HY’D: IDF soldiers Yoav, Liav, and Nir Fell in southern Lebanon
The IDF on Saturday night cleared for publication the names of three soldiers who fell in battle against Hezbollah terrorists earlier this week.
Before the Deal Closed, He Was Already In
A passing glance at a “School Building For Sale” sign turned into the first donation for Oholei Torah’s new Rabbinical Campus. Hear Rabbi Nissen Mangel share the story behind his commitment and the conversation he had with his grandson while driving by Bedford Ave and Eastern Parkway.
The Secret Behind the Journey
It took decades for Shlomo — now the famed Chasidic singer Shlomo Simcha — to learn that the Rebbe was the one behind his going to Reb Asher’s school. It was at a wedding he was singing at in Lakewood, New Jersey, which Rabbi Hertz was attending as the grandfather of the groom. That night, Rabbi Hertz revealed to him all the details in conversation.
Bingo Wholesale Expands Closer to Crown Heights with $50 Million Brooklyn Acquisition
Bingo Wholesale has completed the purchase of a large industrial property at 18 Warsoff Place in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area, paving the way for what is expected to become a new Bingo supermarket location significantly closer to Crown Heights than the chain’s current Brooklyn store in Boro Park.
SUNDAY: Community Invited to Hachnasas Sefer Torah in Memory of Yisroel Shlomo Frank
The community is invited to a joyous Hachnasas Sefer Torah on Sunday, June 21, 2026, 6 Tammuz 5786, celebrating the completion of a Sefer Torah dedicated in memory of Yisroel Shlomo Frank ע”ה.
The World Is Starting to Give Away Its Secret
Professor Shimon Silman and his wife of a few months came to see the Rebbe. They were the last to enter Yechidus that night. He placed his PAN (personal note) on the desk, expecting the Rebbe to ask about his recent marriage or spiritual commitment to fully transition to a Chabad lifestyle, coming from Litvish backgrounds. Instead, without even looking up from the note, the Rebbe asked a single, piercing question: ‘What is your profession?’
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Warsaw Memories #10, Warsaw Cemetery
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.
Baby Girl!
Yehuda and Michal (nee Perman) Kirsh from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Crown Heights ‘Early Voting’ Well Underway As Askonim Remind Residents To Vote Before Heading Upstate
Early voting is well underway and will continue through June 21, giving residents across Crown Heights and East Flatbush the opportunity to make their voices heard before Election Day.
New Engagement!
Shmuly Sufrin (Long Beach, CA) to Shayna Evenchik (Cleveland, OH)
New Engagament!
Avrohom Yeshaya Raskin (East-Bentleigh, Australia) to Ester Batya Kahana (Kiryat Yearim, EY)
Farbrengen Held in Paris in Honor of Gimmel Tammuz 5786
Community members gathered at Beis Chaya Mushka in Paris for an uplifting evening of inspiration, Chassidus, and renewed commitment to the Rebbe’s mission.
Weekly Story: Because You Said It
Being that Gimmel Tammuz was this past Thursday I will post two points. The first one is something I recently heard from Rabbi Nissim Mangel Sheyichye, and the second one is something I said during a farbrengen on Wednesday night.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Parshas Korach
The Rebbe held 21 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Korach. The sichos from these farbrengens span just over 600 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos (transcripts) in Sichos Kodesh, and around 75 pages in the 8 English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Thirty-Two Years Later
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman reviews the last thirty-two years since Gimmel Tammuz. Where are we holding, what do we still have from the Rebbe, and what is our ongoing mission for which we must keep on striving.
HY’D: Four IDF Soldiers Killed In Hezbollah Drone Attack, One Name Released For Publication
The slain officer is named as Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, 32, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, from Beit HaShita.
BDE: Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz, Veteran London Rov and Rosh Yeshiva
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz OBM, a longtime Chabad Rov, educator, and Rosh Yeshiva in London, England, who passed away on Friday, the 4th of Tammuz 5786.
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