Baby Boy!
Nochum and Chana Labkowski (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 556 Crown St. [corner Albany Ave.] Apt. #A1

Picture of the Day: Shofar for Busy Shopkeepers
A devoted Chosid blows Shofar for the shopkeepers and patrons of a Kingston Ave. establishment. Can you identify which store it is?

“Where Have I Gone Wrong?”
Have you ever met a person, whose life is a shambles, musing over how it all got that way? “Where have I gone wrong,” is a mantra familiar to every psychiatrist, psychologist, clergyman or plain good friend, who is kind enough to lend an ear.

This Tuesday: Open-Mic Day at JEM
After successes JEM had in other cities (such as LA, Miami and Montreal), G-d willing, this Tuesday, August 20, the My Encounter with the Rebbe project will be hosting an ‘open-mic day’ in Crown Heights; a studio will be set up where people can come in throughout the day to share, in short form, their priceless memories with the Rebbe.

Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe at a farbrengen in the mid 1980s.

How to Keep Kosher While Backpacking in South America
When we think of traveling on vacation to far distances in today’s day and age, the mere thought of an uncomfortable journey almost seems unfathomable. We are used to the highest level of service and, thanks to technology, the world at our fingertips.
Baby Boy!
Moshe and Baila (nee Sufrin) Sapir (Monsey, NY)

Belgian Jewish Schools Ordered to Teach Evolution
Earlier this summer, the Flemish government issued decrees that would force both state-funded and private Jewish schools to teach mandatory curricula that include evolutionary biology, human reproduction and other subjects considered taboo by Antwerp’s 18,000 orthodox Jews.

Crown St. Home Latest Burglary Victim
A Crown Heights home was broken into last night, on the block of Crown St. between Brooklyn and New York Aves. The thief broke the lock on a basement window and crawled inside. He stole $100 in cash and a pair of shoes.

Cheers Greet Cross Country Bikers as Journey Ends
Through nine states and 25 cities, through blistering heat, torrential downpours and rough roads, 11 women pedaled 1,500 miles along the east coast for four weeks. Their goal: to raise awareness for special-needs children.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Rashi Elgarten
Rashi Elgarten will be sitting shiva after the passing of his mother, Mrs. Gittel Elgarten, OBM, at 701 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Troy Aves.] Apt. 5H, until Thursday morning, August 22. Shacharis: 10:00 Mincha: 7:30 Maariv: 8:30 Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalaim
Info to Be Menachem Avel Lichtenfeld Family
Yitzchok Lichtenfeld and Esther Sosover will be sitting Shiva after the passing of their sister, Rivka, OBM, at 433 Sterling Street [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.] until Tuesday morning, August 20. Shachris: 8:00 Mincha: 7:45 (Friday: 1:35) Maariv: 8:30 Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei […]

Here’s My Story: A Present for Your Wife
As far I’m concerned the Jewish women’s liberation movement was started by the Rebbe.

Shliach Delivers Goodwill from President to President
Rabbi Levi Edri, acting as liaison between the Ukrainian Jewish community and the Israeli government, delivered a letter from Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich to Israeli President Shimon Peres, wishing him a happy 90th birthday.
New Engagement!
Nissi Eber (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka (bas R’ Hirshel) Raskin (Montreal, Canada)

NYC Councilman Visits Rebbe’s Ohel
On August 13, 2013, NYC Council Member and Candidate for Queens Borough President Peter F. Vallone Jr. visited the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, OBM, in Cambria Heights.

Young Rabbis Reach out to South Dakota Jews
An in-home visit with two young rabbis from Brooklyn left Sioux Falls resident Aloma Graham with a sense of connection to her Jewish roots.