Rebbe Book Applauded at Utah Awards Ceremony
At an event in Salt Lake City, The Oracle: Portraits of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson was honored with the prestigious Wilbur Award, presented to two members of the creative team behind the book.
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Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Brisk, Eida Chareidis & Bikor Cholim Hospital – Jerusalem
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.
NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Apartments Face Hikes of Up to 7.75%
The prices of rent-stabilized apartments are set to go up in the Big Apple after the city’s Rent Guidelines Board voted in favor of potential hikes Wednesday.
Weekly Story: Appreciation of the Rebbe Rayatz
I heard this week the following story from Rabbi Shlomo Galperin, the way it was reminisced by his father-in-law Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Fox of blessed memory. As noted, pearls as these are what keeps this column going. Please share them with me, so that I can allow the community at large, to benefit from them as well.
JLI: ‘It’s Time To Rethink Prison’ – Ex-Prisoner and Rabbis Discuss
Discover Judaism’s surprising perspective on incarceration, rehabilitation, and justice. Explore how Jewish ethics approach criminal punishment, rehabilitation, and societal reintegration, offering insights for creating a more compassionate and effective justice system.
Weekly Dvar Torah: The Leper and the Child – A Story of Redemption
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman learns a parallel lesson from the exuberance and fascination of a child, with its unending energy a lesson for how we too should pursue life.
Trump: Fewer Than 24 Hostages Are Still Alive
During a National Day of Prayer event at the White House on Thursday, US President Donald Trump discussed the situation of the hostages in Gaza, and said that fewer than 24 are still alive.
Picture of the Day
Courtesy of Crown Heights photographer Shmuli Evers, we present this incredible photograph of 770 Eastern Parkway.
Gallery: Paris Shluchim Gather For Regional Kinus Hashluchim
More than 250 Shluchim gathered in Paris for their annual Regional Kinus Hashluchim this week.
Arrest Made After Jewish Man Attacked Near Crown Heights Wednesday
An arrest was made Wednesday after a person accosted and attacked a Jewish man delivering food in the area of Crown Heights.
A Potentially Lifesaving Technology: Underwater AI Camera Designed to Detect and Prevent Drownings
Every pool can now become dramatically safer thanks to groundbreaking technology that provides an essential additional layer of protection for our most precious treasures – our children.
Sandy Landes, 92, Driving Force Behind the Creation of Chabad of Palo Alto
Every Jewish community has one: that understated individual who, sitting outside the limelight, serves as the foundational pillar upon which the entire community stands. One such woman was Sandy Landes.
New Engagement!
Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!
Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Weekly Letter: This Special Counting
Now that we are counting the days in anticipation of receiving the Torah on Shavuos – after our liberation from Mitzrayim – we share some words of wisdom from the Rebbe’s letter about sefira, this special counting.
BDE: R’ Ezra Raymond, 91, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Ezra Raymond OBM, originally from London, and for the past 25 years Beitar, EY. He was niftar on Gimmel Iyar 5785-May 1, 2025.
From left: Israeli Minister of Housing Yitzchak Goldknopf; Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Aharonov, chairman of Tzierei Agudas Chasidei Chabad in Israel; co-directors Rabbi Mendy and Bruria Efune; and CEO of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in Israel Rabbi Ariel Lemberg. Ohr Chabad
Construction Begins for New Chabad Town in Southern Israel
The town’s blueprint has plans for 500 family homes, community buildings and a hotel—all atop a hill surrounded by a beautiful forest and biblical archeology.
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