For the auspicious days of Tes Vov and Chai Elul, the Ohel Bus Service will be providing extra subsidized transportation round-trip from Crown Heights to the Ohel on Monday, Tes Vov Elul, and Thursday, Chai Elul.
An overdue promotion has made its way down the ranks of the NYPD, with the 71st Precinct Commanding Officer Ronald Perez being promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector.
Over 60 local shuls and organizations have signed a joint letter urging all residents to register to vote. In addition, 25 prominent women leaders—including organizational heads, longtime activists, and educators—have issued a letter addressed specifically to women in the community.
On the sidelines of the annual conference for friends of the ‘Peni Menachem’ institutions currently taking place in Atlanta, USA, the Admur Rabbi Shaul Alter Shlita met with the Shluchim Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak New, Rabbi Mendi Gurary, Rabbi Alexander Pikarsky, and Rabbi Dubi Barber and heard a general overview of the institutions and their extensive activities in the city.
Chabad photographer Mordechai Lubecki gives us a photographer’s view of the tomb of the Tana Eliezer ben Yaakov.
A lucky Powerball player from Missouri and Texas each won the lottery’s historic $1.79 billion jackpot on Saturday night, ending a drought that spanned over three months.
The evening marked not only the personal milestone of these young men receiving their rabbinic ordination but also the profound effect they had on the entire kehilla during their time in Sydney.
With its forests, glacial lake and rugged terrain, Coeur d’Alene is one of America’s hidden jewels, offering tourists and residents the serenity of raw wilderness. Yet hidden beneath this picture-perfect surface, wounds of hate and violence linger.
This case may have long-term implications if, in the future, any school is declared non-equivalent. Based on this ruling, a school can still choose to avail itself of a pathway. The “non-school” argument was soundly defeated.
The message was clear: you never know who the person across from you may truly be.
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.
President Trump signed an executive order Friday seeking to restore the Department of Defense’s name to the “Department of War.”
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Mendy Hershkop is the Sgan Menahel of the Oholei Torah Mechina Division. He will be giving this week’s shiur on “Hashavas aveida in our personal lives”.
Being that the Baal Shem Tov was born in the year 5458 (1698) which is 327 years ago, his new kapital Tehillim is chapter 28. While the Alter Rebbe was born 47 years later, or 280 years ago, his new Kapital is chapter 131.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of R’ Shimon Horowitz OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights. He was niftar on Thursday, September 4, 2025 / י״א אלול תשפ״ה. Updated with Levaya Information.
The Bereishis Foundation today announced the launch of its groundbreaking new Media Lab, a new initiative dedicated to nurturing family well-being by teaching children positive Jewish values (middos) through storytelling while offering adults practical tools for mental wellness.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the concept of Teshuva, and its underlying war in our internal souls.
