New Engagement!
Moshe Pinchus (ben R. Zev) Katz (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka Shuchat (Caracas, Venezuela)
L’Chaim Monday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]

Down But Not Out – the Light that Stems from the Dark
“It’s the depths that make the heights. It’s the roots that make the branches. It’s the night that creates the dawn. It’s the darkness that gives birth to Light.”
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We all have our share of dirty laundry. No one in the world is born great. Everyone has skeletons in their closets. Do we shove it all under the bed, or do we deal with it, become amazing people, and move on? People who do the former are forgotten. Those who do the latter serve as an example for all us for all time.

Weekly Unique Pictures of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present two unique photos of the Rebbe leaving 770 in the winter of 1975, on his way to the gravesite of his father-in-law. With special thanks to Hayward family for the photos.
Mendy Deren’s Shloshim – The Greeks vs. the Chassidim
In sharing his fond memories of his good friend Mendy Deren, Senator Joe Lieberman connected the event marking Mendy’s Shloshim to Chanukah with the observation that “the story of Chanukah was essentially a war of the Greeks vs.the Chassidim.” The Greeks felt that we had to assimilate into the foreign culture and Chassidim like Mendy showed us how we can engage the world while remaining pure and faithful to the values of Torah.

Chanukah Festival at Gulfstream in Hallandale Florida
Last night, Wednesday Dec. 8, the last night of Chanukah, was the 31st Annual South Florida Chanukah Festival. The event welcomed a crowd of over 10,000 people, and thousands more via the live webcast on CrownHeights.info!
Menorah Lighting in Amsterdam’s Most Famous Square
This year again, hundreds of people attended the annual menorah lighting on the most famous square in Holland, the Dam square in Amsterdam.
Dead Body Found Inside Abandoned Construction Site
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Police have set up a crime scene inside of the construction site on Crown Street, where a couple of Bochurim found a dead body.
Rostov Feels the Warmth of Chanukah
ROSTOV [CHI] — Chanukah in Rostov was celebrated like never before, with programs for all ages, the highlight of which was a Chanukah concert and person of the year award attended by over a thousand people.
100’s Participate in the Largest Menorah Lighting in NJ
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ [CHI] — Hundreds of local residents participated, despite frigid weather, in the lighting of NJ’s largest Menorah, first replica of the “National Menorah” in Washington, DC, this past Sunday, 5th night of the holiday. Participants included: Monroe Township Mayor Richard Pucci, Senator-elect Linda Greenstein, members of town council, Monroe High School marching band, Cantor Mordechai Schwartz, and the Budapest Jugglers. Hot latkes, doughnuts and sizzling drinks were served following the ceremony.

PSA: Important Notice from Hatzalah!
Dear friends,
As you may know, this motzei shabbos Hatzalah in conjunction with Maimonides Hospital is hosting an event for men and women at the Jewish Children’s museum.
Baby Girl!
Chaim and Sora (nee Myers) Emanuel (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Yanky and Rivky (nee Lazar) Klein (Moscow, Russia)
The Jewish Channel visits Dimitry Salita in his gym where he spars with orthodox Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu, together they are promoting Salitas upcoming fight in the Roseland Ballroom.
Video: Matisyahu and Salita Train Together
The Jewish Channel visits Dimitry Salita in his gym where he spars with orthodox Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu, together they are promoting Salitas upcoming fight in the Roseland Ballroom.

SUNDAY: Oihel Nosson to Welcome 2 New Sifrei Torah
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — This coming Sunday Oihel Nosson will be welcoming two new Sifrai Torah to its Shul. The Torahs are being dedicated by the Nagel family in memory of their grandparents.
In this weeks Parasha - Vayigash we discuss the issue of learning while traveling.
Halacha and the Parasha: Parashas Vayigash
In this weeks Parasha – Vayigash we discuss the issue of learning while traveling.
We are pleased to present our twenty seventh online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
Ten Minute Video Class – Fascinating Insights on The Parsha!
We are pleased to present our twenty seventh online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.