With great sadness we report the passing of Professor Herman Branover OBM, a pioneering scientist, devoted chossid, and tireless advocate for Jewish life behind the Iron Curtain. He passed away Monday, the 17th of Iyar, 5786.
I shared with His Majesty how deeply grateful so many in the Jewish community, and beyond, are for his clear and compassionate stand against antisemitism, and for his longstanding friendship toward the Jewish people. What he shared with me in response was deeply moving.
In a significant and highly symbolic visit, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid a visit to Chabad-Lubavitch Berlin, delivering a strong message of solidarity with Germany’s Jewish community amid rising antisemitism.
With streets closed and the venue filled to capacity, the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) Legislative Brunch on Sunday turned into a high-powered display of political unity, community advocacy, and unmistakable energy.
New episode launches on the eve of Lag BaOmer, marking 50 years since the Rebbe introduced the Twelve Pesukim
For every man rushing to answer a call, there’s a wife and children behind him, holding down the fort and calmly ensuring that whatever other responsibility their volunteer husband and father has is taken care of so that someone else can receive life saving care.
With Lag B’Omer just days away, the local schools are sharpening their parading skills with marching bands, taking to the streets and setting the stage for a banging Lag B’Omer.
When a shaila comes up after work hours, on a trip, or in a community without a local Rov, the silence that follows can be its own kind of difficulty. Bais Hora’ah Chabad, a new initiative of Merkos 302’s Merkos Torah, was built to fill that quiet space with a clear, confidential answer.
Dovi Bensoussan (Paris, France) to Shirel Ayache (St. Maur des Fossés, France)
Hatzolah of Philadelphia is proud to announce the inauguration of its first two brand new ambulances equipped with Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities, marking a historic milestone in the organization’s mission to provide the highest level of emergency medical care to the community.
The FDNY responded to reports of a fire on Union Street on Sunday morning and arrived to find flames billowing from the first-floor windows.
In honor of Lag Baomer and Pnimiyus Hatorah, Conversations in Chassidus releases a special episode with Rabbi Yossi Paltiel on how to connect to the inner mechanics of Chassidus, both philosophically, as well as practically.
A new face is entering the race for Congress in Brooklyn’s 9th District, and his connection to Chabad is growing through his roots in Crown Heights.
The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the May 2nd TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The ticket was sold at Terry Berry located at 1424 S. Johns Pl in Crown Heights.
In what has become a yearly tradition, as part of Hatzalathon #7, Crown Heights Hatzalah is hosting another “Hatzalah-thon” starting this week.
A pair of heartless DMV workers forced an ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn mom to strip her religious head covering for a driver’s license photo — leaving her “traumatized” and fearing an antisemitic ambush.
This upcoming Monday, 17 Iyar 5786, will mark the third Yahrtzeit of my rosh yeshiva and personal mashpia – Harav Michoel Akiva Gershon a”h Wagner. To say that he lived an exemplary life and affected hundreds of talmidim, is an understatement.
