5 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Avraham Yosef and Simcha (nee Korchowsky) Baez
701 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Apt. 6F
Moshe and Mushka Rubin
821 Eastern Pkwy. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Dov Tzvi and Orly Barnett
845 Eastern Pkwy. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Levi and Chayala Wilhelm
25 Balfour Pl. [between Empire Blvd. and Lefferts Ave.]
Sholomke and Mushka (nee Greenberg) Nagar
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The Schapiro families will be completing the writing of a Sefer Torah in memory of their distinguished parents, Rabbi Lipa and Mrs. Chana Schapiro, and their beloved brother Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, OBM.
This Sunday: Siyum Sefer Torah for R’ Lipa Schapiro
The Schapiro families will be completing the writing of a Sefer Torah in memory of their distinguished parents, Rabbi Lipa and Mrs. Chana Schapiro, and their beloved brother Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, OBM.
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Picture of the Day: Rabbi Yeruslavsky Takes over Shiur
Rabbi Y. Y. Yeruslavsky, chief Rabbi of Kiryat Malachi, Israel, on his way to spend Shabbos at the Ohel, davened Shachris at Beis Eliezer Yitzchok in Crown Heights this morning. The Shul’s rov, Rabbi D. Y. Levi, honored Rabbi Yeruslavsky with the opportunity to deliver the daily shiur on Shulchan Aruch after davening.
Visitors Marvel at Cheder’s Expo on Rebbes’ Lives
Anash of Los Angeles gathered at Cheder Menachem, the Chabad Elementary boys’ school, for their 8th annual Chayolei Tzivos Hashem Grand Expo.
Shabbos at the Besht: Gimmel Tammuz Schedule
This Shabbos at the Besht, in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, several lecturers will lead discussions on a variety of topics. On Friday evening Rabbi Shmuel Kuperman, Rabbi of the Besht, will deliver a special lecture. Rabbi Chaim Shuchat will lecture at 9:00am Shabbos morning, as well as at 8:00pm following mincha. Guest speaker Rabbi Mendel Lipskier, Shliach in Sherman Oaks, CA, will lead a large farbrengen on Shabbos afternoon after Shachris.
The first few hundred copies of a fascinating new biography of the Tzemach Tzedek, written by Rabbi Sholom D. Avtzon, have arrived in Crown Heights bookstores today.
New Biography of Tzemach Tzedek Hits Bookstores
The first few hundred copies of a fascinating new biography of the Tzemach Tzedek, written by Rabbi Sholom D. Avtzon, have arrived in Crown Heights bookstores today.
40 Shuls to Host Farbrengen with Special Guest
This Shabbos, in honor of GImmel Tammuz, many Shuls in Crown Heights will be hosting a Farbrengen with a special guest who will give words of inspiration. Following is a list of 40 Crown Heights Shuls that will be hosting such an event on Shabbos afternoon.
Crown Heights Attorney Gives Back Again
After sponsoring the recent Siyum Hashas at Chovevei Torah, prominent Crown Heights attorney Rabbi Shimon Aharon Rosenfeld has once again rewarded excellent learning in the Chovevei Torah Zal. While most bochurim in the yeshiva have completed and mastered the entire Mesichta Kiddushin, Mendy Ross, Shaya Spielman and Shaya Zirkind were selected to be put through a complete and thorough testing of the entire 82 blatt meshichta memorized and all at one time.
L’chaim: Bogart – Petrikovsky
Pictures from the L’chaim of Shlomo Bogart (Sharon, MA) and Chana Rosa Petrikovsky (Great Neck, NY), which took place at Eshel in Crown Heights.
Students of Darchei Limud Enjoy End-of-Year Trip
Boys at Cheder Darchai Limud were rewarded with a trip to Strike Ten Lanes in Mill Basin, followed by a pizza and ice cream party at Dagan’s Pizza down the road. The boys had to work really hard for this trip; they were tested on the Chumash they had learned throughout the year, demonstrating mastery in the skills learnt and becoming engaged in the story from the text. For some of these boys, getting tested on entire perokim at once was quite a feat.
JETS Celebrates Conclusion of 7th Successful Year
JETS (Jewish Educational Trade School) in California celebrated seven successful years at a graduation banquet on 24 Sivan.
An inspiring Farbrengen took place in Ohel Chana Seminary, Melbourne on Thursday night in preparation for Gimmel Tammuz. The seminary is unique in that it remains open throughout the entire year, even after the formal academic year has ended.
Seminary Girls Prepare for Gimmel Tammuz
An inspiring Farbrengen took place in Ohel Chana Seminary, Melbourne on Thursday night in preparation for Gimmel Tammuz. The seminary is unique in that it remains open throughout the entire year, even after the formal academic year has ended.
Dinner Raises Funds for Children to Attend Camp
Just days before Gimmel Tammuz, friends gathered in support of the Camp F.R.E.E. – Gan Israel Scholarship Fund. The funds raised will help bring a summer of fun, friendship, and memories to children who may not otherwise have the opportunity to enjoy camp due to difficult economic circumstances.
Picture of the Day: Kvutzeh 5772 Group Portrait
Students of Israeli Yeshivas who spent the year learning in 770 pose for a group portrait in front of 770. In the front row sit mashpi’im Rabbi Yoel Kahan and Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi.
Chassidus in Arabic
One of the visible markers of Lubavitch Hassidim is their earnest and concerted efforts to reach Jews in all corners of the globe. This includes posting emissaries in far-flung places and the effective use of modern media to deliver their message to the masses. The Lubavitch endeavor has also aimed to improve accessibility to Jewish tradition, including translating the works of Lubavitch hassidic masters.
Anti-Semitic Messages Left in Crown Heights Mailbox
A Crown Heights resident was shocked today when she opened her mailbox, finding inside two slips of paper with horrendous hate messages written on them.
Photos: Ohel Preparing for Largest Shabbos in History
This is the first year that Gimmel Tammuz falls out on Shabbos in 14 years. As such, the administrators of Ohel Chabad Lubavitch, led by Rabbi Abba Refson, are in a frenzy of preparation for an unprecedented amount of guests who will be spending Shabbos there.
