Picture of the Day: Baba Sali’s Nephew in Crown Heights
Rabbi Yechiel Abuchazera, chief rabbi of Ramla, Israel and nephew of the revered Baba Sali, was spotted this afternoon enjoying a refreshment in Chocolatte, a Crown Heights Cafe.
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Chabad Makes Colorado Collegians Feel at Home
When attending Chabad of Northern Colorado’s traditional Friday night Shabbat dinner, come hungry.
by Ellie Mulder - Collegian
Rabbi Schneur Wilhelm stands in front of the Milford synagogue.
Connecticut Congregation Has Staying Power
During the Jewish festival of Sukkot, it’s customary to erect a fragile temporary dwelling—a sukkah—for eating daily meals. For the Hebrew Congregation of Woodmont at the Chabad Jewish Center of Milford, which, according to shul (“synagogue”) president Joel Levitz, welcomes people of “all religious backgrounds,” the notion of living in a temporary dwelling has been all too real of late.
New Haven Daily Nutmeg
Video: Healthcare Reform from a Jewish Perspective
Rabbi Dr. Michael Broyde discusses healthcare reform from a Jewish perspective at this year’s National Jewish Retreat.
Photos: Ten Yad Auction and Winners List!
Hundreds of women and girls turned out Sunday night in support of Ten Yad, an organization which helps Kallahs with their needs.
A side by side comparison of the original Chabad weekly pamphlet (right) and the political imitation (left).
Court Bans Rip-Off of Chabad Weekly Pamphlet
The Segev Chareidi/religious party running in the Tel Aviv election felt the best way to get its message out to readers on the last Shabbos before the elections is in the form of a sheet distributed in shuls. The format selected was an exact duplicate of Tzeirei Chabad’s popular שיחות השבוע, which is distributed nationwide.
Havdalah at a previous year's Pegisha.
Shluchim and Students Seek Gracious Hosts
Rabbi Eli Moshe and Mirel Levitansky wrote the following letter to every member of the Crown Heights Jewish community on behalf of the Chabad on Campus International Shabbaton Organizing Committee:
Mayor David Dinkins (center) and Deputy Mayor Bill Lynch (second from left) at the scene of the 1991 Crown Heights riots. De Blasio was Lynch’s pointman during the crisis.
Daily News: De Blasio Had Front Row Seat to Riots
It was a wrenching conflict that tore at the city’s fabric. The four days of violence known as the Crown Heights riots exposed a deep racial divide and arguably cost Mayor David Dinkins his reelection. A young City Hall aide named Bill de Blasio — today, the overwhelming front-runner for mayor — had a front-row seat to the crisis.
Picture of the Day: Mayoral Candidate Says L’chaim
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ruderman, Shliach to the Machane Yehuda neighborhood in Jerusalem, distributed l’chaim in the marketplace on Friday to celebrate his birthday. Mr. Moshe Leon, a leading candidate for Jerusalem’s mayoral election this Tuesday, took a break from his campaigning and said l’chaim with the Shliach.
Tonight: Shloshim for Rebbetzin Shandy Lieberman
Join family, friends and the Inverrary Jewish community in Lauderhill, Florida as they pay tribute to their beloved Chabad emissary Rebbetzin Shandy Lieberman, OBM. The event will be broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info tonight beginning at 8:00pm.
Chicago Rabbi Is Lifeline to Jews Behind Bars
Eleven days out of the month, every month, Rabbi Binyomin Scheiman wakes at 4 a.m. and gets ready for a 12- to 15-hour day that might see him traveling up to 400 miles.
by Pauline Dubkin Yearwood - Chicago Jewish News
Photos: Packed House for Karduner Kumzitz Concert
Hundreds turned out Motzai Shabbos for a special Kumzitz style concert with famous Breslov artist Yosef Karduner in the JCM in Crown Heights.
Among the Rabbis arrested by the FBI in the ‘Forced Gittin for Agunos’ scandal that has captivated the nation is a young Crown Heights husband and father, a Dayan and Sofer who is experienced in Hilchos Gittin.
Appeal for Young Father Caught Up in Get Scandal
Among the Rabbis arrested by the FBI in the ‘Forced Gittin for Agunos’ scandal that has captivated the nation is a young Crown Heights husband and father, a Dayan and Sofer who is experienced in Hilchos Gittin.
JEM Continues the Miracles
One year ago, when JEM released the video “A Glimpse Through the Veil,” it quickly became the fastest-selling of JEM’s ‘My Encounter with the Rebbe’ videos. A year later, a series of eight stories of the Rebbe are delivered in volume 2.
Video: L’Chaim on a Roll
Zach, filming for the popular YouTube channel SoulPancake, visits Chasidic comedian Mendy Pellin’s home to learn more about the life of an Orthodox Jew.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Exceptional Soldiers
Mr. Yosef Lautenberg was injured in the battle for Jerusalem in 1948, and among the founders of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization. In 1976, he led the Israeli delegation, made up in large part by injured IDF veterans, to the Paralympics in Toronto, and decided to bring the group to New York to visit with the Rebbe.
Court Affirms Zablo Ruling, Punts on Control of CHK
Two rulings issued by the Zablo Beis Din were upheld in a supreme court ruling this past Tuesday, but other claims regarding the control and operation of the Crown Heights Vaad HaKashrus were sent back to the Zablo. Among the issues yet to be resolved by the Zablo are the validity of R. Braun’s Smicha, as well as control of the Vaad Hakashrus, which for the time being will remain under the control of Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba.
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