The young Lubavitcher woman who was sentenced to 50 days in Israeli military prison for alleged ‘draft dodging’ has been temporarily released, and will spend Shabbos with her Chosson and family.
Yishai Lapidot performs with Chony Milecki and his orchestra at the Rendler – Shanowitz wedding at Razag ballroom in Crown Heights. Arranged by Davidi Crombie Productions.
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Apple iTunes has recently added the entire Chabad music library of producer Zalman Goldstein to its massive online music store.
In the last week before the new school year, the Chabad Early Childhood Education (CECE) Network presented its annual Joint Orientation & Networking session. A broad spectrum of over 150 preschool educators joined the program from Chabad House-based preschools across the New York area, ranging from Philadelphia to Connecticut.
For the third straight summer, Yeshivas Kayitz-Costa Rica was an unbelievable success. The program, under the auspices of the Head Shliach to Costa Rica Rabbi Hershel Spalter, and organized by director Moshe Minsky, was geared towards yeshiva students ages 16-17 who were looking to have an exciting summer while continuing to have a Yeshiva experience.
Unconditional love and acceptance are without a doubt an important mainstay of every individual’s success. As shluchim, we offer this to so many Jews, helping them to strengthen their self-image and their identities as contributing members of the Jewish Nation.
At the conclusion of the Shloshim for Mr. Sami Rohr a spontaneous Chai Elul farbrengen took place at The Shul of Bal Harbor, Florida with Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos, and Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar, which lasted until the early hours of the morning.
Chabad of Jupiter, Florida created a Shofar Factory in Abacoa’s Town Center for kids and families to make ram’s horns—shofars—and take them home for the upcoming Jewish New Year holidays, which begin at sundown on Sept. 16, when Jews worldwide blow a ram’s horn to evoke the start of the Jewish calendar.
9-year-old Mushky returned home from camp and proudly showed her parents the prize she had received from her counselor – an English translated volume of Hayom Yom printed by Sichos in English.
Democrats have changed their convention platform to add a mention of G-d and declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
Last night Rutgers University Jewish Outreach (RUJO), a program of the Rabbinical College of America and Chabad of New Jersey, hosted the second Sheva Brachos for a Rutgers Grad student. Notwithstanding the bad weather, the barbecue dinner was held at the Local Hillel, Which has close ties with the Rabbinical College of America.
With hundreds of guests set to arrive in Crown Heights for the months of Elul and Tishrei, the question of where they will sleep, or how to provide meaningful programming so that Bochruim and girls do not roam the streets in boredom, lingered. One organization, which had filled that spiritual gap, recently added dorms and now food as well.
Yosef and Goldie (nee Perman) Slavin (Caracas, Venezuela)
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D), who represents Crown Heights and the surrounding neighborhoods in the U.S. House of Representatives, has demonstrated that she does’t possess even a fourth grade level knowledge of the history of the district she represents.
Excitement is growing among children and parents alike over the soon-to-be released episode of Mitzvah Boulevard: Shuey Learns His Brochos. CrownHeights.info has obtained a sneak peak of what some of the scenes will look like.
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