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Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Diskin was chosen as “Man of the Year” in the welfare category by two local media outlets in the northern Israeli city of Haifa.
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Transit officials say an ad initially rejected for its “demeaning” language is expected to appear at 10 subway stations next week.
Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of France’s National Front Party, called today for a ban on the public wearing of veils by Muslims and yarmulkes by Jews, thereby inflaming the existing religious tensions caused by the earlier publication of offensive cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Mendy and Chana Devora (nee Teitelbaum) Solomon (Short Hills, NJ)
What wouldn’t we give to re‐experience – or to experience for the first time – the beautiful moments of Tishrei together with the Rebbe? The miracle of modern technology allows us to rise above the gravitational pull of the here-and‐now, and experience a Farbrengen with the Rebbe, as the Rebbe calls upon us to celebrate with joy and Achdus, and in a manner of L’chatchila Ariber! Blended with beautiful Nigunnim and special moments, this is a Farbrengen experience you do not want to miss.
Yoel and Miriam (nee Leaf) Lipszyc (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at Aliyah
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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique photo of the Rebbe seeing off the Tishrei Guests in the 1960s.
On 22 Elul, a Sefer Torah sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Mendy Levy finally made its way to its permanent home in Mariupol, Ukraine, where the local Shluchim, Rabbi and Mrs. Mendel Cohen, have been waiting for their own kosher Sefer Torah for many years.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yossi Paltiel will lead a discussion on the topic: The Deeper Meaning of the Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
The shooting of a Crown Heights teenager last month prompted a rally on Thursday, Sept. 19 of African-American residents and others against the violence dominating their streets.
Crime may be at near record-low levels, but it took cops an average of 9.1 minutes last year to respond to crimes in progress — the NYPD’s worst performance since Mayor Bloomberg took office in 2002.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An elderly Jewish woman was struck down by a livery cab as she attempted to cross Albany Avenue.
In the days leading up to the Yom Hadin; many of us put in effort to tip the scales of merit. We give extra tzedaka, daven selichos, and put more time and focus in our Avodas Hashem. These days of preparation are a time of introspection, but also a time to look outwards, at the people around us, to see what we can do to help others. Chesed opportunities abound, and there are many well meaning people who go out of their way to assist their fellow Yidden.
Lubavitch of Scotland has mounted two 16 foot banners at central locations in Glasgow to remind Jews of the dates of the upcoming Yomim Tovim. They will be mounted for over six weeks and will be seen by most people in the community as they travel by.
On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Sholom Tenenbaum took his place on the Bimah of 770 to blow the Rebbe’s Shofar. After the Tekios were blown, a crack was found on the Shofar’s exterior, likely rendering the Tekios heard by thousands to be insufficient for fulfillment of the Mitzvah. The question on many people’s mind was: Why wasn’t the Shofar inspected beforehand by Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba? In fact, why wasn’t he present on the Bimah during Tekios as usual?
Sara Chana Silverstein, a Lubavitcher from Crown Heights and mother of 7 who specializes in areas of alternative medicine and herbs, was featured on Fox News-Boston where she discussed whether a parent should let her/his baby cry or intercede right away.
