Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuel and Rivki Karnowsky (Redondo Beach, CA) on the birth their baby boy.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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Miami Smicha Bochurim Tested on Hilchos Shabbos
Miami Beach, FL – Bochurim who have been studying in the ‘Miami Smicha Program’ under Rabbi Yisroel Frankforter for the past year, were tested by Rabbi Yitzchak Yehudah Yeruslavski on the Halochos of Shabbos. The Bochurim displayed great knowledge and all passed the test.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
For the myriads of Bochurim anticipating to spend Gimmel Tamuz in the Rebbe’s daled amos, a first time program awaits them.
A special “Yom Iyun”, a day of in-depth learning of the vast Torah of the Rebbe, is being coordinated by Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim. It will extend throughout the afternoon and evening of Beis Tamuz the eve of Gimmel Tamuz.
In-depth Study of the Rebbe’s Torah In Honor of Gimmel Tamuz
For the myriads of Bochurim anticipating to spend Gimmel Tamuz in the Rebbe’s daled amos, a first time program awaits them.
A special “Yom Iyun”, a day of in-depth learning of the vast Torah of the Rebbe, is being coordinated by Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim. It will extend throughout the afternoon and evening of Beis Tamuz the eve of Gimmel Tamuz.
Pictures is Rabbi Yisroel Frankforter (left) with Rabbi Yitzchak Yehudah Yeruslavski, secretary of the Chabad Rabbinical Court in Israel today in Miami shortly before testing the Bochurim in the Smicha Program.
R. Yeruslavski is scheduled to be testing Bochurim in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale today.
Picture of the Day – Miami Beach, Florida
Pictures is Rabbi Yisroel Frankforter (left) with Rabbi Yitzchak Yehudah Yeruslavski, secretary of the Chabad Rabbinical Court in Israel today in Miami shortly before testing the Bochurim in the Smicha Program.
R. Yeruslavski is scheduled to be testing Bochurim in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale today.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — A special all year round Chassidus Shiur has been going for a few months now. The Shiur is given by Rabbi Michoel Seligson for men every Monday evening from 8:30pm to 9:30pm in English, and the Shiur takes place in Getzels Shul on Kingston between Carroll and President Streets.
The Shiur is given on a variety of Maamorim. Included here is an audio recording of one of the Shiurim which was given on the Maamor ‘Lehovin Inyan Matan Torah - 5715’.
Click Here to listen to the Shiur! [MP3, 45min, 7.5MB]
Weekly Chassidus Shiur at Getzels Shul!
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — A special all year round Chassidus Shiur has been going for a few months now. The Shiur is given by Rabbi Michoel Seligson for men every Monday evening from 8:30pm to 9:30pm in English, and the Shiur takes place in Getzels Shul on Kingston between Carroll and President Streets.
The Shiur is given on a variety of Maamorim. Included here is an audio recording of one of the Shiurim which was given on the Maamor ‘Lehovin Inyan Matan Torah – 5715’.
Click Here to listen to the Shiur! [MP3, 45min, 7.5MB]
Mazal Tov! – 3 Sunday Night L’Chaims!
Levi Gordon (London, UK) and Shaina Itkin (Scranton, PA) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]
Yaacov Hoffinger (Crown Heights) and Chaya Hyman (Pittsburgh, PA) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany ave].
Zevi (ben R Levi) Tenenbaum (Crown Heights) and Miriam Grossbaum (Indianapolis, IN) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway [bet Albany and Troy].
Community Celebrates Rabbi Moshe Feller’s 70th Birthday
West S. Paul, MN — Friends of Lubavitch of Minnesota from around the world recently celebrated the70th birthday of Rabbi Moshe Feller, Shliach of the Rebbe to the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued a proclamation proclaiming the birthday as “Rabbi Moshe Feller Day” in recognition of the great work that he does. In an effort spearheaded by Mrs. Y. Introlegator people donated to Upper Midwest Merkos Chabad Lubavitch in multiples of seventy.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chezkie and Ahuva (nee Charach) Coates (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 your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Over 200 People at The Jewish Business Network
Over 200 People at The Jewish Business Network Sponsored by Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida
Rabbi Yitzchok and Nechamie Minkowicz Shluchim in Southwest Florida hosted over 200 Jewish Business people at The Jewish Business Networking event in Fort Myers.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Riverside, CA — Since the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) announced the sponsorship of the Dr. Liviu Librescu Memorial Lecture Series on April 18th, thirty Chabad campus Rabbis have received grants to host lectures highlighting the phenomenon of self-sacrifice, particularly as demonstrated throughout the Holocaust and times of crisis.
Shloshim for Professor Liviu Librescu
Riverside, CA — Since the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) announced the sponsorship of the Dr. Liviu Librescu Memorial Lecture Series on April 18th, thirty Chabad campus Rabbis have received grants to host lectures highlighting the phenomenon of self-sacrifice, particularly as demonstrated throughout the Holocaust and times of crisis.
There will be a Hachnosas Sefer Torah today in Memory of Ben-Tzion Berel Keller AH.
Schedule and flyer in the Extended Article.
Today, Sunday – Hachnosas Sefer Torah
There will be a Hachnosas Sefer Torah today in Memory of Ben-Tzion Berel Keller AH.
Schedule and flyer in the Extended Article.
Without responding to his unwarranted, unacademic, personal attacks against the Rebbe, I think that Bauer gravely misunderstood the nuances and delicate concepts that the Rebbe was conveying in his 1980 letter to Knesset member Chaika Grossman.
How the Rebbe understood the Holocaust
In his op-ed in Haaretz on June 1 (“God as surgeon”), Prof. Yehuda Bauer refers to the opinion of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe regarding the Holocaust.
Without responding to his unwarranted, unacademic, personal attacks against the Rebbe, I think that Bauer gravely misunderstood the nuances and delicate concepts that the Rebbe was conveying in his 1980 letter to Knesset member Chaika Grossman.
The house located on Crown St between Troy and Schenectady, was burglarized while the residents were sleeping. The robbers broke in using a crowbar, breaking off the side door of the house, they emptied the house of some loose cash and Tzedaka Pushkas.
The residents woke up the next morning not knowing they were burglarized, until later on in the day when they realized their side door was missing. The residents said that they heard someone walking around at 1:30 AM and thought it was one of them.
Crown St House Burglarized
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — At about 1:30 AM Friday morning, a house on Crown St was broken into. The robbers broke in using a crowbar to enter through the side door.
The house located on Crown St between Troy and Schenectady, was burglarized while the residents were sleeping. The robbers broke in using a crowbar, breaking off the side door of the house, they emptied the house of some loose cash and Tzedaka Pushkas.
The residents woke up the next morning not knowing they were burglarized, until later on in the day when they realized their side door was missing. The residents said that they heard someone walking around at 1:30 AM and thought it was one of them.
Goshen, NY — The children of Chabad’s Youth Zone recently celebrated Shavuot, the holiday of the giving of the Torah, through exploring one of the Torah’s fundamental messages: giving to others.
Children of Chabad’s Make ‘Get Well’ Mural for Hospital
Goshen, NY — The children of Chabad’s Youth Zone recently celebrated Shavuot, the holiday of the giving of the Torah, through exploring one of the Torah’s fundamental messages: giving to others.
The Weekly Comic – Parshas Shelach
“There we saw the giants… and we were like grasshoppers in our eyes…” Numbers 13:33
The climbers “felt they couldn't go up safely and they couldn't go down safely once they realized where they were,” Lt. David Herrick of the New York state park police said Friday. “Basically they froze and didn't want to move.”
They were stuck on the rocky outcropping for more than five hours on Thursday night and early Friday.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Bochurim and Teacher Rescued Overnight From Bear Mountain
Stony Point, NY — A teacher and three 16-year-old Lubavitcher Yeshiva Mesivta (Ocean Pkwy) students wandered off a Bear Mountain climbing trail and had to be plucked from a 200-foot-high ledge by rappelling rescuers while hovering police helicopters lit the face of the cliff.
The climbers “felt they couldn’t go up safely and they couldn’t go down safely once they realized where they were,” Lt. David Herrick of the New York state park police said Friday. “Basically they froze and didn’t want to move.”
They were stuck on the rocky outcropping for more than five hours on Thursday night and early Friday.
