Blog: A Blow to the Shofar
Rabbi Shea Hecht, – author of “Confessions of a Jewish Cult Buster“- recently called the “Call Of The Shofar”, a LGAT (Large Group Awareness Training), a cult.
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by Yaacov Behrman
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
Baby Girl!
Yehoshua and Menucha Lavner (Toronto, Canada)
Picture of the Day: ‘Tis the Season for a Mitzvah
At a public Menorah lighting in Coconut Creek, Florida, a couple of Yeshiva students happened upon a familiar holiday character and were surprised to find out that he is Jewish! He was more than delighted to put on Tefilin with them.
Two Teenage Jewish Girls Groped in Crown Heights
At about 5:00pm Thursday evening, a Jewish teenage girl was walking on Carroll St. between Schenectady and Utica Ave. when she was lewdly groped by an African-American male on a bike.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Yaakov Elberg, OBM, of Crown Heights, at the age of 76.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Yaakov Elberg, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Yaakov Elberg, OBM, of Crown Heights, at the age of 76.
New Engagement!
Meyron Perets (Crown Heights) and Miriam Glick (Melbourne, Australia)
L’chaim will be Monday night at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Wheel Theft of the Day: Eastern Pkwy. and Schenectady
Due to the increasing frequency of these incidents, we have “upgraded” this news feature from Wheel Theft of the Week to Wheel Theft of the Day.
Puerto Rico
Chabad and Misaskim Join Efforts to Prevent Autopsy
Moshe Reed was an American businessman who traveled frequently on business to Puerto Rico. On his last trip earlier this month, while in his hotel room, Mr. Reed felt ill and called 911. Despite their efforts, paramedics were unable to save him.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Walking to 770
CrownHeights.info and JEM present vintage footage of the Rebbe walking to 770 during the intermediate days of Sukkos, fall of 5725 (1964).
6 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Mordechai and Joelle Wilshinsky
1486 Carroll St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Elchonon and Devorah Rivkah (nee Blasberg) Shagalov
525 Lefferts Ave. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.] Apt. #5A
Zalman and Chaya Seema (nee Goldstein) Friedman
425 Brooklyn Ave. [between Montgomery St. and Empire Blvd.]
Yisroel Aryei Leib and Miriam (nee Glazer) Goldstein
555 Crown St. [corner Albany Ave.] Apt. #2E
Mendel and Esti (nee Rubin) Mochkin
866 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Albany Ave.]
Moshe and Lea (nee Weiser) Sosover
433 Sterling St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Baby Boy!
Mordechai and Joelle Wilshinsky (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 1486 Carroll St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Self-Hatred: Overcoming the Exile Mentality
Jewish anti-semitism, it sounds like a contradiction in terms; an oxymoron or a Jackie Mason joke, but sadly, there is nothing funny about it.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
Shabbos at the Besht: The Need for Authenticity
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic: Successful leadership vs. failed leadership: Childhood, adolescence, adulthood and the need for authenticity.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe reciting Al Hamichya from his Siddur after Kos Shel Bracha, circa mid 1970s.
New Engagement!
Hershel Gross (Melbourne, Australia) and Chaya Saul (Pittsburgh, PA)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Baby Girl!
Shlomo and Jennifer Frisch (Coral Springs, FL)
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