Proposal Would End Alternate Side Parking After Street Cleaner Passes
New York City councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan) is hoping to change alternate side parking regulations, giving locals and commuters more access to parking.
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Video: Apple Peeling Shortcut
Just in time for Pesach, a YouTube video has gone viral which depicts a chef using an innovative technique to peel apples in under three seconds each. There is no word yet on whether this works for potatoes too.
Orange County Chabad Celebrates Decade of Outreach
More than 210 friends came to celebrate and support Chabad of Orange County, NY at the “Decade of Dedication Benefit Gala,” led by Shluchim Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston. The purpose of the event, Chabad’s first Gala, was to celebrate the community milestone of Chabad’s first decade of service in Orange County, pay tribute to the supporters who make it happen, and say L’chaim to future decades!
Op-Ed: Dating Wisdom from “Are You My Mother?”
P.D. Eastman book, Are You My Mother? is really an instruction manual on how to navigate the Jewish dating world written in the guise of a children’s book.
by Rochel Spangenthal
Music Video: ‘Dank Dem Borei Olam’
In this newly released music video to accompany his latest his single, ‘Borei Olam,’ Jewish singing star Dovid Gabay explores the words of our sages: ‘no matter what Hashem measures out for you, you must thank him.’
8:00pm: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Jacobson
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode 11 tonight, Sunday, March 30th (28 Adar II) here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class is titled “Choosing Our Battles: Sibling Rivalry, Women’s Rights, and Bettering Our Spouses.”
The sign says it all: The rabbi and students gather in the new Chabad House during construction, showcasing a much larger space to meet the needs of area students, alumni and friends.
Taking It to the Next Level on New York’s Bowery
As soon as Micah Timen found out that tickets were on sale for the “Miracle on the Bowery” event, he bought one. And so, he spent Thursday night, March 6, celebrating Chabad House Bowery, which serves New York University and other area universities, their alumni and friends.
Early Shabbos morning, at about 5:00am, a non-Jewish woman was walking along Eastern Parkway near Bedford Ave. in Crown Heights when she was hit by a stray bullet.
Woman Hit by Stray Bullet in Crown Heights
Early Shabbos morning, at about 5:00am, a non-Jewish woman was walking along Eastern Parkway near Bedford Ave. in Crown Heights when she was hit by a stray bullet.
Admor’s Son Reviews ‘Schneersohn Collection’
The son of the Rebbe of Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok of Jerusalem was in Moscow for a brief visit Thursday, which he utilized to visit the disputed ‘Schneersohn Collection’ currently being housed at the Museum of Tolerance in Russia’s capital.
An official who oversees Washington D.C. police has been named the first ever inspector general of the New York Police Department.
NYPD Gets Oversight with First Ever Inspector General
An official who oversees Washington D.C. police has been named the first ever inspector general of the New York Police Department.
Joy in London as Rabbi Sudak Returns to Shlichus
During the annual Kinus Hashluchim in early November, 2013, the worldwide Chabad community was dismayed to hear the news that Rabbi Nachman Sudak, head Shliach to the UK, had suffered a serious heart attack.
Tearful Colleagues Mark Gedalia Greenzayd’s Shloshim
Last night, the students of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Morristown, NJ gathered to mark the Shloshim since the passing of their colleague Hatomim Gedalia Greenzayd, OBM, of Vinnitza, Ukraine, who was tragically killed in an accident on Kingston Ave. last month.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two unique photos of the Rebbe standing outside 770 seeing off a group of visitors, circa early 1960s.
Shabbos at the Besht: Baby Einstein
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Motty Lipskier will lead a discussion on the topic – Baby Einstein: Why are we taught the entire Torah before being born, if we are then made to forget it.
Noah Sriro of West Bloomfield, Sam Morris of West Bloomfield and Devorah Newman of Troy meet each Thursday to bake bread at The Friendship Bakery.
Young Adults with Special Needs Learn to Become Entrepreneurial Bakers
When Friendship Circle of West Bloomfield, Michigan started offering programs for children who have special needs 19 years ago, Rabbi Levi and Bassie Shemtov’s mission was to assist and support families of children with special needs.
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Op-Ed Follow Up: The Rebbe on Summer Vacation
As a follow up to the controversial op-ed we published last month decrying the almost three months of ‘summer vacation’ allotted to students of Crown Heights’ schools, we present to our readers an issue of the weekly publication by Merkaz Anash ‘Hammaseh Hu Ha’ikar,’ in which the Rebbe’s stance on the matter is made very clear.
Letter and Spirit: The Beilis Blood Libel
In connection with the release of a new documentary on the Beilis blood libel, which took place a century ago in Kiev, we present to our readers a fascinating letter on the subject written by the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe through his trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, which was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
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