A brand new Sefer Torah was completed today, Gimmel Tammuz, and was dedicated in the memory of Rabbi Ovadia Schtroks OBM and his son Rabbi Shaya Schtroks OBM. Following the completion a joyous procession made its way through the streets of Crown Heights.
A handful of community members and activists gathered on Troy Avenue at the site where a Jewish artists “Art Bus” was torched in an incident which police are investigating as a possible hate crime. Singer Benny Friedman was on hand and performed his hit song, which was filmed using the bus.
Close to 300 teachers gathered for a special Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen with veteran educator Rabbi Ezra Shochet, Rosh Yeshiva of Or Elchonon Chabad in Los Angeles.
A mini school bus, which has been converted into a rolling art project by a Jewish artist, was torched over the weekend and police are now investigating the incident as possibly being motivated by hate.
As evening sets we begin observing Gimmel Tammuz, hundreds are already at the Ohel and are joined by thousands more who make their way to visit our father, the Rebbe.
Over 1,000 men and woman gathered on Eastern Parkway for an inspirational program on the eve of Gimmel Tammuz. The program featured a number of videos of the Rebbe.
Tuesday will mark twenty three years since the passing of our dear Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. For the benefit of our readers, we have put together Minhogei Yom Hilulah, Mishnayos along with schedules of Tefilos in the Rebbes Room and House in the Extended Article.
A brand new Sefer Torah was completed Sunday afternoon by the Levy family – in the memory of their sister Chaya Mussia Levy, OBM. A joyous procession made its way through the streets of Crown Heights. The home of the new Torah will be at the Besht Center shul.
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehilllim for Tzophia Bella Bas Devorah Esther, a 4-year-old girl who is in critical condition following a drowning accident and is in need of our tefilos.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Moshe Chaimson OBM, an elder Chabad Chossid who lived in Jerusalem, Israel. He was 79 years old.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 167, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chassidus Applied to Gimmel Tammuz; What is the Proper Way of Writing to the Rebbe? Why is Mental Illness Stigmatized? Are We Halachically Obligated to Protect Our Environment? Why is Lubavitch Always Different?
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Batsheva Feigenson OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights. She was 74 years old.
A 72-year-old Jewish man was assaulted earlier this morning as he was walking on Kingston Avenue. The assailant then went on to threaten both Jewish and non-Jewish passersby that he would “kill them all.” The incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
A pilot program launched by the City of New York to cut Alternate Side Parking Rules on Eastern Parkway, will give Shabbos observing residents some parking reprieve.
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Chabad of the Valley marked their annual Banquet Gala with a special keynote address by Rabbi Marvin Hier, the found of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. A moving tribute was paid to Rabbi Joshua B. Gordon OBM, founder of Chabad of the Valley.
A massive tree suddenly collapsed on Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, this while the city in the midst of a record breaking heat wave.
