These words, “A dinner darf men hoben”—“A dinner is needed”—were the Rebbe’s answer to Reb Dovid Deitsch, when asked if it’s so necessary for Educational Institute Oholei Torah to make a dinner annually. Since then, Oholei Torah has had a dinner every year, and with great success.
Three years later, the loss is still palpable. On Daled Adar, a month our sages note is filled with simcha, nine year old Levi Yitzchak Wolowik returned his Soul to the Creator. His memory is most appropriately honored at the Levi Yitzchak Library and Family Center in Cedarhurst, an exuberant place where children and young adults can enjoy great Jewish books and other wholesome and fun activities.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street hosted a unique father and son dance in honor of the beginning of the month of Adar. In addition to dancing with live music, kids got to decorate their own cookies as well.
The name of a Polish champion horse that surfaced in coverage of the Scottsdale, Arizona Arabian Horse Show has caused a dustup because his moniker is associated with attacks on Jewish people.
Jewish residents and visitors to Queenstown will soon have the support of what is thought to be the area’s first synagogue and kosher food supplier, the Queenstown Chabad House.
Crown Heights [CHI] — A Crown Heights Bochur, who will be getting married next week, was walking with a friend toward Prospect Park last night. As they were passing the botanical gardens, a large group of about 30 African–American teenagers passed them by, snickering and shouting Anti-Semitic epithets which cannot be repeated on this website.
Marking the start of the joyous month of Adar, the boys in the older division of the Friendship Circle of Crown Heights had their 3rd annual Rosh Chodesh Adar Dance Night, with live music and nosh.
CrownHeights.info is happy to present the first in a series of short pieces on Chinuch by Rabbi Nochem Kaplan. In the inaugural segment he discusses “The power of positive attention”. He posits that a few encouraging words are the best motivator and the best reward for children. Complimenting children for following rules and good behavior and telling them that we are proud of them almost guarantees that it will be repeated.
MANCHESTER, England [CHI] — Over the past 15 weeks, the Avos U’Bonim of Manchester (UK) have been sitting down to learn together every Motzoei Shabbos. The Beis Menachem branch, one of the 14 branches in Manchester of the Worldwide Avos U’Bonim program, is under the dedicated leadership of Rabbi Yoel Niasoff. This past Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Teruma, 2nd Adar, a grand Melava Malka was held to celebrate the end of the winter season of Avos U’Bonim.
A New York City police officer was berated by his superiors and given poor evaluations and bad assignments for complaining about ticket and arrest quotas in his precinct, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by the New York Civil Liberties Union says.
CrownHeights.info and Kol Menachem are happy to present the first class in a new “Torah in Ten” series on “The Journey of Shabbos.”
These classes are based on the new “Lifestyle” Friday Night Prayer Companion that was released last month. In this class, Rabbi Chaim Miller gives a personal insight into why he wrote this companion, as well as insights into the mystical meaning of the Shabbos candles.
Shmulie and Dina Hecht (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at Chevra Ahavas Yisroel
1349 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Do you dread going to the DMV? Are you tired of waiting in line for three hours, only to be barked at by some pompous union member on perpetual lunch break? Well, you are not alone, and one Crown Heights business is going to save you the hassle.
Over 2,000 people packed the Sandton Convention Center for Chabad House’s Annual “Miracle Drive” held this past Tuesday. “Miracle Drive” is the top fundraising event in the whole of South Africa, bringing in more than 12 million rand ($1.5 Million) annually.
