Russian PM Visits Moscow’s Jewish Museum
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev visited Moscow’s Largest Jewish Museum.
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California Shliach Curates Unique Judaica Collection
When Cupertino, California representative Rabbi Reuven Goldstein visited New York’s Morgan Museum in 2010, he saw an original Mishneh Torah, written in Maimonides’s own hand. The rabbi, who has always been interested in Jewish history, was inspired to start a collection of old Jewish books. His first piece was the Soncino Talmud from the year 1515, the first Talmud to be printed.
‘Naale’ Program for Young Shlichim a Success
Bnos HaShluchim of Tzfas held a six day special Chanukah program for a bunch of lucky students. While the rest of the dorm residents went home for Chanukah, the Bnos HaShluchim group remained and enjoyed fun activities tailored to their specific interests.
‘Rebbe’s Chag Hageulah’ Celebrated in Minnesota
Hei Teves, the Chag Hageulah of our generation, was marked in Minnesota with a truly memorable evening of inspiration and growth. Over 120 men, women, and children gathered in Lubavitch House in West S. Paul, where a festive, multi-course, gourmet seudah was enjoyed.
Chabad of Vail Overcomes Ban on Houses of Worship
Since its founding in the late 1960s, the Village in Vail, Colorado has had one Interfaith Chapel for use by congregations of many faiths. Now, for the first time in Village history, an exclusively Jewish sanctuary is opening up in town. Chabad Jewish Center has just purchased a building to be used as its permanent home, overturning a longstanding amendment in the process.
Hey Teves Marked at Cheder at the Ohel
Cheder at the Ohel students from pre-1A through 7th grade were privileged to have Rabbi Bentzion Stein from Detroit come to speak to them about the history and significance of Hey Teves, emphasizing why it is so important to us today.
Grandchildren of Survivors Light Menorah in Auschwitz
Deena, Noa and Rachel, college students and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, were three of 70 participants on LivingLinks, Chabad on Campus International’s first heritage trip to Poland. In a trip filled with emotional and poignant moments, the most riveting was when they lit the first candle of Chanukah in Auschwitz lI-Birkenau concentration camp.
It’s Not Just an Event, #DeafChanukah Is a Movement
#DeafChanukah is more than just eight nights a year. It is a movement—a movement made up of a huge and widespread population of Jewish people who also celebrate their Deaf identity, writes Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff, executive director of the Jewish Deaf Foundation.
Grave of 14 Jewish WWII Victims Revealed in Russia
A solemn tale of tragedy, memory and cooperation came to a conclusion last month, when a memorial stone was inaugurated at the grave of 14 Jewish WWII victims in Pskov region of north-west Russia. The Pskov, Veliky Novgorod and Petersburg Jewish communities worked together to complete it.
Where Jews in Copenhagen Feel Right at Home
Walk down the block-long Ole Suhrs Gade Street in Copenhagen—from the Botanical Gardens at one end to Sortedams Lake at the other—and there is a certain old-world charm. Neighbors engage in quiet conversation or sip coffee at corner cafes, with dozens of bicycles parked in racks or leaning against the long rows of similar-appearing, walk-up apartment buildings that line both sides of the street. It is therefore easy to walk right past #10 Ole Suhrs Gade without noticing anything special.
After 60 Years, Lubavitch Returns to Albany Manor
A small, unassuming building that has played a significant role in the early history of Lubavitch in Crown Heights was recently purchased by a member of the community, who intends to build affordable housing for large families on the property.
The Burnt Offerings of a Master Painter
After his studio went up in flames, Israeli artist Yoram Raanan reflects on the loss of 40 years of work.
8:00pm: What’s Wrong with a Handshake?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 139, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What’s Wrong with a Handshake? Is There a Remedy to Resignation? Are Cartoons OK for Kids? What is the History of the Kinus HaShluchim? Is Anxiety Really a Cry from the Soul? Why Do We Condemn Religious Killing if Torah Commands Us to Do the Same?
Souls-on-the-Don: A Photographic Journey
Crown Heights Photojournalist Yanky Ascher visited the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Rebbe Rashab lived in the final years of his life, and photographed and heard the stories of some of the fascinating people who make up the local Jewish community.
Sole Jewish School in Southwest Florida Thrives
A small but strong K-8 educational institution founded by Rabbi Yitzchok and Nechamie Minkowicz, co-directors of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, is a cornerstone for the area’s Jewish community.
Help Fund an Operation that will Save a Little Girl
For most children, the question of what they want/prefer to eat and what to put on their sandwich is the norm and expected. But for Dinush Rivkin, a young four and half year old little girl from Kiryat Malachi, she doesn’t even know what normal food is or how it tastes. Now we have a chance to help!
Chabad on Campus, a Game Changer Forever
What is the power of Chabad on Campus? One of the people who witnessed the joyous singing and dancing at the Havdalah gathering following the JewFest Shabbaton this past Motzei Shabbos describes the surreal and uplifting atmosphere in this open letter he submitted to CrownHeights.info.
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