Muscovites Gather for Awakening and Prayer
Dozens of Jews from all round Moscow gathered at the Marina Roshcha Synagogue on Taanis Esther for a Kinus of awakening and prayer, following the recent tragedies that have struck the Lubavitch community.
Sefer Torah Completed for Deceased Bochur
A moving Siyum Sefer Torah took place Sunday at the Chabad Shul in Sarcelles, a suburb of Paris, France. The Sefer Torah was dedicated in memory of Hatomim Elchonon Meir Ledayov, a local Bochur who tragically passed away two years ago at the age of 27.
The Rebbe farbrengs on Purim, 1953.
Video: The Downfall of a Modern-Day Haman
Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union, responsible for the murder of over twenty million human beings (with some estimates running as high as 40,000,000) was one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. In modern times, he was paralleled only by Hitler, may their names be erased.
Rabbi Hillel Cohen (circled) at the Hatzalah of Ukraine inauguration two weeks ago.
Director of Hatzalah Stabbed in Kiev
The executive director of Hatzalah in Ukraine, Rabbi Hillel Cohen, was attacked and stabbed last night by anti-Semites in Kiev.
Baby Boy!
Boruch and Itty (nee Brikman) Gancz (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Berky and Breindy (nee Fass) Tarshish (Crown Heights)
8 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Shmuel and Sara (nee Kabacznik) Vishedsky
Getzel’s Shul, 1414 President St. [entrance on Kingston Ave.]
Moishe and Sara (nee Hecht) Feiglin
Aliya, 525 East New York Ave. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Boruch and Itty (nee Brikman) Gancz
365 Crown St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Eliyahu and Draizy (nee Raskin) Junik
501 Crown St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]
Zalmen and Miriam Lazaroff
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Michael and Chaya (nee Partuche) Atzmon
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Boruch and Batsheva (nee Lieberman) Altein
555 Crown St. Apt 3H [between Albany and Kingston Aves.]
Henoch and Sarale (nee Mangel) Rosenfeld
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New Engagement!
Noam Young (Los Angeles, CA) and Chanie Kravitz (Los Angeles, CA)
Tzfas Mayor Visits Chabad HQ
The Mayor of Tzfas, Mr. Ilon Shochat, visited Crown Heights on Monday and was given a guided tour of Chabad World HQ. Accompanying the Mayor was Rabbi Motti Dayan, a Lubavitcher member of the Tzfas city council, and Rabbi Mendi Kotlarsky, director of Merkos Suite 302.
Rashi’s E-mail: How to Stop Crying
About six months ago, Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz’s aunt Mrs. Shaindy Lieberman, Shlucha to Fort Lauderdale, FL, passed away at the age of 59. It happened a few days before the Yahrtzeit of Rashi’s grandmother and namesake, Mrs. Rashi Gansbourg, who also passed away at the young age of 37.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two unique photos of the Rebbe during Megillah reading on Purim.
Shabbos at the Besht: Real Purim Torah
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Ari Chitrik will lead a discussion on the topic – ‘Real Purim Torah.’
Video: A Word on the Parsha with Rabbi Minkowicz
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Tzav. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one create a real relationship with G-d?
Not Peasant Years: Kabbala Of Self-Sacrifice
Back In the day when modern travel was still a dream, people would depend on a horse drawn carriage as their means of transportation. Such travel consisted of a horse, a coachman and, of course, a passenger – often an important dignitary or nobleman. Yet each of these components had their own divergent perception of the journey.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
Reb Yoel Kahn: A Commitment Beyond Understanding
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 ‘A Commitment Beyond Understanding‘.
Picture of the Day: Lucky Winner Picks Up $5,000 Check
Last week, we announced that Levi Schneider of Crown Heights was the lucky winner of the Camp Emunah Split-the-Pot raffle, whose proceeds went to benefit the camp’s scholarship fund. Levi, who was out of the country when he purchased his winning ticket, stopped by this morning at the Camp Emunah Office and claimed his prize of $5,054.59.
Letter and Spirit: Wiping Out Amalek
In honor of Purim, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he responds to a law professor who asked “How can a humane, civilized person today accept the Biblical commandment to wipe out the entire nation of Amalek?” A second letter is presented as well, in which the Rebbe derives a lesson from Queen Esther. The letters are from the archives of Rabbi Nissan Mindel, OBM, personal secretary to the Previous Rebbe and the Rebbe, and were made available by his son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro.
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