A low level of simmering animosity and periodic clashes has become an accepted thing in 770 over the years, with the level of violence and damage creeping up without much action taken to prevent it. This past week, another step was taken to curb said violence with a ban placed on one of its instigators, Baruch Shneur Frishman.
With the start of the Summer Zman, dozens of activists, Temimim, and Anash gathered for a special planning meeting to strengthen the Chabad House at JFK International Airport.
“When a person experiences a death in the family, he feels as though his entire world has been destroyed. The Rambam is telling us that while it is very tragic now, in the future there will be occasions of joy.”
Residents of Crown Heights should prepare for significant street closures this Sunday, April 26, as the NYC Runs Brooklyn Half Marathon takes place across large portions of Brooklyn.
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.
On Shavuos some years ago, a friend told me the following story. It was so powerful that I knew that I was going to share it on some occasions.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Tri-State Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. Prior to his current position, Rabbi Hanoka worked as a mashgiach for various manufacturing facilities certified by the OK.
Yosef Gordon (Cincinnati, OH) to Dina Ives (Pomona, NY)
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explores the transformation within each of us as we work our way through the biblical journey from slavery to freedom.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin gives a moving tribute to Rabbi Yehuda Leib Laibel Alevsky OBM, covering topics such as his his time in Russia, Lod, USA, as Head Shliach Ohio, and his time in Tzach.
The dire warning came during a Rent Guidelines Board meeting as its members weigh whether to get behind Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze for the city’s nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments.
Discover the origins of their relationship, the powerful encounter that followed, and the striking way Reb Nochum later described the Rebbe’s leadership.
A long-time veteran of the Israeli Air Force, Mr. Ze’ev Ron continued to work with computers, as well as in the field of kosher supervision, after concluding his service. He was interviewed in October 2013.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shocking and unprovoked attack on a 5-year-old boy in Crown Heights earlier this month. The arrest was made in large part due to the swift actions of Crown Heights Shomrim and coordinated police work.
Bentzi and Osnas Cousin from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 580 Crown Street Ground Floor, #009 between Albany and Troy Aves
Tzemach Sanowicz (Crown Heights) to Esther Browd (Jacksonville, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva Crown Street
Thousands of Talmidim of Oholei Torah in Crown Heights packed onto the Eastern Parkway service lane for their first group photo in nine years.
