Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Daniel and Sarah Melul (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
This past Chanukah, Chabad of Oregon held a special Chanukah event and the Rose Quarter home of the NBA Portland Trailblazers. Between the quarters, Rabbi Dovi Bialo of Chabad of Portland Campuses was given the opportunity to shoot some free throws from the line with a chance to win $250. Watch the video and see what happens.
Shliach Shoots Free Throws, Trying get Donation from NBA
This past Chanukah, Chabad of Oregon held a special Chanukah event and the Rose Quarter home of the NBA Portland Trailblazers. Between the quarters, Rabbi Dovi Bialo of Chabad of Portland Campuses was given the opportunity to shoot some free throws from the line with a chance to win $250. Watch the video and see what happens.
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal officials and the airline pilots union are denying a report that the Obama administration is seeking to end a program that trains pilots to carry guns in jetliner cockpits.
An editorial published in the Washington Times on Tuesday stated that “President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.”
Feds Deny Obama Will Take Guns Away from Pilots
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal officials and the airline pilots union are denying a report that the Obama administration is seeking to end a program that trains pilots to carry guns in jetliner cockpits.
An editorial published in the Washington Times on Tuesday stated that “President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.”
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
I would like to wish a Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to a good friend Elchonon and Penina (nee Abush) Komar on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shnaz Laufer (Providence, RI) and Devorah Weinman (Manchester, UK ) on their engagement.
The L’chaim will IYH be Tonight Thursday at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn was the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe (widely known as the Frierdiker - Yiddish for “previous” - Rebbe). He served in that position for 30 years, from 1920 until his passing on Shabbos morning, January 28, 1950. He was buried at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, New York.
Recently, someone sent me a link to a video clip of his levaya. From the clip one can see a number of external differences between Orthodoxy circa 1950 and Orthodoxy today.
A Look Back at What used to be called Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn was the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe (widely known as the Frierdiker – Yiddish for “previous” – Rebbe). He served in that position for 30 years, from 1920 until his passing on Shabbos morning, January 28, 1950. He was buried at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, New York.
Recently, someone sent me a link to a video clip of his levaya. From the clip one can see a number of external differences between Orthodoxy circa 1950 and Orthodoxy today.
EDINBURGH, UK — Muslim leaders have offered to stand guard outside a Scottish synagogue after it was vandalised in an alleged anti-Semitic attack.
Two men have appeared in court in connection with the attack on the synagogue in Edinburgh last week, when several window panes were smashed.
Muslim Leaders Offer to Guard Scottish Shul
EDINBURGH, UK — Muslim leaders have offered to stand guard outside a Scottish synagogue after it was vandalised in an alleged anti-Semitic attack.
Two men have appeared in court in connection with the attack on the synagogue in Edinburgh last week, when several window panes were smashed.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovber and Chanie (nee Shain) Landa (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — With lawmakers in Albany still unable to come to an agreement on a rescue plan for the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority, details of a massive fare hike are slowly coming into focus.
Sources tell NY1 that riders can expect a $2.50 subway fare and a $103 monthly MetroCard.
Details Emerge On Massive MTA Fare Hike
NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — With lawmakers in Albany still unable to come to an agreement on a rescue plan for the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority, details of a massive fare hike are slowly coming into focus.
Sources tell NY1 that riders can expect a $2.50 subway fare and a $103 monthly MetroCard.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moshie and Devorah Leah (nee Chazan) Raitport on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
This video recorded Oct 28, 2006 on how terrorism started In the United States and the murder of Ari Halberstam. Faith To Faith With Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Terrorism 401 he host guest Devorah Halberstam, on the 23rd of Adar, 5754, a terrorist gunman in a car opened fire on a van carrying more than a dozen Lubavitcher Bochurim as it began to cross the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan... Get the whole story at AriHalberstam.com.
Today in History – Ari Halberstam was Murdered by Terrorist
This video recorded Oct 28, 2006 on how terrorism started In the United States and the murder of Ari Halberstam. Faith To Faith With Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Terrorism 401 he host guest Devorah Halberstam, on the 23rd of Adar, 5754, a terrorist gunman in a car opened fire on a van carrying more than a dozen Lubavitcher Bochurim as it began to cross the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan… Get the whole story at AriHalberstam.com.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Tzvi and Shana (nee Biston) Dechter (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Dear schools and parents,
It has been 6 months since we launched the new world wide Tehillim Club,
and our numbers our soaring.
108,000 Kapitelach! TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT!
Dear schools and parents,
It has been 6 months since we launched the new world wide Tehillim Club,
and our numbers our soaring.
Living Torah is a member supported project. Become a member today at www.LivingTorah.org!
Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian, Spanish and Yiddish subtitles.
Weekly Living Torah Rebbe Video! – Leaving the Synagogue!
Living Torah is a member supported project. Become a member today at www.LivingTorah.org!
Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian, Spanish and Yiddish subtitles.
Here comes the sun, and Jews around the world are paying attention. According to Jewish tradition, on the morning of April 8, for the first time in 28 years, the sun will be in the exact location it was when the Torah says it was created, 5,769 years ago.
And what does that mean exactly? A solar rite? A celebration? A sun salutation?
Sun worship? Not exactly
Here comes the sun, and Jews around the world are paying attention. According to Jewish tradition, on the morning of April 8, for the first time in 28 years, the sun will be in the exact location it was when the Torah says it was created, 5,769 years ago.
And what does that mean exactly? A solar rite? A celebration? A sun salutation?
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — JEM is pleased to announce the release of a much-anticipated new DVD, The Blessing of the Sun, about Birchas Hachama - the special once in 28 years Mitzva which is upcoming shortly.
The new 90-minute disc includes:
The Once-in-a-Generation Video is Here!
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — JEM is pleased to announce the release of a much-anticipated new DVD, The Blessing of the Sun, about Birchas Hachama – the special once in 28 years Mitzva which is upcoming shortly.
The new 90-minute disc includes:
