Race Against Time: Days After Discovery, Unique Purim Photos Published
In a race against time, the JEM worked team around the clock on two rare, long-lost photo collections to be released for Purim.
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KASHRUS ALERT: Kemach Soup Mix Infestation
The Orthodox Union (OU) has published a Kashrus Alert after discovering an infestation in a Kemach Soup Mix.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – 1940 Rabbi Schneersohn Arrives in America and Saves Jewry
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.
Weekly Story: Being Connected
Last Shabbos I was in Toronto and heard the following story which illuminates the emphasis on Yud Aleph Nissan from Rabbi Michoel Akiva Gershon ben Rochel Basya Wagner, may Hashem send him a complete healing together with all who are in need.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Why Did Haman Need Gallows 50 Cubits High?
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explains the underlying significance of the gallows built 50 cubits high during the events of Purim.
Gallery: Thousands Flood Times Square In Show of Jewish Pride
This past Motzei Shabbos, thousands of teens flooded Times Square in Downtown Manhattan to celebrate their Jewish pride. Mendelsphotography was there and captured the moments.
Gallery: Kever Binyomin Ben Yaakov
Chabad photographer Mordechai Lubecki photographed the Kever of Shimon Ben Yaakov Avinu in Eretz Yisroel.
INBOX: There Wasn’t Enough Room In 770, So They Closed It To Everyone Else
This past week Merkos 302 has proven themselves once again with their unbelievable ability to continuously outdo themselves in carrying out the mission. But to do that they had to close 770 to the entire Crown Heights community.
Indigenous Canadian Delegation has Shabbat in Newtown during their Whirlwind Tour of Australia
Newtown Synagogue in Sydney’s Inner-West welcomed a delegation of Indigenous Canadian community leaders during their tour of Australia speaking on issues effecting Indigenous people.
9th of Adar: the Frierdiker Rebbe Arrives in America
After a 12-day sea voyage, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950), disembarked at the New York harbor on the 9th of Adar II of 1940, following his miraculous rescue from Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
Ephraim and Tzivia Moscowitz. Their residence on Farwell Avenue became the first home of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, and the elder Moscowitzes worked hand in hand with their children in building a scaffolding for what would become a sprawling network of 50 Chabad centers, schools and social-services programs across the state.
Obituary: Ephraim Moscowitz, 93, Pioneer of Judaism in Chicago
A native Chicagoan, Moscowitz, who passed away Feb. 27 (6 Adar), was a lifelong educator who had a front-row seat to the growth of Orthodox Judaism in the city, particularly the meteoric rise of Chabad-Lubavitch, which was directed for decades by his son, the late Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz.
Women of All Ages Joined Together for Ten Yad’s Mega Hakhel Event – Happynest
Last Monday, women of all ages joined together for Ten Yad’s Mega Hakhel Event – Happynest. The room was packed to the brim with the crowd overflowing into the hallway.
Weekly Letter: The “Jewish Problem” As Seen in the Story of Purim
In his letter from a forthcoming volume of THE LETTE AND THE SPIRIT – the Rebbe analyzes the “Jewish Problem” as seen in the story of Purim and as it applies to all times and to all places. In this is seen the secret of our indestructability.
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Shalom Dovber Hendel (Crown Heights) to Heti Leah Katz (Eretz Yisroel) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at Eshel
Entire Tehillim Recited At the Ohel To Promote Expansion of 770
An initiative took place today at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, NY as a way of promoting and encouraging the expansion of 770.
Kollel Tours Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka
Last week, members of Kollel Anash of Crown Heights and the Rosh Kollel Rabbi Michoel Lerner, took a Halachic tour of Mikvah Mei Chaya Mushka of Crown Heights. The Mikvah is located on Troy Avenue at the corner of Lefferts Street.
Chabad on Call Shluchim “Share a Smile” With Those Under Medical Care
A new initiative from Chabad on Call is bringing the joy of Adar to one of the most challenging environments – the halls of hospitals and medical centers.
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