New Engagement!
Mendy Fellig (Miami Beach, FL) and Chaya Hazan (Milan, Italy)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at Chevra Ahavas Yisroel
1349 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.] at 8:00pm
Brooklyn Is 2nd Most Expensive Place to Live in U.S.
Guess what! All that gentrifying has finally paid off. Brooklyn is now the second most expensive place to live in America, according to a study from the Council for Community and Economic Research that was cited in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Number one, of course, is Manhattan.
Shachris: 7:45am
Mincha: 7:00pm
Maariv: Tzeis
At the family's request, please refrain from visiting between 11:00am and 2:00pm, as well as after 10:00pm.
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Chana Seligson
Mrs. Chana Seligson is sitting Shiva after the passing of her beloved mother, Mrs. Golde Glicksman, OBM, at 1423 48th St. [between14 and 15 Ave.] in Boro Park.
Shachris: 7:45am
Mincha: 7:00pm
Maariv: Tzeis
At the family’s request, please refrain from visiting between 11:00am and 2:00pm, as well as after 10:00pm.
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
280 Chabad Rabbis to Be Ordained in Morristown
Chabad’s Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ, plans to ordain 280 new rabbis at an event the movement is billing as the largest ordination class in the modern era.
Walk4Friendship is an annual event that raises crucial funds and community awareness for The Friendship Circle. It begins with an inspirational opening ceremony followed by a 5k walk (or 1 mile family walk). Upon reaching the finish line, walkers enjoy a post-walk celebration with entertainment, activities, food and much more.
Video: Michigan Walk4Friendship 2012 Highlights
Walk4Friendship is an annual event that raises crucial funds and community awareness for The Friendship Circle. It begins with an inspirational opening ceremony followed by a 5k walk (or 1 mile family walk). Upon reaching the finish line, walkers enjoy a post-walk celebration with entertainment, activities, food and much more.
The first night of Selichos at 770, 26 Elul, 5747 (1987).
Weekly Living Torah Video: Selichos
The first night of Selichos at 770, 26 Elul, 5747 (1987).
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Chabad Purchases Manhattan Building for $42 Million
Chabad of Midtown Manhattan has closed on the purchase of a 12-story, 60,000 square foot building in New York City for $42 million, in one of the largest real estate deals in Chabad’s history.
5 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Mendy and Miriam (nee Truzman) Klein
478 Empire Blvd. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.]
Berel and Devorie Gansburg
456 Brooklyn Ave. [corner Sterling St.] Apt. 1A
Yehuda and Chaya Rosenberger
704 Lefferts Ave. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Eli and Malkie Janowski
720 Lefferts [corner Troy ave.]
Shmuly and Nechama (nee Marelus) Cohen
Please submit location in comments section
Shabbos at the Besht: Teshuva
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic of Teshuva.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique collection of photos of the Rebbe giving Tzedaka on Erev Yom Kippur.
New Shluchim Bring Chayus to Oholei Torah Zal
As the New Year begins, bochurim in the Oholei Torah Beis Medrash quickly realized a new addition has been instituted in the yeshiva. A group of seven dedicated and outstanding bochurim have been chosen to act as “eltereh bochurim” to the bochurim in the Beis Medrash.

JLI Videos Made Available for Hearing Impaired
“No Jewish woman will be left behind,” is the ambitious mandate adopted by the Rosh Chodesh Society, the monthly women’s learning program initiated in 2010 in memory of Rivkah Holtzberg, HYD.
Ever wonder what's the source of the traffic jams you are constantly stuck in? This video, filmed at the exit ramp coming off the Brooklyn Bridge, may provide some insight.
Video: What’s Holding Up Traffic at Brooklyn Bridge?
Ever wonder what’s the source of the traffic jams you are constantly stuck in? This video, filmed at the exit ramp coming off the Brooklyn Bridge, may provide some insight.
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Weekly Photo: From Days Gone By
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of a Lubavitcher Chossid with an older man. Can you identify those in the picture, when and where it was taken?
Answer to last week’s photos in the extended article.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: R’ Yehudah Abitbol, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Chacham R’ Yehudah Abitbol, OBM, who passed away earlier this week at his home in Casablanca, Morocco, and was brought to burial this morning at Har Hamenchos in Jerusalem.