INBOX: ADD – Attention Davening Disorder, A Lighthearted View of A Serious Problem
A Patient’s Guide to Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.
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(From left to right) American Airlines Senior Vice President Steve Neuman, LAX Managing Director Radney Robertson, Mohamad Najjar, Zak Rakrouki, and CEO Robert Ison.
American Airlines Honored For Compassion Shown Ahead of Slain Bondi Rabbi’s Funeral
Airport headlines rarely make for feel-good stories. You don’t have to look far to find horror stories about flight delays, canceled connections, and overbooked planes. Social media is regularly flooded with viral videos of snaking lines, rude gate agents, frustrated passengers.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – R’ Aron Dalfin: The Rebbe’s Advice For Stomach Issues, R’ Hodakov
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Yeshivas Kayitz Gan Menachem Concludes an Incredible Summer With a Remarkable 12 Perakim Tanya Baal Peh Achievement
The banquet featured favorite niggunim, spirited dancing, stories, a recap of the summer, raffles, food, and special recognition of the staff who dedicated themselves to making the summer a success.
Baby Girl!
Schneur and Mussie Deren from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Weekly Story: Discover The Treasures
In the first part of tomorrow’s (the 2nd day of Elul’s) Hayom Yom, the Rebbe writes: The Jewish people are called: “a cherished land” for they possess many precious qualities, [including] their love of Hashem, and their fear of Him, as well as their outstanding character traits. [But like treasures that are buried in the earth,] the revelation of these positive qualities depend solely upon the person who evokes them.
European Seminar in Paris Marks 50 Years of Jewish Learning and Community
We present a gallery of photos from the European Seminar in Paris, an annual program that has been operating for 50 years under the auspices of Beit Lubavitch in Paris, headed by Rabbi Mendy Azimov.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Looking for the Inside
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman picks apart an old custom, that of saying a few parts of Tehillim each day during the month of Elul. What makes such a small custom so special?
Aliba D’Hilchasa: New Smicha Course with Rabbi Yusewitz
LiveHalacha.com is now launching a New English language Smicha Track with Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz.
New Engagement!
Bentzi Wolowik (Woodmere, NY) to Rivka Meijers (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, August 16th, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
Weekly Letter: The Symbolic significance of the Key
In our parsha regarding the obligation to appoint public servants – judges and police, we share a letter of the Rebbe to the newly elected mayor of an American city. In it, the Rebbe thanks the mayor for the honor of presenting him with the Key of the City and explains the responsibilities that come with it and the symbolic significance of the Key. The Rebbe gives the mayor his blessings and reminds him of his duty as mayor – to benefit all the citizens of the city, to each and every segment of the city, including the Jewish community.
The Stolen Tefillin
Recently at LifeTown, one of the pairs of Tefillin from our public Tefillin stand disappeared. We searched high and low, but could not find them anywhere. It was a very sad story. A pair of sacred Tefillin had been taken and then carelessly discarded.
Baby Boy!
Shua and Henna (nee Glick) Laufer from Melbourne, Australia had a baby boy!
Powerball Ticket Holder in Illinois Wins $1.04 Billion Jackpot
A Powerball player in Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot Wednesday night, the game’s largest grand prize of the year.
Rabbi Yusewitz’s Smicha Program Celebrates Completion
After a full year of Yegiah in Yoreh Deah, Talmidim of Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz’ s Smicha Program marked a special milestone, celebrating their successful completion and receiving their Smicha from their dear Rosh HaMachon.
Here’s My Story: A Home on Firm Foundations
Rabbi Zushe Winner is a Chabad emissary in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, as well as the rosh yeshivah at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim – Chovevei Torah. He was interviewed in May 2021 and August 2023.
Lamplighters Podcast: The Storm That Nearly Swept Away Everything They Built
In Episode 67 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Yaakov and Rebbetzin Mushkee Raskin, Chabad emissaries to the bustling island of Jamaica. In just 12 years, the Raskins have built a thriving Jewish community comprised of locals and tourists.
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