This past Thursday, several Shluchim, Chabad supporters and dignitaries attended the Bris of the newborn son of Merkos 302 director Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky in the Jewish Children’s Museum. The baby was given the name Shneur.
Joseph Zakon started his winery in 1981 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY. This year he did a class project for a group of 8th graders, including his son, how to use the technique called Carbonic Maceration (whole grape berry fermentation) and make wine from scratch.
While Israel and her supporters throughout the world wonder whether or not us president Barack Obama intends to support Israel against Iran, Rabbi Dovid Smith, currently running as an independent for congress in NJ’s newly redrawn district 9, has no doubt the answer is no.
Shneur Zalman Gottlieb (Crown Heights) and Chaya Wilansky (Montreal, Canada)
FREE, 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Falie Levin (Montreal, Canada) and Chanie (bas R’ Zev) Feldman (Crown Heights)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
In this fourth segment in the series, Rabbi Nochum Kaplan discusses the fact that children need our feedback; they crave our attention and are constantly look for our approval. With proper encouragement and praise, we can reinforce good behavior and change the bad. Learning how to use praise effectively is an invaluable asset in the parenting skills-repertoire of any parent or teacher.
CrownHeights.info has obtained an old ‘tax photo’ of a certain location in Crown Heights. Can you Identify it? and what year was it taken?
It seems like there are still Jews who, unlike some here in Crown Heights, still adhere to the Halachic prohibition on Mesira. A 64-year-old Rabbi from Brooklyn was ordered to begin a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison for his refusal to cooperate with authorities in a way that would jeopardize fellow Jews.
JLI’s biennial “Land and Spirit” mission began last week with close to 200 participants arriving in Israel from 38 cities across the U.S. to be wined, dined and more importantly, inspired and educated during a unique, in-depth, eight-day tour of the Holy Land.
Aharon Vasquez (Coral Springs, FL) and Natalie Gruber (Milwaukee, WI)
Mendy and Shana Glick (Crown Heights)
A local dispute involving religion and the character of the historic town green is likely to continue with the decision by religious group to fight a court order that denies its application to build a synagogue and community center near the green on West Street.
What does Famed Chabad Philosopher and thinker Rabbi Immanuel Schochet have in Common with former President of Yeshiva University Rabbi Norman Lamm?
Falie Levin (Montreal, CA) and Chanie (bas Zev) Feldman (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim Sunday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
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