufax Lay Tefilin During 1965 World Series?
That is the question posed by Tablet Magazine, after uncovering information that the Hall-of-Fame pitching legend, who famously refused to play in the first game of the 1965 World Series because it coincided with Yom Kippur, was visited in his hotel room the next day by Rabbi Moshe Feller, Director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Minnesota.
Baby Boy!
Yakov and Yelena Levertov (Crown Heights)
Weekly Living Torah Video: The Rebbe’s 75th Birthday
For this week’s Living Torah video, JEM presents newly discovered footage of a Farbrengen marking the Rebbe’s 75th birthday.
PSA: Where and When to Sell Your Chometz
The Crown Heights Beis Din has released a comprehensive schedule for when members of the community can come in to sell their Chometz. Details for Shluchim to sell their Chometz over the internet or fax are provided as well.
Thousands Gather to Honor Rashi Minkowicz, OBM
On Thursday evening, close to a thousands members of the Jewish community of greater Atlanta gathered at the Chabad Center of North Fulton to mark the Shloshim of beloved Shlucha Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz, OBM, who tragically passed away one month ago.
Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Daled Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
Reb Yoel Kahn: Conduct Does Matter
Due to the overwhelming response and demand from the community, Reb Yoel Kahn agreed to present a weekly webcast on topics that are timely and relevant. This week’s topic is titled ‘Conduct Does Matter‘.
Russian-Speaking Jews Gather in Seattle for Shabbaton
The first ever Shabbaton for Russian-speaking Jews of the Pacific Northwest took place last weekend, under the auspices of Rabbi Yechezkel and Ora Rapoport, co-directors of the Chabad of the Pacific Northwest Russian Program.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Laws of Kashering
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yosef Dovid Chanowitz will lead a discussion on the topic – the laws of Kashering.
