Thursday: Rally at the Ohel
This Thursday, the 15th of Iyar (May 15), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12. There will be a fun and exciting program, including games, refreshments and a raffle.
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Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R. Yisroel Tzvi Blau, 59, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the tragic passing of Rabbi Yisroel Tzvi (Fishke) Blau, OBM, a veteran member of the Lubavitch community in Tzfas, Israel. He was 59 years old.
Partnership Brings In New Business Resources
In an effort to bring new business resources to the community, Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs (CHYE) has teamed up with the Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network, a business development organization with over a decade-long record of delivering customized business services to entrepreneurs in New York City and more recently, in Newark, New Jersey; offering capacity-building services to organizations establishing and operating community and micro-enterprise development programs.
“It’s never too late. There’s always a second chance.” This, according to Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1880-1950), is the message of Pesach Sheini, the biblically ordained “second Passover” for those who fail to bring the Passover offering on its designated time.
Pesach Sheini: A Second Chance
“It’s never too late. There’s always a second chance.” This, according to Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1880-1950), is the message of Pesach Sheini, the biblically ordained “second Passover” for those who fail to bring the Passover offering on its designated time.
by Yanki Tauber - Chabad.org
Israeli Education Ministry Teams Up With Merkos of Italy
An agreement has been reached between the Israeli Ministry of Education and Merkos l’Inyonei Chinuch of Italy, the educational branch of the Chabad movement in the EU member nation. Under this new partnership, the students at a Milan high school run by Merkos will now be able to study Israeli educational curricula and obtain a diploma from the Israeli Ministry of Education.
Connecticut’s Camp Chomeish Gets New Grounds
Camp Chomeish of New England, now located in its very own home in Moodus, Connecticut, promises to continue its tradition of redefining overnight camp and making campers’ “dreams comes true.”
From Days Gone By: Lag Ba’omer, 1987
These two photos were taken during the Lag Ba’omer parade in 1987. In one photo, the ‘elders’ of Crown Heights sit in a designated area behind a police barricade to watch the parade. In the other, the yellow school bus that would take students to the Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Ocean Parkway, decked out in signs and banners, travels along the parade route. Full pictures in the extended article.
The deliveries cause smiles on both sides, for the giver and the receiver.
Food Deliveries Provide Nourishment in Many Forms
It’s Thursday afternoon, and Richard Ness, a 66-year-old Montreal textile executive married with two adult children, sits in his car, a silver European import. The backseat is piled high with bunches of fresh flowers atop a mound of burgundy boxes packed with food. He is on his way to bring Shabbat packages to a list of weekly recipients.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released the results of an unprecedented worldwide survey of anti-Semitic attitudes. The ADL Global 100: An Index of Anti-Semitism surveyed 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories in an effort to establish, for the first time, a comprehensive data-based research survey of the level and intensity of anti-Jewish sentiment across the world.
Study: 1 Out of 4 People on Earth Anti-Semitic
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released the results of an unprecedented worldwide survey of anti-Semitic attitudes. The ADL Global 100: An Index of Anti-Semitism surveyed 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories in an effort to establish, for the first time, a comprehensive data-based research survey of the level and intensity of anti-Jewish sentiment across the world.
Graffiti Artist Caught Red-Handed
A graffiti artist was caught mid-act and arrested last night as he was defacing the side of a Crown Heights building with spray-paint, thanks to the swift action of Shomrim and the NYPD.
Video: Every Jew a .22?
Back in the days of swords and spears the Talmud discussed regulations that seem to provide precedent for modern-day gun control. Today, the debate rages afresh. Join this lecture, delivered by Rabbi Dr. Michael Broyde at the National Jewish Retreat, for an intriguing look at how ancient Talmudic law is more relevant today than ever before.
Miami Marlins Stadium to Host Lag Ba’omer Parade
Thousands of men, women and children from throughout South Florida are expected to arrive at Marlins Park on Sunday, May 18, 2014, the festive Jewish holiday of Lag B’omer, to express Jewish pride, joy and unity.
Video: Iran and the Bomb
Many countries have nuclear weapons, and many more want them. Only one, though, has its neighbors and the world terrified. That country is Iran.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Rabbi Shmuel Hahn
Rabbi Shmuel Hahn of Crown Heights is sitting Shiva after the passing of his brother, R. Yosef Zalman, OBM, at 1002 44th St. Apt. #3T [corner 10th Ave.] in Borough Park. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalaim.
Photos: The Great Banner Is Unfurled
Preparations for the great Lag Ba’omer Parade are well underway, as hundreds of volunteers work feverishly to make sure that the tens of thousands of children attending will have the time of their lives amid a remarkable display of Jewish pride.
65-Year-Old Arrested for Crown Heights Stabbing
Viera Rodriguez, a 65-year-old man, was arrested for stabbing another man in Crown Heights Sunday morning after a heated argument broke out between them.
Video: The Rebbe and the Rav
Over 700 people gathered Wednesday night, April 30th, at Yeshiva University’s Lamport Audtorium for an event titled ‘Living the Legacy of the Rebbe and the Rav,’ which explored the relationship between the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rav Y. B. Soleveichik.
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