It is the custom at our Shul to read a short meditation each morning upon the conclusion of services. It was the following thought in the name of the holy Baal Shem Tov that elicited a fervent debate:
Imagine going to school one morning and being bullied, taunted and picked on. Now imagine that the bully isn’t a schoolmate, but your teacher. And the reason you’re being targeted? Because you are Jewish.
Preparations for the Great Parade, the annual Lag BaOmer parade on Eastern Parkway, are well underway. Rabbi Shimon Hecht and a team of volunteers met this week with police officials to begin coordinating the security and traffic arrangement for the event.
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he answers those questioning the policy of Lubavitch – namely, devoting time to bringing other Jews closer to Yiddishkeit rather than on self-improvement. 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.
The Israeli media was lit up this morning by rumors that the Kfar Chabad Matzah bakery threw out the Matzos baked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit Tuesday morning. The rumors were fueled by the perceived animosity between Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox community and the Prime Minister, after he excluded their political parties from his coalition government.
CrownHeights.info has learned that Rabbi Meir Shimon Moscowitz, the eldest son of Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz, OBM, has been appointed to his late father’s position as head Shliach to the state of Illinois.
A brand new gallery catering to the artistically inclined members of the Crown Heights community will be hosting an opening reception tonight for an art show, featuring the work of three local artists, which will be exhibited there for the coming month.
On Tuesday night, Rosh Chodesh Nissan, Bnos Chomesh held their 4th annual musical production, entitled “What’s Your Story?” The Bnos Chomesh students presented the powerful stories of two women who traveled long journeys to become Frum.
In light of an apparent recent crackdown by the NYPD on motorists caught driving with a suspended license, which can lead to arrest and an overnight stay in jail, we urge all members of the community to refrain from operating a motor vehicle until they ensure that their license and other paperwork is in legal order.
Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz, OBM, was the beloved Rebbetzin of Chabad of North Fulton, a suburb of Atlanta, which she founded together with her husband Rabbi Hershy Minkowicz. Join family, friends, and the greater Jewish community of Atlanta for an evening of tribute marking the Shloshim since her tragic passing, a live video of which will be broadcast here on CrownHeights.info.
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.
GoKosher.Org, an organization that helps people Kosher their kitchens and utensils, has announced that they will be conducting an outdoor Pesach Kashering station in Crown Heights next week.
He’s the good looking, buoyant 12 year old Nepalese boy who greets visitors to Katmandu’s Chabad House with a huge smile: “Hi I’m Bim, the boy from Beit Chabad,” he offers happily. He’s also quick to provide unsolicited bits of useful information, like candle-lighting time on Friday, or that Shabbos is not out until three stars are spotted in the sky.
Hundreds of community members and distinguished guests, headed by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, celebrated this Sunday the 130th anniversary of the grand Synagogue of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The festive event opened with the inauguration of a new Torah scroll, dedicated by Mr. Piaksel in memory of his parents.
Moshe and Chanie (nee Hurwitz) Vogel. (Crown Heights)
Mendel Korf (Delray Beach, FL) and Shiffy Wasserman (Thornhill, Canada)
On Monday, Oholei Torah Mesivta hosted Rabbi Yacov Barber, Shliach and Dayan in Melbourne, Australia, who addressed the students on the Halochos and Minhagim of Pesach.
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