The Israel-Iran conflict has reached a climax according to many reports, with the US and other allies poised to enter the war and Iran’s internet control failing. We present an update on the situation as it stands as of 2:00pm on Tuesday, June 17th, 2025.
About a month after regular El Al flights between Israel and Moscow resumed, many Israelis whose home and family are in Israel found themselves stranded in the Russian capital, and now cannot return to the Land of Israel.
As the Israel-Iran conflict continues to impact daily life across the country, Chaim V’Chessed brings you several key updates have been announced regarding government services and procedures.
Smartphones and the internet have become the nisayon of our times—especially for bochurim. It’s a challenge that strikes at the heart of yeshiva life, during the very years when bochurim are working to develop a strong, G-dly perspective on the world.
A Crown Heights thief who has previously been caught, arrested, imprisoned and released, is facing another stint in prison after being caught by the NYPD thanks to the efforts of Crown Heights Shomrim.
After losing his cousin Dovid Horowitz to mental illness, Azriel Boymelgreen, a young Chabad Jew raised in Crown Heights, turned his pain into purpose by launching a nonprofit to help other families in crisis.
The Vaad Hakashrus of Crown Heights has taken a major step towards expansion this week as it certifies a 13th Ave Bakery in Boro Park, just blocks from Maimonides Medical Center.
An IDF soldier was killed and 10 others were wounded, including four seriously, during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military announced.
The NYPD is currently investigating after approximately ten shots were fired in a children’s playground in Crown Heights Monday. Crown Heights Shomrim played a crucial role in assisting with the investigation.
Courtesy of from the archives of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin we present a unique photo from years past. Can anyone identify who is in this photo?
When Samuel Vengrinovich, 44, went missing deep in the Himalayas on June 6th, the odds were against his survival. On Sunday, June 16, Vengrinovich was found alive near a village he had walked towards for nine excruciating days.
The boom and shockwave was unlike anything Rabbi Menachem Mendel Gluckowsky had ever experienced. When an Iranian ballistic missile struck central Rehovot—a city in Israel’s center, just south of Tel Aviv—at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, the explosion was so powerful that buildings shook 15 minutes away from the impact site.
We’re excited to invite you tonight to the next Women of Iron Unite event, happening this Monday evening at the JCM.
Yossi Labkovski (Buffalo, NY) to Chayale Zaltzman (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein and Senator Sam Sutton are proud to announce the successful passage of their important legislation that prohibits the New York City Department of Sanitation from issuing fines after 3 PM on Fridays, a crucial step to protect Sabbath observers and other New Yorkers from receiving unfair sanitation tickets.
An IDF reservist was killed by an explosive device during operations in the southern Gaza Strip today, the military announced.
Due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, Israeli airspace remains closed to all passenger aircraft. It is now confirmed that this closure will remain in place at least through the end of this week, with no clear timeline for reopening.
