Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yechiel and Chana Golda (nee Minkoff) Nadler (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
A Journalist View of Chabad at the Banquet
NEW YORK, NY — There is an old joke that Orthodox Jews tell: “What is the closest religion to Judaism?” Chabad-Lubavitch is the punchline. Everyone “gets it.” Everyone thinks they know about Chabad’s messianism, that a few Chabadniks believe that the rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who died in 1994, is still alive.
In fairness, the rebbe’s messianism or divinity is not advocated in any of Chabad’s official literature; it’s even reprimanded. But fairness has nothing to do with it.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Shliach Rabbi Nechemia Vogel, London-born and founder of the Chabad House in Rochester, NY giviing his his keynote address.
Rabbi Vogel gives the Keynote at the Banquet
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Shliach Rabbi Nechemia Vogel, London-born and founder of the Chabad House in Rochester, NY giviing his his keynote address.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The largest Hanukkah dreidel in the world stands 18-feet tall in front of the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, generating stares and smiles from passers-by.
The dreidel has become a local landmark during the holiday season, rising over the busy intersection of Valley Road and King George Road.
World’s Largest Dreidel at Chabad of Somerset County
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The largest Hanukkah dreidel in the world stands 18-feet tall in front of the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, generating stares and smiles from passers-by.
The dreidel has become a local landmark during the holiday season, rising over the busy intersection of Valley Road and King George Road.
Join all of N’shei U’Bnos Yisroel worldwide as we launch Project CHAI, a project of increasing in the areas of Torah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah with the goal of bringing a speedy recovery to the Cholim in our communities and worldwide.
Project CHAI will be launched on Rosh Chodesh Kislev and will conclude on Yud-Tes Kislev. Let us unite for 18 days of action to bring healing, good health, and Geulah during this auspicious time for Refuah and Geulah.
Flyer and more info in the Extended Article
Announcing Project CHAI
Join all of N’shei U’Bnos Yisroel worldwide as we launch Project CHAI, a project of increasing in the areas of Torah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah with the goal of bringing a speedy recovery to the Cholim in our communities and worldwide.
Project CHAI will be launched on Rosh Chodesh Kislev and will conclude on Yud-Tes Kislev. Let us unite for 18 days of action to bring healing, good health, and Geulah during this auspicious time for Refuah and Geulah.
Flyer and more info in the Extended Article
BROOKLYN, NY — To many followers, admirers and historians, much of the life of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory, prior to his arrival in the United States in 1940 is a mystery. In a new documentary DVD featuring interviews and documents that cover the years 1938-1940, however, some details of this previously unexplored Paris chapter of the Rebbe's early years are brought to light.
New DVD Reveals Details About Rebbe’s Life Before New York
BROOKLYN, NY — To many followers, admirers and historians, much of the life of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory, prior to his arrival in the United States in 1940 is a mystery. In a new documentary DVD featuring interviews and documents that cover the years 1938-1940, however, some details of this previously unexplored Paris chapter of the Rebbe’s early years are brought to light.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Bochur was accosted while walking on New York Avenue between Carroll and President Streets yesterday, Tuesday, at around 4:00 PM, by a group of what appeared to be Black teens, who hurled anti-Semitic slurs and profanities at him. The group was composed of around 10 youths all of whom appeared to be on their way home from school.
When the Bochur passed the group, they began to shout “Heil Hitler” and “Run away Jew, Hitler’s coming to kill you all”, along with other profanities. The Bochur crossed the street, approached the youths and asked them if they were aware “that Hitler killed 6 million Jews.” Seeing that the youths appeared shocked, the Bochur continued, “did you know that he hated and killed Blacks just the same?”
More in the Extended Article.
Youths Yell Racial Slurs at a Bochur
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Bochur was accosted while walking on New York Avenue between Carroll and President Streets yesterday, Tuesday, at around 4:00 PM, by a group of what appeared to be Black teens, who hurled anti-Semitic slurs and profanities at him. The group was composed of around 10 youths all of whom appeared to be on their way home from school.
When the Bochur passed the group, they began to shout “Heil Hitler” and “Run away Jew, Hitler’s coming to kill you all”, along with other profanities. The Bochur crossed the street, approached the youths and asked them if they were aware “that Hitler killed 6 million Jews.” Seeing that the youths appeared shocked, the Bochur continued, “did you know that he hated and killed Blacks just the same?”
More in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! To a friend Yarden Blumstein (Far Rockaway, NY) on his engagement to Baila Lax (Houston, TX) !
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].
NEW YORK, NY [JTA] — Speaking in Hebrew before some 4,500 Chabad rabbis and their supporters in New York Sunday evening, Leviev, a Chabad benefactor, celebrated the shluchim, or emissaries, who he said work “behind enemy lines” building Jewish communities in the farthest reaches of the globe. The six-day conference concluded Monday.
Lev Leviev Addresses the Shluchim at Banquet
NEW YORK, NY [JTA] — Speaking in Hebrew before some 4,500 Chabad rabbis and their supporters in New York Sunday evening, Leviev, a Chabad benefactor, celebrated the shluchim, or emissaries, who he said work “behind enemy lines” building Jewish communities in the farthest reaches of the globe. The six-day conference concluded Monday.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
I would like to wish a BIG hearty Mazal Tov! to Shmuli and Michla (nee Posner) Pinson (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
A Rosh Chodesh Kislev Farbrengen in Tzfas
TZFAS, Israel [CHI] — A Rosh Chodesh Kislev Farbrengen took place in Yeshivas Tzeirei Hashluchim, Tzfas, and was addressed by Rabbi Chaim Kaplan, Head Shliach of Tzfas and Rabbi M. Schurder, Mashpia of Shiur Bais.
We all know more or less why we celebrate Rosh Chodesh Kislev, however Rabbi Kaplan explained to the Bochurim a practical way of how to celebrate it in our day to day lives. The main Yom Tov is that the Rebbe finally went home from 770.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dudi Abergel (Kfar Chabad, Isreal) and Chana Mushka (bas R Moshe Nissen) Wolvovsky (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Tuesday at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
From yesterdays NY Daily News.
Picture of the Day! At the Shluchim Group Picture
From yesterdays NY Daily News.
NEW YORK, NY — No wonder straphangers feel like they can't get a break.
The MTA says its proposed fare and toll hikes are the equivalent of modest cost-of-living increases.
Proposed Fare Hike Would Add to Overall Rise in Living Costs
NEW YORK, NY — No wonder straphangers feel like they can’t get a break.
The MTA says its proposed fare and toll hikes are the equivalent of modest cost-of-living increases.
It's not every day a rising basketball phenom hands back a full scholarship to one of the top college teams in the nation.
For Tamir Goodman, the decision came without hesitation.
At a Jewish Shabbat dinner held on campus last Friday, Goodman spoke to students of the inseparable roles basketball and religion have played in his life.
‘Jewish Jordan’ Discusses Career over Shabbat Dinner
It’s not every day a rising basketball phenom hands back a full scholarship to one of the top college teams in the nation.
For Tamir Goodman, the decision came without hesitation.
At a Jewish Shabbat dinner held on campus last Friday, Goodman spoke to students of the inseparable roles basketball and religion have played in his life.
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The Rebbe addresses the children at the Lag BaOmer Parade 1957, Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.
PIcture of the Day! The Rebbe at Lag BaOmer Parade 1957
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The Rebbe addresses the children at the Lag BaOmer Parade 1957, Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.
Photo Gallery #4 of Kinus HaShluchim Banquet
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — This is the fourth gallery from the Kinus HaShluchim Banquet.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (52 Pictures)
