The Association of Crown Heights Shuls, which comprises more than 95 Shuls, held its annual Melava Malka this past Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Toldos. The Melava Malka was hosted by the founder of the Association and Rav of Merkaz Sefarad, in honor of his birthday 3 Kislev, and was held in the Merkaz Sefarad Shul.
More than 400 freshly baked challahs were enjoyed by Jewish fans and officials at the World Cup in Qatar this past Shabbat. Baked in a kitchen specially koshered by a young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi from Turkey, it’s part of a month-long effort to make kosher food available at the games, which began last week and continue until Dec. 18.
In 2008 Rabbi Chaim Danzinger and his wife Kaila, sold all their belongings and moved from Pasadena, California to Rostov-on-Don, Russia with their two young children. Rabbi Danzinger was featured on the Inspiration for the Nation Podcast.
Mendel and Rivky (nee Newfield) Blau from East Flatbush had a baby boy!
The time has come again when your typical Chabad girl is applying for seminary. There is one difference this year, the girls are speaking up.
The world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, has erupted for the first time in almost four decades, authorities said Monday.
Together with Bonei Olam, Mikvah.org is offering an opportunity to hear the options for preserving female fertility with Dr. Joshua Klein MD FACOG, Extend Fertility.
Shaya Zakon (Crown Heights) to Chana Tova Popack (Lawrence, NY) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 8:00pm at the JCM
Recently discovered bones of Jewish children, murdered during the Nazi invasion to Belarus, were brought to rest in the historical Jewish shtetl of Shklov.
The topics in this week’s 426th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Why Is Kislev Called the Month of Geulah? What Is the Meaning of Geulah? What Is the Main Contribution of the Mitteler Rebbe? Are There Any Authentic Surviving Paintings of the Patriarchs or Moses? Were the Original Jews Dark Skinned? Why Do We Pray? Are Our Prayers Answered?
Rain didn’t dampen the Simcha felt at today’s Hachnasas Sefer Torah procession in memory of Reb Aron Baitz OBM which took place in Crown Heights. This image captures the moments as the procession turned from Empire Blvd to Brooklyn Ave on its way to Aliyah on East New York.
Check out this time lapse video from Mendel Kulski, a member of the staff of the Kinus Hashluchim 5783, as he shows you how a basketball court was transformed into a dining hall for thousands of guest Rabbis.
With deep regret and great sadness, we report the passing of Mrs. Margret Leverton OB”M, a member of the Chabad Kehilah in London and mother of Yossi and Mendy Leverton of Crown Heights.
A free workshop from Tut Altz sets out to show teachers how the Live with Geulah Now! Curriculum can transform their classroom and engage students in grades 3-7 in fun, interactive learning as they give over the Rebbe’s directive to live with Moshiach on a daily basis, to their students.
Zelig Weiss (Charlotte, NC) to Devorah Block (San Antonio, TX) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Small Hall
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
In the course of Border Police activity northwest of Kibbutz Ramat Hashofet, a 33-year-old resident of Kiryat Shemona was spotted using a metal detector in a registered archaeological site. One find was especially interesting – an ancient coin of Antiochos IV, dated to 169–164 BCE. “Antiochos IV was designated ‘Epiphanes’, meaning ‘God Manifest”, but behind his back, his subjects called him ‘Epimanes’ – The Madman”.
