Fire Destroys Two Bungalows in Upstate Colony
A fire destroyed two residential units in the Nahariah – Happy Acres bungalow colony in the Catskill Mountains. Severe damage was caused to the units.
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Inset: the recovered firearm.
Suspect Apprehended Following Wild Crime Spree
A 30-year-old Queens man is in custody following a violent crime spree in Crown Heights. The incident began with a car-jacking on Eastern Parkway, escalating into a shooting near Kingston Avenue and ending with a home invasion on Sterling Place – where he was finally apprehended and his firearm was recovered.
13 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza
The IDF announced today, Sunday, that 13 Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade were killed since last night in fighting with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of military fatalities so far in the campaign against Hamas in Gaza to 18.
Picture of the Day: ‘Spiritual GoPro Cameras’ 4 Israel
At a pro-Israel demonstration in Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Friday, local Shliach Rabbi Mendy Evers helped Jewish attendees put on Tefilin as part of the worldwide ‘Tefilin 4 Israel’ campaign. A photo of this was posted to a Dutch media website with the caption “Jewish youngsters wearing some primitive GoPro cameras on their foreheads.”
Dr. Gulamnabi Vahora, left, and Rabbi Yossi Kaplan shared the cost of a newly paved parking lot for the Chabad Jewish Center of Chester County, Pa., prompted by Vahora's good will to get the job done.
Synagogue and Mosque Pave the Way
Rabbi Yossi Kaplan came home recently to find several men surveying the front of the Chabad House he runs. When asked what was going on, they replied that they were measuring. And they were doing so at the behest of local resident Dr. Gulamnabi Vahora in what was supposed to be a surprise: a newly paved parking lot.
Students Help Protect Israel with ‘Torah Dome’
Last Motzei Shabbos, due to the ongoing unfortunate situation in Israel, the Jewish community of Melbourne, Australia gathered to learn, daven and give tzedakah for the protection of Israel. During the following week, as the situation worsened, the Yeshiva Centre’s Year 8 class and their ‘Shliach’ Levi Druin gathered together to discuss what they can do to help.
New Engagement!
Zalmy Levin (Kensington, NY) and Brochie Matusof (Calgary, Alberta)
Letter & Spirit: Complaints Against G-d
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he responds to someone who had several complaints against G-d. 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.
Chabad Puts Earliest-Known Hebrew Print on Display
About 539 years ago, Jewish printer Abraham ben Garton ben Isaac produced a version of Rashi’s commentary on the Torah using moveable type. Two pages from this rare book are now on display at the Chabad-Lubavitch Library in Crown Heights.
The Minyan That Saved Our Lives
A fascinating story of Hashgacha Protis occurred to Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, and his family while they were visiting Moscow this week, which he shared with CrownHeights.info and our readers.
Baby Boy!
Gershon and Shira (nee Katz) Emmer (Toronto, Canada)
Sholom Zochor at 299 Mullen Drive, Unit 21, Toronto, ON
Video: Algemeiner Editor Defends Gaza Operation
Israel literally had no choice other than to launch its invasion of Gaza on Thursday night, Algemeiner Editor Dovid Efune said in an interview on CNBC’s Closing Bell less then an hour after the escalation was announced.
Camp Emunah Dresses Tznius in Rashi’s Memory
For Summer of 5774, Camp Emunah, AKA B’nos Yaakov Yehudah, launched a special tznius campaign called “Dressed to Greet Moshiach” in memory of a Camp Emunah alumna, Shlucha Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz, OBM.
Oholei Torah Announces ‘Talmidim HaShluchim’
Oholei Torah has released a list of 160 bochurim who will be going on ‘Shlichus’ to 39 Yeshivos and communities around the globe.
Israel’s Kiddush Hashem: Ascent Within the Descent
There is a famous adage that says: “All is fair in love and war.” Well maybe so but not for the Jew, it appears. Then again, nothing about the Jew is normal, so why should the rules of war be any different? Israel apparently, is meant to protect itself and attain security by a different set of rules than the rest of the world.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
Shabbos at the Besht: Kaddish Misplaced
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Tzvi Rimler, Maggid Shiur emeritus for Yagdil Torah, will lead a discussion on the topic – Kaddish: Its true rank in sacredness, & why it got misplaced.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Peace Through Power
The Rebbe Speaks to Major General Yosef Ben Chanan, Commander of the IDF Armored Corp, on 21 Iyar, 5748 (May 8, 1988).
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