The Rebbe Says, Yud Shvat is not a Time for Installations

Tes Shvat, 5730

Forty one years ago, at the completion of the Sefer Torah of Moshiach, the Rebbe said during a Sicha that “this is Erev Shabbos of the Hillula [Yud Shvat] and to my sorry and dismay, I need to warn that it is not the day – in the language of the nation – to make a “banquet”, or a “dinner”, or an “installation”…”

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Video: A Tribute to Moshe Yess

On Motzai Shabbos last week, Legendary musician Moshe Yess passed away at the age of 65. TorahCafé present two special video of him singing at the Ivy League Torah Study Experience (ILTSE) – a summer Torah-learning program provided by the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education – in 1992.

3 Motzai Shabbos L’Chaims!

Ouriel Corcos (Crown Heights/Israel) and Ruchie Wagshul (Crown Heights)
Crown Condos, 580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Shuki Greenberg (Crown Heights) to Sheina Kanar (London, UK)
Beis Levi Yitzchok 556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]

Aaron Lazer Goodman (Melbourne, Australia) and Gani Domber (Queens, New York)
1486 Carroll St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Rabbi Osdoba Declares: “I will Not Attend the Hachtorah, nor Shall Others”

Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba voting in the recent elections. Photo: CHPicturesblog.com

In a late Erev Shabbos announcement Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba said that he will not be attending the Hachtorah of R. Yosef Braun Sunday evening in 770, and he declared that others shouldn’t attend as well.

Vaad Hakohol Twitter vs. Zaki Tamirs Blog & R. Brauns Hachtorah

It’s the battle of the informal social media mediums, and with the Hachtorah looming this Sunday night the flood of information is hard to contain! Yesterday a twitter account with the name ‘Vaad Hakohol’ began circulating in the comments section of the CrownHeights.info. Just a day earlier Zaki Tamirs VoteTamir blog came back to life with announcements about the Hachtorah ceremony of Rabbi Yosef Braun, while the Vaad Twitter account promises to give up to the minute info on the Vaad.

10 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Itzik and Chaya (nee Arad) Schwartz
711 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Arele and Chanie (nee Gansburg) Loschak
647 Maple St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Joshua and Claudia Levine
1574 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]

Michael and Avigail Hartman
580 Crown St, Apt A205 [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Yoni and Aviva Marrus
2213 W. Mequon Rd, Mequon WI 53092

Hersh and Leah Shira (nee Casper) Batkin
Chabad of Newton, 32 Loring St, Newton, MA

Bryan and Fruma (nee Perlman) Raymond
64 2nd Ave, Kingston, PA

Tzvi and Shana (nee Gross) Kravitz
109 S Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Berel and Rachelly Wilhelm
254 S Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Shlomo and Nechama (nee Welton) Rothstein
Chabad at Vanderbilt, 436 Village At Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN