The Story of Private First Class Ray J. Kaufmann
At age 17, Ray J. enlisted in the U.S. Army, lying about his age to get in. After basic training, he was shipped off to Europe. Accompanying him was a mezuzah his mom had given him.
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The Messiah on Eastern Parkway. Watch this video as a gentile tells why he put a picture of the Rebbe on the back of his car.
On Friday, May 17, Rouen, France's only synagogue was torched by an Islamist arsonist who threw a Molotov cocktail through a window. Credit: Beth Loubavitch Rouen
After Synagogue Arson, Jews of Rouen, France, Reeling But Resilient
Rebbetzin Sterna Lubecki was up and already cooking for Shabbat when she looked out her kitchen window at around 6 a.m to see smoke emerging from the Synagogue of Rouen. She and her husband, Rabbi Shmuel (Chmouel) Lubecki, direct Chabad-Lubavitch of Rouen—the regional capital of Normandy—and live next door to the synagogue, where her husband serves as rabbi.
One Of A Kind Home In Crown Heights Up For Sale For $6,000,000
The home located on the corner of President Street and Brooklyn Ave in Crown Heights is one of a kind. It’s also for sale for $6,000,000.
New Engagement!
Mendy Tolidano (Kiryat Gat, EY) to Shira Ladayev (Monsey, NY)
Hatzalah Thanks Corporate Sponsors, Community, All Anash, and Shluchim for Successful Campaign
Blowing past its initial fundraising goal and almost completing its bonus round, Hatzalah of Crown Heights has one thing to say: Thank you!
New Engagement!
Mendy Krinsky (Morristown, NJ) to Miriam Mishael (Los Angeles, CA)
New Student Lounge at Pratt Chabad “Comes at the Right Time”
For the graduating architecture student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, since Pratt eliminated the kosher options in the cafeteria, “there isn’t really anything to eat on campus for many Jewish students.” So students were thrilled to learn that Chabad of Pratt would be creating a student lounge and study hall.
Annual Breakfast Celebrating Healing and Unity To Be Held For Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights
As the month of Iyar, known for “Ani Hashem Rofecha,” unfolds, Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights announces its Annual Women’s Breakfast. This signature event, slated to take place this Sunday, June 2nd, the 25th of Iyar, promises an inspiring gathering, embracing this year’s theme of “Better Together“.
2300-Year-Old Gold Ring Discovered in the City of David
The ring was found in the joint Israel Antiquities Authority – Tel Aviv University | אוניברסיטת תל-אביב excavation. Its small diameter leads experts to suggest it is a child’s ring, either a girl or a boy, who lived in Jerusalem during the Hellenistic period.
Lag B’Omer Parade Conquers The Streets Of Paris
Thousands of Jews participated in a Grand Lag B’Omer Parade in Paris arranged under Chabad Lubavitch of Paris.
JEM: The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Incredible Answer
When Rabbi Shlomo Jakobovits was a student at Yeshiva University, he asked the Rebbe a series of questions in an audience which lasted over two hours.
Brownsville Anash Celebrates Lag B’Omer with Joyous Parade
The Brownsville Anash community celebrated Lag B’Omer with a joyous parade through its streets, brimming with Jewish pride and led by a marching band.
A Guardian Angel Over the Neighborhood at All Hours
How do they do it? How do they get there so fast in the dead of the night? Are they sitting awake and dressed, waiting at the other end of the phone for the call? As a matter of fact, the answer is, “Yes!”
LIVE at 8:00PM: Master Hilchos Kiddush Hachodesh with Special 3D Presentation
With hilchos Kiddush Hachodesh coming up in the cycle of shlosha perakim, a special visual 3D presentation will be held in Crown Heights providing an unparalleled understanding of these complex concepts. Streamed LIVE here on CrownHeights.info
The World’s First Lag Bomer Parade of 5784
Melbourne, Australia kicked off this Lag Bomer with an incredible parade and fair, attended by well over 5,000 Jews from many surrounding communities.
Baby Girl!
Yoni and Chaya (nee Kreiner) Lorber from Crown Heights, had a baby girl!
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