Last year a Bat Mitzvah girl from Chicago asked her parents for a special gift, to sponsor a Bat Mitzvah party for needy girls somewhere in the world. Last week her wish came true in the Children’s home of Moscow.
Following the Rebbes directive of strengthen the shechuna many new ‘class shuls’ have opened in the last few years and as result the amount of Farbrengens held on Chassidishe days of note has swelled as well. CrownHeights.info has compiled a list of Farbrengens taking place in the neighborhood.
Levi Pruss (Crown Heights) and Rochi Panigel (Coral Springs, FL)
L’Chaim tonight, Sunday at 307 Crown St
[between New York and Nostrand Ave]
Celebrate Chanukah with Gombos Bakery’s ten flavorful doughnuts! Beat the rush and get your order for Mivtzoim of family Chanukah parties in today!
“Chas, we can save you!’ When I received messages on my blog making this thrilling promise, I assumed they were spam from a finance company offering to consolidate my loans into one ”easy” payment. Instead, it turned out, they were from a Christian in Nigeria who, having read articles I posted about my interest in Judaism and the Chasidim, wants to convert all my curiosity about Judaism into one churchy faith.
Hundreds of Tzfas residents joined together for a farbrengen in honor of the Alter Rebbe’s Chag Hage’ulah – Yud Tes Kislev – at a banquet hall in the center of the northern Israeli municipality.
Night Owls is a unique and entertaining band, formed by Bochurim in Crown Heights, “who squeeze in their rehearsals and recordings in between seder and farbrengens.” Their combination of Chassidic Spirit together with a wide array of popular music styles has already fascinated audiences and accumulated many fans.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Zisa Ben Tzion (Sol) Lieberman, after battling a lengthy illness. The Tzadik, the Lawyer (the Judge) returned his soul this morning.
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Rabbi Menachem Mendel Labkowski, a Chabad Lubavitch emissary to Los Angeles, California passed away on Saturday, November 24, after a lengthy illness.
While previous episodes have scored thousands of Youtube, Moshe considers calling it quits on his grass-roots internet series. Will a phone call from a celebrity change his mind?
Oholei Torah PTA hosted their first ever all men’s event benefiting their annual auction this Motzai Shabbos. The crowd enjoyed an auction viewing along with a lavish buffet dinner, sushi bar and cocktails.
In honor of the 200th anniversary of the Alter Rebbe’s passing, Shluchim and Anash around the world are joining in and dividing learning his central works: Tanya, Torah Ohr, Likutei Torah, and all volumes of the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch.
Last Motzei Shabbos, November 24th, the Bulletproof Stockings among other women musicians rocked out to a packed house at the Mimulo flower shop in Crown Heights.The event was a benefit concert to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy.
CrownHeights.info received, ahead of Yud Tes Kislev, previously unpublished photos from a Farbrengen in honor of the great day in 1971. The event was organized by Beth Lubavitch which is under the direction of Rabbi Shmuel Azimov.
Shalom and Sara (nee Hirsch) Horowitz (Coral Springs, FL)
CROWN HEIGHTS – A group of three Lubavitcher entrepreneurs have recently launched a new concept in the men’s clothing industry – a one stop shop for accessories including ties, cufflinks, scarves and eyeglass frames. And the best part? The price.
