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Brazil Anash Get Sneak Peak of Historic Documents
On Wednesday, June 13, Anash in S. Paulo, Brazil were treated to a special evening. Taking advantage of a visit by Rabbi Elkonoh Shmotkin, who was accompanying the ‘My Encounter’ interview team on a journey collecting precious testimonies and stories from several residents of the city, a special presentation took place in the ‘Beit Chabad Central,’ exhibiting historic documents pertinent to the early years of the Rebbe’s life.
Upstate Chabad Houses Pay Tribute to Jewish Women
The women’s groups of the three local Chabad centers in Rockland County, NY united this week for a beautiful end-of-year Women’s event entitled “A Tribute to the Jewish Woman.”
Pictures from the L'chaim of Shuey Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Shiffy Gottlieb (Crown Heights), which took place on Thursday, June 14 at the Jewish Children's Museum.
L’chaim: Goldstein – Gottlieb
Pictures from the L’chaim of Shuey Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Shiffy Gottlieb (Crown Heights), which took place on Thursday, June 14 at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
Professor Shlomo Eckstein is the former President and Rector of Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv. He shares an insight the Rebbe gave him in his youth, which he has carried with him throughout his lifelong career in education.
Weekly Living Torah Video: A Shabbos in Mexico
Professor Shlomo Eckstein is the former President and Rector of Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv. He shares an insight the Rebbe gave him in his youth, which he has carried with him throughout his lifelong career in education.
4 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Leibel and Mindy (nee Tauber) Wallach
536 Crown St. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Yechiel and Dina Schmerling
730 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Tzvi Hirsch and Chani (nee Goldman) Altein
860 Eastern Parkway [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Zalman and Dabrusha Bruchstat
313 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.]
Shabbos at the Besht: What Happened on 3 Tammuz?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levi Garelik will lead a discussion on the topic: “So what happened on Gimmel Tammuz?”
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique collection of photos of the Rebbe attending children’s rallies in the years 5717 (1957) and 5723 (1963). With special thanks to Rabbi Harlig and Rabbi Levin.
Lubavitcher Recruit Sues NYPD over Firing
Lewin & Lewin, LLP, filed today a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the New York City Police Department, the City of New York, and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly on behalf of Fishel Litzman, a Probationary Police Officer who was discharged less than one month before he completed six months of training at the Police Academy because he refused, for religious reasons, to trim his beard.
First-Ever Synagogue Opening in Intel’s Oregon Home
Hillsboro was a city without a Jewish presence. When Carolyn Stearns moved to the town outside Portland, Ore., five years ago with her new husband Daniel, the Brooklyn, N.Y., transplant felt out of place.
Do the Rabonim Have Exclusive Rights to Kidushin?
Ever since his instatement as a member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, R. Yosef Braun has used the “Machlokes box” in 770 as her personal mouthpiece. Recently, in a clear effort to try and consolidate his control over the Crown Heights community, a sign went up saying that no one is allowed to be Mesader Kidushin in Crown Heights except for the members of the Beis Din.
New Engagement!
Mendy Gelman (Melbourne, Australa) and Ricky Amzalak (Sydney, Australia)
Baby Boy!
Leibel and Mindy (nee Tauber) Wallach (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 536 Crown St.
[between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Chabad Makes Sure Obama’s Kitchen is Kosher
The occasion was the White House celebration of American Jewish Heritage Month on May 30th, at which some 200 guests enjoyed glatt kosher food, under the supervision of Chabad of Washington in conjunction with the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington. Rabbi Levi Shemtov of the Chabad of Greater Washington supervised the kosher fare at the event, which included an impressive delegation of the kosher food industry, headed by Alain Bankier of Manischewitz, Greg Rosenbaum of Empire Kosher and Yakov Yarmove of SuperValu.
New Engagement!
Shneur Hecht (Chicago, IL) and Mushkie Weinbaum (London, UK)
“His Helmet Definitely Saved His Life”
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — “His helmet definitely saved his life,” is what an emergency worker had to say after treating the rider of a motorcycle who crashed into a car on Eastern Parkway. This accident comes just two days after another accident claimed the life of a 24-year-old woman on Empire Boulevard.
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Op-Ed: Don’t Let Your Kids Grow Up to Be Strangers
They don’t want to admit it, but a lot of working dads don’t want to be around their kids. That sounds so horrible. And, in fact, it’s incredibly sad. Because, for many, the solution is a lot closer than believed, once you step back and take the time to see what’s really going on.
