How Can A Good Teacher Get Even Better?
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
New Album Features Six Decades of CGI Hits
Camp Gan Yisroel Parksville, NY, is proud to announce the release of their new album, “Oh Parksville Road.” From classic favorites to new, original songs, the album features eight incredible tracks that span over six decades of Gan Yisroel’s history.
YK Yerushalayim Opens Registration For Summer 5783
Following the success of previous years, Yeshivas Kayitz Yerushalayim opened registration for the summer of 5783-2023. YKY is known for its strong and positive learning program, accompanied by an incredible once in a lifetime experience of spending the summer in the heart of Yerushalayim, while enjoying unique trips and activities throughout Israel.
Surprise in Khmelnytskyi: After 100 Years, a New Mikvah has been Inaugurated in Western Ukraine
Jews of the Khmelnytskyi district in Ukraine celebrated the opening of a new mikvah after a year and three months of massive construction. The dedication of the mikvah took place 100 years after the previous mikvah fell out of use.
Westchester Plane-Crash Victims Mainstays of Cleveland Jewish Community
A tragic plane crash on Jan. 19 in Westchester, N.Y., took the lives of two esteemed members of the Cleveland Jewish community: Boruch Taub, 40, who was piloting the plane; and Ben Chafetz, 45, the sole passenger of the single-engine Beechcraft A36.
Baby Girl!
Danny and Chana Sarah (nee Newfield) Freundlich from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!
Dov and Runya (nee Avtzon) Wagner from Los Angels, CA had a baby girl!
Pure Groove – Blue Melody featuring Simcha Leiner & Eli Marcus
What makes you get up and dance? Simple. Music that grooves so hard you can’t help but move to the beat. Want to hear the tightest groove in Jewish music today?
Op-Ed: Is It time to Talk About What Is Going On With Our Sons In Beis Medrash?
As we prepare for Yud Shevat, and many of us are signing up our children into various Batei Midrash (“Zal”), it is an appropriate time to discuss openly – and have a “reality check” – about this particular age-group and the challenges that they are facing. Op-Ed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati Ohio
JEM: Message to Former Prisoner. Break Free From the Past
Watch this lesson the Rebbe imprints a former prisoner: Try to break free from the past. Event Date: 24 Av 5751 – August 04, 1991
Op-Ed: Is 770 Expansion Premature?
We have the ability to fulfill the Rebbe’s wishes that 770 be expanded now, stop waiting for issues to be resolved or for others to do their part. YOU must, “Do everything that YOU can,” to bring about the expansion. Op-Ed by Levik Jacobson
Crown Heights Rov Celebrates Birthday With Surprise Farbrengen
Harav Moshe Raitport, Rov of the Beinoni Shtibel in Crown Heights, celebrated his birthday this past Thursday with a surprise farbrengen attended by dozens of chaverim and fellow Rabbonim.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Why did G-d Create Problems, Klipa?
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.
Picture of the Day
Give a welcome to the newest addition to Crown Heights. Composting! A brand new orange compost bin has been installed on Eastern Parkway across the street from the Jewish Children’s Museum and directly in front of Kehot.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Rivki Diamont from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 399 Crown Street
Weekly Story: Recognizing His Greatness
Since Chof Daled Teves was this week, I am posting a story that I said at a farbrengen in connection to the Alter Rebbe.
Weekly Dvar Torah: A Chossid Creates Light to Illuminate the World
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman shows just how many practical lessons a Chossid gets from just a one-line teaching of the Tzemach Tzedek, a one liner that kept Chassidim going for many generations.
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