Beth Rivkah Launches International Alumni Association
Beis Rivkah of Crown Heights have launched a new alumni initiative in an effort to reconnect and mobilize the past in an effort to help provide for the presently enrolled 2,200 students.
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Second Part of Torahs Menachem Goes on Sale
Vaad Hanachos B’Lashon HaKodesh has launched an unprecedented sale on the 45-volume set of Toras Menachem: 5742-5752, which has been out of print. Pre-orders can be made for the discounted price of $300. For more details, see complete article.
A Bachur’s Memories of Gimmel Tammuz
Tacoma Shliach, Rabbi Zalmy Heber, shares his memories as a young Bochur in 770 on Gimmel Tammuz 24 years ago.
Chassidus Sales Meet Unprecedented Success
Organizers report that the Lag Baomer Chassidus sales enjoyed unprecedented success with thousands of books sold to eager buyers who took advantage of the subsidized prices.
Hundreds Attend “Thank G-d I’m Here” Event
For the first time in Crown Heights history, survivors of mental illness, addiction, and abuse were provided a real public platform to share their heroic stories. Neshamos.org, held its inaugural event this past Monday night at Educational Institute Oholei Torah, 667 Eastern Pkwy.
Sydney Student Wins Prestigious Jewish Scholarship Competition
A Jewish student from the University of Sydney won the Jewish Academic Innovation Award this weekend during the Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium at the University of Chicago.
After Repairs, Windsor Lake to Reopen at Camp Emunah
Windsor Lake, a staple at the Camp Emunah camp grounds, will reopen this summer after being closed for years following two hurricanes that caused substantial erosion damage.
8:00pm: Is Shlichus the Only Option?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 207, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Announcing the Winners of This Year’s MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest! Yud Aleph Nissan, Yud Gimmel Nissan and Pesach; What Is the Connection Between the Rebbe as Leader of the 7th Generation and Malchus? What Does the Rebbe Want and Expect of Us? Is Shlichus the Only Option? Why Doesn’t Chabad Sing or Say the Piyutim like Chad Gadya? Why Is Golus Mitzrayim Not Include in the Four Goliyot (Exiles)?
To meet a growing demand, matzah bakeries begin baking shmurah matzah as early as October, producing batches of the tasty discs for consumption the world over. (Photo: Eliyahu Parypa/Chabad.org)
1 Million Pounds of Shmurah Matzah: How Passover Production Continues to Rise
Passover is around the corner, and handmade shmurah matzah is starting to pop up on supermarket shelves. Before long, it’ll be everywhere—from Costco to the White House. Demand for the traditional, round matzah has grown at a rapid rate in the last 60 years, and according to a survey conducted by Chabad.org, more than 1 million pounds of the handmade variety will be produced in the United States alone. To meet the growing demand, matzah bakeries around the world begin baking shmurah matzah as early as October, producing batches of the tasty, smoking discs.
The completion of a new Torah scroll marks a coming of age at Yeshivah Temimei Darech in Safed, Israel. (Photo: Noam Dehan)
Safed Yeshivah for Returnees to Tradition Comes of Age
Tucked into the side of a mountain with the resting place of Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai, the author of the Zohar, looming in the distance, Yeshivah Temimei Darech was founded nine years ago with a low budget and high hopes by two young English-speaking Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis. They, like their students, are ba’alei teshuvah, those who have returned to a life of full-fledged Jewish observance.
Weekly Letter: Being Ridiculed for a Beard
In this weeks letter, The Rebbe responds to person lamenting his being ridiculed for his meticulous observance of Torah and Mitzvos, specifically his growing of his beard. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
770 Join Land and Spirit Israel Experience
One hundred twenty Shluchim and Shluchos arrived in Israel on Monday with seven hundred seventy members (770) of Chabad House communities to participate in JLI’s Land and Spirit Israel Experience. The group, traveling from across the US and Canada, as well as from Australia, Central, and South America, is the largest group to visit Israel this year.
Historic Siyum Sefer Torah in Times Square Honors Parkland, Florida Victims
CTeen made history on Motzai Shabbos with a inspirational Siyum Sefer Torah that was dedicated in honor of the victims of the Parkland, Florida victims, along with a Havdalah ceremony and concert in Times Square.
Iceland: The Last European Capital Without a Rabbi Gets One
Rabbi Avi and Mushky Feldman hope to ignite a Jewish fire under the Northern Lights, by bringing a Chabad House to the final European country without a full time Rabbi – Reykjavik, Iceland.
A Doctor with a Heart
In honor of the Yahrtzeit of Dr. Abraham Seligson we present you, courtesy of Hasidic Archives an excerpt from a chapter in their new book Footprints, detailing some of the history and stories of Dr. Seligson.
Chof Beis Shvat Dinner Featured Women’s Empowerment
Chabad of Georgetown, Brooklyn held their annual Chof Beis Shvat Women’s Dinner last night, filling Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg’s Shul with close to two hundred women. The evening, emceed by Sterny Holtzberg, began with the candle lighting ceremony and the recitation of the Rebbe and Rebbitzins Kapital said by the Shlucha Rebbitzin Shulamis Holtzberg.
The homebound and others in Southeast Florida (and beyond) were able to participate in a class on how to make gefillte fish from scratch through a live stream from the new Cohen Media Room at Chabad of Royal Palm Beach, Fla. The session was taught by Shaindel and Shaul Levertov, owners of the Shabbos Fish Market in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Wheelchair-Bound Donor’s Media Center Broadens Access to the World
David Cohen, an investor and member of the Jewish community of Palm Beach, Fla., met Rabbi Nachman Zeev Schtroks about a decade ago. At that point, Cohen had been confined to a wheelchair for most of his life and no longer left the house much.
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