To Lead Is to Follow: The New Within the Old
The book of Bereishis is the book of the Patriarchs, yet, upon examination it is clear that not all the patriarchs are given equal press and exposure.
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by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
Baby Boy!
Yanky and Chanie Barber (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 540 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
‘Chassidisher Derher’ Magazine to Be Printed Monthly
After two successful years of being seasonal, The Chassidisher Derher will be going monthly! Beginning with the month of Kislev, the Derher magazine will be distributed monthly in Chabad Yeshivos and communities around the world.
Baby Girl!
Srulick and Zeldy (nee Volkov) Ybgi (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Yehoshua Korenblit (Crown Heights) and Freidy Gurkow (Westford, MA)
L’Chaim Sunday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
11-Year-Old Boy Assaulted in Lefferts Park
While most American kids are busy going door to door collecting candy tonight, some kids in our neighborhood seem to think that Halloween eve is ‘attack-a-Jew night.’ They roam the streets in gangs looking for a Jewish victim to pelt with eggs and/or assault.
New Engagement!
Mendy Mottal (Paris, France) and Chaya Lashker (Paris, France)
To some , Metzitza BePeh may seem distasteful. That plus heightened sensitivity to inappropriate touching of children, as well as recently proposed circumcision bans in Europe, make MBP perfect prey for unfounded fears. Science and religious practices, however, cannot be based on such.
Op-Ed: Consent Form or Anti Metzitza BePeh Form?
To some , Metzitza BePeh may seem distasteful. That plus heightened sensitivity to inappropriate touching of children, as well as recently proposed circumcision bans in Europe, make MBP perfect prey for unfounded fears. Science and religious practices, however, cannot be based on such.
Jewish Press
Photos: General Session at the Marriott
At the evening general session in the Brooklyn Marriott, several Shluchim took to the podium to share their insights into the work of Shlichus.
Baby Boy!
Moishe and Mina Koncepolski (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 256 Kingston Ave. [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.]
New Engagement!
Ezzy Rappaport (Toronto/Crown Heights) and Malka Medalie (South Africa/Florida)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.] at 8:00pm
Photos: Seminars and Workshops at the Marriott
Today in the afternoon, the Shluchim traveled to the Brooklyn Marriott Hotel, where they attended seminars, workshops and discussion groups to help with their day-to-day tasks and overcome challenges they may encounter in the course of their Shlichus.
Picture of the Day: Old Classmates Reunite
Rabbi Noach Gansburg, Shliach to S. Paulo, Brazil and Rabbi Levi Gorelik of Crown Heights were classmates in their hometown in Italy almost 50 years ago. Today, they bumped into each other on Kingston Ave., where they caught up with each other’s lives and reminisced about the good old days.
Photos: First Morning of the Kinus
This morning, the first of the Kinus, the Shluchim began their day with the study of Chassidus in 770. For Shachris, the Rebbe’s study and the entire area around it were packed, while many others davened in one of the downstairs minyanim or in the Ohel.
Emotional Farewell to Police Chief Loved By All
Yesterday at 8:00pm Deputy Inspector John Lewis walked out of the 71st Precinct for his last time as its commanding officer, but not before a steady stream of well-wishers from the entire Crown Heights community came by to personally see him off and wish him success in his new post at the bureau of School Safety.
File photo: Dancing after Havdalah at the 2011 Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton.
Amid Obama Visit, Crown Heights Hosts 850 Students
Eight hundred and fifty Jewish students from far and wide converged on New York City last weekend for an annual Shabbaton, touring popular city sites here and enjoying the hospitality of Chabad Lubavitch families in Crown Heights.
Jewish Week
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