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WATCH: Bochur Draws Incredibly Detailed Rendition of Iconic Rebbe Photo

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Lubavitcher bochur Shmulik Sofer spent 120 hours drawing the memorable photo of the Rebbe MH”M taken by Levi Freidin during Kos Shel Bracha at 770 Eastern Parkway. The result was a magnificent work of art, capturing all of the nuances and small details seen in the actual photo • Watch

L’Chaim: Weinstein – Gourarie

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The Weinstein (Newtown, PA) and Gouraria (Toms River, NJ) families celebrated the l’chaim of their children Uziel and Mushka last night at Beis Rivka Crown. Images courtesy of MishMedia • Photos

Mrs. Chana Fradil Boymelgreen, 97, OBM

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Chana Fradil Boymelgreen, a Holocaust survivor and matriarch of a large Chabad family. She was 97 years old. She passed away on Sunday night, 3 Nissan 5782 • Full Story

WATCH: Is this the Nineties?

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In a video tweeted by Yaacov Behrman, dedicated member of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, a perpetrator climbs through a window into a private Jewish home in broad daylight. “When I was a child”, writes Behrman, “almost everyone in Crown Heights had window bars on their homes. They are much less common today” • Watch

L’Chaim: Kleyman – Paul

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The Kleyman (Buffalo, NY) and Paul (Morristown, NJ) families celebrated the l’chaim of their children Mendel and Chani last night at The Shul. Images captured by photographer Dov Ber Hechtman • Photos

Crown Heights Shmira is Looking for Qualified Volunteers

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In addition to responding to emergency calls and regular patrols, Shmira has grown into an organization that the community relies on for events including Siyum Sifrei Torah’s, Levaya’s and other identical events to provide pedestrian safety • Full Story, Photos

Badatz Releases Yearly Day-to-Day Halachic Guide for Pesach

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As they do consistently every holiday, the Badatz of Crown Heights has released their extensive ‘Day-To-Day’ Pesach guide. The well known publication will give you extensive knowledge on how to observe the many halachos and minhagim of Pesach in a concise way • Download

Picture of the Day

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In a unique encounter, Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui bumped into Richard Bernstein, a Jewish justice on the Supreme Court of the State of Michigan. Bernstein has been legally blind since birth.

Hundreds of Anash and Temimim Gather in 770 for 2 Nissan

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A large crowd gathered last night in Beis Chayenu to mark Beis Nissan, the yartzeit-hilula of the Rebbe Rashab at the official central farbrengen. The crowd heard from an eclectic group of speakers, among them Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen, Senior Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Kazakhstan. Images captured by photographer Dov Ber Hechtman • Photos

Storming Heaven

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From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Director of the Meaningful Life Center: Some argue that all people are fundamentally selfish creatures, driven by self-interest and survival. Even when we see glimpses of nobility, these are but anomalies amidst the predominant narcissism of the human race. Others adamantly disagree and feel that the human soul, created in the Divine Image, is fully capable of selfless behavior • Click to Read

Start Living the Redemption Miracles Now!

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From the desk of Rabbi Nissim Lagziel, mashpia in Oholei Torah: Rabbi Zushe of Anipoli had a custom that every morning, after davening, he did not ask someone to bring his food. He would say, as though to himself, “Master of the universe, Zushe is very hungry. Please bring him something to eat” • Click to Read

Shabbos Times for Parshas Tazria

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ChabadInfo.com wishes you a good Shabbos! Above are Shabbos times for five major Lubavitch communities. Consider joining one of the “ChabadInfo Updates” Whatsapp group in order to get vital information directly to your message inbox • Join

A 400 Pound Lion Named Chabad

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DollarDaily.org is proud to present IllumiNations, a new weekly PDF for your Shabbos table featuring stories direct from the frontlines of shlichus. Since its inception in October 2021, DollarDaily is now distributing over $250 each day to different Chabad centers worldwide. DollarDaily gives donors a practical opportunity to partner in their holy work, by supporting those who have set their personal religious and physical concerns aside to meet the needs of Jews worldwide • Full Story, Download

Mazal Tov

Velvel Reikhtman (Ben Reb Moshe) – Montreal to Channah Kagan (Bas Reb Zev Moishe) – Crown Heights

L’chayim will be Tuesday night in Ulam Chana – 556 Crown St.

Baby boy to Mendi and Devora Leah Labi (née Spielman) — Crown Heights

Mendel Shloima Litzman – Monsey NY, to Rivka Polter – Orangburg NY

L’Chaim: tonight (Tuesday) in ULY crown st.

Mendy Holtzberg – Monterey, California to Leah Schmerling – Crown Heights

L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14 in the JCM

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No 3 Trains At Kingston Ave? MTA Plans Major Change to Subway Services in Crown Heights

Updated with statement from the MTA: The MTA announced it will unclog the infamous “Nostrand Junction,” just east of Franklin Ave in Crown Heights, which merges the 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines in Crown Heights. The plan means that the 3 train may no longer run along Eastern Parkway and stop at the Kingston Avenue station, and would be replaced by a new “8” subway line • Full Story
Supporting Your Husband to Quit Smoking: A Chassidic Perspective

Question: My husband is 30 and has been smoking for about 10 years. He says he wants to stop but never follows through. I want to help him, but whenever I bring it up, he gets annoyed and tells me to stop telling him what to do and let him live his life. I’m worried about him, but don’t know what to do. Please advise. Thank you • Aharon Schmidt replies, from the Living Jewish’s Farbrengen column • Read More
Rabbi in Normandy Attacked by Afghan Migrant with Chair

Just one week after suffering a violent assault, Rabbi Eli Lemel was once again the target of an attack in the seaside town of Deauville, Normandy. This time, the assailant — an Afghan migrant — struck the rabbi with a chair while he was sitting on the terrace of a local café • Read More
Inspiring: Campus Shliach Donates Kidney, Discovers His Surgeon is Jewish

In a moving act of selflessness, Rabbi Yossi Sued (27), Chabad Shliach at Western University in London, Ontario, donated a kidney last Friday to a woman named Ronit, a single mother in need of a life-saving transplant • Full Story

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L’Chaim: Majeski – Hendel

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir Visits 770

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Supporting Your Husband to Quit Smoking: A Chassidic Perspective

Rambam In-Depth: When Eating vs Drinking Changes Everything

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