5 Sholom Zochors This Week
Gershon and Simmie (nee Abramowitz) Selinger
438 Sterling St. [between Brooklyn and New York Avenues]
Chaim and Esty (nee Oberlander) Meisels (Crown Heights)
Zalman and Malya (nee Stein) Shmotkin (Stamford, CT)
Mendy and Yaffa (nee Wilmowsky) Lieberman (N. Miami Beach, FL)
Yisroel and Mushki Raskin (Melbourne, Australia)
Parasha Class Dedicated in Memory of Homicide Victims
The Chabad community in South Broward, Florida and Jewish community in Toronto, is still reeling following the shocking and senseless crime which claimed the lives of two of their ‘snowbird’ members, David “Donny” Pichosky, and his wife Rochelle Wise from Toronto.
Baltimore’s Cheder Chabad Gala Celebrates Whirlwind of Growth
Over 300 people who came from far and near to enjoy the Cheder Chabad Gala in Beth Tfiloh Congregation. The Gala celebrated the culmination of a whirlwind of growth for the school, which opened six years ago in the basement of Tuvia and Alisheva Givre, with only 13 three-year-old students. The Cheder was so successful, it moved the following year to a house it purchased on Cross Country Boulevard, adjacent to Rabbi Lisbon’s shul, Bais Lubavitch.
Weekly Picture of the Rebbe: Maamar in the 50’s
CrownHeights.info and the Lubavitch Archives presents a collection of pictures of the Rebbe reciting a Maamar, as Chassidim stand around listening, circa late 1950’s.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Bnei Efrayim
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Ari Chitrik will lead a discussion on the topic of the Bnei Efrayim.
Kabbala Of Selfishness: How Humble Can We Be?
Bo: Our Parsha; Bo, portrays the continued saga of Egypt’s insubordination to G-d and its resultant self destruction. More plagues more shuttle diplomacy on the part of Moshe and Aharon, more changes of heart on the part Pharaoh…
Video: How Hatzalah of Montreal Saves Lives
An emotional video was recently released describing the challenges Hatzoloh of Montreal faces in order to continue doing the great work that they do.
RAP Holds Raffle Sending Two Bochurim to CH
A packed pulsating dining room of Beis Menachem, also known as the R.A.P, in Jerusalem was abuzz with excited anticipation for a raffle that would be sending two lucky winners to spend Yud Shvat in Crown Heights.
MS”K: Melava Malka Benefitting Keren Yisroel Aryeh Leib
This Motzai Shabbos, Parashas Bo, the Keren Yisroel Aryeh Leib Gemilas Chessed fund will host its annual Melava Malka and is inviting the community to come and join in.
A Chabad Rabbi who Led Sephardic Congregations
Rabbi Abraham Hecht, a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi who served as the spiritual leader of Sephardic congregations in North America for more than 65 years, passed away Saturday night at the age of 90. For many years he the was vice president of the Sephardic Rabbinical Council, president of Rabbinical Council for Syrian Jewry in North America, and president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America. Beloved by his congregants, he built Congregation Shaare Zion in Brooklyn, N.Y., into the largest Sephardic congregation in North America.
Russia, U.S. Fight Over Stolen Chabad Manuscripts
MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday harshly criticized a U.S. court ruling fining it $50,000 a day for holding onto tens of thousands of religious books and manuscripts stolen from Jews during the Russian revolution and World War II.
Official Music Video: Benny Friedman – Maaleh Ani
How much does it say about Hashem’s love for every Yid when He gives us the ability to sanctify Him? Those words, found in the Sfas Emes on Kapital Nun Beis in Sefer Tehillim, are the lyrics of Maaleh Ani, the fourth track on Benny Friedman’s hit album Yesh Tivka, produced by Avi Newmark, composed by Elimelech Blumstein and arranged by Aryeh Kunstler.
Happy 70th Birthday Rabbi Rimler!
One of the most dedicated and universally loved teachers in Lubavitcher Yeshiva, Rabbi Dovid Rimler celebrated his 70th birthday Ka”h together with his students. During lunch he was presented with a cake from the Yeshiva staff and students.
Info to be Menachem Avel the Gelernter Family
The Gelernter family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their dear mother, MRs. Shayndel Gelernter. They are sitting Shiva at 691 Crown St. until Sunday morning. shachris 8:00 AM Mincha 4:30 pm maariv bizmano The family asks the visitors […]
Out With the Old: Young CH’ers Meet Mayoral Candidate
Previously uninvolved in politics, a group of over 50 young Lubavitchers gathered in Basil for a meet and greet evening in support of mayoral candidate Bill Thompson. This was the first ever event of this kind and the organizers were impressed with its success.
Released Time student Celebrates his Bar Mitzvah
Released time Bochurim arranged a Bar Mitzvah for Adam Gourgov, a released time student from P.S. 303, who made a commitment to put Tefillin on every day.
