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Baby Girl!
Shimon and Leah (nee Fellig) Rivkin (Crown Heights)
Video: Mendy’s Kitchen – The Vegetarian Episode
Filling in for Paula Deen, Mendy Pellin invites you into his kitchen. Finally a chef you can relate to.
Please Note: This episode contains graphic images which may not be suitable for children; view with your own discretion.
New Cancer-Killing Drug to Be Tested on Humans
Stanford researchers are on track to begin human trials of a potentially potent new weapon against cancer, and would-be participants are flooding in following the NY Post’s initial report on the discovery.
4 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Yitzi and Leah Spalter
NEW LOCATION: 466 Crown St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Zevi and Henny (nee Pruss) Karp
307 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.]
Itzik and Chaya Itzhakov
881 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Apt. #5
Yossel and Mimi Greenman
432 N. Gardner St. [between Rosewood and Oakwood] Los Angeles, CA, 90036
New England Shluchim Gather in Connecticut
“Varm” and “Tochendik” were two of the words used by some of the 150 participants to describe the New York New England regional Kinus in West Hartford, Connecticut, co-hosted by Rabbis Yosef Gopin, Mendel Samuels, Yosef Wolvovsky, Shaya Gopin and Yosef Kulek.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Reuven Helman, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Reuven Helman, OBM, of Tzfat, Israel.
Shabbos at the Besht: Defeating the Green Eyed Monster
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Zalman Abraham will lead a discussion on the topic, ‘Envy: Defeating the Green Eyed Monster.’
Op-Ed: Americanized Judasim Takes a Stab at Kotel Sanctity
Musician Moshe Yess was best known for his hit song My Zaidie. But Moshe has a treasure-chest full of songs. In his repertoire are songs he wrote and sang for children. I mention him now because his words are so appropriate to address my topic. To the Women of the Wall, I present an excerpt from one of Moshe Yess’ cherished children’s tunes with an adult message:
A Small Program from a Small City Reaches Distant Locations
The Torah teaches, that words and gestures that come from the heart, enter the hearts of others and will grow and thrive. With this thought in mind connections have been taking place on desktop computers from home, laptops from local coffee shops and even cell phones in busy airports. A small program that began in a small city has now grown and flourished, with branches throughout many Chabad Centers across North America.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and the Lubavitch Archives presents a photo of the Rebbe at a Farbrengen, circa late 1960’s.
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Devarim – titled ‘Happy-Sad-Happy.’
Over 100 Study Beis Hamikdosh in Crown Heights
On Wednesday evening, hundreds gathered in the newly renovated Beis Medrash Chovevei Torah on Eastern Parkway to learn about the Beis Hamidash.
Over These Do I Cry: Reflections on Tishah B’av
The designation of a day to commemorate a given event or segment of society, is a common occurrence among the world’s various nationalities and cultures. Americans, for example, celebrate Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Independence Day, Presidents Day and a host of other special occasions, such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day and even Secretary’s day.
Here’s My Story: The Vanishing Loan
When I was thirteen years of age, I was doubly orphaned. My mother had passed away when I was a child, and then, when I was almost fourteen years old, I lost my father as well. I had to move into yeshiva full-time, as I had no other place to go.
Baby Girl!
Nossy and Nelly (nee Akuvaev) Slater (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Yossel and Mimi (nee Lovitch) Greenman (Los Angeles, CA)
