The IDF and Mossad recovered the body of Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman, who went missing in the 1982 First Lebanon War’s battle of Sultan Yacoub, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced.
The country’s measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases for the first time in 30 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed this week.
As Lag B’omer begins Thursday night, a community bonfire event will be taking place at Wingate High School located at 600 Kingston Ave. (between Rutland Rd and Winthrop St).
This is more than a campaign — it’s a call to action. Lives are on the line. From the sirens to the silence, from the chaos to the care every moment counts.
A new Sefer Torah will be welcomed in Crown Heights today at 12:00pm. The Siyum will begin at 1349 President Street, with the procession at 1:00pm marching to F.R.E.E. at 1383 President Street.
Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
Tomorrow morning, the women of Crown Heights will gather for the annual Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Bikur Cholim Women’s Breakfast. While the program is always special, the breakfast introduces something extraordinary this year.
The 13th of Iyar is the day of the passing of R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib, third son of the Rabbi and Mekubal R’ Levi Yitzchok and Rebbetzin Chana Schneersohn and brother of our Rebbe. The Yagdil Torah organization has compiled a publication with Mishnayos, selected stories, and rare correspondents of R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib in honor of Yud Gimmel Iyar.
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.
With special permits from the State Park in place, Rabbi Yehuda and Yehudis Lorber, who founded Chabad of Niagara Falls, U.S.A, are bringing Jewish awareness and connection through their Mobile Center — a repurposed RV.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Shlomo Litvin is a Shliach of the Rebbe in Lexington Kentucky. A prolific writer and educator, he speaks internationally on Jewish issues. Rabbi Litvin serves in numerous leadership roles in Kentucky and reaches hundreds of thousands online. He will be giving this week’s shiur on “The Rebbe’s view on לֹ֥א תַעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־דַּ֣ם רֵעֶ֑ךָ”.
I was invited this year to join the Renewal [Kidney] Family Shabbaton which takes place on Shabbos Shira. The six to seven hundred attendees represented the wide spectrum of American Jewy, and amongst them were over a minyan of Anash, a small representation of Lubavitchers who are either kidney donors, supporters, or kidney recipients.
In a passionate speech on the New York State Assembly floor, Assembly Member Wieder voiced strong support for a budget provision aimed at reducing the State Education Department’s oversight of private schools.
Join Anash and Crown Heights residents as they say goodbye to Tzaddik “Charlie Buttons” Nassofer OBM, a person who has brought incredible joy to the Crown Heights and Chabad community.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman deconstructs the counting of the Omer, explaining its significance as a powerful tool towards self betterment and personal upkeep.
On Thursday, the 10th of Iyar (May 8), a moving ceremony took place in Aubervilliers – France, marking Victory Day in Europe, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II — a day symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness in Europe.
Growing up, I didn’t have much to do with Rabbi Lipskar. Of course, I knew his name, but it wasn’t personal. My first real encounter was during my time in New York in 1997.
