Protests that began weeks ago with high school students swelled to include unions and others angry over the cost of living, before opportunistic rioters vandalized roughly 1,500 shops. The government estimates that at least 3,000 businesses nationwide were pillaged.
Rubin passed away on the evening of Shemini Atzeret, Oct.2, at the age of 78, shortly after participating in the traditional hakafot celebration at Congregation Shomray Torah, the Albany synagogue he led. His passing came almost exactly 52 years after he first arrived in Albany, a half-century during which he built dozens of community institutions, touching thousands of lives in the Capital Region and far beyond.
The first officers’ course of the Israel Defense Forces’ Hashmonaim Brigade, established to enable Chareidi men to serve in the military while maintaining their religious way of life, has concluded, with two Chabad Chassidim among the graduates.
In this powerful and thought-provoking conversation, Judge Roy K. Altman shares why he refuses to stay silent about Israel, the rise of antisemitism, and the growing controversy surrounding Zionism.
Dovid Lifchitz (Boise, Idaho) to Mussie Moscowitz (Bucktown, IL)
Dozens of Chabad bochurim who were detained by Israeli military police at Ben Gurion Airport Tuesday morning after returning from a year of learning at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights have been released from military custody, while others remain imprisoned, according to Israeli media reports.
Among most Chassidic groups, including Chabad-Lubavitch, the joyous dancing with the Torah known as hakafot takes place on Shemini Atzeret as well as Simchat Torah. But this was not the practice at the synagogue in Gomel, Belarus, where Kot and his wife, Rochel, had arrived as Chabad emissaries only weeks earlier.
Crown Heights United has announced its endorsements for New York’s upcoming election, backing Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assemblymember Brian Cunningham, State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Attorney General Letitia James and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for reelection.
For over ten years, CrownHeights.info has proudly provided Lubavitchers across the globe with the latest international Chabad-Lubavitch news as well as updates from Crown Heights. As technology evolved, so did Crownheights.info, expanding from just a website to a host of social media platforms.
Teens wrapped up the first-ever CTeen Asia Shabbaton with personal hachlatos and a renewed pride in being Jewish, ready to share it with their families back home.
Responses to life-threatening emergencies increased by 3 minutes, 50 seconds, or 41.2%. For non-life-threatening emergencies, response times rose by 14 minutes, 49 seconds, more than doubling over the same period.
The IDF had advance notice of the group’s arrival and deployed military police to the airport. According to Ynet, the bochurim were subsequently transferred to the IDF induction center at Tel Hashomer, where they face proceedings over their military-service status.
Yossi Kalman (Riverdale, NY) to Roizy Krausz (Lakewood, NJ) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 7:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President Street
Over 40 Jewish students from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University gathered in Crown Heights for an inspiring Shabbaton filled with warmth, Chassidus, and Jewish pride.
Two minors were arrested in Crown Heights on Monday after allegedly attempting to steal a moped, following a quick response by Crown Heights Shomrim and the NYPD’s 71st Precinct.
Shlomo Zeilig Kupfer (Boro Park, Brooklyn) to Moussia Cooper (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
The contest gives young people a creative way to express themselves while opening the door to important conversations about discrimination, bullying, antisemitism, and inclusion.
