Shabbos at Besht: 20 Years Since Rebbe Last Spoke
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Miller will lead a discussion on the topic, Reflections: twenty years since the Rebbe’s last Farbrengen.
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SURVEY: Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah Auction, Sunday, May 25th – Will You Be There?
KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
If you are unable to join in person, don’t forget to purchase your tickets online at kscvk.org.
Fill out the survey HERE.
Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Baby Boy!
Chaim and Esther Leah (nee Hecht) Vogel (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 825 Eastern Pkwy.
[between Albany and Kingston Ave.]
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present these unique photos of the Rebbe giving coins to children for Tzedakah.
How Lubavitchers Inspired the Vizhnitzer Rebbe in 1994
by Rabbi Yossi Amar
Rabbi Yossi Amar is a Shliach of the Rebbe in Seine-et-Marne, France.
I remember the Vizhnitzer Rebbe’s travels to Ukraine in the month of Av, 1994. Together with 700 of his Chassidim, he prayed at the gravesites of many Tzadikim buried in the region, when he arrived in Berdichev a few days before Tisha B’av.
18 Years Since the Murder of Ari Halberstam HYD
On March 1st, 1994, a Lebanese terrorist named Rashid Baz opened fire on a van full of Lubavitcher Bochurim on the Brooklyn Bridge. In the attack Ari Halberstam HYD was killed. 18 years after the murder, which shocked the world, we present a collection of photos and news broadcasts which gave broad coverage to the incident.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Aliza Schwab, 8, OBM
It is with great sadness and deep pain that we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of young Ruchama Aliza Sara Chana Schwab of Miami, Florida at the age of 8. Four years ago we reported about Aliza’s tragic drowning in their family swimming pool, and her parents fight to keep her on life support. Yesterday she succumbed to an infection.
by Anonymous
We are living in a time when many families are struggling. Some don’t have money for their most basic necessities, heaven forbid. Some have basic parnosso, thank g-d, but little beyond that. Simchas haven’t slowed down; it seems that celebrations are ever increasing.
Op-Ed: Are Babysitters Overpaid?
by Anonymous
We are living in a time when many families are struggling. Some don’t have money for their most basic necessities, heaven forbid. Some have basic parnosso, thank g-d, but little beyond that. Simchas haven’t slowed down; it seems that celebrations are ever increasing.
Albany Students Celebrate Pi Day
Jewish middle school students in Albany, NY, marked the so-called “Pi Day” Wednesday by discussing the famous mathematical constant – defined as the ratio of any Euclidean circle’s circumference to its diameter – in terms of references to the concept in the Talmud and later Jewish works.
Op-Ed: Why I Didn’t Apply to Be Chief Rabbi
by Rabbi Yizchok Schochet – Jewish Chronicle
Now that the deadline has passed, a typical question I’ve been asked these past weeks is, “did you submit your application?” This of course is in reference to the position for Chief Rabbi.
The Strategic Initiative of Campus Shluchim
Following the tremendous success of Chabad on Campus International Foundation’s peer-to-peer coaching program, more than 30 campus Shluchim attended a two-day coaching seminar at the Jewish Children’s Museum this week.
by Rabbi Bentzion Elisha
The following is an incident that occurred On Shushan Purim, Friday, March 9th 2012.
I wasn’t planning to write about this since I initially figured this was solely a private matter. After replaying it in my mind and talking about it with friends and family, I realized that it is should be shared with others too, since it wasn’t about my family and me personally, but rather it happened to us because we are Jewish, making it relevant to any Jew.
Op-Ed: Our Purim Pogrom
by Rabbi Bentzion Elisha
The following is an incident that occurred On Shushan Purim, Friday, March 9th 2012.
I wasn’t planning to write about this since I initially figured this was solely a private matter. After replaying it in my mind and talking about it with friends and family, I realized that it is should be shared with others too, since it wasn’t about my family and me personally, but rather it happened to us because we are Jewish, making it relevant to any Jew.
Worries over Iranian Jews if Israel Attacks
AP
Iranian Jews light candles as they pray at the shrine of biblical prophet Daniel, in the city of Susa, some 450 miles southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.
All but lost amid the heated talk about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s suspect nuclear program are the thousands of Jews who live in the Islamic Republic and could be caught in the middle.
Gala Celebration for 23 Years of Shlichus Down Under
Having literally landed in the early hours of the morning and without sleep going on 30 hours, Mrs. Fruma Schapiro returned from addressing the Kinus Hashluchos in New York to immediately greet her congregants and Baalei Baatim at the annual gala dinner of Chabad of the North Shore, Australia. It was a magnificent evening celebrating 23 years of incredible spiritual growth and expansion of the St.Ives and North Shore Jewish community.
[3:50pm EST] Hatzalah has just notified us that all regular emergency numbers have been restored and are now working properly.
The temporary number can now be discarded and everyone is asked to resume using the regular numbers (718) 387-1750 or (718) 230-1000. Hatzalah also asked that people DO NOT try to 'check out' if it is working.
U/D ALERT: Hatzalah’s Emergency Hotlines RESTORED
[3:50pm EST] Hatzalah has just notified us that all regular emergency numbers have been restored and are now working properly.
The temporary number can now be discarded and everyone is asked to resume using the regular numbers (718) 387-1750 or (718) 230-1000. Hatzalah also asked that people DO NOT try to ‘check out’ if it is working.
R’ Mendel Minkoff is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father, R' Kalman OBM, at 580 Crown St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Apt. 509.
Shachris: 7:30
Mincha: 6:45
Maariv: 7:45
Nichum Aveilim between 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Please send memories and condolences to: minkofffamily@gmail.com
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Shachris: 7:30
Mincha: 6:45
Maariv: 7:45
Nichum Aveilim between 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Please send memories and condolences to: minkofffamily@gmail.com
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to Be Menachem Avel R’ Mendel Minkoff
R’ Mendel Minkoff is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father, R’ Kalman OBM, at 580 Crown St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Apt. 509.
Shachris: 7:30
Mincha: 6:45
Maariv: 7:45
Nichum Aveilim between 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Please send memories and condolences to: minkofffamily@gmail.com
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Man Dies of Intoxication on Purim, Shluchim Clarify
A terrible calamity has befallen one Florida Chabad House when an uninvited man showed up at their Purim party, became highly intoxicated, and subsequently died. Local news outlets pounced on the story, and a huge whirlwind of myths and speculation about what happened is spiraling out of control. In an exclusive interview with Crownheights.info, the local Shluchim described in minute detail exactly what transpired that day.
Schochet Drops Out, Says Britain Won’t Accept Lubavitcher Chief Rabbi
Jewish Chronicle
Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
One of the United Synagogue’s most high-profile rabbis, Yitzchak Schochet, says he has not applied to be chief rabbi, claiming that the United Synagogue of Great Britain would not accept a Lubavitch candidate.
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