New Engagement!
Levi Pinson (Brunoy, France) and Mushka Weiser (Vienna, Austria)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at Empire Shteibel
489 Empire Blvd. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
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Kinus Banquet Keynote, Guest Speakers Announced
When Shluchim arrive in Crown Heights for the Kinus, they’ll be marking 20 years since Gimel Tamuz. In that span, the “Rebbe’s Shlichus” nearly doubled, and a great number of those new Shluchim have never even seen the Rebbe.
Video: Exotic Jewish Communities Around the World
How many countries have you been to in your lifetime? Three, maybe 4? Author Ben Frank can proudly state that he has traveled to 88 countries, visiting many Chabad Houses in the process, and in each one he checks out the Jewish community and how they have survived and thrived.
A ‘Hachnosas Orchim’ Tribute to Esther Goldman
On Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkot, the 17th of Tishrei, Mrs. Esther Goldman, a friend to so many in Crown Heights and beyond passed away. In Esthers memory, her grandchildren have launched a campaign to build hospitality suites in tribute to her passion for Hachnosas Orchim.
DA Hynes: I’m Not Quitting
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes – who was soundly defeated in last month’s Democratic primary – will actively campaign on Republican and Conservative party lines in a bid to keep his job, his spokesman told The New York Post on Thursday.
Tonight: Can You Make a Good Marriage Better?
Rabbi Manis Friedman says YES! Last year, Rabbi Friedman led a life changing teleconference course titled, “Proper Conduct Between Husband and Wife – Behind Closed Doors.” The course was attended by 40 participants and the feedback was astounding!
Extremist Vandal Compares Chabad to Nazism
The facade of a building housing a Chabad Yeshiva in Givat Shaul, an ultra-orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, was defaced by an unknown assailant, who scrawled “Chabad = Swastika symbol” on it.
Baby Girl!
Shmuly and Yehudis (nee Blesovsky) Kasowitz (Crown Heights)
Video: Crown Heights Blogger Wins Food Award
Chanie Apfelbaum, a Crown Heights resident who blogs about Kosher cooking under the pseudonym Busy in Brooklyn, recently won an award for a delicious mushroom dish.
3 Caught After Violently Mugging Young Woman
An amazing effort by both vigilant community members and Shomrim volunteers resulted in the apprehension of three teens who assaulted and mugged a young woman, making off with her cell phone. Police brass worked hand in hand with Shomrim, which resulted in the muggers’ identification and arrest.
Terror that Grips Lubavitch: Shameless Chillul Yom Tov
After we shined a spotlight on the actions of a group of violent thugs in 770 last week, thousands of Anash expressed their reactions in the form of emails and comments. Several ‘angels of peace’ attempted to spin, rationalize and explain away their actions; but new revelations prove that those actions stretch further back – and are even more shocking – than we would all like to believe.
10-Year-Old Accident Victim in Critical Condition
A 10-year-old boy from a Chabad family in Kiryat Ata, Israel was struck by a vehicle today as he was riding his bicycle.
Video: Police Investigate More Hate Messages
Police are investigating more anti-Semitic messages left in Crown Heights and Williamsburg.
Video: Newark Mayor Delivers a Dvar Torah
Corey Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, delivers a Dvar Torah based on Chasidic interpretation of the Posuk “Ve’asu Li Mikdash V’Shachanti Besocham.”
Montreal School Board Shuts Down Jewish Kids’ Club
The English Montreal School Board is citing a 16-year-old law to explain why extracurricular Jewish clubs at three of its high schools aren’t being permitted this fall after having run for as long as five years.
Exhibition Fuses Chasidism and Contemporary Art
The Creative Soul, an organization that fuses Chasidic Judaism and contemporary art, hosted an exhibition titled “Pure Joy” as part of its annual celebration of creativity on the holiday of Sukkos.
A New Twist on an Old Tradition
Rabbi Avi Zwiebel has resorted to pedal power to make the Jewish holiday of Sukkot more accessible and green.
