Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Ari Werbler (Marlboro, NJ) and Deborah Karbin (Highland Park, IL) on their engagement.
Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at the Tiechtel’s, 405 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
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CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, “And the Rebbe Teaches the Small Children Alef Beis…”!
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Living Torah Video! – The Rebbe Teaches Children Alef Beis
CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, “And the Rebbe Teaches the Small Children Alef Beis…”!
Living Torah is a member supported project. Become a member today at www.LivingTorah.org!
1. The first words of this week’s Torah portion are, “And it shall be, because you listened to these ordinances of Hashem (G-d)... He will love you, bless you and multiply you…”.
Rashi (an acronym for Reb Shlomo Yitzchaki) points out that the Hebrew word “Eikev” which is simply translated in this verse as “because”, also means “heel”. Consequently, explains Rashi, the verse is alluding to the sort of Mitzvos (commandments) that people regard as relatively unimportant so they tend to “trample on them with their heels”. Thus, the Torah is assuring the Jewish people that if they are careful to observe even these neglected commandments, they can be certain that Hashem will reward them with His kindness.
The source of Rashi’s explanation is from the Midrash Tanchuma who says this in a slightly different way; “When the Torah says, ‘Eikev’”, says the Midrash Tanchuma, “it is referring to “light” Mitzvos which people are not careful to keep and they throw them away under their heels”.
The Weekly Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Eikev
The Rebbe says:
1. The first words of this week’s Torah portion are, “And it shall be, because you listened to these ordinances of Hashem (G-d)… He will love you, bless you and multiply you…”.
Rashi (an acronym for Reb Shlomo Yitzchaki) points out that the Hebrew word “Eikev” which is simply translated in this verse as “because”, also means “heel”. Consequently, explains Rashi, the verse is alluding to the sort of Mitzvos (commandments) that people regard as relatively unimportant so they tend to “trample on them with their heels”. Thus, the Torah is assuring the Jewish people that if they are careful to observe even these neglected commandments, they can be certain that Hashem will reward them with His kindness.
The source of Rashi’s explanation is from the Midrash Tanchuma who says this in a slightly different way; “When the Torah says, ‘Eikev’”, says the Midrash Tanchuma, “it is referring to “light” Mitzvos which people are not careful to keep and they throw them away under their heels”.
The following was written by a friend and classmate of Toby’s in connection with her upcoming Yohrtzeit which falls out on Sunday, the 19th of Av.
To the Eagle family,
I spent my seminary year in Yerushalayim with Toby. Although I didn't know her at all before seminary, she was one of the first people to befriend me.
Toby Eagle OBM, She Would Have Been 22 Now
The following was written by a friend and classmate of Toby’s in connection with her upcoming Yohrtzeit which falls out on Sunday, the 19th of Av.
To the Eagle family,
I spent my seminary year in Yerushalayim with Toby. Although I didn’t know her at all before seminary, she was one of the first people to befriend me.
Peace, Love, and Friends
What comes to mind, when you hear the word “peace”? How about the words “love”, “friendship” or “spirituality”?
Op-Ed: Why Judaism is not Confined to Spirituality
…And What Matters Most In Judaism
Peace, Love, and Friends
What comes to mind, when you hear the word “peace”? How about the words “love”, “friendship” or “spirituality”?
Photos: Smicha Graduation in Budapest, Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary [CHI] — Four Bochurim were given Smicha at The Chabad Center of Hungary By Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yeruslavski. The students Shlomo Elbaz, Menachem Dreyfus, Elchanan Yakant and Dovid Lewis.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to David Azran-Zuchman (Petach Tikva, Israel) and Chaya Feigin (Emmanuel, Israel) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Photos: Barbeque and Comedy Event Benefitting KSCVK
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Many turned out for an evening barbeque and comedy for men benefitting Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah. The event was catered by Ben-Zion Cohen and guests were entertained by comics Dave Koenig and Steven Scott.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is proud to present a Beautiful Photo the Rebbe at a Children's Rally in The 1970's, to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org
Picture of the Rebbe! – Children’s Rally 1970’s
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is proud to present a Beautiful Photo the Rebbe at a Children’s Rally in The 1970’s, to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org
Chabad Lubavitch presented a request Monday to Yad Vashem to recognize a high-ranking military commander in the Third Reich as a righteous gentile for saving Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Schneerson, the sixth Chabad rebbe.
Admiral Canaris, commander of the Nazi Abwehr, or intelligence, had a central role in securing Schneerson's escape from the Warsaw Ghetto along with members of Schneerson's family and entourage, said Yosef Kaminetzky, a writer who recently completed a book on the escape story.
Chabad: Make Nazi Commander a ‘Righteous Gentile’
Chabad Lubavitch presented a request Monday to Yad Vashem to recognize a high-ranking military commander in the Third Reich as a righteous gentile for saving Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Schneerson, the sixth Chabad rebbe.
Admiral Canaris, commander of the Nazi Abwehr, or intelligence, had a central role in securing Schneerson’s escape from the Warsaw Ghetto along with members of Schneerson’s family and entourage, said Yosef Kaminetzky, a writer who recently completed a book on the escape story.
Over the course of my work, I end up treating many patients for alcohol abuse. But in the beginning, very few of them actually come to me worried about whether they might be alcoholics. Most of them come for help with depression, marital discord, stress at work or anxiety.
Many of these men and women never considered themselves problem drinkers. They don't drink every day and don't get drunk every time they drink. They may have stopped drinking for weeks or months at a time, without having any signs of withdrawal.
Sobering Truths About Alcohol’s Subtle Grip
Over the course of my work, I end up treating many patients for alcohol abuse. But in the beginning, very few of them actually come to me worried about whether they might be alcoholics. Most of them come for help with depression, marital discord, stress at work or anxiety.
Many of these men and women never considered themselves problem drinkers. They don’t drink every day and don’t get drunk every time they drink. They may have stopped drinking for weeks or months at a time, without having any signs of withdrawal.
The 15th of Av corresponds this year to Wednesday, August 15th. Of this date on the Jewish calendar, the Mishna says, “There were no holidays so joyous for the Jewish People as the Fifteenth of Av and Yom HaKippurim, for on those days, daughters of Jerusalem would go out dressed in borrowed white dresses.
A Match Made In Iraq
The 15th of Av corresponds this year to Wednesday, August 15th. Of this date on the Jewish calendar, the Mishna says, “There were no holidays so joyous for the Jewish People as the Fifteenth of Av and Yom HaKippurim, for on those days, daughters of Jerusalem would go out dressed in borrowed white dresses.
A Maamar the Rebbe Broadcast From His Room – Now in English
A Chasidic discourse the Rebbe delivered in 1977, as he was recuperating from a heart attack he had suffered that year, has been translated into English.
A new volume in the popular Chasidic Heritage Series was released today, entitled “The Path to Selflessness.”
It is a translation of Yehuda Atah 5738, delivered by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson on the eve of the fast of the Tenth of Tevet 5738 (1977).
At that time, the Rebbe was recuperating from a heart attack he had suffered on the night of Shemini Atzeret, and would periodically deliver addresses from his office at Lubavitch World Headquarters, by way of a special hookup system, to the main synagogue.
Study: U.S. Jews Drift From Faith – One-Third Secular
The rate of religious observance among American Jews has dropped precipitously over the past two decades, to the point where more than one out of every three Jews is thoroughly secularized, according to a new survey.
Moshe Hecht Live in Concert
On Sunday August 2, singer-songwriter Moshe Hecht performed for an audience of 150 at Anshe Shalom Chabad Gardens Hall (Kew Gardens). The concert featured storytelling and Moshe’s eclectic blend of folk, blues and reggae songs that will appear on his soon-to-be-released debut album.
