Shabbos at the Besht: A Healthy Argument?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Lerner, Rosh Kollel of 770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic – “Can a Machlokes be healthy?”
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Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe clapping at a Farbrengen in the mid 1980s.
Video: Camp Gan Yisroel Visits the Ohel
Camp Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY commemorated Gimmel Tammuz with the appropriate Hachonos in Camp and a visit to the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens. The trip culminated with a lebedike fabrengen in Crown Heights.
Birth of a Fool: The Disgrace that Stems from Obsession and Greed
If you didn’t know that the Torah had a sense of humor, you probably missed the narrative at the center of this week’s Parsha – the legendary tale of two highly influential leaders, Balak and Bilaam who rapidly slipped from grace and glory into the depth of shame and depravity.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
From Days Gone By: Lubavitch Girls in the USSR
A group of Lubavitch girls living under the Stalin regime in the Soviet Union pose for a photograph, circa late 1930s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Baby Boy!
Yitzy and Malka (nee Silberberg) Bluming (Crown Heights)
Letter & Spirit: Jewish Forefathers on Film
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he responds to a filmmaker regarding the depiction of biblical figures in film and other media. 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.
‘Rebbe’ Author Speaks at Berlin Jewish Museum
In commemoration of Rebbe’s 20th Yahrtzeit, the Jewish Museum of Berlin, in cooperation with the city’s Chabad Jewish Educational Center, hosted an evening of inspiration with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of a biography on the Rebbe that has joined the New York Times Bestsellers list.
Photos: Hundreds Attend Levaya of Rabbi Y. Loschak
Hundreds of members of the Crown Heights community gathered this afternoon to pay their last respects to veteran California Shliach Rabbi Yosef Loschak, OBM, director of Chabad of S. Barbara, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 62.
CGI Marks Gimmel Tammuz with Trip to Ohel
On Tuesday, Gimmel Tammuz, campers and staff at Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY spent the early hours of the day on their respective preparations in anticipation of a trip to the Ohel.
Chabad Students in Italy Receive Israeli Diplomas
On Thursday, June 26, Merkos l’Inyonei Chinuch of Italy, the educational branch of Chabad in the southern European country, celebrated its first bagrut graduation ceremony in Milan.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Friday, July 4, for Independence Day.
The Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Yoel, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum.
Satmar Rebbe Blames Parents for Israeli Teens’ Death
Just one day after the burial of the three murdered teenage boys, the parents of three boys became the subject of criticism from an unexpected source: the Satmar Rebbe.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York’s 9th district – which includes Crown Heights –, is among few members of Brooklyn’s congressional delegation that has not signed a bipartisan letter to President Obama demanding that he consult with congress and obtain its approval before striking any potential deal with Iran.
Update: CrownHeights.info has been notified that Rep. Clarke has signed the letter.
Will Yvette Clarke Sign House Petition on Iran?
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York’s 9th district – which includes Crown Heights –, is among few members of Brooklyn’s congressional delegation that has not signed a bipartisan letter to President Obama demanding that he consult with congress and obtain its approval before striking any potential deal with Iran.
Update: CrownHeights.info has been notified that Rep. Clarke has signed the letter.
Bnos Chomesh Girls Celebrate Graduation
Despite a fire less than 48 hours earlier, Bnos Chomesh Girls’ High School celebrated its 5th graduation on Sunday, 24 Sivan (June 22) with great joy.
New Engagement!
Dovid Katz (Borough Park) and Briendy Silver (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
South Florida Camps Unite for 3 Tammuz
Eight summer camps from across south Florida joined together for the annual ‘camp unity day’ event in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, which was held in the Dezer Car Museum. Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick of Chabad Youth Network of Florida organized two incredible programs, one for the girls’ and one for the boys’ camps.
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