This Sunday: Siyum Sefer Torah for Kazi Benjamin
The Crown Heights community is cordially invited to join in the celebration of the completion of a Sefer Torah, dedicated in memory of Kazi Benjamin, OBM, which will take place this Sunday, August 25.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Tuvia Simon, a Sofer Stam, will lead a discussion on topic: the sound of one hand clapping.
Chabad Torah Community Center in Lake Grove, NY.
Woman Arrested for Burglarizing Chabad House
A 23-year-old woman was arrested on burglary charges for stealing cash from a Long Island Chabad House.
Smithtown Patch
Happiness Vs. Pleasure: The Secret of Contentment
“Do not all men desire happiness?” This rhetorical question was posed by Socrates to his students. The response was unanimous: “There is no one who does not!”
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax., FL.
Video: First Hasidic Wedding in Arkansas
Yosef Kramer, from Crown Heights, and Mushka Ciment celebrated their wedding in her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas on Tuesday, August 20. Several reporters were there to document the historic occasion – as it was the first ever Hasidic wedding to take place in Arkansas.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe in a Yechidus in the late 1950s.
City Faces Balancing Act as Hasidic Community Grows
Needing to abide by their traditions of modesty, Hasidic women want the city to post a female lifeguard during a women-only swim session at a municipal pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and have lobbied a local councilman to take up their cause.
NY Times
Video: Chitrik Academy Gives Students a Head Start
In the less than one year since it was founded, the online Chitrik Academy has changed the way Gemara and Mishnayos are being learned. With over 80 videos, it has garnered an audience from over 60 countries around the world.
New Engagement!
Dovid Leib Halon (Crown Heights) and Sara (bas R’ Shlomo) Grossman (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Monday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Illustration photo
Religious Garments Face Restrictions in Quebec
The Quebec government is preparing to introduce controversial legislation that would restrict religious symbols in numerous places, including Kippas worn by orthodox Jews.
Canadian Press
2 Lubavitch Owned Companies Ranked in Inc. 5000
Two Lubavitch owned companies took the #126 and #568 spots on this year’s Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing private companies of 2013. This marks the first time the number has gotten smaller in four years.
Picture of the Day: Candidate Engages Higher Power Prior to Debate
Mendy and Yossi Rotenstreich of Chabad of Gramercy Park in Manhattan join borough president Scott Stringer as he places a Mezuzah, the Jewish symbol of empowerment and protection, on the entrance to his campaign headquarters hours before his second debate against former governor Elliot Spitzer in the race for comptroller of New York City.
From Days Gone By: Shluchim in the Early ’80s
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this photo of a group of Shluchim from around the globe at a gathering in the early 1980s. How many of them can you identify?
Please Say Tehillim For…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima for: Pesach Simcha ben Baila and Shayna Chaya bas Rochel Leah.
Jnet Announces Chai Elul Learning Campaign
In honor of Chai Elul, Anash and all Jews worldwide are invited to participate in a learning campaign, with the chance to win big prizes.
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