The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts heavy rain, gusty winds and potential severe thunderstorms in New York City over the weekend, with the greatest potential for impacts occurring between 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 2:00 a.m. Sunday.
In front of the entire Yeshivah, the finalists demonstrated an impressive command of the material as they competed through three challenging rounds of questions.
The vision was simple: let students experience Yeshivah life firsthand. The idea for this program was hatched when Rabbi Moshe Plotkin called us up and said, “I have five guys who have a week off. Let’s give them a taste of real learning.”
While the 28th of Sivan is commonly commemorated as the day the Rebbe and Rebbetzin arrived in America 85 years ago, and I was thinking of writing about that momentous occasion, however, I decided to write about something else that occurred on the 28th of Sivan, and that is the day the Rebbe arrived with or brought his mother to America twenty-six years later 5707 (1947).
Each farbrengen is a priceless treasure. It was the highlight of the week for those fortunate to be present when the Rebbe farbrenged. Nowadays, these farbrengens are preserved in thousands of pages, waiting to be relived by every chossid.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the Jewish source of inspiration, the mission of every Jew to ignite others towards being the best person they can be.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin has released a new interview with Reb Aron Dalfin touching on the famed Rabbi Yisrael Friedman, Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah.
To one questioning whether or not Gentiles have a neshama, the Rebbe clarifies the point of the chosenness of the Jewish people and how the soul of the Gentile and the soul of the Jew differ in their nature.
Continuing the 43-year annual tradition for Rabbi Borenstein’s eighth-grade class, they all got together in the backyard of his Balfour Place home for a Siyum and barbeque.
Republican nominee for New York Attorney General Saritha Komatireddy recently visited the Ohel, where she wrote a pan and davened for success and guidance as she continues her statewide campaign.
Rabbi Moshe Avrohom Smith was a kindergarten teacher who taught the Alef-Bet to children in Crown Heights for nearly fifty years. Currently residing in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was interviewed in December 2025.
If a relationship cannot stop a politician from advancing policies that burden the neighborhood, then what value does that relationship truly hold? In fact, moral hazard dictates that politicians will feel comfortable supporting such measures precisely because they know that the community activists will prioritize access over accountability.
The slain officer is named as Cpt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21, of the 7th Armored Brigade’s 75th Battalion, from Mishmar HaShiv’a.
Dubi (Shalom Dovber) and Chava (nee Sebag) Raitport from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Dovid Vaisfiche (Melville, NY) to Aidy Freedman (Bahia Blanca, Argentina) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at The JCM Upstairs
[Communicated Content] In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author Historian and Mashpia will be farbrenging in numerous cities.
With just three weeks remaining until the Democratic primary race, endorsements and support from members of the Crown Heights community have been piling in for Assembly District 43 candidate Ahron Gluck, ahead of the important election.
