Four years ago, thirteen-year-old Menachem Mendel Moshiach passed away, just a few weeks shy of his eighth grade graduation. Today, Gimmel Tammuz, his family and Crown Heights residents welcomed a new Sefer Torah which was written in his memory.
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Chabad to Williamsburg—how far does the love for a fellow Jew go? Especially one who strayed?
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a moving encounter told by Rabbi Nachman Twersky, whose grandfather the Rachmastrivka Rebbe, together with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, helped bring a former student of his who was living in Williamsburg Brooklyn at the time back to Torah observance, showing how through Divine Providence a lost Jewish spark can be rekindled.
Jewish kids around the world last week arrived at summer camp, unpacking suitcases and duffle bags neatly packed with items such as a sleeping bag, clothes, towels, bathing suits and, of course, the ubiquitous bug spray.
When looking through the personal archives of the Peerce family, I was surprised to find a letter from the Rebbe, of righteous memory, to Mr. Zalmon Jaffe, of blessed memory, a Chabad-Lubavitch activist from Manchester, UK. The letter referred to a concert in Manchester.
[NY Daily News] — Hasidic patrols in Williamsburg rule the streets like real cops – driving unmarked cars, flashing emergency lights and snatching people they think are criminals, say residents and police.
After many years of research, I finally found the collection of letters written by the Rebbe, of righteous memory, to late Jan and Alice Peerce. Jan Peerce, known as the “American Tenor,” was considered the longest-standing performer at the Metropolitan Opera House during his career. He became close to Rabbi Chaim Drizin while visiting Chabad at Berkley University with his grandson.
Where is she? I lift my eyes, searching. The silhouettes cast on the white hanging sheet catch my eye. Back lit by the sun, their shadows create the most intriguing visual. Unlike a painting or photograph this sight it is alive.
What will the era of Moshiach be like? That’s the theme of a new advertising campaign launched by the Moshiach Campaign, a project of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinunch’s Suite 302. A half dozen or so full color ads, as well as 3 short video “teasers,” show how current challenges – such as the the current healthcare debate or global warming – will become a distant memories once the Geula occurs.
Levi and Faigy (nee Gluckowsky) Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — As night fell, the steady stream of people coming to visit the Ohel, the Rebbe’s resting place, increased. In the tent, Yungelite; Bochurim; Anash and Shluchim were seen learning and Farbrenging together, and the occasional head was down on the table asleep.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing by regulations that will force New York City and other municipalities to spend billions of dollars on projects that provide virtually no health benefits, the Bloomberg administration said in a letter to the agency’s chief.
A Prominent Republican is joining a prominent Democrat in predicting that Gov. Cuomo will become President Obama’s running mate for vice president next year.
Minogei Yom Hilulah, Davening times in the Rebbes House, Ohel bus schedual, and the central Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen times are all posted in the Extended Article for the benefit of our readers.
A 48 page booklet about the Rebbe’s teachings reached nearly 300,000 homes this weekend in the United Stated and Israel. Subscribers to the Yediot Acharonot, the Forward, The Jewish Week and The Cleveland Jewish News found a pleasant surprise in their newspapers on Thursday and Friday as the brochure slipped from the pages of the newspaper into their hands.
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