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8:00pm: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Jacobson
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode eight tonight, Sunday, March 2nd (30 Adar I) here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class is titled “How to Deal with Bullying, Baal Tshuvas, Forgiveness and More.”
Community Gathers to Support G’mach
Friends and supporters of G’mach Keren Yisroel Aryeh Leib turned out for a seudas Melava Malka last night, Motzai Shabbos Parshas Pekudei.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended citywide tomorrow, Monday, March 3, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Hundreds of Thousands Protest IDF Draft
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews held a mass prayer in Jerusalem on Sunday in protest at a bill that would cut their community’s military exemptions and end a tradition upheld since Israel’s foundation.
Shluchim Flee Crimea as Russian Army Invades
As the city of Simferopol filled with chaos, Russian soldiers and tanks taking control of the government buildings, airports and streets of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the Shluchim in the city had no choice but to flee their home for the relative safety of Donetsk on Ukraine’s mainland.
New Engagement!
Yehuda Shomer (Toronto, Canada) and Esther Schulman (Pittsburgh, PA)
L’chaim will be tonight, Sunday, at Eshel
274 Kingston Ave. [between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]
Muslim Turned Jew Shares His Story at Chabad
Born in Kuwait and raised a Muslim, Mark Halawa was taught that Jews are bad. Everything he learned about Jews warned him to keep his distance.
Video: Your Personal Reminder..
The Camp Emunah Scholarship Fund has released another short video as the drawing for their first annual Split the Pot Raffle is less than 24 hours away.
Photos: CTeen Welcomes 1000 Teens to New York
1,000 Jewish teens from 104 cities around the world converged in Crown Heights last night for the start of the annual CTeen Shabbaton.
Israeli Minister Visits Chabad in Nigeria
The Israeli Minster of Agriculture, Mr. Yair Shamir, arrived this week for an official state visit to Nigeria, a country in western Africa. During his stay, he visited the local Chabad center, directed by Rabbi Yisroel Ozen, with the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Uri Palti.
Reb Yoel Kahn: The Value of an Uninspired Mitzva
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 ‘The Value of an Uninspired Mitzva‘.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Buying Atonement
In the Book of Exodus, the Jewish people are instructed to contribute a half-shekel coin towards the building of the tabernacle as “atonement for their souls,” and the commentaries explain that it atoned for the grievous sin of the golden calf.
Rookie Cop Shot in Crown Heights Was Pursuing Bus Fare-Beater
Wednesday at 5:00pm, an on-duty police officer was shot at Empire Boulevard and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn. Police officer James Li is recovering from gunshot wounds to his groin, leg and thigh, and it turns out that he and his partner were chasing two men who had boarded a B46 without paying.
Shabbos at the Besht: Adar with the Rebbe
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic: The month of Adar by the Rebbe.
Property Owner Found Dead in Apartment
A 67-year-old man was found tied up, beaten and stabbed, inside his apartment on Albany Avenue. His death was ruled a homicide and police are investigating.
Bais Shmuel to Relocate to Jewish Children’s Museum
The new board of Bais Shmuel – a prominent Crown Heights Shul – has announced that this Shabbos is the last the congregation will spend at its current location in Chovevei Torah. Starting next Shabbos (Parshas Vayikra), the Shul will be Davening on Shabbos and Yomtov at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
