Shabbos at the Besht: Kibud Av Va’em – How and Why
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Naftali Silberberg will lead a discussion on the topic: Kibud Av Va’em – How and Why (Part 2).
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Estonian Jews Invest With Confidence in Community’s Future
Dmitri Shmorgun, 24, was among local Jewish residents and Tallinn’s leadership who celebrated the opening in late September of a community Beit Midrash and Children’s Center.
New York City Mayor John Lindsay meets with the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1968.
Weekly Living Torah Video: The Rebbe on crime in NYC
In the late ’60s in New York City, certain neighborhoods of Brooklyn were experiencing intense racial tensions. In the winter of 1968, New York City Mayor John Lindsay came to discuss the situation with the Rebbe.
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian close to the scene where Sariya Ofer, a retired Israeli army officer, was killed.
IDF Colonel Hacked to Death in Jordan Valley
Palestinians wielding axes and iron bars killed Shariyah Ofer outside his home in the West Bank, the latest in a series of attacks on Israelis in the area.
6 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Mendel and Brachie (nee Katz) Hecht
508 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Shmuli and Sarah (nee Finkel) Schochet
430 Sterling St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Shmaya and Devora Glick
1423 President St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]
Yosef Yitchok and Mussie (nee Perl) Schtroks
1494 Union St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]
Mendy and Sheina (nee Hecht) Majesky
1467 Carroll St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Chaim and Miriam Baum
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Photos: Yeshivas Erev 5774 Gets Underway
This week hundreds of boys in grades 5-8 from all the schools in Crown Heights gathered for an extra hour of learning, from 7:00 to 8:00pm.
Baby Boy!
Mendel and Brachie (nee Katz) Hecht (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 508 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Mancunians Celebrate The Minyan’s 10th Anniversary
Last Motzoei Shabbos, The Minyan (AKA Beis Menachem) in Manchester, UK celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a grand Melave Malka.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe exiting 770 on his way to the Ohel.
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota greets members of the Crown Heights community at Simchas Beis Hashoeva.
Lhota Says NYC Crime Could Surge Under De Blasio
Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota warned a group of prominent New York City business leaders that crime could surge if his Democratic opponent Bill de Blasio is elected mayor.
The Boldest Words in all Literature on the Boldest Journey
Our Parsha introduces the iconic biblical giant; our patriarch Avraham, with the words “Lech L’cha!” “And G-d said to Avram, ‘Go to [for] yourself from your land and from your birthplace and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you!’” (Breishis 12:1)
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
New Talmidim HaShluchim Arrive at YG Melbourne
Melbourne welcomed its newest group of student Shluchim to the Rabbinical College of Australia and NZ (Yeshivah Gedolah of Melbourne) on Thursday. Strangers joined in the singing and dancing in the airport terminal!
Picture of the Day: Street Blocked Off for Kids’ Safety
One of our readers observed an interesting practice by a local boys’ school while driving through Borough Park today. The school’s staff blocked off the street with metal barricades while the boys were playing outside.
Woman Struck While Crossing Eastern Parkway
A woman was struck by a car this morning while trying to making her way across Eastern Parkway.
OK Issues Clarification over New Chocolatte ‘Hechsher’
After losing their OK Hasgacha to alleged Kashrus violations, a new ‘Hechsher’ certificate appeared this morning in the window of Chocolatte, a Crown Heights cafe.
New Engagement!
Yossi Klyne (Manchester, UK) and Rochel Gorelik (Naharia, Israel)
FBI agents remove evidence related to the case.
Rabbis Arrested for Using Torture to Obtain Get
The two rabbis offered an unusual service to Jewish women who could not get their husbands to agree to a divorce, according to the FBI. For a fee, they would convene a rabbinical court and authorize the use of violence to get a recalcitrant husband to agree to a divorce.
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