Photos: Megillah Reading at Tiferes Menachem
Parents and children gathered at the newly renamed Tiferes Menachem – formerly Rayim Ahuvim – for the reading of the Meglliah last night.
2
Audio: Non-Stop Purim Dance Music!
Yossi Cohen, one of the best and most veteran names in simchadiker music, put together an hour long performance of non-stop Purim dance music for the enjoyment of the public. A download is available in the Extended Article.
Video: A Hilarious Purim Thought and Safety Message
Rabbi Benny’s meaningful and hilarious thoughts for Purim – Including the first ever pre-Purim-party safety demonstration video.
Photos: Megillah Reading at Itchke’s Shtiebel
Marking the beginning of the holiday of Purim, parents and children gathered at Itchke’s Shtiebel to listen to the reading of the Megillah, children – and some parents – came already dressed up in their costumes.
PSA: Shomrim Issues Purim Safety Advisories
Purim is here! The joyous holiday brings out the costumes, the gifts and charity! But there are those out there that may try and take advantage of our open and welcoming homes. Shomrim has compiled a list of tips that can help prevent the holiday from turning sad.
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
Please submit location in comments section
Michael and Chaya (nee Partuche) Atzmon
Please submit location in comments section
Boruch and Batsheva (nee Lieberman) Altein
555 Crown St. Apt 3H [between Albany and Kingston Aves.]
Henoch and Sarale (nee Mangel) Rosenfeld
Please submit location in comments section
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.’
Submit a Story
