As registration closes for the 6th annual CTeen Shabbaton tonight, CTeen found a unique way to thank and encourage Crown Heights families who open their hearts and homes, year after year, giving public school teens a warm appreciation for a Chabad home.
Chaim and Chaya (nee Miller) Lipszyc (Crown Heights)
A new exciting youth movement, named ‘EnerJew,’ has been successfully established and implemented by the Federation of Jewish Communities, aimed at the teenagers and youngsters of Russian and Ukrainian Jewry. With five branches in the first stage during 2013, EnerJew is expected to double during 2014.
Elad and Menuchi (nee Perlstein) Sagi (Crown Heights)
Deborah had never been exposed to much Jewish practice before, but after a recent trip to New York with her Chabad rebbetzin, she has taken it upon herself to start doing more, beginning with keeping Shabbat.
An experimental therapy that fed children with peanut allergies small amounts of peanut flour has helped more than 80 percent of them safely eat a handful of the previously worrisome nuts.
A group of Tufts University students and some of the children of Rabbi Tzvi and Chanie Backman prepare for a photo at the Chabad House spa event on Jan. 20, 2014. The event, Spa for the Body, Spa for the Soul, is hosted annually by Chabad, and anyone is welcome to attend.
About 40 people attended Lubavitch of Scotland’s 7th annual Burns Supper, honoring Scottish national poet Robert Burns on his 255th birthday, at the L’Chaim Restaurant this past Sunday evening.
For teenagers, the summer holidays are a time to get out of the house and hang with our friends. This summer, the Friendship Circle of Sydney, under the leadership of Rabbi Sender Kavka, embarked on an unforgettable four day Blue Mountains getaway which provided a unique and fun holiday experience for teenagers with special needs and their buddies.
Appearing recently on News 12, Sara Chana Silverstein, a Lubavitcher herbalist and alternative medicine specialist, gave some tips on how to beat cold and flu symptoms with natural remedies.
Mr. Bentzion Rader, a registered accountant for almost forty years, was surprised to learn that the financial advice he gave to an acquaintance who wanted to increase his contributions to charity was vetoed by the Rebbe. As events unfolded, he realized that the Rebbe must have his own sources.
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 ‘Serving the Eibershter Irrationally‘.
Fishel Litzman, the Hasidic cop fired because he said his religious beliefs prohibited him from trimming his facial hair, was reinstated and has been assigned to the Bronx, his lawyer said Thursday.
Today, the 30th of Shvat, marks 8 years to the cold-blooded murder of Efraim Klein, HYD, a well known and loved member of the Crown Heights Jewish community. The investigation into his murder has long since gone cold.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic: Successful Leadership Vs. Failed Leadership.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe during Kos Shel Brachah in the mid-1980s.
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