New Engagement!
Elimelech Goldstein (Ann Arbor, MI) to Chaya Marrus (Pomona Heights, NY) L’Chaim: Today, Thursday, 8:00pm at 34 N. Ridge Rd. Pomona, NY
Here’s My Story: Starting Again at 44
Rabbi Micha Peled is the rabbi of Beit Horon in Israel. He was interviewed in his home in April of 2018.
JEM: The Rebbe Read My Mind
Rabbi Yisroel Deren was sent by the Rebbe to the University of Massachusetts in Amhurst as a Shliach. Watch as Rabbi Deren tells the story of how the Rebbe read his mind.
Pre-Camp Program Kicks Off With Fun And Inspiration
The pre-camp program of the Chinuch Yaldei Hashluchim department of the Shluchim Office kicked off its first two days of fun with hundreds of young Shluchim and Shluchos tuning in from around the world.
Chitas Guide App Releases Gimmel Prakim Rambam to Their Interface
Upon popular request (and in honor of the Siyum HaRambam), The Saber Team just rolled out an update on IOS and Android that has easy access for learning 3 chapters of Rambam on their Chitas Guide App.
PSA: Check Your Voting Locations, As Redistricting May Have Changed Some
Democratic District Leader Edu Hermelyn thanked the community for their support, and asked the community to check their polling locations ahead of Tuesday’s election. Most of Anash are in their usual locations, but there are some location changes due to redistricting.
The Jew Project: Cynthia Kaplan-Shamash, A Jewish Iraqi Refugee and Author of “The Strangers We Became”
Cynthia Kaplan-Shamash, an Iraqi born Jew who struggled to escape with her family, sat down with Yisroel Teitelbaum of The Jew Project.
Meaningful Interviews: Rabbi Meir Plotkin #2 –From Torah Vodaas to Lubavitch, Reb Shmuel Zalmanov, Reb Zalman Gurary and other Chasidim
Rabbi Plotkin was born in Montreal after his father emigrated from Russia in 1904. He attended the local yeshiva, and at age fourteen transferred to Yeshiva Torah Voddas in Brooklyn. He was introduced to Chabad by Sholom Ber Gurkov who cared for him like a brother.
Mivtza Torah Trip and A Bar Mitzvah at World’s Longest Zip Line
Six hard working Bochurim from the Klurman Mesivta in Miami participated in a grand Mivtza Torah trip touring Puerto Rico and received sets of Likkutei Sichos and Toras Menachem as a reward for their learning of Mesechtos Sukkah and Shabbos.
Crown Heights Jewish Baseball League Launching This Summer
The first professional Jewish Baseball League will be opening up this summer in Crown Heights, featuring nine-inning Games, overhand pitching, and base stealing.
Chabad Early Childhood Releases New, Innovative Preschool Curriculum
Chabad Early Childhood of the Shluchim Office releases a new, innovative curriculum for preschools focused on the Jewish calendar through character development and revealing the power that lies within each student.
Picture of the Day
Rabbi Shmuel Bistritzky, the Rebbes Shliach and Rabbi of Savyon, is presently in his reserve military service. He was captured in a photo as he visited the largest Aron Kodesh in the world, where there are 430 Sifrei Torah intended for each battalion that goes out for IDF operational activities.
Video of the Day
Why Voting Matters? This video, published in 2021 by Crown Heights United, is very relevant today as the community prepares to head out once again to vote in the June 28th primary.
Baby Boy!
Shmuel and Chana (nee Raskin) Karasik from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Project Yedid Delivers Joy with Summer-in-a-Box to Yesomim in the Crown Heights Community
Project Yedid of Misaskim delivered an exciting summer package to children in over 10 neighborhoods, and over 50 yesomim under the age of 15 in Crown Heights alone—complete with chalk, bubbles, a 3D pen, and a ball with a pump.
Rent Increase Approved for Regulated Apartments in NYC After Vote
With inflation hitting New Yorkers hard, the Rent Guidelines Board approved a rent increase for regulated units.
A Chaya Aydel Seminary Student Shines At Graduation
This speech was given by a Chaya Aydel Seminary student at the 20th Annual CAS graduation in Hallandale Beach, Florida, and it shines a light of “fuel” that the seminary provides.
