From five calls a day to ten. From thirty volunteers to sixty. Crown Heights Shomrim has doubled its investment in the community, and now it’s your turn to double your impact.
As parents across the world face a long day of parenting while fasting, CrownHeights.info presents a list of digital entertainment available online to keep your children occupied.
Lehrer—a mathematician who in his academic career taught at Harvard, MIT and the University of California, and worked at a point at the Atomic Energy Commission—passed away on Shabbat, July 26 (Rosh Chodesh Av), at the age of 97 at his home in Cambridge, Mass.
Parts of New York City were shaken by an earthquake that originated in New Jersey, according to the NYC office of Emergency Management.
As Shabbos ended and Tisha B’Av began in Crown Heights, residents at Congregation Rayim Ahuvim sat and lamented the nation’s loss with Eicha and Kinus.
As Tisha B’Av arrived in the City of Jerusalem, Jews of all stripes sat down to recite Eicha, and mourn the destruction of the Bais Hamikdash.
Master storyteller Rabbi Sholem Perl has released, as part of his Timeless Treasures Series, a series of nine stories for the nine days. Here is today’s story.
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.
The Levaya of Hatomim Motti Katz OBM, a young bochur from Miami, FL, passed by 770 Eastern Parkway Friday. He passed away Thursday after battling an illness.
This week, three powerful group photos were taken, capturing a defining moment of the summer, each division standing proudly as part of something greater.
Yesterday’s heavy rains in New York City caused unexpected setbacks along the ongoing Kingston Avenue construction corridor. The packed dirt beneath the temporary asphalt installations became saturated and settled unevenly underground, leading to noticeable warping and instability in the road surface.
Being that this week’s haftara ends with the words Tzion b’mishput tipudeh v’shuveiuh b’tzedoka – and it’s prisoners will be redeemed with tzedoka, I thought it is appropriate to relate the following reply that the Rebbe gave to the mashpia Reb Nissan Nemenov about asking for tzedoka.
Led by Rabbi Avremi Zippel, Chabad-Lubavitch of Utah mobilized their community to raise funds for summer-camp scholarships, ensuring that financial barriers wouldn’t prevent Jewish children from experiencing growth and connection to their Judaism at Camp Gan Israel.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman discussed the day of Tisha B’Av, its sadness and mourning, and the perplexing story of joyousness and meaning surrounding it.
In today’s class we continue to look into the structure, functions, and history of the Bais Hamikdash.
Community rabbis benefited from rich and professional content that provided them with practical tools to continue their sacred mission. The rabbis praised the RCE for its year-round dedication to the needs of Jewish communities across Europe.
Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
