
Picture of the Day: Portrait of a Rebbetzin
Crown Heights artist Estee Klein created this portrait of the Rebbetzin out of words describing her.
Crown Heights artist Estee Klein created this portrait of the Rebbetzin out of words describing her.
From the opening remarks to the Keynote, and concluding with the Roll Call, CrownHeights.info presents a video recap of the inspiring and emotional speeches made at the Kinus Hashluchos Banquet Sunday night.
Following the major success and popularity of the first two broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode Two tonight Sunday, January 26, 18th of Shvat here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended citywide tomorrow, Monday, January 27, to facilitate winter weather preparations and snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
The Kinus Hashluchos Gala Banquet will take place in the Manhattan Hilton Hotel and will be broadcasted live today, Sunday beginning at 5:35 PM here on CrownHeights.info.
Akiva and Chaya (nee Chazan) Isenberg (Crown Heights)
Shaya Denburg (Coral Springs, FL) and Chaya Kirshenberg (Brooklyn, NY)
Rivky Klein was watching the weather carefully this week. There was a snowstorm in New York City—along the entire northeast coast, to be exact—but Klein, of Chabad-Lubavitch of Tennessee in Memphis, didn’t want that to derail her plans. She and more than 2,000 other women are all signed up and ready to participate in an annual program—the International Convention of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchos — designed to rejuvenate and inspire the thousands of women who serve Chabad centers around the world.
Preparing to receive the Chesed Award from JProSTL—an association dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations in the city of St. Louis—at its upcoming ninth annual recognition luncheon on Jan. 30, Chana Novack reflects on the work that has led up to this moment.
Miles of railway tracks, towering stadiums, sleek airport terminals and tons of snow stored from last winter are part of the gargantuan effort to ready the Russian city of Sochi and its environs for the millions of visitors expected for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Our sages teach that in the merit of Miriam’s righteousness, a miraculous well accompanied the Jewish people throughout their wanderings in the desert and provided them with water. Through her unique contribution, Miriam acts as a role model for all Jewish women.
Motzai Shabbos, the Shluchos enjoyed a Melava Malka and farbrengen in the Oholei Torah gym and ballroom. Chairing the event was Mrs. Leah Levine, Shlucha in Oak Park, California. The theme of the evening was “Grow the Flame! Shining our way to Geulah”.