Crowd Flocks to Learn About Rebbe on Upper East Side
Over two hundred people gathered together on Monday, at an event hosted by Kehillath Jeshurun in Manhattan, to explore the life of the Rebbe.
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8:00pm: Are Some People Superior to Others?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 162, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How Can I Apply Lag B’Omer to My Life? When is Being “Wild” Appropriate? Does Chassidus Applied Compromise the Integrity of Chassidus? Are Some People Superior to Others? How to ‘Own’ the Place You’re In.
Dnepropetrovsk's Menorah Jewish community center, the world's largest.
Jewish Man Attacked with Ax in Dnepropetrovsk
A Jewish man was attacked by an ax-wielding assailant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, which was the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s hometown and boasts a sizable and active Jewish population. The victim is listed in critical condition.
Clinging Carjacker Gets Slap on the Wrist
A man who attempted to violently carjack a Lubavitcher motorist and others in 2014 was sentenced last week by a district court judge to zero jail time, despite facing more than a dozen serious charges following his arrest and an extensive criminal history. A video of the attacker clinging to the side of a taxi as it drove on the highway for nine miles went viral at the time.
Suspect Arrested over Las Vegas Chabad Arson
Afshin Bahrampour, 47, was arrested on Monday night and charged with arson and burglary after he allegedly set two fires at the Chabad Center of Las Vegas on Sunday.
For Jewish Students at ASU, It’s Time to Play Ball
Jacob Lille was a sophomore on a mission. Lille, who studies at Arizona State University, was in search of a place where he and his fellow students could congregate and chill out. A sports court, he reasoned, was exactly what they needed. Enter Chabad at ASU.
Tiny Monaco Has Largest-Ever Jewish Gathering
The micro-nation of Monaco, which is sandwiched between France and the Mediterranean Sea, saw the largest Jewish gathering in its history during a visit to the principality by more than 1,000 Jewish students from the Former Soviet Union (FSU).
Votes to Determine MyShliach Contest Winners
In honor of Yud Aleph Nissan, hundreds of young Shluchim participated in MyShliach’s “Shalsheles Hanesiim” project. Now that 10 finalists have been selected by a panel of judges, the community is invited to vote for the top three winners.
First Ever Torah Welcomed to Northern Cyprus
For the first time in history, a new Sefer Torah was welcomed to the Jewish community of Northern Cyprus, which has been under Turkish military occupation since 1974.
Shabbos at the Besht: Why March in the Streets?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Dovid Zaklikowski will lead a discussion on the topic: why march in the streets?
Survivors of Terror: Israel’s Double Orphans Grow Up
Ro’ee is a bright, energetic 14-year-old boy living in Jerusalem. He has dozens of friends at his yeshiva high school where he studies Torah at an advanced level. His grandfather loves to boast about his academic successes. The young man has big dreams for the future and has set impressive goals for himself. But Ro’ee is not your average teenager.
Virginia Tech to Mark 10th Anniversary of Shooting
Zack Silverman was just 10 years old when a Virginia Tech senior opened fire on campus on April 17, 2007, killing 32 people and wounding 17 others in what remains the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.
Trump Declares Rebbe’s Birthday ‘Education Day USA’
The White House released a proclamation designating April 7, 2017 as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A in honor of the 115th anniversary of Rebbe’s birth.
LYA Navi Lessons Come Alive in Israel
Like many students their age, the students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) in Longmeadow, MA, studied the conversation between Chana and Eli Kohen Gadol at Shiloh, at the beginning of the book of Shmuel. As a result of her prayer, the prophet Shmuel was born, and Chazal established rules for shmoneh esray following Chana’s example.
Meet the Rabbi of Idaho’s At-Risk Teens
Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz started visiting Cherry Gulch, an Idaho-based therapeutic boarding school for boys, more than a decade ago. At the time, the school was looking for better ways to serve its Jewish students. The rest is history.
Bais Rivkah Teachers’ Strike to Begin Friday
Following their ultimatum to the school’s administration regarding unmet financial obligations, the teachers of Bais Rivkah’s grades 1-3 report in a follow-up open letter to the Crown Heights community that their pleas have all but been ignored, and they have no choice but to begin their strike on Friday.
Toronto Event Explores Early Years of the Rebbe’s Life
Nearly Two hundred-fifty men and women gathered on a Sunday evening at Chabad of Flamingo’s beautiful Ballroom in North Toronto for an exclusive presentation of the story behind the recently released and highly acclaimed “Early Years” book, produced by JEM and published by Kehot Publication Society.
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