Dayan Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv recently expressed his deep admiration for the newly published book Reb Zalman der Lubavitcher, which chronicles the extraordinary life and work of Rabbi Zalman Tuvia Hacohen Abelsky ע”ה, the Chief Rabbi of Moldova and its capital, Kishinev, and the first Chabad Shliach to the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Oholei Torah has opened a new Kollel within its Beis Medrash, bringing 12 Yungeleit into the Zal under the leadership of Roish Kollel Rabbi Levi Leibowitz. Each day, the Yungeleit learn alongside the bochurim and make time to sit down and learn with them.
Authorities say suspect was tasked with photographing Nariman House, Jewish-owned businesses and locations frequented by Jewish residents and foreign nationals, allegedly receiving payment from criminal networks.
A 34-year-old man was killed in a fatal hit-and-run Friday night, November 13, at approximately 11:30 PM, at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Winthrop Street in South Crown Heights on the border of East Flatbush.
Last year’s Grand Split reached an astonishing $834,000. Now, Ten Yad is offering three chances at this year’s extraordinary prize for just $100. But only for one more day!
The family spent the entire Shabbos wondering what had happened, but no one dared ask on the day of rest. On Sunday, as they prepared to look for flour so they could bake bread and feed themselves, they finally asked their father why he had turned the peasant away.
Prices for domestic shipping services, including Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, USPS Ground Advantage and Parcel Select, would increase by 5.9 percent.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
An extremely rare nationwide ground stop has been issued Friday across the US due to “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Meir and Raizy Manssouri from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
The New York City Department of Emergency Management (NYCEM) announced today that Code Blue is in effect from 4 p.m. Friday, November 13 through 8 a.m. Saturday, November 14, as temperatures and wind chills are expected to approach freezing overnight.
Last Shabbos, during the Kinus Hashiluchim, I heard the following story which left a tremendous impression on me, as well on those to whom I repeated it, and therefore I decided to share it with you, the reader. The other stories/thoughts are what I said at a few farbrengens.
In honor of the International Kinus Hashluchim, Tomchei Temimim Antwerp held a special multi-day program, culminating in a festive banquet attended by more than 100 people, including approximately 80 bochurim, members of the yeshiva administration, Rabbonim, Shluchim, and friends of the yeshiva.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman gives his personal view of the Kinus Hashluchim and the legacy of the Jewish nation.
Mechanchim from around the world joined the Merkos Chinuch Office for a variety of sessions on Thursday of the Kinus, as well as a farbrengen that ran late into Sunday night.
Shmuel Balkany (Miami, FL) to Ayelet Odze (Miami/London)
Menahem Mendel Attelan (Créteil, France) to Haya Mouchka Danan (Fontenay Sous Bois, France)
