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Videos: Basi L’gani in Plain English
In honor of the upcoming auspicious day of Yud Shvat, Rabbi Yisroel Spalter, Shliach to Weston, Florida, has compiled a series of video lectures expounding on the Maamer Basi L’gani-5714.
Op-Ed: Please Don’t Feed My Children
I have watched my daughters struggle to breathe. I stood by as they were wheeled into emergency rooms attached to oxygen masks and IV fluids. It doesn’t get easier; on the contrary, the fear deepens every time.
Baby Boy!
Avi and Dvori (nee Goldstock) Trabelsi (Jerusalem, Israel)
Baby Boy!
Mendy and Tzipporah (nee Schtroks) Klyne (Detroit, MI)
FALSE RUMOR: Murderers of Menachem Stark NOT Arrested
Reports that the killers of Williamsburg landlord Menachem Stark have been arrested have unfortunately proven to be unsubstantiated rumors.
Children Enjoy Winter Fun with Chabad Camp
Over 30 children from around Essex, UK, boys and girls aged between 3 and 11 enjoyed an action packed fun filled week of trips and activities at Chabad Gan Izzy Winter Day Camp.
ENDED: Live Q&A on Cults and Brainwashing
Tonight, Sunday, CrownHeights.info will once again be hosting Rabbi Shea Hecht for a live question and answer session on the topic of cults and brainwashing as well as programming and deprogramming. The broadcast has ended and archive video is available in the Extended Article.
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate Side Parking Regulations are suspended citywide tomorrow, Monday, January 6, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Florida Jewish Teens Join Chabad for Winter Vacation
Jewish teens from across Central Florida joined for the Chabad Teen Network trip during the winter break vacation. The CTeens had a wonderful time ice skating at the RDV and then drove to South Orlando to the Kosher Gourmet Restaurant where they were treated to a wonderful Israeli-style dinner.
Lechaim: Stiefel – Hanoka
Pictures from the L’chaim of Sholom Stiefel (Montreal, Canada) and Simi Hanoka (Pasadena, CA), which took place Sunday, December 29, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Shmaya (ben Yossi) Futerfas (Crown Heights) and Chani Rabkin (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Meyer and Naomi Clapman (Crown Heights)
Dear NY Post: “He Didnt Want His Father Dead”
The New York Post came under heavy criticism for its coverage of the tragic death of Menachem Stark, a Chasidic Jew kidnapped on Friday morning, then discovered dead, burnt and buried in a dumpster on Saturday.
Books Tour World Through Eyes of Young Shluchim
Authors Ella Verzov and Chana Oirechman have come up with a charming, multi-purpose idea for a Jewish children’s book series. working with local photographers, they peer into the lives of the elementary-school-aged children of shluchim, the Chabad emissaries who were sent around the world to spread Yiddishkeit.
Shliach Thanks the Doctor at Hatzalah Melava Malka
Well over 1000 men and women turned out Motzai Shabbos for Hatzalah of Crown Heights’ annual Melava Malkah, Health Symposium and raffle for a prize of $18,000. A special and emotional highlight was the meeting of Rabbi Nachman Sudak and Dr. Joshua Kerstein who rendered the lifesaving care following his heart attack during the Kinus Hashluchim.
