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KSCVK’s 1st Annual Dinner a Major Success
The first annual Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah awards dinner took place on Motzoai Shabbos, October 20th 2012, Hey Cheshvan 5773, with almost four hundred people attendance. The dinner celebrated KSCVK’s founder Devorah Benjamin’s Ruby birthday.
Weekly Photo: From Days Gone By
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of Chasidim during Krias Hatorah. Can you identify those in the picture, when and where it was taken?
It was the Rebbe's custom to meet one-on-one ('Yechidus') with each guest who arrived for Tishrei, before they traveled home. In late 1981, when the volume of guests made it impossible to meet with all of them, a general meeting ('Yechidus Klolis') was instituted in its place, which lasted for about 10 years until the Chof Zayin Adar.
Video: ‘Yechidus Klolis’ in 2012
It was the Rebbe’s custom to meet one-on-one (‘Yechidus’) with each guest who arrived for Tishrei, before they traveled home. In late 1981, when the volume of guests made it impossible to meet with all of them, a general meeting (‘Yechidus Klolis’) was instituted in its place, which lasted for about 10 years until the Chof Zayin Adar.
Breaking: All Charges Against Ehud Halevy Dropped
The charges against Ehud Halevy, the 21 year old Jewish youth who made international headlines after a video of him being violently beaten by NYPD officers surfaced online were dropped today.
As the Levaya of Mrs. Sarah Deitch, OBM, passed by Oholei Torah this afternoon, students and teachers alike came out to give their last respects to one of their institution's main benefactors.
Hundreds Give Last Respects to Beloved Matriarch
As the Levaya of Mrs. Sarah Deitch, OBM, passed by Oholei Torah this afternoon, students and teachers alike came out to give their last respects to one of their institution’s main benefactors.
‘Visual Mishnayos’ Sukkah – Free Samples for Kids
We’ve just finished celebrating the Yom Tov of Sukkos, but we’re just beginning to learn Mishnayos Masseches Sukkah with ‘Visual Mishnayos’.
New Engagement!
Meir Finck (Crown Heights) and Mushka Goldman (Los Angeles)
Baby Boy!
Yosef and Dina Tzeiger (Boro Park, NY)
Chabad at USC Breaks Ground on New Renovations
Active members of Chabad at USC gathered together for the groundbreaking of the new renovations to the Chabad House. The event featured a home-cooked brunch, a self-guided tour of what changes will be made to the house and speeches by leaders in the Jewish community.
Video: KSCVK Spotlights Young Couple’s Wedding
This past Motzoai Shabbos, Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah held their first annual dinner benefiting the organization which helps Kallahs and Chassanim make their weddings. At the dinner a video presentation was played featuring the story of Baruch and Zahava (nee Akinade) Arky, a newly married couple who were helped by KSCVK.
Shluchim and Students Seeking Gracious Hosts
Next weekend, Shabbos Parshas Vayeira (November 2nd), over 800 students and 100 Shluchim and Shluchos will be coming to Crown Heights for the largest Pegisha of its kind. Shluchim are still looking for gracious residents who can host students for the weekend, for sleeping (Friday and Motzoei Shabbos) and/or Friday night Shabbos dinner. If you have any space for either boys or girls please email ndd@chabad.edu or call 718-510-8181. Thank you!
Picnic Honors Park’s Namesake
Oak Park’s Mae Boyar Park celebrated what would have been its namesake’s 99th birthday in a manner in which the philanthropist would have appreciated: having a picnic and feeding the hungry.
With great sadness and deep emotion we announce the passing of Mrs. Sarah (nee Kunavskia) Deitsch, OBM - fondly known as the “Mameh of Oholei Torah.” She was the wife of Reb Dovid Deitsch, OBM, who passed away in 2002.
Mrs. Deitsch was a pillar of support and a true partner in all of Reb Dovid’s endeavors, and showed herself greatly devoted to the Rebbe, encouraging her husband to immediately do what the Rebbe asked of him.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: The “Mameh of Oholei Torah”
With great sadness and deep emotion we announce the passing of Mrs. Sarah (nee Kunavskia) Deitsch, OBM – fondly known as the “Mameh of Oholei Torah.” She was the wife of Reb Dovid Deitsch, OBM, who passed away in 2002.
Mrs. Deitsch was a pillar of support and a true partner in all of Reb Dovid’s endeavors, and showed herself greatly devoted to the Rebbe, encouraging her husband to immediately do what the Rebbe asked of him.
Leadership Forum to Connect Communities Worldwide
After nearly two decades of hosting a guest conference alongside the Kinus Hashluchim, the newly renamed and revamped Chabad Leadership Forum will offer new and innovative ways to connect Jewish communities around the world.
In a 1958 letter released this week by Vaad Hanachos B'Lahak, the Rebbe responds to a man who wrote about a proposed Shidduch between a bochur of Sefardi origin and a girl of Ashkenazi origin, and the opposition they were facing from apprehensive family members.
Letter: Rebbe Rejects Discrimination Between Sefardim and Ashkenazim
In a 1958 letter released this week by Vaad Hanachos B’Lahak, the Rebbe responds to a man who wrote about a proposed Shidduch between a bochur of Sefardi origin and a girl of Ashkenazi origin, and the opposition they were facing from apprehensive family members.
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Could Russia’s Crackdown on Foreign Organizations Imperil Jewish Groups Working There?
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, it didn’t take long for international Jewish groups to rush into Russia and begin rebuilding institutions of Jewish life that had been destroyed under generations of communist repression.
