Here’s My Story: The Day I Was Asked To Leave 770
A Montreal native, Rabbi Hershel Zalkos is a long-time teacher at the Lubavitch Cheder of Detroit. He was interviewed in March of 2025.
Prepared, Not Scared: Bringing Practical Self-Defense to Our Community – Men, Women, Boys, and Girls
The idea behind GSD is simple: you don’t have to be a fighter, an athlete, or have any previous experience to learn how to protect yourself. You just have to start training.
NYC Mayor Mamdani Visits Two Crown Heights Sukkahs During Tuesday Night Visit
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited Crown Heights Tuesday night for a Sukkos visit that included stops at two local sukkahs, meeting with community figures as well as a number of senior city officials and political appointees.
Emotional Full-Circle Moment in Cyprus: Mother of Released Hostage Visits Chabad Center
An emotional full-circle moment took place in Cyprus as Meirav Leshem Gonen, mother of released hostage Romi Gonen and a prominent advocate for the return of the hostages, visited the Jewish Community Center of Cyprus during Sukkos.
From Dawn Until Midnight: Moscow’s Giant Sukkah Hosts Record-Breaking Hospitality Operation
Moscow’s massive hospitality operation runs nearly 20 hours a day, serving hot meals and refreshments to thousands throughout Sukkos, while a bustling Four Species market and spirited Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations bring the joy of the Yom Tov into the streets of the Russian capital.
Photographer Captures Sukkos Joy and Mivtzoim Across Paris
A collection of photographs by Mordechai Lubecki, captures the vibrant Sukkos atmosphere, including Simchas Beis Hashoevah gatherings, dancing and the many Mivtzoim taking place throughout the French capital.
Hijacking Fails Midflight After Stabbing on Flydubai Flight to Israel
A Flydubai passenger flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia Wednesday morning following a violent incident involving the pilots, briefly triggering fears of an attempted hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble fighter jets.
NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils First Citywide Strategy to Combat Antisemitism
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled the city’s first municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism, a 33-page plan calling for increased security at Jewish institutions, expanded Holocaust and Jewish history education, additional support for victims of hate crimes, and greater coordination between city agencies and Jewish communities.
A Night of Torah: Empire Shtiebel Hosts Kinus Torah
On Monday night, the second night of Chol Hamoed Sukkos, Empire Shtiebel hosted a special Kinus Torah, drawing a large crowd from across the Crown Heights community for an evening dedicated to Torah learning and in-depth halachic discussion.
Baby Boy!
Mendel and Esther (nee Fajnland) Scharf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Bais Hora’ah Chabad Presents Hilchos Chol Hamoed Series
The series is being made available as a public halachic resource, offering clear guidance on cutting hair and nails, laundry, דבר האבד, food preparation and personal needs, and buying and selling during chol hamoed.
CHJCC Releases First Community Magazine for Crown Heights Residents
The Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) has released the first edition of its new CHJCC Community Magazine, a publication designed to help residents better understand the organization’s services, programs and resources available to individuals and families throughout Crown Heights.
Bruce Blakeman Visits Crown Heights, Joins Simchas Beis Hashoeva Celebrations
Nassau County Executive and New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman visited the Crown Heights community Monday evening during Chol Hamoed Sukkos, meeting with community members and joining the nightly Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Expected in Crown Heights Sukkah Tonight
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to visit Crown Heights tonight, Tuesday, September 29th, as part of a Sukkos visit to the sukkah of Mrs. Devorah Halberstam.
Community members and yeshivah students rebuild the sukkah at the home of Rabbi Mendy and Brocha Teldon after it was damaged during the nor'easter on Sukkot.
As Nor’easter Storm Lashes Eastern Coast, Sukkahs Fall and Rise Again
On the first night of Sukkot, September 25, the wind and rain had eased just enough for Rabbi Mendy Teldon to welcome 150 people into the sukkah at his home on Long Island, N.Y., where they heard Kiddush, made a blessing, and had a bite to eat, before returning to the warm and dry indoors. By the next day, the storm picked back up, and the sukkah came crashing down.
Rabbi Moshe Caytak affixes a mezuzah on the home of a Jewish family.
After Yom Kippur Shooting, Ontario Jews Respond With Visible Jewish Pride
After the fast had ended, Caytak received a message from a non-Jewish friend who lives nearby and has long supported the Chabad center. The friend was asking if the rabbi had any ideas of how to bring light after such a dark event.
A Week Packed with Inspiration: Three Moshiach Shiurim and Two Farbrengens
It’s been a week to remember! English-speaking Bochurim have been treated to three powerful Moshiach Shiurim and two electrifying Farbrengens, keeping the ruach alive and the hiskashrus burning strong.
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