History was made today in Kathmandu, Nepal when a new Sefer Torah was completed and a massive procession made its way down the main street. The new Torah was dedicated in memory of a 22-year-old hiker who disappeared, his body later found after massive searches.
This evening marks 30 days to the passing of Rabbi Mordechai Berger OBM, a Shliach who served in the city of Ottawa, Canada. The event is being broadcasted live, here on CrownHeights.info.
Hundreds turned out for a ‘Kosher’ fair on Kingston Avenue this afternoon. Among the attractions were kosher food vendors, treats and even a cow which was milked on the avenue! Photographer Yisrael Blizofsky presents a gallery.
New Shluchim trying to raise money to build a new Chabad House in earthquake stricken New Zealand turned to an Israeli crowd funding site to raise money. For a donation of 50 NIS you will get letter of gratitude; for 360 NIS you’ll be given opportunity to participate in a raffle for plane tickets to the building dedication.
A video depicting Sanz-Klausenburg Chasidim scrambling for apples thrown by their Rebbe has gone viral on YouTube, bringing broad public interest and curiosity into this obscure but time-honored Chasidic tradition.
A five-year-old girl was gripped with paralyzing terror as she hid under her bed late on Friday night, after being awoken to the sight of a burglar rummaging through her home, located in the heart of Crown Heights.
This past Friday afternoon, a group of Bochurim learning at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown visited Rutgers University in central New Jersey to reach out to Jewish students on campus.
