Mazal Tov Schapiro’s! – It’s A Girl!
Levi and Leah (nee Silberstein) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
Jewish Tradition Celebrated Through Parade
A busload of community members from Chabad of Orange County joined communities from across the country for a parade in Brooklyn, NY.
Lag BaOmer Celebrated in Luxembourg!
In the smallest country in the world with a Chabad presence, Lag Baomer was celebrated like never before! Luxembourg is a European country and is the smallest in the world in which Lubavitch has an official presence, celebrated together with neighboring countries and cities.
A Chabad student was murdered two weeks ago in the Ukraine and his body was cut up into pieces, according to reports released to the media on Saturday night. Police were reportedly investigating whether the murder was an act of anti-Semitism.
Chabad Student Brutally Murdered in Ukraine
A Chabad student was murdered two weeks ago in the Ukraine and his body was cut up into pieces, according to reports released to the media on Saturday night. Police were reportedly investigating whether the murder was an act of anti-Semitism.
Lag BaOmer in Bejing China
Shluchim to Bejing, China, Rabbi Shimon and Dini Freundlich put on a beautiful Lag BaOmer celebration.
Op-Ed: Nosson, My Little Brother
I’m hurt, I’m shocked; I’m devastated, I have a new hole in my heart
As I’m struggling with my anger and sadness of Nossons tragic passing, I reflect on life’s journey alongside the Deitsches.
It starts with my very youth, in 1963. We moved onto Crown Street, right across the street of the Deitsches. With Reb Sholom and his wife Mirel, and their wonderful six children.
I remember being somewhat envious of the Deitsches. Reb Sholom was a man in his forties, and he had both his parents. Something that we, the first post holocaust generation, were mostly not privileged to have. My father A”h lost both his parents to famine in Samarkand in the early forties, and by the time he was Bar-Mitzvah, he was fully orphaned. I had no paternal grandparents.
Released Time at the Lag BaOmer Parade
On Lag B’Omer, over 1200 Jewish children from 93 public schools in New York participated in the Great Lag B’omer Parade. Their attendance was organized by Released Time, an educational outreach program for public school children under the auspices of NCFJE.
There is a minor typo in the CrownHeights.info 5770 calendar Shabbos Parshas Behar-Bechukotai candle lighting time. The calendar lists this week candle lighting for 7:04, when in fact it's 7:40 this week; 36 minutes before the actual candle lighting time.
PSA: Shabbos Times Mistake in CrownHeights.info Calendar
There is a minor typo in the CrownHeights.info 5770 calendar Shabbos Parshas Behar-Bechukotai candle lighting time. The calendar lists this week candle lighting for 7:04, when in fact it’s 7:40 this week; 36 minutes before the actual candle lighting time.
1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands us to take care of our brethren in need and loan them interest free money . Hashem finishes off this commandment by saying, “I am Hashem, your G-d, Who took you out of the land of Egypt…” .
Our Sages learn from this verse that, “Anyone who accepts the yoke of the commandment regarding not taking or giving interest, accepts the yoke of Heaven; and anyone who throws off the yoke of this commandment, throws off the yoke of Heaven. This is because anyone who complies with the Mitzvah (commandment) of “Ribbis” (not taking or giving interest) also admits to the fundamental principal of our exodus from Egypt; and anyone who denies the Mitzvah of Ribbis also denies our exodus from Egypt” .
In other words, there is something unique about the Mitzvah of Ribbis which has a special connection to accepting the yoke of Heaven and our exodus from Egypt more than any other Mitzvah. We must try to understand this.
Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Behar-Bechukotai
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands us to take care of our brethren in need and loan them interest free money . Hashem finishes off this commandment by saying, “I am Hashem, your G-d, Who took you out of the land of Egypt…” .
Our Sages learn from this verse that, “Anyone who accepts the yoke of the commandment regarding not taking or giving interest, accepts the yoke of Heaven; and anyone who throws off the yoke of this commandment, throws off the yoke of Heaven. This is because anyone who complies with the Mitzvah (commandment) of “Ribbis” (not taking or giving interest) also admits to the fundamental principal of our exodus from Egypt; and anyone who denies the Mitzvah of Ribbis also denies our exodus from Egypt” .
In other words, there is something unique about the Mitzvah of Ribbis which has a special connection to accepting the yoke of Heaven and our exodus from Egypt more than any other Mitzvah. We must try to understand this.
Lag BaOmer with Chabad of Georgetown
Over 1,000 people attended Chabad of Georgetown’s annual lag baomer festival, and everyone left satisfied! How can you not be, with all the entertainment, good food, raffles, rides, music, bonfire, and more!
WATERLOO [WHOTV] — A jury is seated in the trial of former Agriprocessors executive Shalom Rubashkin, but his trip to and from the courthouse will be a long one.
KICKED OUT: Rubashkin Not Welcome in Black Hawk County Jail
WATERLOO [WHOTV] — A jury is seated in the trial of former Agriprocessors executive Shalom Rubashkin, but his trip to and from the courthouse will be a long one.
Until today I didn’t cry. Until today my eyes did not water nor shed a tear. Until today my heart did not skip a single beat. Until today I did not lose a moment’s sleep. I am not a friend or relative of the Rubashkin family and I’ve never met Sholom Rubashkin.
Until today I read the mainstream news and followed the blogs. Until today I analyzed the facts and debated the case. Did Sholom Rubashkin commit a crime? If he did, was it intentional? Is he a vicious felon or a misguided fool? Was he actively involved in the crimes that were committed or was he simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? If he is a criminal, does he deserve prison time? If so, how many years? Should they be served in a minimum, medium or maximum security facility? Was the raid on Agriprocessors instigated by PETA and the unions? Is the prosecution being overzealous? Is there an anti-Semitic element to the prosecution?
Op-Ed: Man, Interrupted
Until today I didn’t cry. Until today my eyes did not water nor shed a tear. Until today my heart did not skip a single beat. Until today I did not lose a moment’s sleep. I am not a friend or relative of the Rubashkin family and I’ve never met Sholom Rubashkin.
Until today I read the mainstream news and followed the blogs. Until today I analyzed the facts and debated the case. Did Sholom Rubashkin commit a crime? If he did, was it intentional? Is he a vicious felon or a misguided fool? Was he actively involved in the crimes that were committed or was he simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? If he is a criminal, does he deserve prison time? If so, how many years? Should they be served in a minimum, medium or maximum security facility? Was the raid on Agriprocessors instigated by PETA and the unions? Is the prosecution being overzealous? Is there an anti-Semitic element to the prosecution?
This Weeks Sholom Zochors
Mendel and Chanie Wolowik
560 Montgomery St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Sholly and Rivky (nee Losh) Levy
644 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Yerachmiel and Rivka (nee Entler) Altizio
536 Crown St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Levi Yitzchok and Chanie Kessler
736 Lefferts Ave, 3rd Flr [between Troy and Schnectady Ave]
Yochonon and Mushky Gordon
750 Eastern Pkwy [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Avremel and Rivka Hershkovich
9242 Aspen Dr, Des Plaines, IL 60016
A few days later the girl asked her father the same question. “That’s a truly complex question my child, let me try to explain: Hmmm. . . Where do I begin? Well, to make it simple, many years ago there were monkeys, the monkeys gradually evolved into humans. . .”
Confused, the child determinedly returned to her mother: “Dad says that humans came from monkeys, how come you told me they were created by G-d?”
Quantifying Our True Worth – The Undefeatable Jewish Spirit
“How do you figure we humans got here in the first place,” inquired a young girl of her mom. “Many years ago,” said the mother, “G-d created Adam and Eve. They had children and grandchildren and so it all began.”
A few days later the girl asked her father the same question. “That’s a truly complex question my child, let me try to explain: Hmmm. . . Where do I begin? Well, to make it simple, many years ago there were monkeys, the monkeys gradually evolved into humans. . .”
Confused, the child determinedly returned to her mother: “Dad says that humans came from monkeys, how come you told me they were created by G-d?”
Mazal Tov Gansbourg! – It’s A Girl!
Nissi and Chanie (nee Matusof) Gansbourg (Shluchim to Old Montreal)
New Engagement! – Levi Weinmen and Brocha Menucha Segelman
Levi Weinmen (Manchester, UK) and Brocha Menucha Segelman (London UK)
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a unique Photo that was taken in the winter of 1973 during the visit of President of Israel Zalman Shazar, who shared warm relations with the Rebbe.
Picture of the Day – The Rebbe and Shazar
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a unique Photo that was taken in the winter of 1973 during the visit of President of Israel Zalman Shazar, who shared warm relations with the Rebbe.
