The first time Rabbi Yossi Hus stepped foot in Montañita was in 2019. “I came with a few friends to run a Passover Seder there,” he recalls. After he got married, he and his wife Henny came for Passover — this time as a couple. This year, they moved to Montañita to establish the area’s first-ever full-time Jewish presence.
Walls of stone — not carved — whole stones placed together with mud to build ancient houses. Bakeries in caves with chimneys. Underground food storage, and water systems that carried rain through tunnels and into deep wells. It’s a love and fear moment.
Zusha Sandman (London, UK) to Rivkale Kaplan (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday,8:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President St. Upstairs
The slain soldier is named as Sgt. Liem Ben Hamo, 19, of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, from Herzliya.
Leading up to Lag B’Omer, Rabbi Sholem Perl has released two amazing stories full with excitement, entertainment and meaning for your children.
In a significant step forward for Jewish life in Manhattan, Rabbi Ben Tzion Krasnianski, Shliach of the Rebbe to Chabad Lubavitch of the Upper East Side, has finalized the purchase of a new property in the heart of Lenox Hill, further strengthening Chabad’s growing presence in the neighborhood.
Clarkson Estates development site in collaboration with CAMBA Housing Ventures (CHV) at 329 Clarkson Avenue near New York Avenue bordering Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens, has just opened a new local Homeless Shelter through the State’s Vital Brooklyn ‘initiative.’
The Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) will host its Legislative Brunch on Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Crown Heights, bringing together elected officials, community leaders, and stakeholders for a morning of connection and engagement.
Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus invites Chassidim from around the world to join a live Farbrengen tonight, Thursday, Yud Gimmel Iyar, marking the Yartzeit of the Rebbe’s brother, Reb Yisroel Aryeh Leib.
Young Shluchim from remote communities across England gathered for the first of MyShliach’s International Regional Kinusim this year.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the 12 Pesukim, Tzivos Hashem has released a new set of materials designed to help children and adults connect to the 12 Pesukim in a more personal, practical, and memorable way.
As the longtime Chabad emissary (shaliach) at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Weinstein has spent years helping students navigate questions of meaning and purpose. But one of the deepest callings of his life emerged much closer to home.
Patis Bakery, which previously had a location in Crown Heights, is in the process of transitioning to new ownership, and has discontinued their OU Kosher certification to their locations.
There’s no excuse. When bochurim drink in their apartment during “Bein”, the yeshiva administration needs to deal with them as if they had gone to a movie or had broken into the yeshiva kitchen.
Today, its rich Jewish legacy is being rekindled as Jewish life blossoms once again. To that end, new Chabad emissaries Rabbi Dovber and Sara Batya Uzan have made North Park their home.
With the first Yahrzeit of Charlie “Buttons” Nassofer, we remember this icon of Crown Heights who brought smiles and joy to generations of Lubavitchers.
Wilansky did not simply teach Alef-Bet, the Hebrew alphabet; he gave generations of children their first love of Torah and their Jewish heritage.
